The goal you set in 90 seconds: Why your goals can work against you | Ep 109

September has a bit of January about it, doesn't it?The kids go back to school, routines start returning and you might find yourself thinking, right, now I'm going to sort myself out.If fat loss is one of your goals, it can be incredibly easy to go from “I'd like to lose some weight” to having a goal weight, a weekly target and a date you're supposed to reach it by. So it's a great time to ask ourselves if it's actually the most useful way to approach it?In this episode, I'm taking a closer look at goal setting, including SMART goals, where they actually came from and what the research tells us about goal setting. More importantly, I'm looking at what this means when your goal is fat loss, fitness or getting stronger and you're trying to make those changes fit into an actual life.We'll talk about why being specific can be really useful when it comes to your actions, why an outcome can give you direction without becoming the only measure of success, and why changing the plan when life changes isn't the same as giving up.I'm also bringing in some of the ideas I've been thinking about while listening to Happy by Derren Brown, The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman and Do Hard Things by Steve Magness, including whether the goals you're pursuing are actually still yours, and why feeling good while you're making changes might matter more than you think. Because ultimately, you can absolutely want to lose weight. It's just that rather than putting all your attention on where you think you should be by a certain date, I want to help you focus on what you can actually do now, how you can make those things easier to keep doing, and how you can adapt and adjust as life happens. Links mentioned in this episode:🍂 ⁠Join the Ruth MacFit autumn intake waitlist⁠🥞 ⁠Blackberry Crumble Pancake Bowl⁠📱⁠ Find me on Instagram⁠The autumn intake opens early to the waitlist at the end of August, with 20% off your first month, before we kick off together on 7th September.