What Mini Goal is motivating you right now!

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  • spirittrail
    spirittrail Posts: 298 Member
    edited August 4

    Posting my exercise hours for the month of July. 12 hours......the same as the month of May. An improvement over June, when my hours totaled 9. I'm new at this....so I don't know if 12 hours per month is just a regular habit. I plan to increase to 14 hours for August. Am I the only one who actually prefers exercising in the Fall over the Summer? 🙂

    @newgam03 Hi! Just a friendly follow-up. Five weeks ago I posted my June exercise hours ....right under your post. You'd wanted to reach and maintain a goal...I suggested a tiny, non threatening 10 minute walk twice the first week...and add one day each week after that. It would take 6 weeks to reach a 10 minute walk every day. Did you give it a try? I hope you did....it's never too late to start!! I'll be back in 4 weeks 😊

  • amylynnh2023
    amylynnh2023 Posts: 2 Member

    Keep up the great work.

  • rennerkyler
    rennerkyler Posts: 19 Member

    To take advantage of the simple things in life such as a sun rise or a sun set or sitting by a river enjoying the sound of running water!

  • takinitalloff
    takinitalloff Posts: 3,894 Member

    I've been building up to exercising almost daily for the last couple of years, missing only 2 days so far this year, and 19 days each for 2024 and 2023. […] But with all that exercise, I haven't lost any weight or even inches because of eating too much. […] so I started tracking my food this week…and lost 4.5 lbs so far (mostly water weight, but still nice). […] I'm taking it 10 lbs at a time, with my first small goal being 30 straight days of food tracking, with more healthy choices.

    @vgpeterson1403 Bravo! I enjoyed reading about those lasting changes you are making (daily exercise, food tracking, more healthy choices).

    I just sent you an invitation to a discussion group here on MyFitnessPal. I think it fits your goals, please come check us out if you'd like to meet some like-minded folks. (Anyone else reading this is invited as well!) I've been a member for just over two years now, and through lifestyle changes like the ones you have made, I've lost about 70 lbs in that time period.

    August 2025 Ultimate Accountability Challenge

    We commit to do the following every day of the month: exercise actively for at least 20 minutes; stay within our individual calorie budget; and track all caloric food and beverages. Members report in to the group once per day, or no less than once every 3 days.

  • DiscusTank5
    DiscusTank5 Posts: 856 Member

    My mini goal now is the Sprint Triathlon I've signed up and paid $150 for: happening on Aug. 30th. I've been training all summer, really since a mini (indoor) tri in early April. But it wasn't until last week that I biked over 15 miles in one go this year. I'm aiming for a 20 mile bike ride this Saturday morning, with running and swimming interspersed throughout the week.

  • lenandsallyb
    lenandsallyb Posts: 3 Member

    SBB over the last 35 years I went from 230 to 190 and now I'm down to 150 and I want to be down to my college weight of 54 years ago. I eat healthy for the most part but my husband and I eat at our son and daughter -in- law's house sometimes weekly or once or twice a month.

  • DiscusTank5
    DiscusTank5 Posts: 856 Member
    edited August 21
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48730776#Comment_48730776

    Thank you! I've done sprint triathlons before, just not since my cancer surgery in Dec. 23, unless you count the indoor tri in April (10 min swim, 20 min ex. bike, 15 min treadmill run).

    I'll do a brick workout tomorrow: my plan is 6-8 miles on the bike, then 2 miles running.

    The other day I ended up riding 17.6 miles and it felt fine. The hardest part is crossing the busy highway, or riding along it for a short distance, and feeling trucks bearing down on me going 50 mph. Or passing very close to me when they had room to move around.

    I can't imagine a 100 mile ride! That's amazing. I know someone in my town who did 112 for her Ironman race in Houston a few years ago, but I don't plan on any distance like that — at least not any time soon.

  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,820 Member

    @DiscusTank5

    Traffic is one of the hardest things to adjust to. In my 40's I pretty much just rode and prayed. Ten years later, there are some roads I would ride before that I hesitate to ride now.

    I've had too many friends injured by cars. These were mostly in town with cars running/rolling through stops, but a few were out on old country roads where people drive too fast around blind turns. None of them have been highways, but the highways where I live are only 4 lanes, not like in big cities.

    Best of luck on you tri! If you can ride 17.5 and feel good you've got no worries. Just be prepared for the possibility for run to start off a little rough if you ride too hard. After the first half mile you'll settle into your comfort zone.

  • spirittrail
    spirittrail Posts: 298 Member

    @takinitalloff I'm going to check out this group.…thank you! Tomorrow is weigh in day...walking to the Community Centre I haven't checked in 2.5 weeks and feel terrible! Last I did, I was 139. But I found a photo of myself at 134 pounds this year and regret not just "calling it a day" back then. I was in a size 2 pant ( mind you I am well aware of vanity sizing and this brand is notorious for that. So I take it with a grain of salt and called myself a size 4). 🙃 Honestly my goal is to find my way back to 134 pounds for the end of November....probably sooner...and reassess in 2026. I am trying to transfer my pic in here so fingers crossed it works. If not I may randomly pop up on this thread sometime this week! Lol I have a large amount of wriggle room....up to 155 pounds max....even 145 minimum…and preparing mentally to put in the work.

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  • spirittrail
    spirittrail Posts: 298 Member

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