Experts agree that one of the best ways to achieve any goal is to have a clear understanding as to why that goal is important to you! Weight loss goals can seem daunting and overwhelming and a constant battle with ourselves on making good choices versus succumbing to the constant bombardment of fast food, unhealthy snacks and those around us that push us into “oh just one wont hurt” If you have any chance of surviving all the obstacles you will face, you must understand why you started in the first place!
Finding your why can be an emotional process as you must dig deep and be completely honest with yourself. Maybe it is playing with your kids without getting winded after 5 minutes, maybe it is feeling good about yourself when you meet someone special, maybe it is feeling sexy and rekindling a relationship or my absolute favourite client memory “I want to fit into an airplane seat and not be “that guy” walking down the aisle that no one wants to sit beside” This client went on to lose 145 lbs. with Ewyn Studios and took that trip that he had waited 20 years to take!
Finding your why is looking at your current situation and deciding that you are not where you want to be. Sure a vacation, outfit or even a wedding dress can motivate you to work towards that goal but in my experience these are short term motivators and once we take that trip, or wear that outfit we lose drive and head back in the wrong direction. Long term success is about not wanting to spend one more day, sad when you look in the mirror, defeated when you go shopping or too tired to play with your kids.
If you are ready to commit to a lifestyle change, do not want to spend the rest of your life on the dieting rollercoaster then it is time to work on your why.
We have created a why worksheet that will help you start to map out your journey, do not rush this process, be honest with yourself as it is always easier to find an excuse than to find one thing that you can do and do it. If you need help with some areas reach out to your Ewyn Health Coach to help you with some action plans to overcome those obstacles, and this why worksheet is for you, you do not have to share it but if you do you will give your Ewyn coaches, your partner and even your family some insight into why this journey is so important to you and the support you will receive will help guide you through those days you feel like you are failing. But remember one, two even three bad days is not failure its just a couple bad days! You do not think top athletes have bad days? Sure, they do! They just had a crystal-clear vision as to why they wanted what they wanted and they pushed through, oh right with the help of a coach!
“The most effective way to do it, is to do it”-Amelia Earhert
