Does anyone have mini-goals within their GOAL?

So funny guys! I understood what she was saying though...why do you think my initial goal is 170

and then how much I weighed the last time a guy hit on me (180). hah!

Well hello there gorgeous :flowerforyou: :laugh:

I have already lost 75 pounds before starting MFP. My mini goals were 350, 325, under 300.

Now that I am there, I am stepping up my game to continue losing.

My next big goal is 250 before August 2014 Disney Trip.

My mini goals along the way:

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water every day (I am up to 4 finally...I hate it)
2. Log all food eaten to be accountable for all the boredom eating (why I started MFP)
3. Reach 285 - then 275
4. Reach 5,000 steps in a day (achieved once since I started tracking with fitbit)
5. Up it to 10,000 steps a day

I got rid of all my clothes clothes in spring 2012 and so wish I had them now. My co-workers, family and husband keep telling me to buy some new pants but I just won't do it. I have worn the same 4 pairs of pants to work since spring and they're just gonna have to last at least another few weeks.

I pulled out the 'suitcase o'dreams' recently and managed to find a number of clothes which hadn't fit in a very long time. That was a fantastic feeling, and I won't have to buy new stuff until I'm at my end goal.

Yes, I don't even know what my ultimate goal weight is yet. I had been taking it in 10% increments, but once I reach the next one (4 lbs to go) I'm changing to10 lb increments. I have over 100 lbs lose as well. I change my ticker to add the next increment once I've reached the current one.

I always do mini goals! I love them, and I would definitely say that they played a major part in my success. It helped take my mind of the big picture and made me feel accomplished throughout my journey. Even though I am in Maintenance mode, I still continue to bring mini goals into my daily life!

I started at 350 and I am now down to 255. I have started to plateau so now every pound and every day is my mini goal.

#1 To lose 50 pounds. (I have 18 to go.)

#2 To lose 50 pounds.

#3 To lose 50 pounds.

#4 To maintain my healthy weight, and to run a mile without stopping!

Next Summer I am going on a cruise with my family and some friends. So I want to see if I can reach my goal by then.

After I have maintained my healthy weight for three months I am getting a boob lift with augmentation. Mainly to repair a scar, but also not wanting to have to roll the girls up to get them into a bra after losing 150 pounds.

I feel like, without mini-goals in place, it's hard to want to stay motivated. My first mini-goal was to lose 25 pounds, which I accomplished in October last year, and rewarded myself with getting my nose pierced. I fell of the wagon due to losing my job in November and gained back some weight, but I recently hit 25 pounds down again and feel like I am again worthy of having my nose pierced, (never took it out in the first place). Next mini-goal is to hit 50 pounds lost and, in an effort to have my husband try and help me, I actually gave him a reward and told him I would allow him to pick out a dress for me and I would agree to wear it, (I'm a jeans and t-shirt kind of gal). Following that, I'd like to reach Onederland, (though I don't have a reward picked for that), then hit 75 pounds lost and reward both myself and my husband by getting some lingerie.

I also have goals for 100 pounds lost and hitting initial goal weight of 120 pounds lost but haven't thought ahead that much to pick out rewards for them. At 120 pounds lost, I need to re-evaluate and see if I feel comfortable at that weight or if I should follow bariatric advice and aim for for an end weight of 120-130 pounds, (I have rather wide hips and, looking back at my high school weight of 135 pounds I feel like I look too thin and sickly).

I never thought to consider mini-goals of going from being considered obese to overweight and then from overweight to normal, I may have to incorporate that.

Lastly, I internally cheer each time I hit the next 10 pound increment, (like going from the 240's to the 230's).

Great charity...go...run

As a reward, I get to run in my tutu on the SuperHero 5K run! :bigsmile:

Where are you planning on going camping? My son will be a boy scout in 2014 and I hope the weight loss will help so I can participate in some of his hiking trips. Good luck!

Sorry I missed this, I don't know if you can set an alert if someone replies to you but I never receive an alert...anyway lol

I am in the U.K. so have a trip to Scotland planned, but in time am hoping I will be wild camping all over England, wales and Scotland (I am not an international jet setter so will probably always be those countries) focusing on the national parks like the Lakes, dartmoor, yorkshire dales etc.

But Scotland is where my heart is, so that place will be my "goto" area.

Fingers crossed i will hit my goal before xmas as I am itching to get gone.

Good luck to you too, that will be awesome motivation to spend more time with your son on his hiking adventures

I have goal #1 to move from obese to overweight, which I have done, goal #2 to move from overweight to normal, which I am working on now, and goal #3 to reach my final goal weight.

Mini goals are great, gotta love reasons to celebrate on the journey. Mine are:

1. Get into pre pregnancy jeans - achieved this week!!
2. Get down to weight i was when i got pregnant, 164lbs - 7 lbs to go
3. Go from overweight to healthy weight on BMI - 12lbs to go
4. Get into a beautiful dress i wore on my anniversary a few years ago - haven't tried it on since having my son so no idea how far away i am from achieving this one.
5. Get to ultimate goal weight of 147lbs - not sure i'll ever get there but a girl's got to dream!!

I'm like you and getting below 200 is my first mini-goal. Even though that's still another 27+ pounds away, but I'm 2 weeks into the T25 workouts and I feel positive I will reach this goal by Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is also a little time goal of mine because my sister and her husband are coming from AZ for the holiday and my sis is also working hard to lose weight.

I do 5 pounds at a time.

i have small daily goals such as:
drink 8-12 glasses of water per day
eat 6 servings of fruits and veggies
walk at least 30 minutes of day..

if i do this for the entire week I give myself an award such as an ice cream cone or a bottle of coke or something... i think rewards and small realistic goals are awesome motivators...

i also have goals such as "Lose 5 pounds", 'Lose 10 Pounds"... because if i say "Lose 100 pounds" right off the bat it might seem impossible or unreachable... so the small weight goals are a good way to go as well.