Anybody else set low weight loss goals...

kds10
kds10 Posts: 452 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have about 30 lbs to lose...as of this morning I weigh 181.5 my goal is to be at 172 by June 30th then lose another 10 lbs by December 31st. Slow but for me that seems to work.

I like setting low expectations because then I find it less overwhelming and it allows for some lenience for the occasional off day, etc.
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  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    It can definitely work for some people.

    I prefer setting lots of mini-goals and deadlines for myself to keep myself on track. Otherwise I get lazy and slowly end up eating at maintenance (or higher). I don't have a lot of weight to lose, so it's easy to get complacent since I'm already a healthy BMI. I need to keep myself focused to get those last 15lbs off!
  • alondrakayy
    alondrakayy Posts: 304 Member
    I have 10 lbs to lose by the end of this year. Taking it slow and steady. I'm in no rush .. but I'm also at the very end of my weight loss journey so I don't think this would be the case if I had 100 lbs to lose.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    I'm hoping to lose about 30 pounds total this year as well! I decided early on that I was going to aim for the end of 2018 as a rough goal, giving me two years to lose 73 pounds. So far that's treated me pretty well - I lost about 40 pounds last year before taking a holiday diet break, and am back on the deficit train as of earlier this month. When I was looking forward to 2018, I also decided that I will probably not want to go much lower than an average net 1650-1700 calories a day (last year I averaged over 2000/day). We'll see how that goes.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I put on about 10 Lbs every winter and strip it off in the spring...takes me about 2 months and isn't particularly painful...I can't imagine taking 6 months to drop 10 Lbs.

    During my initial weightloss, I didn't really have a time frame...I lost 40 Lbs at an average rate of about 1 Lb per week and that's basically what I shoot for in my spring cut.
  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 2,068 Member
    I don't do deadlines or any goals beyond where my maintenance range should be.

    I do want to see a downward trend. Right now, I'd like to see it a little faster than it is, but trying to determine if that's a realistic goal or not. Either way, the overall is what counts for me.
  • sunfastrose
    sunfastrose Posts: 543 Member
    And just to point out, sometimes what is "slow" is actually "mandatory for health". There are some times that the difference between the calories you need to eat to stay healthy and lose weight and the ones to maintain your weight is not enough to have the big pound losses per week. I.e. your TDEE (BMR + exercise) might be 1800 (to throw out a #). To lose 2 pounds - which is thrown out there as the "healthy max" - you would have to eat 1000 calories less than TDEE per day. That takes you to 800 calories, which is definitely an unhealthy # of calories for the general population. So for this person they will have to lose in the 1 pound a week range to stay above what is considered the healthy minimum for a woman (1200 calories).
  • jflongo
    jflongo Posts: 289 Member
    I initially had my profile set to 1.5 lbs per week, but just recently changed it to 1 lb per week, to slow down a bit. Also, I'm trying to lift weights, so that is another reason I put it at 1 lb per week, to add a few more calories in per day.

    I started at 210 about a month ago, I'm down to 204 now. My goal is around 185 - 190. Once I hit 199, I'm going to drop my profile down to 0.5 lbs per week.
  • bcradio1
    bcradio1 Posts: 43 Member
    The problem with all of this is that it is impossible to tell how many pounds you need to lose to get the look you want to get. I thought I had 20lbs to lose, but almost 40lbs later I am still not there yet.

    I simply aim to lose 1lb per week until I am done.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    bcradio1 wrote: »
    The problem with all of this is that it is impossible to tell how many pounds you need to lose to get the look you want to get. I thought I had 20lbs to lose, but almost 40lbs later I am still not there yet.

    I simply aim to lose 1lb per week until I am done.

    Eh, I just want to be not overweight. I figure anything strictly for vanity purposes can be its own thing.
  • bcradio1
    bcradio1 Posts: 43 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Eh, I just want to be not overweight. I figure anything strictly for vanity purposes can be its own thing.

    Except what is overweight? Too heavy? Too much fat? Too much muscle?

    If you lose 30lbs of muscle and no fat, will you no longer be overwieght by your definition (of course this is not technically possible)?
  • jflongo
    jflongo Posts: 289 Member
    bcradio1 wrote: »
    The problem with all of this is that it is impossible to tell how many pounds you need to lose to get the look you want to get. I thought I had 20lbs to lose, but almost 40lbs later I am still not there yet.

    I simply aim to lose 1lb per week until I am done.

    I'm going to gauge this by my waist size. I'm trying to get below 200 lbs, so that I can start running again, and have less weight on my joints. I got to the point where size 36 pants were getting tight again, so I want to get to the point where 34 size are very comfortable and 32's are tight. Then I'll drop mine down to 0.5 lbs per week.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    I'm approaching 2 years with a loss goal of 0.5 lb per week. I'm still not to a target goal and I'm not tempted to give up and quit. I just keep trying. Today is a get up and dust off day after tripping yesterday. Onward!
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    My goal was 1 pound a week. I'm about 45 weeks in and have lost 45.5 pounds. Same goal for next year (1 year is 3/14/18), so 104 pounds in 2 years.
  • olive1968
    olive1968 Posts: 148 Member
    My goal is .5 pound a week. I finally took the quality advice on this site and realized I can't be successful at 1200 cals a day. I reset my goal to .5 pound and upped my cals to 1450. Everytime I try to "boost my progress" and drop back to 1200, oy. Now, I have also increased my exercise level and secretly hope I lose .75 pounds a week. So in a way, I may technically be at a 1200 net some days but I'm really all about this "eat as much as I can and lose weight" concept.

    It's very slow going but I feel like I've finally mastered the mental challenge there. My 50th bday is in October and I'd like to be down 20 by then. 25 would be perfect. Then I will spend another year maybe losing another 10.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    bcradio1 wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Eh, I just want to be not overweight. I figure anything strictly for vanity purposes can be its own thing.

    Except what is overweight? Too heavy? Too much fat? Too much muscle?

    If you lose 30lbs of muscle and no fat, will you no longer be overwieght by your definition (of course this is not technically possible)?

    I’m aiming for the top of the BMI range, or until losing becomes more difficult than I feel is sustainable, and I’ll see how I feel from there. I do understand the difference between overweight and over fat- this is a thread about slow goals, after all. My point was only that I’m just not especially worried about how I’ll look when I get there. I’m worried about my blood pressure, cholesterol, and living as long and healthy a life as possible. At least for now, I could care less about how I’ll look in a bikini after another 30 pounds.
  • vanmep
    vanmep Posts: 410 Member
    Doesn’t really matter if you lose 20 and realize you aren’t happy with how you look - just take another couple years and lose 20 more! :smiley:
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I don't really set such specific deadlines but I thought by the end of the year I'd like to be down 10 lbs from where I am now. It is kind of a minimum I have in my head.
    My ultimate weight loss goal is more like 20-40 lbs. It wouldn't be impossible to lose 20 lbs or more in a year so I may get closer to that but if I just drop 10 lbs that is fine.
  • MaybeLed
    MaybeLed Posts: 250 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    bcradio1 wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Eh, I just want to be not overweight. I figure anything strictly for vanity purposes can be its own thing.

    Except what is overweight? Too heavy? Too much fat? Too much muscle?

    If you lose 30lbs of muscle and no fat, will you no longer be overwieght by your definition (of course this is not technically possible)?

    I’m aiming for the top of the BMI range, or until losing becomes more difficult than I feel is sustainable, and I’ll see how I feel from there. I do understand the difference between overweight and over fat- this is a thread about slow goals, after all. My point was only that I’m just not especially worried about how I’ll look when I get there. I’m worried about my blood pressure, cholesterol, and living as long and healthy a life as possible. At least for now, I could care less about how I’ll look in a bikini after another 30 pounds.

    Yep, I'm aiming for a BMI of 24.9, then I'll see... I've never been a 'normal' weight so I have no idea what to expect. Every week I aim for less than maintenance and I call it a win. I imagine I will be actively losing for at least the next 18 months, probably longer.

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