Have you made your goal pyramid?

I have discovered the power of writing down your goals.  Statistics show that you are 80% more likely to meet your goal if you write it down.  Personally I just started doing this.  I came across a book, Jillian Michaels, Unlimited (I highly recommend this book as well) that talked about writing your goal pyramid.  So I have since recorded my goals and have my goal pyramids hanging in my apartment.  I have a personal as well as professional goal pyramid.  I broke it down into daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals.  Some of my goals might seem a bit lofty but if you don't aim high for yourself who will?  I have challenged myself to stay on top of these goals and it has made a difference in the way I live.  I am more adventurous about what I want and go for it.  I'm more willing to put myself out there and express my opinions on things.  My personal yearly goal was to weigh 145lbs.  I am very close to hitting that and I'm only 1 month into that yearly goal.  I than can reassess and add to that.  I'm now thinking I want to do a fitness show of sorts.  This is something I have thought about doing for a long time but never felt confident enough to go after it.  I now feel I could do it and be proud of my body.  

So I challenge you to write down your goals.  If you don't want to do a pyramid that is fine but pick one goal that you are really striving to achieve.  Once you reach that goal, and you will choose another.  Life is all about bettering oneself and I believe goals are a great way to hold yourself accountable.  You can also tell a trusted friend, spouse or colleague your goals and have them help hold you accountable.  The sky is the limit and put yourself out of your comfort zone to achieve your goal! 

Log Your Food!!

I will share with you my personal story on logging food.  I kept a food journal by hand for 1 year and ended up losing 30 pounds.  I had so much more accountability when logging my food than when just eating a handful of crackers here and there.  You will be shocked at how many calories you are truly eating in a day or maybe not eating.  If your not eating enough calories your not doing yourself a favor either.  You need at least 1200 calories if your a female and around 1800-2000 if your a male depending on your height and activity level.  During that year I also logged all of my workouts and held myself accountable that way as well.  But most of you probably have heard by now nutrition is 80% of the battle.  You are what you eat.  If your not wanting to log your food by hand than check out myfitnesspal.com.  My personal favorite free site to log food.  It offers multiple food selections as well as different restaurants.  So start that food journal and watch your fitness aspirations become a reality.