Advice - big goal or lots of little goals?

blondie_Kate
blondie_Kate Posts: 14 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
OK so here is the question:

Should i
A - set myself the goal to loose 3 stone?
B - set myself mini goals of 1 stone each time?

I think the first is a better option for me as everytime i get motivated to loose (like today) i end up with a small goal, so to not put too much pressure on myself. This however doesnt do me any good as i think; 'oh ill lose that soon so no worries on eating cake today'

At my mums homemade diet group, i put only a stone down as my goal, but i think actually for me it would be good to say; 'no i would like to loose 3 stone and ill be happy every time i loose!'

What do you do and any ideas on how to keep at it and not loose sight of that goal?

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  • saunders0000
    saunders0000 Posts: 41 Member
    Hi for me i have set my self smaller goals but with the bigger goal in mind so 1/2st at a time iv'e lost nearly 3 1/2st so far but stll have another 5st to go. but i will get there :)

    And to keep me going we have booked to go to Florida in june so want to be fitter for this so hoping to lose another 2st by then :)
  • blondie_Kate
    blondie_Kate Posts: 14 Member
    Yea good idea, i have booked to go to Florida in Sept too! Would love the whole 3stone off, but not sure if its possible, can always aim tho!
  • strawmama
    strawmama Posts: 623 Member
    Smaller goals work the best for me. If I look at the big picture--I get easily discouraged with just a one pound loss. Setting my goals for measurements and what the scale says is helpful too. Sometimes the scale won't move, but there will be inches lost.

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