What Mini Goal is motivating you right now!

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  • Greaterthanlife
    Greaterthanlife Posts: 77 Member
    Hello everyone:
    I hope all is well.
    My food as follows:

    10/30/24
    Salad with tuna and salsa
    Turkey slices
    Teriyaki noodles
    Chicken fried steak
    Seafood snackers
    Peanut butter crackers
    Larrabee bar

    Total calories 1785. Base calories 2140.

    10/31/24
    Salad with tuna
    Turkey slices
    Quiche Lorraine
    Carb master yogurts
    Essentia beverages
    Seafood snackers
    Cheetos baked chips

    Total calories 1535. Base calories 2140.
    See everyone in the afternoon.

  • Greaterthanlife
    Greaterthanlife Posts: 77 Member
    Happy Friday everyone:

    My food as follows:
    Caesar salad with turkey slices
    Veggie platter with turkey and cheese
    Diced tomatoes
    Avocado
    Sugar free yogurts
    Sugar free jello
    Sugar free puddings

    Total calories 1900. Base calories 2140.
    Good night all.

  • Greaterthanlife
    Greaterthanlife Posts: 77 Member
    Hello everyone:
    My food as follows:
    Stir fry vegetables with teriyaki sauce
    Tuna
    Turkey slices
    Avocado
    Quiche Lorraine
    Sugar free yogurts
    Sugar free jello

    Total calories 1300. Base calories 2140.
  • Greaterthanlife
    Greaterthanlife Posts: 77 Member
    Hello everyone:
    My food as follows:

    Veggie trays with chicken and tortilla strips
    Tuna
    Mini chicken pot pies
    Nutra grain bar
    Gummies

    Total calories 1850. Base calories 2140.
    See everyone tomorrow.


  • trixsterjl31
    trixsterjl31 Posts: 145 Member
    spirittrail wrote: »
    I missed one day of exercise so I'm continuing with another week of 25m per day I am 90 calories short of my goal....argh. In other news, for the first time......I gained weight and took it badly. Mind you, I realized I was overreacting the very next day when a photo popped up in my phone from exactly 11 months ago. November 3/23. I looked at it, realized while most people would charitably call me "chubby" or "a bit heavy", I have learned a lot this year. I would honestly call that girl obese because it doesn't take much. So I checked my BMI chart. Yes! I had been Obese by three pounds!! Back then, I would have been saying, Im so close to Overweight!!

    Rechecked my current weight.....I'm still "Normal" with one pound to spare! Lol How much weight did I gain in 10 days??? 4 ounces!!!! 😕 That picture popped up at the perfect time!! I can lose 4 oz in 2 weeks!! ☺️ In exactly eleven months I have lost 36 pounds.....that includes my recent 4 oz gain. 😊

    I posted about the stalls lately. They are rough. I have been locked in place another week dropped 2 lbs in 3 days. I feel like there is another one coming because i haven't got enough sleep the last few days. I've had upshifts of up to 4lbs. It really is frustrating when you didn't do anything. You just gotta say "self" did i eat 15k extra calories yesterday... no i did not so those 4 lbs are not real or an adjustment up from retention of water.... Remember a cup of water is 8 ounces. So 2 cups is an extra pound. I used to beat people at weight loss challenges in the Navy by drinking 2 gallons of water before weigh in and taking a water pill before the final weigh in. They were always mad because... how did you lose 24 lbs and keep eating like that.
    Stay strong.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,238 Member
    @spirittrail

    Looks like you have something fun to work on - not overreacting to the scale! It will go up and down. Just does that. Overall keep the trend in mind and yeah a quarter pound could be from an extra sip of water or salt or.... This is why I like to weigh daily and kind of ignore the one-day number and instead focus on a rolling average. I had a gain of two whole pounds one day last week. My average that day actually DECREASED a tenth of a pound because of the trend. Super helpful!
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,238 Member
    Greaterthanlife wrote: »
    Hello everyone:
    My food as follows:

    Veggie trays with chicken and tortilla strips
    Tuna
    Mini chicken pot pies
    Nutra grain bar
    Gummies

    Total calories 1850. Base calories 2140.
    See everyone tomorrow.


    Hi @Greaterthanlife

    Can you explain your daily posts? What are total calories? What are base calories? How are these daily updates related to mini-goals? What are the mini goals?

    Thanks for helping me understand what you're posting.

    STICK TO IT!
  • trixsterjl31
    trixsterjl31 Posts: 145 Member
    edited November 4
    @mtaratoot
    [/quote]

    Can you explain your daily posts? What are total calories? What are base calories? How are these daily updates related to mini-goals? What are the mini goals?

    Thanks for helping me understand what you're posting.

    STICK TO IT!
    [/quote]

    I would assume their base calories are their daily goal and they are shaving 290 calories off it for a loss of an extra lb every 10 days. Or that is their maint and they will lose 3 lbs a month.
    "Hello everyone,
    My name is Sonia... According to this site, I should track 2100 calories for monthly weight loss per the year.." it took a bit of cyber stalking but ya 2100 is the goal.

    Current mini goal is maintain daily walking to shave a lb a week. I'm already 2 to 3 lbs in def every day. Getting married in late December. I cant conceivable go below 300 by then now but i'll be in that last 10 lb.
    Todays 5 week says 306 but the calories are a bit low today like 1650 so will probably eat something when I go home.
  • spirittrail
    spirittrail Posts: 253 Member
    trixsterjl31 wrote: »
    spirittrail wrote: »
    I missed one day of exercise so I'm continuing with another week of 25m per day I am 90 calories short of my goal....argh. In other news, for the first time......I gained weight and took it badly. Mind you, I realized I was overreacting the very next day when a photo popped up in my phone from exactly 11 months ago. November 3/23. I looked at it, realized while most people would charitably call me "chubby" or "a bit heavy", I have learned a lot this year. I would honestly call that girl obese because it doesn't take much. So I checked my BMI chart. Yes! I had been Obese by three pounds!! Back then, I would have been saying, Im so close to Overweight!!

    Rechecked my current weight.....I'm still "Normal" with one pound to spare! Lol How much weight did I gain in 10 days??? 4 ounces!!!! 😕 That picture popped up at the perfect time!! I can lose 4 oz in 2 weeks!! ☺️ In exactly eleven months I have lost 36 pounds.....that includes my recent 4 oz gain. 😊

    I posted about the stalls lately. They are rough. I have been locked in place another week dropped 2 lbs in 3 days. I feel like there is another one coming because i haven't got enough sleep the last few days. I've had upshifts of up to 4lbs. It really is frustrating when you didn't do anything. You just gotta say "self" did i eat 15k extra calories yesterday... no i did not so those 4 lbs are not real or an adjustment up from retention of water.... Remember a cup of water is 8 ounces. So 2 cups is an extra pound. I used to beat people at weight loss challenges in the Navy by drinking 2 gallons of water before weigh in and taking a water pill before the final weigh in. They were always mad because... how did you lose 24 lbs and keep eating like that.
    Stay strong.

    @trixsterjl31 Hugs!! Thank you! I felt silly posting about my 4 ounce gain.but the reason was actually two fold......1)Appreciate exactly where you are, especially if you've lost weight. A photo of myself weighing 36 pounds more, less than a year earlier was all I needed to remember my work these last 11 months HAD a beginning. Once I started down this road, I fell in love with the scenery, the "new cuisine", I had forgotten the "me I left behind". She popped up to cheer me on and remind me where I'd come from, and I was SO GRATEFUL she did. Lol I know EXACTLY what caused those 4 oz! I eat very differently now....but I made pasta dishes twice in one week. A veggie lasagna and a spaghetti and Meatballs dinner. We eat small portions which leaves me stuck with leftovers. So that week, I ate pasta for lunch EVERY DAY....even breakfast once or twice! And that's with very little cheese Honestly, I was upset because it is LITERALLY the first time in 11 months the scale has climbed,,,,even just ounces, and I just know it was ALL that pasta! 😩 It takes so much time to lose weight...I hate taking one step back. 😘
  • spirittrail
    spirittrail Posts: 253 Member
    @mtaratoot Hugs!! Actually, I AM having fun on this journey because like others, I have failed before. I have had strong reasons to lose weight before....but this time, I was just tired of being in the 180s for so long....and celebrating when I dropped to the high 170s.....only to climb again to the 180s
    It was getting frustrating really!! I could NOT SHAKE OBESITY! i'm only 5'4" so it doesn't take much. Maybe even only 5.3".5! Overweight for me doesn't kick in until 174 lbs. I did a lot of mental preparation first. I remember going to football games and they flash the players stats.....height and weight. My first goal REALLY was to weigh less than a football player who came up in the high 180s I was embarrassed we weighed the same! I never passed 190 lbs....but it was time to get out of that self imposed ceiling. I purposely went slow because I rather it stay off than keep bouncing. I mention yoga because it works to burn the fat and increase strength without lots of pounding....I also like walking. Now that I'm Normal weight, I'm going to slowly reintroduce aerobics for 25 to 30 minutes this week....just once to start. Exercise can't be rushed. Do what you can, start where you are is NEVER MORE TRUE than with weight loss. The same with gradually changing your eating. Sugar, processed food and fried foods are the worst. But like any drug, you need to wean yourself off slowly if you do it slowly, you'll never go back and your weight will naturally lower. For me, I got tired of "fighting^....and I think if people reach the point of feeling like a true change is necessary and they don't get discouraged.....anyone can do it! One great motivator is seeing family or a friend once per year. If you don't already, call one, see them and make it a biannual or annual visit. It will keep you going if you realize you made a pact to drop just one size or 10/20 pounds every visit! Their shock and surprise will make you SO PROUD OF YOURSELF!!
  • trixsterjl31
    trixsterjl31 Posts: 145 Member
    Greaterthanlife wrote: »

    A special WINK to @Taratoot and @Trixter.
    Basically I am new at this and I want to keep my pace. Base calories is how My fitness pal calculated my weight loss goal. I still have to investigate daily food log. In the meantime, I need the support so I log in this way. I also enjoy the positive vibes from all of you. Keep me in your posts since I still need time to know my way around. All the best and see you tomorrow.
    You do you. lol. If it helps then it is worth it.
  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 1,459 Member
    My mini goal this week is excellent nutrition, yoga and cardio to boost my energy. Lots of work stress and trying to counteract mindfully and willingly!!

  • Greaterthanlife
    Greaterthanlife Posts: 77 Member
    Hello everyone:

    My food as follows:
    Spinach Dijon and apple walnut salads with chicken
    Lunchables
    Fritos
    Sugar free yogurts

    Total calories 2040. Base calories 2140.
    All the best. See you tomorrow.
  • Greaterthanlife
    Greaterthanlife Posts: 77 Member
    Hello everyone:
    My food as follows:

    11/06/24

    Asian salad
    Perdue chicken
    Quiche Lorraine
    Jello
    Sugar free yogurts
    Larrabee bar
    Gummies
    Essential beverages

    Total calories 1940. Base calories 2140

    11/07/2024

    Garden salads with chicken
    Quiche Lorraine
    Jello
    Sugar free yogurt
    Essential beverages
    Halloween candy (4 pieces)

    Total calories 2130. Base calories 2140.
    See all of you tomorrow.


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