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    Goals??!!

    Posts: 176 Member
    edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
    I have be in a bit of a funk this week. I think mainly due to not sleeping well at all and I have not exercising since Sunday of last week when I walked my dogs 2 miles.

    My question is that I have been looking at others profiles and I see specific weight loss and lifestyle goals. I got my to thinking that I do not have any goals other that I want to lose 40 lbs. So I am needing ideas/thoughts/BS on helping me create some goals for myself.

    Long term goals is to lose 40 lbs ( maybe 50 )

    Shorterm goal is to lose 20 by new years eve.

    Thats all I've got:mad: :mad: :grumble: :grumble:

    Any advice/thoughts or just sharing your goals with me so I can figure mine out would be greatly appreciated.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

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    • Posts: 13
      My goals are to lose the last 2lpds to get to my 1st goal weight, losting the last 17lpds to get to my 2nd goal weight, one day compete in bikini comp, be able to do a full chest to floor on feet, not on knees pushup and a full from the floor not on the assisted machine chin up

      Goals I have met already are entering a diabetes fundraiser marathon and completing the 10km event in under an hour and a half when my goal time was two hours, dropping 10 jean sizes, gaining strength
    • Posts: 822 Member
      get a smokin hot dress for new years eve. hang it in your closet and look at it a lot. try it on a lot. you will soon realize that your goal is closer than you think. thats what i do. just got a pair of 7s For All Mankind jeans. not cheap either. size 11 jrs. they are tight i wont lie. but they are fitting better by the day. i plan on taking them to maine when we go to celebrate our 21st anniversary in 2 weeks. hope this helps!!!
    • Posts: 772 Member
      What about some goals you can be sure you control?
      So something like
      4 excersise sessions of 30 mins / week
      2 healthy meals / day ( or no more than x cheat meals / week)
      Fall within my calorie and macro goals each week
      Try 1 new excersise / week/ month

      While most of us have weight related goals, short of using a chainsaw you can't garuntee meeting them.
      What if you only loose 18 lb of fat, but gain some muscle and drop a few dress sizes, would you be happy with that?

      Performance based goals you can be sure of.
    • Posts: 13,247 Member
      While most of us have weight related goals, short of using a chainsaw you can't garuntee meeting them.
      What if you only loose 18 lb of fat, but gain some muscle and drop a few dress sizes, would you be happy with that?

      Performance based goals you can be sure of.

      That's what kept me going. I wanted to be able to run a 5k. I didn't care what the scale said, I knew if I could run a 5k, I'd be healthier and stronger than I was when I started. So I did Couch to 5k, and each week, I was able to run a little bit further than the week before. That motivated me way more than losing pounds.
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