TIME LIMITS

Time limits are a good way to set yourself up for failure, especially when you set such a high, potentially dangerous one as yours. You didn't put it on in 2.5 months, so why rush?

I agree. Time limits are a bad idea. I've never been able to achieve any goal with in a time limit. I aways disappointed and discouraged. I just take one day at a time and hope for a loss by the end of my week. Even if it's .2 lbs lost. A loss is a loss.

Time limits have been super successful for me when trying to push through plateaus.

I definitely don't think there is anything inherently wrong with them. I think the trick is to pick something that is challenging but doable, so you don't set yourself up for failure, but do give yourself something to work at.

I also think having time limits represent chunks of your overall goal rather than saying "I want to lose 135 lbs in one year," say "I want to lose 5 more pounds by the end of February." If you get off track with a monster goal, there is no way to recover or build better habits the next go round.

Right now, I'm pushing to lose another ten lbs by St Patrick's Day. It's a short term goal, and if I don't make it, I won't be crushed, but I also have a nice benchmark.

If you are someone who is driven by that sort of metric based approach, I say set a goal that's not a piece of cake, but that is reachable, and have at it.

DEEPU91 wrote: »

will you bet with me @malibu927‌

No, because you shouldn't be risking your health like that. You're trying to lose over twice the maximum safe rate of loss per week, and that's only recommended for those with 75+ pounds to lose. Crash diets are not pretty and can potentially cause serious ailments

I did give myself a time goal at first...90 pounds in 18 months. It's been 13.5 months and I'm just now coming up to 60 down. And I'm fine with not meeting that, because I've still lost.

Go over to the Getting Started forum and read the sexypants thread to see how you should handle this.