2018 is just around the corner, and the majority of Americans are thinking about goals they’d like to achieve in the new year. Weight loss, dieting, and other self-improvement goals are the most common, but New Year’s resolutions are notorious for crashing and burning by February. In this blog post, we’ll give you a few tips that will help you to both keep and achieve your goals in 2018. Contact Midtown Trainers today if you’re thinking about setting a weight loss goal or would like to invest in personal training in Atlanta! Our professional and caring staff is here for you, whatever you goals for the new year might be.
Start Small
It might sound counterintuitive, but the easiest changes to make are the ones that don’t require much change at all. If you’re trying to cook at home instead of going out to eat, try staying at home to cook just one or two times more each week than usual. You can always work your way up to more days each week, but you can set yourself up for success by maintaining your routine and making small, incremental changes.
Go Easy on Yourself
Birthdays, treats at the office, and happy hour can all start to seem like your enemies when you’re trying to lose weight or clean up your diet. Many people become discouraged and feel like failures when they break their routines by having a slice of cake or by going out for drinks rather than going to the gym.
Perfection is unattainable, and studies have regularly shown that viewing your goals in an all-or-nothing way is incredibly counterproductive. Rather than viewing a cheat day as a complete failure and giving up on your goals, visualize the big picture and think about all of the successful days that you’ve had. Taking a step back and viewing your progress as a long-term trend will show you that small missteps are nothing to worry about.
Track Your Progress
Most people tend to view their progress in a very narrow way; take weight loss as an example. We see ourselves in the mirror each and every day, which makes it difficult to visualize weight loss. We become accustomed to how we look in the present moment, and it can be hard to visualize where we started from.
You don’t have to work on your weight loss or fitness goals on your own. Midtown Trainers has helped hundreds of men and women in Atlanta with their personal goals, and we hope that we can help you with yours in the new year. We’re currently offering a free jumpstart session, which includes a one-on-one personal training session with one of our expert personal trainers. Contact us today and set yourself up for success in 2018.