Sustainable Goal Setting for the New Year

12/30/2021

When a new year is about to begin and you’re considering what you want to do differently for the next 365 days, it can be daunting. We’ve got some tips to help keep success attainable as you strive to meet your goals:

1. Think it through.
• Take a few days to let your new goals roll around in your mind. Imagine what success will look like and determine if you think it’s possible in 365 days. You want a challenge but you have to be realistic too.

2. Have a few goals in mind.
• Having only one resolution is too much pressure on one specific aspect of your life. Having too many can make you feel trapped. Three to four is a good number to make you feel like you’re accomplishing something and let the small victories act as catalysts for the next ones.

3. Make them measurable.
• Being specific is helpful. Don’t strive to “exercise more” as that’s too open-ended. Instead set a measurement for how much more, such as four times a week. This helps define what success looks like.

4. Celebrate successes.
• Notice when you make improvements for what they are - something better than it was before, no matter how small. It can help to keep some notes about success to see it in writing and look at what may have contributed to it.

5. Mix up the time frames.
• Try to get a mix of goal time frames. Too many “daily habit” goals can make each day feel like a chore. Consider adding one goal that’s daily, one weekly, one quarterly, and one that you can do once per year.

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Amanda is a mother of three (10, 7, and 5) and has been married for 14 years. My weight loss journey started July 17, 2008, one day after my daughter's first birthday. Tipping the scales at 235 pounds at 5'3, being an over weight, over tired, out of shape role model no longer appealed to me and I knew it was time for a change. Three pregnancies later, I had lost a total of 105 pounds. I had run 2 marathons and dozens of half marathons. Something was missing. I was thin, but I wasn't fit. I wasn't healthy. I could feel it in my insides. I was 136 pounds and a size 8. Something didn't add up. I got my certification in personal training, nutrition, weight management, and dove into supplementation and whole foods. 90 days later, I gained 10 pounds and lost two pants sizes (8 to a 4).

Continuing on this path, all of my clients wanted to know how I was doing it. I always dreamed of creating a business that truly added value to people and improved their health. My husband, Grant, and I decided it was time to take that leap.

December 9, 2016, Simply Prepped Meals was born. Based around the mission of providing whole food based nutrition to people's doorsteps, we set out to create a new idea that fast food didn't have to be expensive or bad for you. Six months later, we built our permanent location in Cynthiana, IN. Then, January 2, 2018, we entered into a partnership with the YMCA of Southern Indiana to continue spreading the word of meal prep and eating with purpose.

Amanda coaches individually as well as continues to drive their business. Any questions about personal coaching can be directed to her at [email protected]

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