What Mini Goal is motivating you right now!

spirittrail

akinablood246 wrote: »

spirittrail wrote: »

akinablood246 wrote: »

Hey everyone I have been a little all of the place with work recently but as it's the weekend am aiming for a v2/3 in local climbing wall bouldering. Start of summer around 73kg - > 67 kg by end of summer now gone up to 68kg . my mini goal to improve climbing and for an event coming up would be get to 65kg then eventually with no time frame 63kg maintain. Any advice would be good from anyone in similar situation successfully loosing last few kg thanks

Hi! I'm similar! At the beginning of June I was at 68 kg. Literally June 1st. Its now last day of September and maintaining at 64 kg very easily. My ultimate goal is between 60 to 61 kgs.

I started almost two years ago in the 180s.....pounds.....and have made slow simple/moderate changes and the needle has ALWAYS moved down. Never gained back. I lost 4 kilos in 4 months so would suggest that as a realistic goal if you don't want to continue to fight. Make keeping OUT of 69 kg your goal.....not the other way. Focus on getting the junk out of your diet and adding water. Remember....VERY IMPORTANT....your body loses the hard fat surrounding your organs FIRST. THATS THE MOST IMPORTANT!!! ONCE YOUR ORGANS ARE HEALTHIER, IT MOVES ON TO YOUR "SOFT FAT",
YOUR BODY.
so don't stress about outer appearances now. Your goal is to GET AND STAY HEALTHY. celebrate your weight loss......eyes forward.....and eventually your soft fat will start to dissolve. Once you realize the damage caused by yo yo diets, you'll be very motivated to be patient. I understand it's easier to climb being lighter.....so focus on building strength in arms and shoulders to help you. Muscles will help speed up your soft fat loss.

You've got this!!!!

Hey thanks for this response very helpful i never thought about it that way "keeping OUT of 69 kg your goal" I really needed to hear that thanks. I think like most people this is the hardest bit being "very motivated to be patient." Best if look on your journey too

Thank you!! Once I learned to be patient it was SO much easier!! Too many times we focus on getting results quickly and forget the journey. You've done AMAZING!! give your mind a chance to get comfortable with being at 68 kg for a while. It's an admirable weight! When it's gotten used to carrying g around 5 fewer kilos, it will be ready to adjust and begin again. But yes....keep out of 69 kg is your goal. Don't make this hard on yourself.

spirittrail

@cmoak54 I'm sorry to hear that you are struggling. I'm down 42 pounds in just under 2 years. I felt slower was better in the long run. You say you gained back 26 pounds in a few months, where my philosophy is that amount of weight lost in one year is admirable and more likely to stay off. You may want to consider adjusting expectations to a max of 30 pounds per year. If you lose it in less than one year, focus on maintaining it until you've passed your one year anniversary.
I initially found the scale distracting....so I threw it out!! I live two blocks from a Community Centre which has a nice accurate scale. At first, it was a way to get some exercise AND weigh myself. I still do this but since I have completely changed how I eat and even get in daily exercise....I often forget to weigh myself! So when I do it's always a nice surprise!! I sometimes even forget to add my exercise in MFP now! Weight loss is a long term endeavor so habits must be changed slowly in order to keep it off. I also recommend a plan for a *red light* weight that you will NEVER reach. This will change as you go and allow you to shift to maintaining more frequently. As your body and mind adjust to the new number, it will reset its setpoint...making it harder to gain weight. If you take measurements as well, you'll also see improvements.

Greaterthanlife

Hello everyone:
My mini goal is to maintain my food calorie base. My food as follows:
Caesar and Santa Fe salads
Carb master yogurts
Yoplait light yogurts
Total calories 2050. Base calories 2140. I am happy about my calories being accounted. I believe I explained how my life is going through relationship and financial difficulties. This seems to be helpful. Take care of yourselves and keep healthy. All the best.

SeleneMoon333

Mini goals...coming back to mfp in autumn...not the first time...one of my best seasons to lose...weather's nice enough, stuff to get done before winter in the yard; so...basics: more water & moving, & logging food and checking in on groups, setting up a good base level of habits; also 90 in 90

aerochic42

I don't want to deal with returning a couple of flannel shirts I ordered online because they are a little snug. (plus I don't want to admit that I actually need yet another bigger size). So the mini goal is to fit in them. I need a kick of motivation again, so I'm hoping this can be it.

ibear

For me it’s about lowering my triglycerides, my good cholesterol is high so my doctor tells me not to worry but that’s not the point, I still think it should be in the normal range. My goal is to stop eating bad carbs, like bread and rice.

spirittrail

It's the start of a new week for me . I'm going back to basics for this week....which I simply call "Showing up" .Once you grow the habit of showing up every day it's easier to build on that.

So exercise for 15 minutes every single day for me. Not hit the gym, just exercise for 15 minutes. I noticed I only moved five days last week so by making this a mini goal, I am accountable to call it an exercise session. And by making it 15 minutes, I know I can easily find a way to do so. Going for a walk, doing Yoga With Adriene or 15 minutes on my Eleptical machine while watching a reality show are painless and fun ways for me to add some oxygen to my blood. 15 minutes daily adds up to almost 2 hours a week! If you add in time spent vacuuming, gardening or climbing the stairs in a week or walking from your car.....you can probably push it to 2 hours. 😉

jennydowd

leslie829 wrote: »

1 - Being at least 10lbs less than my husband
2 - Getting my lipids and sugar numbers down!

I feel your first one in my bones! I am on a weight loss journey and when I finally got to being one pound less than my husband, I shared that with him because I was so happy. Well that motivated him to also drop the extra weight he is carrying, which is great, but for a while we were battling it out on the scale. LOL. I won that battle, though, as I am now 8 pounds below him, but we are both winning the weight war together!

I'm pulling for you to reach both of your mini goals! Keep us posted!

jennydowd

krews wrote: »

I have 35 lbs to get back to my healthy weight. I have Yo Yo'ed for years along with binge eating. I gave up alcohol three years ago and the stress of my son passing put me in eating over drive. I need to train my body for normal eating patterns again.

I'm so sorry for your loss, Krews. I had been on a health kick and had lost 30 pounds when my father passed, and the stress and grief of his loss derailed my progress. You can do this! Climb that mountain one step at a time.

jennydowd

shannshine1 wrote: »

Morning!
Great goals and inspiring me to my mini-goal, which is to fit into my jeans by Christmas, which is about 15 pounds away. I've got them wrapped in Christmas paper already and it will be my gift to myself--even if the jeans are old ones! They are my favourite jeans and I think that will be a good goal.
My days are fine, it's the nighttime eating which knocks everything out of whack so the goal is to get that under control and I think the weight will start to move.

Nighttime eating is my vice too! The evenings are my only "me time" after the kids and hubby go to bed, so I cherish it, but I also tend to snack...unhealthily... when I am up late. It stinks, but I had to train myself to go to bed earlier, even if it meant sacrificing my alone time, just to control it. I get up an hour earlier and go for a morning walk, and that helps wear me out by the end of the day so it's not too hard to go to bed earlier. Good luck! You've got this! And what a great idea to wrap those jeans as a gift to yourself! I may copy that idea.

xbowhunter

Current weight 152ish.
Goal weight 145ish.

I am now living alcohol and processed food free and finding it easy to keep my calories at or slightly below 1500. I expect to be at goal is 5 weeks give or take.

Life is much better now that I have stopped poisoning my body with garbage.

spirittrail

@xbowhunter Hello and yes! I am mentally at this same point in my journey! Life is MUCH BETTER since I have stopped feeding myself poison. Two years ago.....even one year ago....I was still grocery shopping in the centre aisles. I have gradually moved away from them and find myself shopping at least 80% from the perimeter of the store now. I noticed today ironically which is why I feel compelled to comment. I just walked past so many aisles today without a second thought. Crackers, cereal, of course baking, candy, chips, canned foods. I did pick up some yoghurt from the dairy aisle.....but it was mostly fresh produce and a bag of bagels for my husband. It has taken me time to learn to read labels and for my system to actually reject processed food.....but the result is an easily maintained weight.....I need to walk up and weigh again actually.....and a MUCH healthier digestive system. Here's to a MUCH BETTER LIFE and treating our bodies with respect! 😍

Greaterthanlife

Hello everyone:
I hope all is well. I am logging in my food for calorie content. Here is my food for the day:
Veggie trays
Lunchables
Minute maid beverages

Total calories 1360. Base calories 2140. I felt the need for a lower calorie day. I was just making base and I wanted to see a better result.
Take care all.

spirittrail

I continue to make excellent progress. Walked up to weigh myself today.....I am HALF POUND away from a BMI of 24! 😲 This truly feels like a miracle to me. I still remember being "safely" out of Obese. Now I am SAFELY in Normal weight! My goal weight is only 6 pounds away.....and just as I am finally feeling comfortable being below 150 pounds...my next goal is being below 140 pounds and closer than I expected. 😍

Greaterthanlife

Hello everyone:
My food as follows:
Mediterranean salad
Ranch tortilla chips
Jello cherry pie

Total calories 2140. Base calories 2150. See you tomorrow all.

Greaterthanlife

I have to keep logging in to maintain my calorie intake. My food as follows:

Chicken apple walnut salads
Cheetos
Hazelnut bar

Total calories 2130. Base calories 2140. All the best to everybody.