Megan Thompson

We are almost two weeks into the new year and the holidays have finally died down. The cold weather has moved in and we are all desperately attempting to settle into a routine and tackling those new years resolutions. Many of us have already fallen off of that wagon or are desperately hanging on for dear life in hopes that THIS year will be the year that we don't quit. Here are a few tips to help you stick to those goals whatever they are.

1. Write your goal down and keep it somewhere you can see it! By seeing it every day it's a great reminder of what you are focused on achieving.

2. Don't create a goal you know you are not ready to follow through on. So many times the new year comes around and we have such high hopes of what we would like to do we don't think about the reality of the changes that need to be made to do that.

3. Create smaller goals for yourself. If you take a big task and break it into smaller goals you will feel the satisfaction of those goals and it will motivate you to keep moving forward.

4. Reward yourself! When you hit those goals celebrate! You've worked hard and deserve a little pat on the back :).

5. Ask for help. We all need it at one time or another and there is strength in knowing that you need and want help. Even better you have people who love you and WANT to help. Let them :).

The gyms will now be filled with people. Healthy eat plans are being put into place. Promises are being made to stop smoking, stop spending, stop stop stop. We all make new years resolutions but did you know that only 8% of of us actually stick to them. EIGHT!!!! Come on now that's just CRAZY! It's time we change that. Put ourselves first and make a commitment to making ourselves healthy. One goal I have set for myself this year is to help at least TEN PEOPLE this year lose 20 pounds. That's 200 POUNDS gone!!!!! Let me help you! I"m here to coach and I"m here to HELP!! Let's DO THIS TOGETHER!!! Contact me at Megan Sweeney Thompson on facebook on information on how to join a challenge group. You do not have to buy anything. My coaching is free. Let's end the obesity trend and get HEALTHY!!

It's almost that time of year again...new years resolutions!! We ALL make them...and truthfully most of us give up on them before the months end. I read a statistic yesterday that only 8% of people follow through with their new years resolutions. ONLY 8%!!! I knew the number had to be low but I was shocked it was that low. Why do we not allow ourselves to be a priority? I have come up with a list of ten of the top resolutions people make. What small goals can we set for ourselves to make sure we don't give up on our resolutions? When make make a plan and set smaller goals we are more likely to reach the big ones we make!!