What Mini Goal is motivating you right now!

petebabb

My goal is to be well and rid my body of the visceral fat I put on after age 50. Down 12 pounds in 12 months, and my smart scale says my bodyfat is decreasing, without any decrease in muscle mass, so I am now moving from simple increased activity to also reducing simple carbs. Not quite keto, at least not yet. I have had to punch new holes in my belts to keep the pants up! Yay!

OhMsDiva

Losing the other 10 lbs I gained over the holidays.

dhiammarath

I have found my new dragonpants. I'm more selective about the dragons to slay nowadays, because some dragons I will never slay nor should I. They are but far-off creatures on hoards in other kingdoms but mine. 20kg ago, I would get a pair of pants 2 sizes too small and be relatively sure I'd fit into them even if they didn't button. Now, though, I'm closing in on the final battle. The final book in my epic fantasy tale of achieving my dreams.

So I have two pairs of pants that I know will fit (they button, etc, etc) but push out my favorite (/sarcasm) inner rubber duckie floatie in a very unattractive way. These dragonpants are probably my final dragon to slay, pants wise. They are likely to be my final size, my final piece. When they fit, then there will probably be no more sizes "down" for me to go, and that's okay. I'm excited, because it marks a coming metamorphosis!

In my final legendary tales, I'm looking forward to reaching and knowing my final "size" (relative, because women's sizes make me laugh and cry and laugh again with sheer absurdity) and to reaching my goal.

Then the Epic Tale of Adventures in Slaying the Dragonpants will close. And it will be onto new adventures. Learning what needs to be done to maintain over the long term. But first!

I must ready my Sword of Habit and Shield of Determination, guzzle the caffeine shot of fleeting motivation and slay the dragonpants to make them fully mine.

The only one stopping me from my goals is me. So onward, I go!

nehaad88

I need to control my sugar cravings. I am slipping these days. Need to bring it back under control

13ecca4

My cousins getting married in Spain this May. I'd love to be able to get a dress for it off the Highstreet and not struggle trying to find something to fit.

goldstar0011

I got under 13 stone ready for my wedding, now it's time to build up some muscle size and definition

solieco1

In 4 lbs I'll be lowest weight in maybe 18 yrs !

wmweeza

When I hit 174 pounds I get to buy myself a special item. For each milestone weight I buy a piece of jewelry...I still need to decide what to get

Hopehaswings97

My current mini goal is to not be obese anymore, so I want to get to 170, but my ultimate goal is to get to 120.

I'm down 26 pounds already and have 14 more to lose to get to 170.

nmrhoade

Losing 4 more lbs so my BMI is finally under 25.

anisilva

To not give up this month no matter what the scale says.

Ghostofachance

Getting below 260 (again and for good).

MrsDogLady

Just three pounds to reach my first 20 pound goal.

rachelpelucca

Mine is going down a size with pants as well! I can’t wait to have to go shopping again ☺️

ginadaye

Two things. I am less than 20 lbs from my high school weight (I am 68 yo). Also, our 5oth anniversary is in June. I'd like to be at 169 by then!

AmyC2288

Mexico anniversary trip in June!

ajhouse

End of May-meet up with old friends I haven't seen in years.
June-Beach trip!
End of June-37th Birthday

margbarco

Less than 2 pounds away from original goal weight!!

I hope to reach it in less than a month then reassess and possibly set my final goal for another 6-8 pounds.

12Sarah2015

I only have 5 pounds to go!

Sew3rin

Vegas in October!

IremiaRe

I have a seriously catty one - but, what can I say?

I have a Sister - who is 2 years younger than I am and who was always the "cute/fit" sister in high school. Upon finding out that I was going to the prom, when she had to stay home due to chicken pox - she wailed out, in utter anguish - "My Fat Ugly Sister has a date for the prom, and I can't go!" It was high drama all round at the time.

The "Fat Ugly Sister" thing stung - and badly. I had always been the fat sister - and I carried that mental label in my head throughout most of my life. Fast forward 35 years.

I have spent the last 4 years on calorie restriction, getting into the best physical condition of my life. I am about the same weight/size that I was in high school. She has spent the last few decades sitting in front of the TV eating chips and ice cream. I haven't seen her in years - but, I am going to visit in July.

My Mini Goal is to lose even more pounds before I go. I would very much love to be down to a size 10 by then...

Catty? Oh yeah. Motivating? 100%

Success is the very best revenge!

lcdube01

I'm going on holiday in 2 months and want to take photos and feel good about it!

treebek

I've been catching up on all of the posts. So far I'm only on page 70 lol. I started posting in here in early 2016 and lost 55 pounds. The mini goals are so motivating! The last year I totally fell off the wagon and gained about 25 of it back. Since the beginning of February, I've been back on track and have lost a little over 8 pounds this month (woot!)

Today's weigh in was 202.4. So my first mini goal is to get to under 200! I have to smash that one! I feel like such a failure that I got back into the 2's. Once I get to onederland, I don't plan on EVER leaving again.

I like to do my mini goals in 5 lb chunks and also by milestone, so the next mini goal after that is to get to 195 and after that is to get to 192.4, which will be 20 lb down from what I weighed on Jan. 12.

Also, I can tell you from first hand experience, the best way to keep the weight off is weigh-ins and logging food! I got away from logging food when I got to 180 in 2016. Once I stopped logging, I stopped losing. I was still was weighing in and was able to maintain within a couple of pounds, but I never got below 180 and I know it's because I stopped paying attention to my CI/CO. Once my weight started creeping up, I also started ditching the scale and was only weighing in once every month or so. Guess what? Every month the scale went up, up up. I know that logging and weighing every day works for me and I'm not going to screw it up this time!

Now back to page 70 to read all these awesome mini goals!

rosiorama

I have two mini goals - one is to get under 170. I’m currently sitting at 171.2 - and have been for nearly a week. This is actually intentional -this is the first time since mid-December that I intentionally decided to eat closer to maintenance to see how it feels.

My second mini goal is to improve my squats and start using the bar at the squat rack. Please be kind - I’ve lived my entire life with knee issues and until now I’ve used mostly machines for lower body workouts -they’ve always felt safer. Trying to remedy that.

anisilva

Drop below 270 and 30 second planks.

kplumm88

My husband moved back to Texas almost 2 weeks ago. We will be joining him once we sell our house in Missouri. My goal is to loose a noticeable amount of weight before I see him again. I want to surprise him with the difference! Other than that, my next mini goal is to get back to 263 which is what I weighed after having my son 6 years ago.

HDBKLM

IremiaRe wrote: »

I have a seriously catty one - but, what can I say?

I have a Sister - who is 2 years younger than I am and who was always the "cute/fit" sister in high school. Upon finding out that I was going to the prom, when she had to stay home due to chicken pox - she wailed out, in utter anguish - "My Fat Ugly Sister has a date for the prom, and I can't go!" It was high drama all round at the time.

The "Fat Ugly Sister" thing stung - and badly. I had always been the fat sister - and I carried that mental label in my head throughout most of my life. Fast forward 35 years.

I have spent the last 4 years on calorie restriction, getting into the best physical condition of my life. I am about the same weight/size that I was in high school. She has spent the last few decades sitting in front of the TV eating chips and ice cream. I haven't seen her in years - but, I am going to visit in July.

My Mini Goal is to lose even more pounds before I go. I would very much love to be down to a size 10 by then...

Catty? Oh yeah. Motivating? 100%

Success is the very best revenge!

@IremiaRe catty or no I support you in this endeavour In fact, your post reminds me of one of my own from last spring (except about my mom) that I had to preface with the label "Bitterness alert!" So, your sister at the time was, what, like 15 or 16? Maybe she outgrew that kind of nonsense emotionally by now, but if not then here's hoping she 'outgrew' you physically in the meantime!

By the way, do you have any sense of her size that is helping you to anticipate what you'll find when you see her for the first time in all these years (e.g., following her on social media, family gossip, etc.)?

12Sarah2015

12Sarah2015 wrote: »

I only have 5 pounds to go!

Now it's just four pounds!

QuittingIsntAnOptionNow

Fitting into a pair of size 18 shorts I was given.

IremiaRe

HDBKLM wrote: »

@IremiaRe catty or no I support you in this endeavour In fact, your post reminds me of one of my own from last spring (except about my mom) that I had to preface with the label "Bitterness alert!" So, your sister at the time was, what, like 15 or 16? Maybe she outgrew that kind of nonsense emotionally by now, but if not then here's hoping she 'outgrew' you physically in the meantime!

By the way, do you have any sense of her size that is helping you to anticipate what you'll find when you see her for the first time in all these years (e.g., following her on social media, family gossip, etc.)?

In a sense, she has outgrown it... "Fat Ugly Sister" a joke between us, now. And I know what I will see when I arrive. She outweighs me at my highest - she says she is "under 400, now" which means that at some point she was over it. I have tried to motivate her - thinking that, if nothing else, our life-long competition might inspire her to do something - but, she has every excuse ever made for why she can't do any exercise - although she swears she is eating on calorie restriction and is completely baffled as to why she isn't losing any weight. Since she is not always in close touch with reality, I have to think that she is either not using any measuring system - or she is completely lying to herself. Regardless, catty though it is, I still want to be a size ten by July. I am so not a good person. lol.