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Realistic Goal Setting for Weight Loss & Improved

Well-beingWhether you desire to reduce excess body

weight, enhance your physical strength or run a marathon, it is important to set clear fitness goals. The workshop/seminar “Realistic Goal

Setting for Weight Loss” will provide participants an unders. tanding of the

purpose and components of goal setting for effective, healthy weight loss and the

opportunity to create personalized fitness and health goals to enhance/promote overall

health improvement and well-being

About Tanya….

• Founder of Infinity Wellness Foundation• Devoted to bringing health, fitness, nutrition,

meditation, and yoga to DC youth to impact childhood obesity

• Fitness Director LivingWell Health Club at the Hilton in Washington DC

• Master Instructor for National Academy of Sports Medicine

• Reiki Master

My Balance…..

Where to Start?

• Goal Setting-Overview• 5 Elements of Life

• What is Wellness, Health, & Well-being?

• Guided meditation to get CLEAR

• Goal Setting Exercise

What is Wellness & Health?

What is Wellness & Health?

Where to start? Motivational Goal Setting

To come to life more fully

So as to act more wisely and more effectively

To reduce unnecessary suffering, and to promote

Creative possibilities for our common life.

• Positive--coming to life more fully

• Action-oriented--suggesting ways to act more wisely & effectively

• Anchored in practical criteria--reducing unnecessary suffering & promoting creative possibility

• Direct to our common life--seeking what is good for the whole and fair to each part of life, whether the whole be to self, friendship, a corporation, a nation, or the planet itself

Five Elements of Life=Successful

Relationships & Successful Life Goals

2. Spring=Vision

Clear Perception

Creativity

Non-judgmental

New ideas, life

3. Summer=Partnershi

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Open/ Keep the heart

Warmth/Compassion

ACTION ORIENTED

Show how to do it

Standing ovation

4. Late Summer=Nourishment

BALANCED WELLNESS

&

FITNESS

5. Autumn=Acknowledgement

Allow to be exact how it is

Let go of ‘stuff’ Inspiration-purify

1. Winter=Listen Deeply

Stay in unknowing

Wisdom

Don’t try to fix: IDENTIFY

OBSTACLES

Listen thru like & dislike

Five Elements of Life=Successful

Relationships & Successful Life Goals

1. Listen= What are you goals? What do you want to accomplish? WHY? Why are achieving these goals important to YOU?

2. Vision=Passion• List 10 goals in each category (SMART GOAL=

Specific, Measurable, Realistic, Time bound)• FITNESS & WELLNESS• Career • Personal• Hobbies/Special Interests• Ultimate life goal=10 years from now• Where do you see yourself in 10 years, what are you doing,

what does it look like? Who are you? How much money are you making?

Five Elements of Life=Successful

Relationships & Successful Life Goals

3. Summer/Partnership= Action-oriented=Commitment• List action steps in order to achieve each goal

in each category• FITNESS & WELLNESS

• Career

• Personal

• Hobbies/Interests

• Ultimate life goals 10 years

Success Goals: Educate,

Empower and Review all

Dimensions of Wellness4. Late Summer=Nourishment= make sure to be taking time for

yourself =BALANCED WELLNESS• Nutrition

• How to choose: make healthy choices: Metabolic Typing

• Physical• Assessment Body: Strength: Balance: Core Stability: Cardiovascular

Endurance: Reactive: How much do you need?

• Flexibility/Yoga/Body Work-Stress Management• Mind body techniques for managing change & stress• Improved health with Acupuncture, Massage, Reiki

• Contemplating/Meditation (Spiritual)• Stillness: Calm: Focused : Self-discovery/exploration

• Intellectual/Occupational• Self-confidence: self-esteem: healthy body image: healthy weight• Career achievement, happiness, fulfillment

5 Elements = Results5. Autumn=Acknowledgment

• Let go of stuff

• Inspiration

• Results of listening, developing vision, creating partnership, and nourishment• Improved decision making skills• Concentration & reduced absenteeism• Improved self confidence & body image• Social interaction & leadership skills• Open communication• Improved health & well-being• Improved energy levels• WEIGHT LOSS

Mindful Management of Self & Others

• Practice giving acknowledgement

• Practice giving gratitude

• Every word you speak is a treatment; make sure the words you say serve the person that is hearing them

• Be thoughtful

• Practice the art of listening

• Give lots of reassurance

• Create new creative possibilities

• Be playful and warm

Tanya L. Colucci, M.S., NASM-CPT, PES, CES

CEO Synergy Training Solutionswww.synergytrainingsolutio

ns.comtanyacolucci@gmail.com

Founder Infinity Wellness Foundation

www.infinitywellness.org

Tcolucci@infinitywellness.org