Short term Goal?

melipon2166
melipon2166 Posts: 32 Member
edited January 2018 in Health and Weight Loss
I know my end goal but how should i set short term goals? Daily? Weekly? Monthly seems too long for me.
What do you recommend works best to stay motivated?

Replies

  • amberellen12
    amberellen12 Posts: 248 Member
    Everyone is different. If you set weekly goals and don't hit it will it make you lose motivation? Then I wouldn't do it.

    I weigh daily and the successes make me happy. When I don't have the scale go down or if it goes up I don't lose hope. I get even more determine.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I have a weekly calorie goal that i focus on each month.
  • ladyhusker39
    ladyhusker39 Posts: 1,406 Member
    Motivation is fleeting. Don't rely on it to reach your goals. Instead devise a plan and follow it. No motivation required.
  • fr33sia12
    fr33sia12 Posts: 1,258 Member
    My only goals are to get to a healthy weight and eat healthily. I don't set weekly or monthly goals.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Motivation is fleeting. Don't rely on it to reach your goals. Instead devise a plan and follow it. No motivation required.

    This^^! Don't waste time and energy worrying about motivation. Decide what is important to you. Do it. Simple.
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,237 Member
    My goals are to follow my training plan and meet my calorie intake (average over the week). I can control those. If I meet those goals, the results (weight loss, measurements, assorted fitness/strength/race times/etc.) will happen.
  • aganey
    aganey Posts: 501 Member
    I set small weight goals. Example I want to be in the 170’s by Valentine’s Day (at 184 now). However, to not get overwhelmed I take it a week at a time. My weekly goal is to log everyday and stay under my calories at least 6 of the 7. I allow myself one meal to indulge on (within reason) a week. So far I’ve lost 11 pounds.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    I do the same dates every year, the dates are meaningful to me, and spread out enough to make progress):
    April 3 - my birthday (2018 goal 130#)
    July 4 - usually in swimsuit in front of lots of people (2018 goal 127#)
    Oct 31 - prelude to candy, Thanksgiving, etc (2018 goal 125#)
    Dec 31 - year end (2018 goal 125)

    I keep this in my notes at the bottom of my diary so I see it every day.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I'm in maintenance now, and I have had several shifts in focus, beliefs and routines since I joined MFP in 2013. This is how I think now:

    I think you are talking about weightloss goals? I'm all for having a goal weight, and a realistic expectation of when one should be able to reach it, but I would let my daily focus be on behavior. That's actually something that motivates me, because my eating and exercise habits are great! :D I eat food I love for every meal, but portion it out appropriately. I don't do any planned exercise, but I move purpusefully every day, to get some work done, errrands, or just for fun. Weighing daily, but keeping calm and use the trend as a guide for behavior adjustments, is sorta motivating. What binds this together, is honing shopping and cooking and sleeping habits, and attitudes like an open mind, curiosity, flexibility, gratitude and patience.