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Solutions for Change Without Resolutions

The New Year is considered a time for change and new beginnings. Did you make resolutions last year? Did you accomplish those resolutions? How long did the resolutions last? Unfortunately, for many of us, resolutions are a set up for disappointment and a feeling of failure. Resolutions usually don't last. If you want to make change, you can without resolutions. You can do it. Adjust your mindset from resolutions as a process for making change in your life. You can make changes any day of the year rather than January 1. Think of your process of change as an opportunity that is available to you any day.

The magic date to make changes isn't limited to January 1. If you don't accomplish your solution from January 1, do you give up? Do you wait until the following Monday to start your weight loss plan? Do you wait until the first day of the month to start again? There is no magic date. You can make changes now. Right this minute is the time to begin. Create the momentum to lose weight, improve your fitness, or start your plan for overall health.

On December 31st, you're eating in a way you want to change, such as high calorie sugar and fat food items, and then on January 1st, it magically changes and you eat fruit, vegetables, and only healthy choices. Is that realistic? How has that worked for you? You can use January 1st as a starting point to make changes, however, don't set yourself up to believe if you stumble a few days later that all is lost. If you stumble in your process to making changes in your life, pick yourself up right away and begin again. New beginnings are there for you anytime you want.

Make a plan. Write your plan down. Commit it to writing. Take it from free floating around in your head to a journal, on your computer, even a note you put on your refrigerator. Write it down to get it right!

Your plan needs to be specific. As an example, if you want to lose weight, be more specific. A great statement in your plan would be "I will lose 20 pounds" as a goal. You are stating the fact of how much you want to lose rather than the general statement of losing weight.

Do you want to give yourself a timeframe? If so, add a date to your plan in reaching your goal of losing 20 pounds. Just remember, you didn't gain the 20 pounds in one week and you aren't going to lose it in one week. Be realistic and lose the 20 pounds in a healthy way. A big accomplishment is rarely made in one day. You can start your process of change in one day but success is reached with many small steps daily throughout the year.

What's your plan in losing the 20 pounds? Are you going to eat differently such as limiting refined carbohydrates, fats, having planned snacks in addition to meals rather than grazing all day? List the steps you're going to take to get to your goal of losing 20 pounds.

Think "what" you're going to do and "how" you are going to accomplish it. The "what" is losing 20 pounds. The "how" is to limit sugar, limit fat, and to exercise for 30 minutes four days per week. You can also add a "when" by adding a timeframe in losing the 20 pounds.

In your plan, be prepared for life. Life happens. Unexpected situations will occur and you need to be flexible. That doesn't give you license to put your commitment for change on hold. It just means that things will come up. Be flexible and accepting of any stumbles or falls. Start where you are. Don't focus on the stumble but acknowledge the successes you've already accomplished. Your process for change will be made in many small increments until the change you're moving toward is now second nature and a part of your life. Use the concept of resolutions as a catalyst for starting your process of change. You'll allow yourself to create resolutions and a new beginning any day of the year. This time next year, you'll be enjoying the change you resolved for yourself now or anytime throughout the year.

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Cathy Wilson is a weight loss life coach. Cathy lost 147 pounds six years ago. Her passion is helping clients achieve their weight loss and life goals. Cathy works with clients to create a weight loss life plan that is customized to each client. Cathy is a member of the International Coaching Federation, International Association of Coaches, and Obesity Action Coalition. Visit Cathy's website: www.LoseWeightFindLife.com

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