What is your goal?

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Weight loss isn’t the goal, weight loss is how you think you’ll get to your goal…whatever that may be. My guess is that you’re assuming it will give you some or all of the following things:

1. Positive attention from other people (this could be admiration, envy, respect, even jealousy…whatever floats your boat)

2. Confidence

3. Self assurance (removing self doubt)

4. Is one less thing people may judge you on

5. Health/longevity (maybe)

…this is just my guess, and I’m sure there are many others that I’ve missed.

Weight loss doesn’t get you any of these things by itself, but actually getting to your goal weight might.

Weight loss without a specific final weight isn’t a goal it’s just a process. Once you define your goal weight, then you have a target. Without this target you can fall prey to endless fitness marketing products, systems and lifestyles that have their own measurable goals.

If you’re not clear and specific with your initial goal, you can end up adopting and committing to goals you’ve never chose for yourself (ex: building functional strength) and that never get you to your real underlying goals (see above list).

In today’s podcast we’ll discuss choosing your own goal vs. adopting someone else’s. Although this seems simple, it’s very easy to find yourself walking down a road you never chose.

John

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