Evaluating the Plan (Elite Athlete)

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

You’ll learn how to evaluate your progress weekly by reflecting on key areas like fitness, nutrition, accountability, and mindset. You’ll discover how to identify what’s working, address challenges, and make adjustments to stay on track. By creating a system of regular check-ins and small, consistent improvements, you’ll build momentum and maintain forward progress toward your goals. Accountability is about action, not perfection.

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Evaluating The Plan

Accountability is the heart of everything we’ve talked about in this chapter. It’s not just about following a diet or showing up for a workout—it’s about keeping your promises to yourself, pushing forward, and refusing to let setbacks define you. Accountability is what separates success from failure.

This chapter has been about giving you the tools to stay on track. For accountability to work, you need to create systems, build consistency, and be honest with yourself. The final piece of the puzzle is learning to evaluate your plan. If you’re not reviewing what’s working, what isn’t, and where you need to improve, you’re just guessing. Success in weight loss—and in life—is about action, adjustment, and momentum.

In this final section, we’ll focus on how to reflect on your week, track your progress, and make sure you’re always moving forward. This is where you take control, hold yourself accountable, and make your success plan work for you.

Planning For Accountability and Forward Momentum

When it comes to weight loss, staying accountable means more than just sticking to a diet or workout plan—it’s about continuously moving forward. To avoid slipping back into old habits, you need a clear plan, a schedule to follow, and a way to evaluate your progress every week.

This section gives you the tools to ensure you’re improving and making progress, step by step. It’s about creating a success plan that helps you identify what’s working, address what’s not, and keep yourself moving forward, even when things get tough.

Why Evaluate Your Plan?

Evaluation is how you stay in control of your journey. Without it, you might find yourself spinning your wheels, doing the same things without knowing if they’re helping or holding you back. Regular evaluation helps you:

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  Stay focused and intentional.
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  Recognize your wins, no matter how small.
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  Identify challenges and make adjustments.
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  Build the kind of consistency that leads to lasting results.

Think of this process as your weekly check-in. You need to keep the momentum going by making small, steady improvements over time.

Key Areas To Evaluate Weekly

Think of this process as your weekly check-in. You need to keep the momentum going by making small, steady improvements over time.

1. Physical Health and Activity

• Are you sticking to your workout plan and staying active?
• Example tasks: Attending fitness classes, hitting daily step goals, stretching, or completing at-home workouts.

2. Nutrition and Meal Planning

• Are you following your meal plan and making good food choices?
• Example tasks: Prepping meals, tracking your intake, and avoiding emotional or impulsive eating.

3. Accountability and Follow-Through

• Are you keeping the promises you made to yourself?
• Example tasks: Logging progress, checking in with your accountability buddy, or completing your daily tasks.

4. Mindset and Motivation

• Are you staying positive and focused on your goals?
• Example tasks: Journaling about your wins, setting affirmations, or reflecting on your progress.

The Weekly Evaluation Process

Here’s how to evaluate your plan each week:

• Set Weekly Goals:

  At the start of each week, write down specific, actionable goals.

• Track Progress:

  Throughout the week, log your actions—whether it’s workouts, meal tracking, or mindset practices.

• Reflect on Successes and Challenges:

  At the end of the week, ask yourself:
  
  – What worked?
  
  – What didn’t work?
  
  – What can I adjust for next week?

• Adjust Your Plan:

  Make small changes to your schedule or strategies based on what you’ve learned.

Keeping Momentum Alive

Forward momentum is the key to long-term success. Even if you didn’t hit every goal this week, the simple act of reviewing your plan and making adjustments keeps you moving forward. It’s about showing up, staying consistent, and building on your progress week by week.

Accountability isn’t about perfection—it’s about action and progress. Keep evaluating, keep adjusting, and keep moving forward. This is how you win.

This system I created is all about making sure you stay accountable and keep moving forward. The Performance Evaluation Sheet is your weekly check-in—a tool to help you see exactly where you’re succeeding and where you need to step it up. It focuses on the key areas we’ve talked about, like fitness, nutrition, and mindset, so you can measure your progress and adjust your plan as needed.

ASSESSMENT
Performance Accountability worksheet | Workbook Page 99

ACTIVITY | In order to truly be accountable one must be willing to truly evaluate success daily, weekly and monthly. Rate your weekly success on the following topics.

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