HOW DO I RESET?

Now that you’ve answered the question that will form the basis for your reset plan, it’s time to look at what you can do to reset. Here are the steps:

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Set a long-term goal. What is your dream? For example, I want to lose seven stone in the next few years.

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Now break that long-term goal into a few small goals so it’s not as daunting. Three weeks is not a long time – anyone can manage three weeks, but the progress you can make in just 21 days should not be underestimated.

Don’t make any drastic moves like cutting out everything you love and don’t make any blanket statements like ‘I will never eat a chip again’. You are only setting yourself up for failure by doing that. I will break my long-term goal to lose seven stone into a smaller goal to lose one stone by the end of the year.

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Write a list of how you can achieve each of your smaller goals, for example go to the gym three times a week, drink 2 litres of water every day, get at least 8 hours of sleep every night, go for a 30-minute walk three times a week, and batch-cook your dinners.

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Doing this alone makes it harder, so write a list of who you can contact to help you achieve your goals. It doesn’t matter who it is — it could be a family member for support, a consultant from one of the slimming groups you can join, a personal trainer at a gym or a friend to go on walks with. You won’t lose any extra pounds for doing this alone, so you might as well get someone to give you a hand.