Don't Stop Until You Get There

Once you have set your weight loss goal, you have to commit to it. Don't stop until you get there. See it through. There was a reason you set the goal to start with.

Most people don't fail. They quit. It just doesn't happen fast enough. It gets too difficult. Often when we set goals; we see the outcome. We are excited about achieving it.

Then the work comes. It gets hard. It doesn't happen exactly like we planned. So we make a few excuses and justify quitting in our own mind. We have reasons that make sense to us, for giving up. What if we did that in every aspect of our lives?

I know raising children never works out the way I "planned". My job occasionally births unexpected challenges. Every aspect of our life has difficulties involved in it.

Let's compare weight loss to taking a vacation. Yeah, something as nice and rewarding as taking a vacation.

Have you ever been driving toward your vacation destination and discovered that you'd missed a turn and were going in the wrong direction? What did you do? I bet you turned around, got back on the right track and pursued the correct course to take you where you wanted to go..

Do you ever stop and use the restroom or eat. Maybe you have to stop and ask for more specific direction. But you end up back on the right track to take you where you want to go...

Sometimes you run into difficult circumstances. The car overheats or you have a flat tire. Maybe someone gets a little car sick and you have to stop to deal with these problems. But once they're fixed, you venture again down the path that leads you where you want to go...

See it doesn't matter really what comes up. You've worked hard for this vacation. You've saved and planned. You've dreamed of the fun, rewarding time you'll spend. Nothing is going to stop you from reaching your destination or "goal".

It's exactly the same with weight loss. Things are going to come up and get you "off track". There will be times that you go in the wrong direction. Times of setbacks and flat-out blowouts. Days that you just didn't prepare for and you end up at the drive-thru of some fast food restaurant or you have to skip a few meals. Some days will be harder than others.

At those times we have to remember that nothing can stand in the way of our weight loss goals. We must reflect on how hard we've worked, how much we planned and how good we are going to feel when we reach our goal. We just can't stop until we get there!

If you have experienced some of these set-backs www.getrightpt.com is that gas station that you can pull into and get directions or help fixing whatever it is that's standing in between you and your goal! GetRight! can help you get there. We know the way, because we've been there.