Tag Archives: Goals

She’s stuck. Any advice?

From Eileen:  Gerry’s column this week is about being stuck. Anyone who has ever been on a weight loss program  knows that feeling when the scale won’t budge. Gerry’s trainer, Tony,  told her to drink more water, do an extra hour of cardio and stretch.  Sounds reasonable, I suppose.

But who wants reason when you’re stuck? Anyone else have advice on what to do when you reach a dieting plateau? We’re talking sensible advice here  … Actually, the question should be how do you keep your motivation up when you have hit a bump in the road?

Tweak Yourself To Reach Your Goals

From Joe:  How do you know if your journaling is an activity for self-indulgence or self-development? Perhaps the presence or absence of metrics in your writing provides a clue:

One of the reasons we might fail to achieve some of our goals is that we’re not always as objective about our progress as we could be, or sometimes we’re just stuck in a rut using the same approach that hasn’t really led us anywhere. That’s where the metrics come in. Having factual proofs of our progress (or lack of progress) can show us what adjustments need to be made.