Thought 39
Establishing Mini Goals in Maintenance
There is little glory in maintenance. Let's face it, it isn't as exciting to hear that you have neither gained or lost this week as it is losing another kilo to bring your total weight loss to 50 kilos. Once goal weight has been obtained no one is interested in your current weight. People just don't understand that maintaining your healthy weight requires as much dedication as when you were losing.
If we are honest with ourselves, there is a part of us that is missing the excitement of chasing the goals and miss the glory of achievement. Not just our ultimate weight loss goal but also those mini goals and successes along the way. They were real motivators and in maintenance mode they are missed.
Which brings us to today's thought...establishing mini goals in maintenance.
What I'm talking about here is setting up mini challenges in your life to keep you motivated and on top of your game.
For example, one mini goal might be about your weight range. If you are like me; most of the time you will be sitting at the upper end of your range limit. Your mini goal might be to shift it so as to be at the lower end or maybe just at the half way mark. For me I've made it my mini goal to be at least once each week in 68's kg instead of sitting steady in the 69's kg. Other mini goals you may set yourself is to be faster at a particular exercise, do some extra exercise, try out a new sort of exercise, get back into an old exercise, set a precise number for your weigh in (this could be fun with you shooting above or below that number until you hit it on the head) or limit certain foods that are hassling your routine for a set amount of time.
The mini goal itself isn't what is important.
It is giving you a focus and excitement about your maintenance as your achieve those mini goals that is.
Set yourself a mini goal or two and you will set yourself up for continuing success.
Kim