“The first wealth is health”. ~Emerson

This is the year!  After so many years of being out of shape, this is the year that I return to fitness.  This is a big statement – a big goal.  I have been out of shape, in varying degrees of terrible, ever since I quite smoking more than ten years ago.  So how am I going to do this?  What am I going to do to give myself the best possible chance of success with this goal?  Excellent questions.

In fact, these questions are so excellent, that I am going to devote the next few blog entries to developing my plan for success right in front of your eyes.  This will allow you to see all of the elements that I use to create a nearly unstoppable plan for succeeding at any goal – not just weight loss.  You will get all of the steps that I use with my clients – without spending any money.

Let me start by restating my goal for health in 2009: I will return to my optimal bodyweight before the end of 2009.  So, that is a fairly clear goal, but not quite explicit enough.  Whenever possible, you should put a very measurable number on your goals.  When I say very measurable, I mean a goal that clearly states ‘what by when”.  So, let me restate my goal:  I will return to 195 pounds of bodyweight by the morning of December 31st, 2009.  Now that is a clear goal and gives my brain really simple things to remember.

Is this a reasonable goal?  What will I do to achieve this?  Why have I failed in the past?  What exactly will I do differently this time?  Wow!  More great questions.  Come back next time and we will continue the process of building a virtually unstoppable “Plan For Success”.

Till next time…Jack

“They claim red meat is bad for you.  But I never saw a sick-looking tiger”. ~Chi Chi Rodriguez