To begin now... or after Christmas?

I've been talking to a lot of people lately who, although they know they want to make some changes to their diet and lifestyle, know that Christmas is just around the corner and are torn between the decision on when to start.


Many say "well Christmas will make it difficult anyway so Ill just start after Christmas" but is this the best approach? I know that Christmas is a difficult time to make sensible choices consistently but I like to think THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT! Many people find that they put on a couple of kgs over the Christmas period so when they do decide to make changes afterwards they have an extra couple to think about, whereas starting now you can look to lose a little before Christmas and maintain this through the period, giving you an even better starting point for the New Year.


This exercise might be helpful to make that decision:

1. What I am thinking about achieving? Try and make it specific - is it a weight focus? is it a performance focus?
2. How will I feel when I reach this goal? Think about you will feel when you dress, when you look in the mirror, what others will say to you about how you look, what your energy levels will be like, how it will feel to exercise etc
3. How would I feel if I don't achieve that goal? How will you feel? unhealthy? unenergetic? lethargic?
4. Am I ready to take the first small step towards achieving that goal?
5. What help do I need to enlist to get the support and motivation to achieve it?
6. When I am going to get started?


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