SparkPeople advertisers help keep the site free! Learn more

Secrets of Success

< Secrets of Success Main Page Submit a Secret

Simple Goals

111

Members Were Sparked

Set a simple daily/weekly/monthly goal for yourself. Once you reach it you get that much closer to your larger goal. August is going to be a 1200 cardio minute month for me! What about you?

- Submitted by LKMWKL 7/31/2010 in Exercise | 15 Comments

Please note these are member-submitted secrets and are not reviewed by SparkPeople's health experts for accuracy. If you feel a secret is inappropriate, please click Report Inappropriate Secret and our staff will review it.

SparkPeople advertisers help keep the site free! Learn more

LKMWKL's Other Secrets of Success

Super Fiber Boost

Popular Exercise Secrets

Other Exercise Secrets

See More Exercise Secrets

Tags

No Tags

Member Comments

ALAQUA 7/31/2010 6:34:00 PM

I think simple or small goals are the way to go. If you try to large a goal you are simply putting a handicap on yourself from the start.
I'm starting out way small. I reinjured my knee so am limited on my exercises so I'm starting out by making sure my diet is where it should be for the week and following up with the exercises that my pt assigned me.

CHERYLSBUTT 6/10/2012 12:25:00 PM

I would like to eat exactly as SP recommends for one month.
I am planning for this goal....I have been doing what I think is right and am at a plateau that I cant breack through....So try one day a week ..then one week and so on...this is big for me!

LYNCHD05 6/11/2012 10:16:00 AM

Thanks for the urging to set goals. I need to do this.

HIGHNOON 6/10/2012 8:35:00 PM

SOCDIRECTOR 6/10/2012 8:10:00 PM

Great idea that I'm already doing! Thanks for the reinforcing I'm doing the right thing.

HYATTI1 6/10/2012 7:01:00 PM

I agree very simple goals will not overwhelm you and will allow you to face things with a little more ease. As you accomplish the little goals they will mount up to larger ones.

DEARTOMYHEART 6/10/2012 3:17:00 PM

Simple goals are the way to go. One Day at a Time!!!!!

INGMARIE 6/10/2012 3:03:00 PM

Yay good ideas.
thanks

I tend to forget the small goals and the rewards.
i will do better.

LADYMOONWILLOW 6/10/2012 9:48:00 AM

I'm in a wheelchair now, but my one goal is to one day step out of it and walk my way to better health. I can do this.

SUCCESS68 6/10/2012 8:29:00 AM

Setting goals is now making a difference in my life.

GINGERVISTA 6/10/2012 8:20:00 AM

I haven't been great about setting goals......will have to work on those. Thanks for reminder.

NEWMRS1 6/10/2012 5:56:00 AM

yeh! what a good idea

mine goal this week is to..........................
........................
..............

me
et my nutrienal goals which are divided between breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack cals 1200 to 15000, so up to 300 per meal, carb - 135, so upto 33 per meal, fat 60, so up to 15 per meal, protein 60, so up to 15 per meal

LKMWKL 8/4/2010 8:17:00 AM

Update: Day three of the week and 150 minutes down. 150 to go! We CAN do this people! Feeling accomplished!

LKMWKL 8/2/2010 8:04:00 AM

Let's keep it up! We can do it!

BEYOUROWNCAUSE 7/31/2010 10:44:00 AM

mine is to do strength training 9 times in August. Thanks for the question:)

Related Secrets

Dont Do Everything at Once

Sustainable weight loss is a matter of changing your lifestyle & eating habits. My secret is to not change everything at once. Start out with simple goals, like not eating sweets or drinking more water. After you tackle the first goal, set another one. But, keep them reasonable.
This has worked very well for me and I just keep tackling small goals on my way to my big goal. Good luck!

- Submitted by MCRUTCHFIELD08 7/31/2010 | 0 Comments | View Secret

stepping with a pedometer

I set my goal at increasing my steps by 50 per day, then I strive to double that. It makes reaching my goal easier and building to 10000 a much simpler goal.

- Submitted by JAYDEEMARIE 7/31/2010 | 2 Comments | View Secret

Goals Turned Into Streaks Make Habits

We have goals, we strive to meet them, then life takes over. Promise yourself a simple goal or two, turn it into a streak. As SP says, it takes 21-40 days to form a habit. Once it's a habit...it's a lifestyle change! Repeat!

MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/groups_individual.asp

- Submitted by KAUAI-CAROLANN 7/31/2010 | 1 Comments | View Secret

Diet Resources: collard greens growing | collard greens substitute | collard greens on the grill