Lowering Goals

Personally, I think that it is not a good idea to change your goals, if the end goal is really what you want. But, what I would do is change my interim goals. Check the timeline on your goal. Now that you've been doing this for a little while you know what your body is doing, and don't be afraid to change up your routine if you feel like you've hit a wall, and you can adjust the timeline. Sometimes we initially assume or desire a goal, but our timeline is off so we get discouraged about it. Slow and steady is a good pace to KEEP the weight off once you get to your goal weight. If you set some interim goals, like the 20-25 lbs to lose, don't make that hte final goal, make that the interim goal that you can track and as you get close you can adjust. The thing with goals is too often we want the stars but only shoot for a little ways off because we tell ourselves we can't do it. But, it never hurts to dream the seemingly impossible, because when we work towards a dream goal and accomplish little goals along the way, suddenly we find our "impossible" goal is now in reach. Keep up the good work and I'd recommend as I started saying don't lower your goal, just set some interim goals!

I think it's a wonderful idea. I was thinking about doing the same thing too. I need to lose about 35 lbs more. Instead of looking at 35 lbs lost. I'm going to look at focusing only 5 lbs. I've heard from those who loose a lot of weight that its easier when you focus on a small number than a big number. Prevents you from getting overwhelmed easily.

Another option is. Maybe instead of saying 75 to go. Change it to how much have you lost. So it will be a constant reminder that. You can do it. Because loosing 20lbs is an amazing feat.

But at the end of the day. It's all about what burns your soul and keeps you moving

I'm thinking along the lines of the others. If the ticker is discouraging, kick that thing for the time being. Or change it. Also, setting mini-goals is a GREAT way to focus more on the present and keep from being discouraged. The ones I have on my signature aren't really "mini" they're like "mid". I have much smaller goals daily (go to the darn gym, Sam, and don't touch those chips or cookies!) that I celebrate daily when met (a pat on the back and sense of pride) and weekly (lose something, be it pounds or inches) and even the "round numbers" goal, which is what my first mini-goal is based on (i.e. Go from 246.6 to 240 or less; go from that to 235, etc.)

That's what helps me. Maybe some of it can be twisted to suit your personality/lifestyle. I think that's the biggest lesson I'm trying to absorb right now (being a beginner), "FOCUS ON YOU. What works for Tom, Sarah, or Michelle may not work for you. Listen to your body and try a little harder each day."

I think we all too often lose sight of the fact that even if we aren't losing anything, as long as we're honestly living a healthier lifestyle our body is better off. THAT'S something to be proud of.

Keep up the good work!! And keep reaching out when your feel discouraged.

Another thought. I like to be rewarded more than I like to think I have more to do. Celebrate your losses instead of putting all your weight loss ahead of you. How about putting your ticker to say how many pounds you lost = celebrate your good hard work! Instead of seeing that you are no where near half way there, you can be happy that you ARE making progress with each pound loss. It's one pound at a time. Also inches. DO put in all your inches and add more so you can compare each month for the times you don't lose, but do lose inches.