Similar to what others have mentioned already:
1) Be consistent w/ quality Keto foods...less experimenting around...just stick with what works
2) Lower Blood pressure (less stress, more exercise (esp. anaerobic such as weight lifting & HIIT), quality diet)
3) Budget cuts & being a miser to pay off student loans faster

1. Weigh less than 200lbs
2. Increase fitness level
3. Move from the obese to overweight BMI category
4. Work on strength training
5. Be more physically active
6. Run a 5K

Great idea! I just completed my vision journal that I carry daily and visually keeps me focused! I'd like to:

Master this WOE- learn all I can to make the best daily choices.
Get my financial affairs in order-budget and spend wisely!
Pass my upcoming ACE group fitness certification exam!
Be emotionally and mentally well!- meditate, pray, sleep good and take care of me!
Be open to all possibilities! I'm ready for next level living!

Excited about 2016

January Goal to get below 260Lbs by end of month. This should be easily achievable at my current pace. So attainable.

I would like to get to 220 or 210 by end of June 2016. My wife and I have been invited to join a group of friends on a trip to Ireland (bucket list destination) and it would be that much more enjoyable if I can easily fit into...you name it, plane seats, small cars, small pubs, small hotels, nice clothing....not get out of breath just tying my shoes...LOL

For 2016, I would like to get down to 200LBS by the end of the year. I don't really have a firm "end goal" but anything in the range of 180-200LBS would be optimal.

Adopt this WOE in a permanent way that I can sustain for the rest of my life. I really want this for my health, for my own life enjoyment and for the benefit of my family. This has always eluded me on every previous attempt to shed the weight. I am praying this will be "the" time when it sticks.

Next, is re-introducing healthy carbs up to around 100g per day. This is going to be a bit of a challenge as I will need to closely monitor the carb versus weight gain ratio, and there is no science that I am aware of that can help me out. It will be totally individual. For my long term lifestyle I want to be able to consume some carbs (i.e. fruit, a bit of wine now and then, perhaps half a baked potato now and then, etc). Ultimately, I didn't get to 306LBS by eating fruit and baked potatoes. It was all the crappola that got me here. If I can just keep that stuff at bay then I should be able to maintain with a moderate amount of healthy carbs.

Goals for upcoming 2016:
More/better sleep. I tend to stay up late reading- 5:00 am rolls around awfully quick.
More exercise!
Back away from the alcohol. I love to get a beer when I go out and most times I feel nothing else will do. I must re-train my brain on that one.

@daylitemag - I was to Ireland in October. If you have the opportunity, definitely go. It was amazing.

Healthy happy 2016:
1. Plan majority of holidays n work trips for 2016 in January so I get a better balance of relaxation, seeing friends and achieving work goals.
2. Stick with WOE and keep net carbs less than 30g
3. Get to bed early enough that I wake with enough time to exercise before work.
4. Find and reach a suitable maintenance weight where I have toned muscles and feel good. Guess it will be 115lbs +/- 5lbs (~50 to 55kg) so almost 13lbs to go

My goals are:
MOAR MUSCLE. With kettlebells since that's what DH bought me.
Then after I get swole, I'm going to cut briefly to get back down to 150. I'm kindof flirting with 152/153 right now.

Hi everyone.

Over the Christmas break I was eating sugar which I've successfully stayed away from for months. The old feeling of stiffness and soreness in the joints, bloating and fogginess is back. Stunning how fast that happens and really shows me that health is so food related. I haven't logged here in MFP since I've had this new account and eating lowcarb so 2016 is a fresh start.

@Sabine_Stroehm I could copy the goals you wrote they are perfect for me too.

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

My goals:
eat SLOW carb consistently and faithfully
eat more vegetables
do more yoga
do both a headstand and a good backbend in yoga
run 50 miles each month
drink less wine

Except I walk and don't run
and my yoga is sun salutations at home starting with 10 a day

Lots of lessons this year…

I recently gained BACK 11 of the 30 I lost over the last 6 months.. I KNOW I can't have 2300 calories (my TDEE-what a joke I gain on what should be just 'existing;.) even 1800 is too high, Calories rule for me… I seem only to lose at 1400, so be it..maintenance is useless as I weight too much for good health or longer life.

Still trying to stay LCHF or even Keto, as I can't have meat, eggs, nuts..so real, severe limits to satiety!! AND recent new meds cause weight gain, and higher blood sugar..so a few strikes against me going on, plus a push from the kidney docs to eat carbs..sigh.

A vegetarian Keto life is almost impossible..boredom sets in, as much as I love veggies I stick to a few recipes that I enjoy. Tired of making veggies into fake pizza dough too.

I only can eat so much butter & HWC before it upsets my system, and stalls any loss at all.

So why do this? I get NONE of the fun and satisfying foods. No bacon for me.

BUT LCHF is still the only way I've lost weight. Low fat AND low calorie is not for me..so it has to be lower calorie and very limited carbs.

I weighed to see the damage today. A total of 6 of the 11 was in the last 3 months.. even staying under 2000 a day allows me to keep gaining.

so a FRESH start again tomorrow.

1. aim for < 50 carbs a day in Jan & Feb..get to <30 by March
2. use my "silver sneakers' free gym card..doing what exercise I can.
3. figure out what is going on with my digestive system...is high fat the culprit?
4. work on lowering blood sugar

My goals:

1. After reaching my orginal goal weight, I've decided to lose 10 more pounds. Seems so little but its a slow process for me. 2016 it WILL happen!
2. Get back into running. Getting started is so difficult but I've done it before and know i can do it again!
3. Save money!
4. Donate more. I'm so fortunate and want to give to others.
5. Take more time to pamper myself. I deserve it!