A Quick Tip to Achieve A Goal
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Here is a very cool way to set tiny goals that you are highly likely to achieve because of the way we set them.
Try this out for anything that you are setting a goal for.
1. State what the goal is in the simplest terms possible. It should be very focused. For example, if I want to drink more water very day that is pretty vague. How much do I want to increase it by? So a better statement would be that I want to drink 8, 8oz glasses of water every day. That is more specific.
2. Take the goal and break it down as far as you can go with it to make it incredibly easy to achieve. So what I will do it make my goals this: “I will drink 1 8oz glass of water for the next4 days.” Then I will evaluate my goal to see if I achieved it and reward myself for doing so.
3. After the 4 days is up and I have successfully achieved my goal I will set another 4 day goal. This time I will set is as “I will drink 2, 8oz glasses of water for the next 4 days. After I achieve that goal I will reward myself. And so on.
These goals are so simple to achieve and your body/mind don’t mind because there is no shock to your system. You are doing it slow and actually achieving each goal so your brain is thrilled and wants more!
Give it a try.
Read Today’s Stories June 24, 2009
- Voting Question: Can someone help me with my compulsive overeating?
- This will just keep getting worse if you don;t go and find someone to talk to and get help. Seek out a person that you trust whom you can talk to and do it now. Don’t wait for an eating disorder to take over your life. Nadine Ann
Read Today’s Stories
- Obese or just really out of shape? My Couch to 1 mile personal challenge
- HELP! Constantly hungry
June 23, 2009
- I am so glad you listened to your body and instead of giving up which you didn’t do, you found a better solution and started slower. Not everyone can go from zero to 100 in 5 seconds.
June 23, 2009
- Try using calorie counting software so you can see exactly how many calories you are consuming. You’ll want to compare your protein to carbs and fat.
Help For Binge Eating
3 Ways to Break the Binging Cycle!
By:Lynn Grieger
I am a former athlete and used to eat anything I wanted. I no longer train like I used to but I have horrible cravings. Sometimes I feel as if I can’t stop eating. I remember having instances like this when growing up too. I haven’t gained that much weight, because I work out and sometimes restrict eating after a binge. I know what I am doing is unhealthy but can’t seem to stop. I am afraid it is getting out of control.
If we eat because of emotions and not hunger, then we’re bingeing. A binge is often followed by a purge — perhaps restricting food intake or increasing exercise or even inducing vomiting. We all use these behaviors at some time or another; how often we use them and to what extent are the key. Restricting our food intake by dieting can often set off a binge. Others use bingeing as a way to calm or soothe themselves in emotionally charged situations.
Can you figure out why you are bingeing? Does it happen only at certain times, after specific events, with certain situations, in specific places? Many of us use bingeing as a response to something happening in our life that we just don’t know how to handle. If we can figure out a different way of dealing with a situation, we won’t need to binge. This may sound simple, but it really can take quite a bit of work both to understand the reasons behind bingeing and to then substitute another behavior. A therapist can often help sort out the situation.
There are some great books that talk about why we eat, why we choose certain foods to eat, etc. Pick up a copy of Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch or The 3 Day Solution Plan by Laurel Mellin. They can help you understand the reasons behind bingeing and give suggestions for how to stop. Some that have worked for others:
- Set a goal to eliminate the goal of weight loss; it’s next to impossible to focus on both losing weight and preventing binge eating.
- Identify an alternative behavior to replace bingeing. For example, someone who binges when they are under stress could try stress reduction techniques such as relaxation, yoga or meditation.
- Remember to listen to your body and eat when you are physically hungry. If we deny ourselves food, it’s much easier to fall into a binge.
Lynn Grieger, R.D., C.D.E.
“Eat Stop Eat” for Binge Eating
I will be reviewing more programs that help binge eating so stay tuned!
For now, check out this program and get yourself a copy. The price is very reasonable and the program has gained great recognition because of it’s simplistic approach.
Stop Binge Eating
Stay tuned for a complete review of binge eating programs and weight loss programs for binge eating.