Set Two Types of Goals
A long-term goal sets your motivation in place and helps define direction and purpose in your training. But it’s essential to set specific, clear, short-term goals to guide and focus you along the way. Steer clear of ambiguous goals like "I want to lose weight for summer." Set a specific goal instead, such as, "I want to run a 5K in less than 30 minutes.” Then develop a series of incremental goals that you can celebrate as you improve. At the end of each day, ask yourself, "Did I move closer to my goal today?”
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Map Out Your Meals
Spending 90 minutes every Sunday planning, shopping, and even preparing menus of meals for an entire week will let you take proactive control over your nutrition. Map out each meal and stock your cabinets at home and at work with everything you need to ensure you don't make a rash, impulsive decision when you're hungry and have nothing nutritious to eat.
Mark Verstegen
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Proactive Shopping Tips
The grocery store can be a daunting place when you don't have a plan. The isles are filled with many processed, high sugar, and high fat options that don't have a place in your nutritious eating plan. If you plan out what you need to get and go there with a list, you will be more likely to get exactly what you need. You wouldn't go on a road trip without directions, so don't go to the grocery store without a plan.
Mark Verstegen
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