Staying on Track: Know Where You Are Now.

Do You Know Where You Are Now?


Everyone moans when they come into a fitness assessment and some won't look or even refuse to be measured. "I already know its bad" they avow.

The initial measurements and periodic check ups are critical to your success for several reasons:

• You cannot know how far you've traveled if you never mark the first step. There is tremendous joy in being able to say I lost 2 inches or 5 pounds, my blood pressure is down 10 points, whichever indicator of success you are most proud of.



• You MUST face the music to be successful. Some people are not ready to change. They want the result without changing their life habits. You grasp the realization you HAVE to change when the pain gets to a certain point. I heard a tv interview where a man who easily qualified as morbidly obese say, "I'm not THAT overweight!" He was not ready to change anything and so minimized his health risk. Keep in mind, they call it "morbid" for a reason.



• Knowing where you are through the initial assessment process is critical for your health coach to address the issues correctly and build a program to get you on track to your goal. But whether the plan needs adjustment is determined in the feedback checkups: are you getting results? Is it that you are not following the plan or is the plan needing adjustment, is it not working with your real-life?

Think beyond the scale. Periodically take stock of how many fruits/ vegetables you eat, how much water you drink, how much sleep you you get. Are you as focused on cardio or have you been slacking lately.

Wake up call! time to get re-focused.

For ways to know you are making progress, check out my post: "How do you spell SUCCESS?"
This is part 2 of this 10 part series Staying on Track: Weight Management Success Strategies