Goals & Motivation

You may want to begin your own weight loss challenge - setting goals and understanding your own motivation is a great place to start. Take a moment to complete this form and use it to get you started on your own weight loss journey!

Goal - Is the destination for the journey - where I’d like to drive to, work towards; get to (or close to!) For example: I’d like to lose 30 pounds. I’d like to be thinner for my sister’s wedding.
Motivation - Is the “gas” for the journey, the how I’m going to get energized, keep going, tell myself to encourage and stay focused along the way. For example: I’d like to prove to myself that I can finally do this.

When thinking about filling in the form below keep in mind the following:

Goals need to be set from the start in concrete terms
Goals need to be realistic to you and your lifestyle, your health and your previous successes and failures
Motivation should be considered – give some thought to this, maybe mull it over a few days, and try and think beyond ‘why am I doing this’ to ‘what will keep me on track’?
Goal(s) and motivation(s) change while you are on the journey and updating them is a good idea
Remember: Goals are where you are going and give you direction; motivation is the gas in the tank.

GOAL SETTING: THE START

My goal(s)
Hint: Have you been specific? Lose x pounds by this date?; Drop x number of sizes?

My motivation(s) Hint: Try and think in terms of: Prove to myself? Ways I would like to stop/start feeling?