Yes, our site is mostly about making healthy choices for the kids and home. However, we can’t have healthy kids if we aren’t setting a good example. You may be like me. I was raised differently than how I am raising my girls. Which means I feel much more tempted by fast food, heavy starches and many other foods that I limit in our daily routine. What’s a Mom (or Dad) to do? Get on the healthy train!
My choice is www.cinchplan.com/missioncleankids 
The Cinch Plan is realistic in not only helping with weight loss, but attacking the whole approach to weight loss. Here is a recent tip from our online support at Cinch Club:
Like Yogi Berra once said “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” Don’t let this happen to you. Setting specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time driven (SMART) goals from the beginning of your Cinch Program is essential to your success.
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Achievable
R = Realistic
T = Time driven
Specific
The more specific you can be the more it will help you focus on your effort and clearly define what you are going to do. Instead of setting a general goal to lose weight or be healthier, set a specific goal to lose 2 lbs per week or take off 2 inches on your waistline or to walk 3 miles at a challenging pace.
Measurable
If you can’t measure it, you won’t be able to manage it. Choose a goal with measurable progress, so you can see the change occur. Then pull out the scale, tape measure or smaller pair of pants and see how your goal measures up.
Achievable
If your goals are too far out of reach you probably won’t be able to make the commitment to accomplish them. Your goal should stretch you slightly but just enough to feel like you can accomplish it with a real commitment. Then when you do achieve that goal you will feel successful and feelings of success, not failure are what keep you motivated.
Realistic
Realistic does not mean “easy.” Realistic, in this case, means “do-able.” A goal of never again eating sweets, cakes, and chocolate may not be realistic if you really enjoy these foods. It may be more realistic to set a goal of eating a piece of fruit each day instead of one sweet item. You can then choose to work towards reducing the amount of sweets gradually and realistically.
Time Driven
Setting a timeline for reaching your goal (i.e. in a week or over 12 weeks) provides an end point and a clear target to work towards. Without a timeline, you’ll feel you can start at any time, and you’ll lose your sense of urgency. Telling others your timeline also helps keep you on purpose. Ask them to check in with you at certain dates to confirm you’re on track.
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