20 pounds to lose challenge April 1-July 31

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  • mochasmommie7193
    mochasmommie7193 Posts: 155 Member
    Happy to be Back! I will post weekly on Fridays. Best of luck to All of us!

    April 1st 8.6 (Weight Loss Goal)


    Apr 9th -2.8 (Total -2.8) 5.8 To Go
    Apr 16th -1.4 (Total -4.2) 4.4 To Go
    Apr 23rd +0.6 (Total -3.6) 5.0 To Go
  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,412 Member
    @julsmarshall Fabulous weight loss!! I think you're wise about serving size. I need to be more mindful of that!
  • shnerb00
    shnerb00 Posts: 270 Member
    kwgrandma wrote: »
    I’m curious about how each of us set weight loss goals . . .

    Do you set an an ultimate goal?
    Do you break down your goal into intermediate goals?
    Do you set dates for your goals?

    I don’t set dates. I do set both
    Intermediate and ultimate goals. Reaching intermediate goals is VERY motivating for me. It’s a huge reminder that my efforts are working. I find I need that reminder as time passes on this weight loss journey. It seems the closer to goal, the more difficult it is. So breaking down the next 20 pounds into 4 5 pound goals is what works for me.

    So, how do you go about your goals?

    Good questions!

    Do you set an an ultimate goal? Yes. I need to know where I’m going so I can make a plan on how to get there! “Keep the end in mind”—Steven Covey. I once tried just focusing on shorter term goals and, for me, I didn’t get any sense of urgency to actually work at it.

    Do you break down your goal into intermediate goals?
    No, not weight goals. But I do set activity goals for each day. Drink water, log food, stay under calorie budget, exercise.

    Do you set dates for your goals? No but I am aware of what I might weigh on certain dates if I were to continue sticking with my daily goals and losing 1 lb/week. I find that exciting and motivating. Sort of the way MFP predicts your weight in 5 weeks if you had similar days.

    I recently discovered a free weight tracking app that tracks and predicts all these things long term, short term and it makes very pretty graphs (if that’s something that helps you) it’s called Happy Scale. I have an iPhone, not sure if it is available for Android.