Do you have a goal? I'm not talking about a number

CarlyIrene415
CarlyIrene415 Posts: 27 Member
edited November 17 in Motivation and Support
I always set goals around a specific event or item. For me, a hard DATE that can't be changed is important to keep me on track and motivated. My short term goal is to look good in this one pair of jeans I own by May 26th. What is May 26? It's the Bottle Rock Music Festival in Napa. I want to feel good in my own skin and not be shy about showing my bare arms!

So, what's your short term goal?
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  • strebor337
    strebor337 Posts: 168 Member
    I don't exactly have a hard date, but my big motivation is to be able to do a backpacking bow hunt with my daughter in the Rocky mountains this fall. Losing a little weight helps with that goal, but I too am more interested in just feeling good about myself (and not having a heart attack in the wilderness).
  • Brans34
    Brans34 Posts: 599 Member
    I want to lose enough off my belly, thighs and hips so that my bikini bottoms aren't squishing in this summer. I have 4 more weeks of school before summer break, so probably another 10 lbs should be all I need to get rid of. If the scale would start budging again! It's kind of about a number, but really it's more about the appearance. I want to look good in a swimming suit.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Get down to 125# by August 1st. I'm stopping at that date even if I'm not 125. I want more room when I gain so I stop jumping from normal to overweight BMI.
  • Geocitiesuser
    Geocitiesuser Posts: 1,429 Member
    Honestly I'd just like to date again, but as time goes on I care less and less. I don't have hard goals. I'd like to bring gold home from a TKD tournament, maybe next November. At this point I'm just having fun pushing myself to get fitter and all the crazy reactions I get from people after losing close to 130lbs. That drum beat of life.
  • brittyn3
    brittyn3 Posts: 481 Member
    Qualify for Boston Marathon in 2 years. It'll take me from now until next year to even come close - most likely.

    I like setting mini goals, but I'm a numbers person ... so they are all numbers haha.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    I have cycling goals ... events on certain dates.

    Just successfully completed one of those goals this past Easter weekend.

    Cycled 500 km in 60 hours! :)

    Friday was a 300 km event (17 hours), Saturday we supported other riders doing the 300 km event and rested a bit, Sunday was a 200 km event (12 hours). Tired now!
  • bethpaige86
    bethpaige86 Posts: 23 Member
    I want to look better than my sister next time I go home to visit. I know it is shallow and mean to say, but I deeply want to show up at my mom's for whatever holiday/birthday is next and look better than my sister.
  • Cymrian2017
    Cymrian2017 Posts: 49 Member
    I want to get under 190. I put on some weight the last couple of years. In the process of taking it off. My ultimate goal would be 180 but I know from past experience as soon as I hit 190 I definitely notice a difference. Mentally and physically. More energy. Simply feel better.
  • nrbutton
    nrbutton Posts: 165 Member
    By August 7th I want to be down to 25% body fat for a tubal ligation reversal surgery, less risky and less expensive surgery, and for obvious advantages in trying to get pregnant afterwards. I'm at 37% body fat right now. I've lost 10% body fat in the last 2 months so I'm well on my way :)
  • Suzanuh
    Suzanuh Posts: 36 Member
    My goal is to be able to fit into all the summer clothes I actually like by mid June for vacation.
  • Amara411
    Amara411 Posts: 54 Member
    I'd like to hit the 150s by my birthday in July. I'd even settle for weighing 159lbs ... I've been stuck in one range for over a year now and I'm trying to change that
  • WanderingRivers
    WanderingRivers Posts: 612 Member
    It's more wanting to be able to fit into shirts a friend of mine gave me before she passed away.
  • rachelr1116
    rachelr1116 Posts: 334 Member
    I have a bunch of vintage sewing patterns that I'd love to actually be able to use. Some of them I know will always be too small (I don't think I've had a 31" bust and 24" waist since 7th grade) but I have several that are a size 28 waist and I think that's a realistic goal for me.
  • denato1
    denato1 Posts: 54 Member
    Pullups, never in my lift have I done one. I will do them in a few months. I must
  • TheCupcakeCounter
    TheCupcakeCounter Posts: 606 Member
    Bikini ready by Memorial Day weekend, which for me is about more 10 lbs, but I want to lose 15 since there is a lot of uncontrolled eating and drinking on the weekends. Hopefully all the work I've done since January will have re-trained me to be mindful of what I am eating without conscious thought (works a bit already - I have 2 or 3 crackers and cheese and then focus on the veggie tray). Since I'm not 100% convinced that will work I am planning on eating at a deficit and working out hard during the week so I have some calories banked for the weekend. One saving grace is the shear amount of walking, swimming, and stairs that are involved with a weekend at the lake.
    After the summer is over I have to maintain or lose a little more since we are going to Mexico right after Thanksgiving.
  • LauraInTheWater
    LauraInTheWater Posts: 477 Member
    A pair of shorts I haven't been able to wear in a couple of years are sitting out as a reminder of my goal. I call them "My Ultimate Shorts." I most likely wouldn't ever wear them out because they are sooooo short. But I remember the day I couldn't zip them up and I died a little inside. I can zip them now, they are just tight. My goal is by my birthday, June 30. It will be a little present to myself.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Short term.. finish up this bulk in a week then cut for summer. Most likely I still won't fit into my nice bikinis (the tops) so I will have to buy new ones.
  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    These are all awesome- I have a number goal for the year, but I bought a beautiful pink Ann Taylor dress at Goodwill ($5! Got to love it) that I can fit into but it is too tight at the moment. I would love to lose weight/inches enough to fit into it to wear it for work.
  • LadyLilion
    LadyLilion Posts: 276 Member
    I guess I do. On my anniversary this year my husband and I hiked some trails at a nearby state park. They have one trail that goes to a natural spring - 316 steps UP from the spring to the main trail. I took one look and said HELL NO! But I also said, "Next year, I'll do those stairs."

    So there you go...my non-number goal is to walk the spring trail at Ha Ha Tonka State Park.

  • briohne128
    briohne128 Posts: 176 Member
    I would like to be at my goal weight by the end of May (I am going to a wedding and obviously want to look my best!) however I really want to tone up and get strong as well, mostly so I can get better at climbing but I haven't put a date on this. I'm just going to work hard and live for the moment :smile:
  • bizgirl26
    bizgirl26 Posts: 1,795 Member
    MeganAM89 wrote: »
    My goal is to finally have a summer where I feel confident to wear exactly what I want and to feel hot as hell in a bikini.

    ^^THIS^^
  • cs2thecox
    cs2thecox Posts: 533 Member
    I want to see my abs...
    I'm already 16.6% body fat according to the calipers, but my abs just aren't bulgy enough to show through at the moment! So working on a lot of ab and oblique work with my PT to see if we can get them to pop.

    I'd also like to be able to bench press more. My single rep PB is 45kg at the moment, so there's definitely scope for more.

    I'm moving in with my boyfriend next week, and I want that to go super well. Not fitness or diet linked or anything, but still an important goal for me!
  • PrincessMel72
    PrincessMel72 Posts: 1,094 Member
    Bikini ready by this time next year and feel good in it!
  • BedsideTableKangaroo
    BedsideTableKangaroo Posts: 736 Member

    my goal is very vague. it's simply to feel better and improve. and i'm not just talking physically. when i set specific goals, i'm too hard on myself when i fail to reach a "number" or milestone. and having no set date for anything allows me to achieve at a pace that is sustainable.
  • CarlyIrene415
    CarlyIrene415 Posts: 27 Member
    denato1 wrote: »
    Pullups, never in my lift have I done one. I will do them in a few months. I must

    That first one you get is something you'll never forget! I practiced for months using resistance bands to help me up. And then I would always try to do one without. One day, after class, I was just messing around and hopped up on the bar and did it! Good luck! Can't wait to hear when you finally reach that goal!
  • CarlyIrene415
    CarlyIrene415 Posts: 27 Member
    bethpaige86 wrote: »
    I want to look better than my sister next time I go home to visit. I know it is shallow and mean to say, but I deeply want to show up at my mom's for whatever holiday/birthday is next and look better than my sister.

    haha, I love it! You've got this!
  • 3rdof7sisters
    3rdof7sisters Posts: 486 Member
    Short term, normal weight.
    Long term, normal weight for the rest of my life.
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