Nothing like a deadline

I was reading an article last night about having deadlines.

I'm an editor by trade, so I am all about some deadlines. There is nothing like a deadline to make me get going. No deadline, no focus.

Anyhow, this was a story about losing weight. The writer was saying that losing that 5 or 10 pounds can be done faster if you have a deadline, like, say, a class reunion, a wedding, a vacation or swimsuit season.

That's interesting, because I am heading into the holiday season with 5 pounds I want gone. I do not want to be looking at them and 15 of their friends come Jan. 1.

So I have a meal bar in my purse and will pick up some fruit to supplement around lunchtime. And I hope that I do not veer off to the Mickey D's on the way to the Kroger for my healthy stuff.

These deadline thoughts are good, because if you have a smart plan that's realistic and can be broken into baby steps, then you will meet your deadline. By the way, I have a May 1 deadline on my second book. I was up and writing at 6 a.m. and need to do a lot more of that to meet this deadline since I have a rich personal life and a full plate at the office, but I'm not in the business of missing deadlines.

Baby steps. Take a few of those toward the deadlines you set. You'd be surprised at how far a baby step will take you. And here is a link to that article: Weight Loss