I like the mini goals, hon. Sometimes they work for me, sometimes they don't, but I like seeing them and seeing others achieve them.

This week for me:

1. 10,000 steps every day. No pussyfooting around. If I don't move, I don't lose.
2. Yoga Wednesday night. Even if my yoga partner skips.
3. Eat good food. Not crap.
4. Strength training 3x.
5. Relish in the lack of stress for a week. At least.
6. Figure out some kind of nice treat I can have for Easter.

Mini Goal:
Right now, I am most proud of myself for this past weekend. I walked or hiked (it's all pretty much hiking at camp, though, right? Even if it's just to the latrines? *grins*) over 23 miles between Friday and Sunday. And while I got tired and sore, I didn't feel so miserable I felt like I had to give up until the very end of the last day. And this morning, I am too sore to go to kickboxing, but not too sore to plan on picking up my weights today.

I couldn't have done that last year. I didn't do that last year (although I ran the same event at the same camp). I am in such better shape than I was - and that's what I am proud of.

I am disappointed that I haven't been able to pull things together as well as think I should be able to after I started working. I only work part time, so it feels like I shouldn't use that as an excuse not to work out. Not to do laundry. Not to craft. Not to sew. Not to plan great things for/with my troop. Hopefully, as more and more of my volunteer responsibilities fall away, I will be able to focus on things again.

I only met my goal of bed by 9:30 once last week. But I did get to bed by 10:00 every night and I wasn't so tired at work. I get up at 5:00 in the morning. Even on my days off I get up early, because my dogs think we should. So I'm making it my goal again this week - bed by 9:30.

Mini-goal: I have been going on college tours with my daughter recently and I noticed that I can keep up with the tour group. When I was doing this 3 years ago with my other daughter, I was lagging behind the rest of the group. As for disappointments, I noticed that I have been comparing my progress to other people on MFP lately and beating myself up because I haven't made as much progress as they have. Yeah I know that you shouldn't compare yourself to others. Yada yada. But I have a really competitive nature.

I set two goals this week:
(1) to log daily
(2) to workout 3 times this week

I am most proud that I accepted that I needed to work through some mental health stuff that is related to my weight issues. I also didn't just give up like I usually do. Not facing this stuff and turning to food and isolating myself got me to the 300s so I know that if I want to stay out of the 300s, I have to do the opposite.

I also am so glad to see that so many are actively engaged in these posts (thank you Italian Buju for taking this on and keeping it going!) since I was last on here a few months ago. Let's meet our goals!

No, cowboy, last week is dead to us, we will not speak of it.

Italian, hope things go well this morning for you.

I'm starting the week off well. Got my steps in and did my strength training yesterday. Did go out for sushi with my mom for lunch, but kept it fairly reasonable in portion size. Lost 2 pounds this morning.

Ugh, yesterday, I crashed and burned. Went out to get Easter candy for the kids, and ended up eating too much of it. Then I laid down around 6:30 pm for a quick nap - next thing I know it's 4 am. Guess I was still zonked from camping. I know it wasn't from exercising - it was a rest day and I only got in 6600 steps before I crashed.

Unsurprisingly, gained 3 pounds this morning.

76 degrees today but very windy so did my walking indoors.

Hi everyone
I'm another newbie to the group. I've been trying to just do this solo but it's not happening so very glad I found this group! I'm about 360lb at the moment and it's ruining my life, so I can't give up trying.

So, my goals for the rest of this week are;

10,000 steps a day - I'm already at 7500-8000 just with doing the school run twice a day, so going to try and get an afternoon walk in as often as possible and if not that, then make up the extra doing step ups in the evening.

Eat with my allowance- At the moment managing one day of feeling in control with this would be a relief; I struggle every single day to not give up and binge eat.

Stay away from the shops!- Shopping by myself is dangerous, so leaving all money and cards at home from now on and just doing weekend shops with the hubby and children.

Make more of an effort with my appearance - I used to wear makeup every day, I used to care about what I looked like and pay attention to my hair. Now I'm bigger than I've ever been and I just throw on the same clothes everyday, put makeup on very rarely and straighten my hair maybe once a month. There's a rather crude saying in the UK that you 'can't polish a turd' and that's what I think people will be thinking if I make any effort to look nicer, but it's stupid.

Drink more water!

Excellent First Week.....I knew I can do this if I really applied myself. I lost 12 lb, I know at the beginning is all water weight, but I'm so proud of myself for utilizing MFP daily and drinking tons of water and NO JUNK FOOD. God, I can't wait till I get into the 200's

So glad you got in some sleep. I know how how that this when I wake up in pain and can't go back to sleep. Have a Nice walk

Was doing great at the binning of the week. Then it went down hill I've been getting my steps in. But, have had fast food the past couple of days. But I've stayed under my calories each time. Even when I stay under I feel guilty for eating fast food. Easter will be hard. The grandparents are cooking and they sure don't short anything of butter and salt. I will try to eat small portions though. Need to go grocery shopping so I'm not as tempted to eat out. It's very encouraging to hear my boyfriend tell me how wonderful I'm doing and how proud he is of me everyday.

1200 steps yesterday!