Are my goals okay... fist time I have ever done this!

I think your goals are fine. You've done the right thing - set realistic goals which get you where you want while allowing you to settle into your lifestyle change that will allow you to maintain your final weight when you get there.

Good luck! You're doing great so far.

Your goals seem fine. Don't get discouraged if you start plateauing at all as you go down, though. That happens to everyone. Some people lose 1-2 a month, some lose 1-2 a week. Also, remember that muscle weighs more than fat, so look at measurements, too.

Those sound like great, healthy, realistic goals! You're going to do a great job

For fitness goals, I also don't agree setting a date. For example, if i say "my goal is to run 5miles by the x/x/x(date)" your body will go at the pace it wants, not at the pace you tell it to.

I also think a good thing is to seet weekly goals, such as "i am going to eat x amount of calories this week" and "i will exercise x many days a week" This what YOU DO have control over, you have NO CONTROL over how much weight you lose, or how fast it comes off.

Sandspresley987

Welcome and congrats on how well you have done so far.

There are a bunch of articles on this site that explains the philosophy, but in short;

Slow and steady weight loss is much better than starve and binge dieting. Ideally you should set an obtainable and realistic goal with your calorie intake. BTW - ANY WEIGHT LOSS IS ALWAYS GREAT!!!

It takes a calorie deficit of about 3500 Kcalories to lose one pound - so if you are eating 500 calories a day less than you need to maintain your current weight then you should lose 1 pound that week. in reality that doesn't always come true, since temporary conditions like water weight gain and the like can throw off short term results. Long term, though if you are consistently eating 500 calories less than you need to keep the weight on you should lose around 4 pounds each month.

The maximum healthy weight loss is about 2 pounds a week. if you lose more than that you generally start losing muscle mass instead of fat and this can lead to a variety of health problems.

So your weight loss goal is very good so far - you are shooting for 6 pounds a month, a daily calorie deficit of around 750 calories which is doable. The one thing to watch is make sure you keep your minimum calories high enough. if you don't eat enough your body can go into "starvation mode' where it thinks bad times are ahead so it decreases body metabolism and maximizes turning what you do eat into fat.

Using MYP I have lost a little over 45 pounds since December - averaging about 8 pounds a month. You can do it too!

Good luck!

I never set "date" goals because if I didn't achieve them - I felt like I failed. So, instead of saying "I will lose 10lbs by such and such date" I would concentrate more on eating well, working out and losing SOMETHING each month. Once I hit a goal - I would have a reward for myself (NEVER food related). Whether it be new clothes, new shoes, haircut, etc. In my experience, I just found that I felt like a failure with date goals. I know they work for other people. Do what works for you.

I'M THE SAME WAY. I WANT TO SET MYSELF UP FOR SUCCESSES AND NOT FOCUS ON FAILURES..... ANY LOSS IS A GOOD LOSS!!!