Things To Accomolish.. other than the # on the scale...

amandallee
amandallee Posts: 40 Member
in Motivation and Support
What is something you want to accomplish along or at the end of your journey other than the # on the scale? Example: I want to feel comfortable in a medium shirt again. Maybe even fit my *kitten* into a size 8 jeans...
45 lbs to go for me!
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  • maryccameron
    maryccameron Posts: 9 Member
    I want to be able to run again properly, get back in to my size 12 jeans and wear a medium top!
    Just need to keep motivated!
  • Carriebear174
    Carriebear174 Posts: 50 Member
    I want to be able to look in the mirror and not feel disgusted with what i see.
  • amandallee
    amandallee Posts: 40 Member
    monkeefan1974 wrote: »
    I wanted to get my liver enzymes back in the normal range and losing 43 lbs did it! I also wanted to be active again and feel comfortable wearing a bikini and I can say that after losing the excess weight I feel completely confident wearing bikinis! I've been in maintenance for almost 4 years now :)

    Congratulations!
  • RunsWithBees
    RunsWithBees Posts: 1,508 Member
    amandallee wrote: »
    monkeefan1974 wrote: »
    I wanted to get my liver enzymes back in the normal range and losing 43 lbs did it! I also wanted to be active again and feel comfortable wearing a bikini and I can say that after losing the excess weight I feel completely confident wearing bikinis! I've been in maintenance for almost 4 years now :)

    Congratulations!

    Thanks! It wasn't easy but it was so worth it. If I can do it, surely anyone can. Good luck!
  • dutchandkiwi
    dutchandkiwi Posts: 1,389 Member
    One of my thoughts before this journey that I would like to fit in (Dutch) size 38 again. Currently I am 34/36 Just entered maintenance.
  • HeliumIsNoble
    HeliumIsNoble Posts: 1,213 Member
    I want my current two tightest pairs of jeans to be a little looser. After that, my last two pairs of Goal Jeans (different pairs this time- I have a lot of jeans!), including a pair I bought after Christmas as a challenge for the new year, are now a little loose, and I'm now daydreaming about the next size down.
  • perkymommy
    perkymommy Posts: 1,642 Member
    edited July 2017
    I want to be able to keep up with my kids more and to not get out of breath and have my heart racing after walking to my basement and back up the stairs doing laundry. I get worn out fast. I'm almost 49 and need to do this. And to think I'm only 40-50 lbs overweight right now! I feel bad that I even get out of breath so easily but I do.
  • WanderingRivers
    WanderingRivers Posts: 612 Member
    Ideally, I'd like to fit into a size 12 and be fit enough to try a VBAC if I can summon up the courage for TTC.
  • Bananady
    Bananady Posts: 3 Member
    Carriebear174 wrote: »
    I want to be able to look in the mirror and not feel disgusted with what i see.

    This takes more than weightloss, it is hard to start loving yourself. You are worth so much- including your own unconditional love. Judging your body and yourself so harshly in a time it needs the most love and nurturing. If you treated a child like you treat yourself, it would probably grow up to have quite a few issues. Start laying the ground work for body positivity, and you will (very slowly) see a difference on the outside xx
  • Carriebear174
    Carriebear174 Posts: 50 Member
    Bananady wrote: »
    Carriebear174 wrote: »
    I want to be able to look in the mirror and not feel disgusted with what i see.

    This takes more than weightloss, it is hard to start loving yourself. You are worth so much- including your own unconditional love. Judging your body and yourself so harshly in a time it needs the most love and nurturing. If you treated a child like you treat yourself, it would probably grow up to have quite a few issues. Start laying the ground work for body positivity, and you will (very slowly) see a difference on the outside xx

    Thank you
  • Spiegelchan
    Spiegelchan Posts: 78 Member
    I want to be able to do a muscle-up on rings, and a handstand, and a backflip, and to vault over a low wall, but most of all I want to be able to do a quad jump on ice :)
  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    I want to be able to do an obstacle course race :)
  • busyPK
    busyPK Posts: 3,788 Member
    I want to be able to run a half marathon. Oh and get into those clothes collecting dust in the corner of my closet :D
  • Alidecker
    Alidecker Posts: 1,262 Member
    I do this every year. This year's challenge is to complete a 1.2 mile open water swim, last year was to swim a mile in a pool without stopping.

    The open water part of the swim scares me...it's in a little over 3 weeks
  • enyagoboom
    enyagoboom Posts: 377 Member
    Penthesilea514 wrote: »
    I want to be able to do an obstacle course race :)

    Same here! I'm signed up for the Tough Mudder in VA next June and i'm working slowly towards that. First thing is the C25K and then I'll be hitting the weights at the gym.

    I have a lot of small goals - some are weight related but I have a lot of NSV to help push me along as well. I started writing them out last night and have listed some rewards (non-food related which is tough yo!)

    Today is 28 days of logging though so I'm feeling pretty good!
  • kimirayray
    kimirayray Posts: 29 Member
    Amanda - we have the same goal. just met the size 8 - my biggest achievement would be to get these "sauce arms" skinny and in shape as well as lose 30 more pounds. Feeling great that I lost 16 so far!
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    I want to deadlift 375 lbs (specifically this Saturday at my competition :# )

    I want to do a muscle-up, too.
  • Afaye95
    Afaye95 Posts: 12 Member
    My goal is to fit into my old dress parts and be able to wear a medium shirt again.
  • kristen8000
    kristen8000 Posts: 747 Member
    I want to feel good again. I don't have a number in mind - the scale doesn't matter. But I hate feeling fluffy.
  • jordandills
    jordandills Posts: 103 Member
    I want to run a 5K without walking breaks, and I want to run (or run for 75% of the time) a 10K next year.
  • corgarian
    corgarian Posts: 366 Member
    I have a blue 50's style dress my husband bought me when we were dating. I'd give anything to get to wear it again.
    I'd also love to get in the single digits for jean sizes.
  • Moxie42
    Moxie42 Posts: 1,400 Member
    I want to be fit enough to do longer, harder hikes than what I'm currently able to do, and do them happily and confidently. I love hiking but right now it's much more physically exhausting/painful than it should be, and I'm too embarassed by that to hike with anyone other than my husband. And I want to lose enough weight to buy hiking pants from REI (which would help with making hiking more comfortable too).
  • goalpeace
    goalpeace Posts: 272 Member
    Two things! I want to fit into a dress I bought 3 months ago that was tight. I kept gaining more weight for three months more so I'm even more behind on that!

    Second I want to snowboard with my husband this winter without losing breath.
  • shrcpr
    shrcpr Posts: 885 Member
    Half marathon in November!
  • thecookiemonsterbaker
    thecookiemonsterbaker Posts: 23 Member
    The biggest for me is finally being able to look in the mirror and actually see myself. For most of, if not all, my life I have only looked when I needed too but never really lingered to actually look at me. Anytime I did, I became disgusted and gave up. I want to see myself and not feel gross.
  • amandallee
    amandallee Posts: 40 Member
    dutchandkiwi wrote: »
    One of my thoughts before this journey that I would like to fit in (Dutch) size 38 again. Currently I am 34/36 Just entered maintenance.

    Congratulations!!
  • amandallee
    amandallee Posts: 40 Member
    perkymommy wrote: »
    I want to be able to keep up with my kids more and to not get out of breath and have my heart racing after walking to my basement and back up the stairs doing laundry. I get worn out fast. I'm almost 49 and need to do this. And to think I'm only 40-50 lbs overweight right now! I feel bad that I even get out of breath so easily but I do.

    Don't feel bad! I'm 29 and still get winded on stairs!

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