You'll have a much higher chance of meeting your goals if you make sure they are
Specific-- "Lose weight" is not specific. "Exercise more" is not specific. Be as specific as you can. Add as much detail as you can.
Measurable-- Whether your goal is calories per day, weight lost per week, or minutes of exercise per week, you should be able to measure what you're doing and be very clearly successful or not. But a specific number on your goal.
Achievable-- Don't set out to lose 20 lbs a month all year. You're setting yourself up for failure. Make your goal very achievable. It's better to exceed your goal than to set yourself an impossible goal and get frustrated after a few weeks. It's also smart to focus on what you can control. We can't really control how much weight we lose, so saying "I want to lose 2 lbs a week" may be less achievable than saying "I want to eat no more than 1500 calories per day". You have much more precise control over what you eat and how much you exercise than how much weight you lose. The weight loss will come if you're doing the other two.
Relevant-- Know WHY you want to make this change. The goal won't be important to you unless you have a clear and well-defined motivation.
Timebound-- Put a time on your goal. Give yourself both short term and long term goals. "Lose 50 lbs this year" is a great goal, but you want need a clear plan of action for THIS WEEK. Focus mostly on short term goals, which add together to make long term goals. Shorter term goals can also be more flexible as you can change it up more often if you find your previous goal unrealistic or too easy.
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