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The reason keeping goals is so difficult is that it requires us to re-wire our brains. Certain activities are just second nature to a person. After years of doing things one way—of keeping to this schedule or buying these items—those habits are burned into our subconscious. A lot of times, when someone doesn’t meet her goals, it has nothing to do with not wanting to—it has to do with muscle memory. And that muscle memory tells you to do things a certain way. Meeting goals usually means developing a new way of life, and that’s never easy. You’re not going to go from being someone who never exercises to someone who exercises every day, overnight. You’re not going to go from eating every meal out to making every meal at home at the snap of your fingers. These types of large leaps aren’t sustainable, because every fiber in your being is fighting against them. Luckily, there are some little things you can do to slowly make it easier to stay on top of health goals.

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Put it in the calendar

Whether it’s grocery shopping, chopping vegetables, or going for a walk, put the goal in your calendar. Actually set aside time for it and treat it like an appointment. You probably obey your calendar pretty well, right? And do all the other things in there that you don’t want to do, just because they’re in there, like mailing birthday cards to cousins or making conference calls with work. So put your fitness goals in your calendar.

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