A month and a half in...

lauriepoirier1

And I am down 19.5 pounds!! And best of all, my sugar levels are perfect!

How do you set mini goals? Is it a number to reach, a certain time?

Kathryn247

Nice work!!!
I've found that setting weight loss goals is nothing but frustrating. You can stick to your calorie goal for weeks, but if your body decides to hang on to some water weight on goal day, you're just out of luck. But this process is for a lifetime, not a month, right?
Better, more controllable goals are things like sticking to an exercise schedule for a certain number of days/weeks, or trying a new vegetable or exercise each week.
My local park system has this "try all of our trails" challenge that I'm thinking about trying.

Great job sticking with it!

lauriepoirier1

Thanks, I think I will try the new exercise each week! Right now I am doing 5k steps per day.

LittleLightShine

I use the Happy Scale app and like how it sets goals based on the historical data of my weight loss journey. Good luck on your journey!

smaerose

Been doing 1200 calories a day for 5 weeks, down four pounds. It took me 20 years to put on 25 pounds so 4 pounds in this amount of time is pretty good!

ms_maruska

Awesome about your blood sugar levels! Congrats!

bobsburgersfan

Way to go!

I typically don't set timed weight loss goals. I'll focus on the next 5-10 pounds at a time, just without a time frame. I generally set behavioral goals related tracking, sticking to my calorie goals, working out or pushing myself at the gym, planning, cooking at home more, pretty much any area where I've been a little lax or that I feel is a weak point.

LyndaBSS

My first goal is onederland (below 200 lbs). After that is met, it will be every 5 lbs with no dates set.

bjkoziara

Great job! I initially just had a big goal of losing more than 200 pounds, but then that started to feel a bit overwhelming. So I adjusted. Right now, my first goal is to lose 50 pounds. I've lost 23 of it so far, so I'm pert near halfway!

After 50 pounds gone I'll still be 310. So my goal after that is to get lower than my lowest weight as an adult, 287. I'm aiming for 285 because that's 25 pounds. Then my goal is to get under 260, at which point I'll have lost 100 pounds. And we'll see from there.