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Everyone should set goals no matter what those goals might be. When loosing weight it is imperative to set a weight loss goal. Set your goals high, if your goal does not scare you, then youv'e set your goals too low.

Stephen A. Brennan says Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.

Set your goals high!

Set Measurable Goals!

Set measurements towards your goals. You can see the progress in steps. Like, I'm going to lose 35 pounds, or I am going to finish the walk for breast cancer! Or I am going to get into these size 34 pants by the new year! One pound, one mile, one inch at a time!

Set Realistic time lines! There are no unrealistic goals, just unrealistic time lines!Give yourself time, you will only hurt yourself if you set a unreasonable time line. Also have measurements for your goals. What is your goal for the year? For three months? For the week or for the day?

The largest and most respected health, medical and exercise organization, the American College of Sport Medicine, has established guidelines for weight loss. Their recommendation is to loss one to two pounds a week, no more. Yes, it is not a large step by it is a step in the best way to lose weight. The problems with rapid weight loss is that you subject your body to unhealthy conditions. Better yet!, set your goal to 0.5 to 1 pound a week, to make sure you burn fat not lean muscle tissue and damage organs.

Set Reasonable Goals! When setting your goals, you must be reasonable. An unreasonable goal for me would be; I want a body like Jennifer Lopez. Since I have an athletic build (broad shoulders, slim hips and about 1 inch between my rib cage and my hip bone), the only way to get her figure is to graft my body tissue on another skeleton. So her curves (for me) are really not possible. Ok, so it seams I must be reasonable.

Now lets put our goals on paper. The most important first, with all the emotion in that goal.

Be honest with your self, if your not then who will be? Be faithful to your goals, no negatives, just positives, Don't try , Do!

If you commit yourself to your goal, you will reach it!

Easy, No. But the best things in life aren't. It will be wonderful when you accomplish your goals.
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