What Mini Goal is motivating you right now!

I have a series of mini weight related goals coming up. 1) Weigh less than my husband. He is currently 155, I'm at 157. 2) get to pre-pregnancy weight of 152 (that was 5 years ago) 3) get under 150.

I only have 10-12 lbs more to lose I think so these micro goals will keep me going, especially with a vacation easter and birthdays coming up.

Family pictures scheduled for next week. We haven't had a family picture in years, and it's probably at least partially because I haven't been happy with how I looked. That makes me feel selfish and awful.

So glad this thread is still going because I had a bad day today. Not really my bad day, but because it was bad for the people I love and care about. I've always put myself after the ones I love, people I care about, even strangers in need. But I have finally vowed to myself (at 45) to care for myself, too. I was thin most of my life, got pregnant (to my immense joy) at 36, had complications and became bed ridden and gained almost 100 pounds. Still achieved in so many aspects of my life, but not really when it came to me...my son was sick so often (and I am thankful every day that he is so much better) and my mom passed away, and my dad is in so much pain. Gave up a professional career to make life better for everyone, which no one asked me to do, but it was needed...and a part of me had a really hard time accepting this...and my weight just crept up on me. I've been on MFP since I had my son, when I was desperate to lose a lingering 50 pounds. I've gained 30 pounds since then. But when I sprained my back, and still struggled to do for everyone else, I had a wake up call. My best at my worst was not helping anyone. So I finally bought the spin bike I have wanted for years, I told my son Mommy needs to exercise now so if you need something either tell me now, get it for yourself or wait until I'm done. And even though my son was (unfortunately but oh so much better than before) home sick this week, I still rode my bike and pushed myself...and he cheered me on when I was out of breath but reaching the 100rpm in my beginner training program. I can't even tell you how great that made me feel. He wants me to to be healthy even than more than I think even I want it. I always used to wait until I was alone to exercise before, just not doing it if it wasn't possible, which for too long was the case, so this was a huge step for me. And before anyone worries, while he had a rough go at it, he is a happy healthy boy now, and antibiotics are all that's needed right now. But I finally gave myself permission to think about me, and I lost 3 pounds in a week (not by starving or over working out as in my youth). Not much compared to what I need to lose, but the fact that I lost it instead of gaining it has been such a boost. And today I had no time for me, but I still got 16,000+ steps in, which made up some for not working out. After my son cheered me on I changed my goals from trying to lose all the weight I gained to losing 15 pounds. And I am 20% towards my goal which pushes me to keep going. Then will come the next 15. So much more satisfying than the 60+ goal I have before me. Sorry for the long post, but it's been a bad day. And thank you for the outlet. This post resonates even 4 years after.

Reading these threads is sort of a mini goal, the goal being - KEEP BEING HERE. Stay focused and read posts, I've been working hard since Jan 1 and I've been wandering off my path over the last few weeks. All of your posts keep me motivated so my goal is to be HERE, and celebrate others' wins and motivate others who need a little push to keep going. 26lb down....40 to go.

My next mini goal is to get back under the Navy Standard weight max for my height of 181! 10 more pounds to go. I had to leave the military 7 years ago because of my weight and my speed. After 3 years of running I started tackling the diet this year and shedding 20 and now 30 pounds I'm also really close to being able to run under the standard time for a mile and a half. I never thought I'd see these times, or scale numbers again!

Just found this thread today, glad it's still going after approx. 4 years!

My mini goal right now is to reach the major milestone I set for myself...well, 4 years ago. I wanted to lose 100lbs total, and today I am 9.8lbs away from my goal!!

SW: 280
CW: 189.8

Onderland. It's still a ways away, but I'm progressing.

My mini goal is also about BMI (yes, I know BMI isn't the be-all end-all), but I have seven pounds to go before I move from the Obese to Overweight category. This is a huge milestone for me psychologically and I want to hit it by the end of May.

beatthereaper2016 wrote: »

250

blew past 250, currently at 236 which is minus 50! How's that update ; )

rossbaker2_sc wrote: »

I started on September 22nd of last year at 433.6 pounds. Lately I had been working to hit the 100 lb down mark before my brother's wedding on the 23rd so I could say I hit 100 in 6 months. I hit 100.8 so I got that one. Now my mini goal is to try and get under 300 before 5/4. It's really agressive (just over 5 lbs/week), but since I cut out diet sodas a month ago I have a ton of extra energy and almost no food cravings throughout the day like I did before so its really ramped up my weight loss and I want to try to take advantage of it and push myself.

I don't think I'm going to make it to this goal so I have readjusted and I'm going to try and hit 125 down by that date. Need 8.8 pounds in 2 weeks.

Buying a new swimsuit and looking good in it this summer! I bought one last year for a cruise we went on and it was so ugly but I was desperate for anything that would fit. I wore it last night to get in the hot tub and the bottoms were falling off. I want to get a new swimsuit I like that’s flattering and actually fits!