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When you make changes step-by-step and set realistic goals, you are more likely to succeed in reaching them. It's best to set goals for healthy eating and physical activity that apply to the entire family.
Remember—change takes time. Even after you've incorporated more healthy foods and physical activity into your family's routine, it will take time to notice a change in your child's weight.
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Here are a few goal-setting tips:
| • | Decide on two or three specific, small changes in eating or physical activity at a time. |
| • | Write your family's weekly goals down and keep track of your family's progress every day. Writing down your goals and referring back to them over and over again will help your family stay on course. |
| • | Keeping a daily food and activity log is a good way to keep track of healthy eating and physical activity goals. Each day, try to write down everything your child eats and drinks and how much time is spent doing physical activities. If your child is old enough, he or she can keep the log on his or her own. Focus on accomplishments, not failures. |
| • | Don't expect perfection. If your goal is to take a family walk five days a week, and you miss a day, that's okay. What's important is that you are making a healthy change. |
| • | When your family has turned a healthy change into a habit, it's time for a reward! Reward yourselves with a fun physical activity, such as bowling, ice skating, miniature golf or canoeing. |
