What are your Long-Term Goals?
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Updating my long-term goals:
- Lose 50 lbs.
- Lose as much weight as my daughter weighs (70 lbs)
- Bike 10 miles.
- Fit into size 50 pants
- Fit into 2xl shirts
- Sub-300 lbs.
- Complete the Couch to 5k program.
- Start strength training.
- Lose 100 lbs.
- Fit into xl shirts
- Fit into size 40 pants
- Bike 15 miles.
- Complete a 5k race.
- Bike 20 miles.
- Feel comfortable enough to swim in a public setting, shirtless.
- Lose 150 lbs.
- Fit into L shirts.
- Fit into my high school jeans, size 34.
- Lose 200 lbs.
Knocked off another goal this week. On Monday, I had my first session with a personal trainer at the gym. I was really nervous / intimidated about the gym going into it, but it was much more comfortable than I thought it would be. I'm starting off slow and learning the basics, nothing too difficult yet... but I definitely feel a bit of soreness in muscles that I've not used as much through normal life (mainly shoulders).
Next session is tomorrow after work.
Getting close to my next goal of -100 lbs. I'm guessing I'll be there in another week or two.6 -
Awesome!
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Updating my long-term goals:
- Lose 50 lbs.
- Lose as much weight as my daughter weighs (70 lbs)
- Bike 10 miles.
- Fit into size 50 pants
- Fit into 2xl shirts
- Sub-300 lbs.
- Complete the Couch to 5k program.
- Start strength training.
- Lose 100 lbs.
- Fit into xl shirts
- Fit into size 40 pants
- Bike 15 miles.
- Complete a 5k race.
- Bike 20 miles.
- Feel comfortable enough to swim in a public setting, shirtless.
- Lose 150 lbs.
- Fit into L shirts.
- Fit into my high school jeans, size 34.
- Lose 200 lbs.
Knocked off another goal this week. On Monday, I had my first session with a personal trainer at the gym. I was really nervous / intimidated about the gym going into it, but it was much more comfortable than I thought it would be. I'm starting off slow and learning the basics, nothing too difficult yet... but I definitely feel a bit of soreness in muscles that I've not used as much through normal life (mainly shoulders).
Next session is tomorrow after work.
Getting close to my next goal of -100 lbs. I'm guessing I'll be there in another week or two.
That's a lot of stuff crossed off! Great Job1 -
I need help planning long term goals....where do I begin?....0
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@conniewilkins56 Think about what kind of stuff you'd like to accomplish but can't do yet due to your weight/fitness level. That's what I did.
Well that, and I threw in weight-related milestones along the route to my goal.2 -
Updating my long-term goals:
- Lose 50 lbs.
- Lose as much weight as my daughter weighs (70 lbs).
- Bike 10 miles.
- Fit into size 50 pants.
- Fit into 2xl shirts.
- Sub-300 lbs.
- Complete the Couch to 5k program.
- Start strength training.
- Lose 100 lbs.
- Surpass the weight loss I accomplished 9 years ago (111 lbs lost).
- Fit into xl shirts.
- Fit into size 40 pants.
- Bike 15 miles.
- Complete a 5k race.
- Bike 20 miles.
- Feel comfortable enough to swim in a public setting, shirtless.
- Lose 150 lbs.
- Fit into L shirts.
- Lose 50% of my starting body weight (193 lbs)
- Lose 200 lbs.
- Fit into my high school jeans, size 34.
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@merph518 AWESOME! Thank you for posting your wonderful progress; it is a great motivator for me.2
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Thanks @hansep0012. Looking forward to seeing similar posts from you
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UPDATING MY GOALS and adding new ones
Here is my goal list in no particular order:- Fist goal weight back to 199-21LB DOWN!!
- Second goal weight 175 (this is the top of my healthy BMI. can't even imagine it)
- complete a whole Zumba class without feeling like I am dying-DONE
- Buy clothes at a regular store (not a plus size store)
- Be more comfortable in my skin!-GETTING THERE
- Ride Roller Coasters without worrying if I am going to fit-DONE
- Go to the beach without a cover-up
- Feel confident enough to meet new people.
- Exercise 5 times a week alternating cardio and strength training
- Take the dog for a walk 3 times a week with my kiddo
- Not be embarrassed about my size on my birthday cruise
- Hike Chichen Itza without feeling like I am going to die
- Jump off the cliff at Cenote Ikkil
- Complete the C25K program
- Stop smoking
- Meet with surgeon about skin removal
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Awesome job Merph518!!!1
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Very inspiring @merph518! @gewel321 Awesome work with Zumba! I took my first Body Pump Class today and I did feel like I was gonna die but I made it! I plan on getting over the fear of my size on roller coasters in a few weeks. I’m still somewhat worried but should be able to fit. Just need to see that I can. Can’t wait to see the next goal you cross off the list!1
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Updating:
On the Horizon- Do a full 30 minutes of elliptical with no pauses
- Get 20k steps in a single day
- Walk or Hike 5 miles
Regular Long Term Goals- Be below 200 - not sure where I am stopping but that was the number I was fighting with when I was a teen
- Buy a bike
- Ride a bike again
- Lose my main 3 prescription medications Lose last half of diuretic and cholesterol med
- Reach a weight and level of fitness that meets the criteria of appropriately healthy.
Perpetual Goals- Be Happy
- Be a better uncle now that my nephew lost his father
- Watch my fellow LLers change their lives
- Have more active and social activities outside the house.
Completed- Participate in a charity 5k next month (walking not running)
- Travel with my wife without feeling like an anchor - almost there
- Wear off-the-rack clothes <- just need to go to a shop now DONE
- Be comfortable again on an airplane
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I like that format. I'm totally stealing it.
On the Horizon- Surpass the weight loss I accomplished 9 years ago (111 lbs lost).
- Fit into xl shirts.
Regular Long Term Goals- Enjoy myself at an amusement park, fitting in all the rides
- Fit into size 40 pants.
- Complete a 5k race.
- Bike 20 miles.
- Feel comfortable enough to swim in a public setting, shirtless.
- Lose 150 lbs.
- Fit into L shirts.
- Lose 50% of my starting body weight (193 lbs)
- Lose 200 lbs.
- Fit into my high school jeans, size 34.
Completed- Lose 50 lbs.
- Lose as much weight as my daughter weighs (70 lbs).
- Bike 10 miles.
- Fit into size 50 pants.
- Fit into 2xl shirts.
- Sub-300 lbs.
- Complete the Couch to 5k program.
- Start strength training.
- Lose 100 lbs.
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@merph518 do you go to the gym? I see your goal is strength training. I'm tossing up whether to join our local gym. They have an endless pool and I'm wondering if I brave the chlorine with my eczema because my knee is really bothering me at the moment. Think it doesn't like the squash I've started. So maybe strength training and swimming would help. It's either constant knee pain or itchy unsightly eczema (or totally sedentary which is no longer an option!)1
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I wore an XL sweatshirt today!!!! Bye-bye 2X and 3X!3
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@maiomaio71 Yep. I'm four weeks into going to the gym regularly now. I have a personal training session on Monday evenings, then one session later in the week on my own with "homework" from my trainer. I was really hesitant about the idea at first, mostly because I was intimidated by the gym, but I'm enjoying it so far.
@dustyspal Awesome!3 -
Crossing another off! Today was the first time I've felt comfortable enough with the fit of an XL shirt to wear one to work. I haven't fit into this size in about 8-9 years.
On the Horizon- Surpass the weight loss I accomplished 9 years ago (111 lbs lost).
Regular Long Term Goals- Enjoy myself at an amusement park, fitting in all the rides
- Fit into size 40 pants.
- Complete a 5k race.
- Bike 20 miles.
- Feel comfortable enough to swim in a public setting, shirtless.
- Lose 150 lbs.
- Fit into L shirts.
- Lose 50% of my starting body weight (193 lbs)
- Lose 200 lbs.
- Fit into my high school jeans, size 34.
Completed- Fit into xl shirts.
- Lose 50 lbs.
- Lose as much weight as my daughter weighs (70 lbs).
- Bike 10 miles.
- Fit into size 50 pants.
- Fit into 2xl shirts.
- Sub-300 lbs.
- Complete the Couch to 5k program.
- Start strength training.
- Lose 100 lbs.
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I suppose I could update these...
new!
-another 20, maybe by year's end? ended up with an additional 30!
previous
-lose 20 lbs (NY resolution)
-get back into biking
-do the small lake loop (13.2 miles)
-learn some basic bike maintenance
-25 mile ride
in progress/future
-work towards real pushups, rather than wall pushups
-get under 200 lbs (getting close!)
-get under 180 lbs (previous adult low)
-down 100 lbs (163)
-50 mile ride
-century! (100 mile ride)
-figure out what a comfortable healthy weight is5 -
Merph you continue to amaze me and inspire me!...this can be done!0
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WTG @merph5181
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Awesome, congrats on surpassing your goal @amkita. I had hoped to hit the 100 mark before the end of my first year, though I wasn't holding myself to it. Very happy that I'm already there, so anything I lose before 1/1 is just a bonus at this point.
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Updating - It took 15 laps in the house to get the last steps I needed for 20k in a day but it is done.
On the Horizon- Do a full 30 minutes of elliptical with no pauses
- Get 22k steps in a single day
- Walk or Hike 5 miles
Regular Long Term Goals- Be below 200 - not sure where I am stopping but that was the number I was fighting with when I was a teen
- Buy a bike
- Ride a bike again
- Lose my main 3 prescription medications Lose last half of diuretic and cholesterol med
- Reach a weight and level of fitness that meets the criteria of appropriately healthy.
Perpetual Goals- Be Happy
- Be a better uncle now that my niece and nephew lost their father
- Watch my fellow LLers change their lives
- Have more active and social activities outside the house.
Completed- Participate in a charity 5k next month (walking not running)
- Travel with my wife without feeling like an anchor - almost there
- Wear off-the-rack clothes <- just need to go to a shop now DONE
- Be comfortable again on an airplane
- Get 20k steps in a single day
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nice! I usually only hit 20k on vacation--so much extra walking.2
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Did a continuous 30 minutes on the elliptical. I haven't decided on how to move the goal posts yet. I have the option of going longer or increasing the resistance. I think I need to feel like this one is stable first so I will decide after Christmas.2
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Loved reading everyone’s goals and progress, it’s so inspiring!!
Here’s my short (within a year) and long term goals:
***2020 goals***
- Weigh less than 180 lbs / be in overweight BMI vs obese (due to reduced health risk and confidence)
- Attend 2 group fitness class per month starting in July.
- Bench more than 110 lbs. (I really enjoy lifting and working with a personal trainer, and increasing strength is important to me.)
- 6M steps (~16.5k / day - about same as current)
- Do full push-ups for 45 seconds
- Bike at least once per month
- Only drink once per month or less
- Complete 3 hikes with stream crossings (I really struggle with this now due to my size and avoid trails with crossings due to prior injuries trying to cross.)
- Continue to log everything on MFP
***Long term goals***
- Weigh less than 140 lbs (out of overweight BMI)
- Pull up with body weight
- 10 mile difficult hike in mountains (I’ve hiked 10 miles in mountains before, but on easier trails, want to be able to have the stamina and strength for a difficult and long trail.)
- Run 5k
- Complete grad school without relapsing into poor habits: eating junk & too much, not exercising, and drinking.
Completed goals:
- Be under 300 lbs - March and September 2019 (lost weight early in the year but stopped exercising and went over mid-year).
- Complete all of my activity circles for consecutive weeks on Apple Watch, before September 2019 only did it once, now have 10
- Wear clothes next size down was saving. December 2019. Completed, but not sure why I saved them, they are definitely out of place for today, haha. It was kind of fun to think back to last time I comfortably wore them though.... many years ago. I still have a couple dresses that are feasible to wear and will them over the next couple months to events/meetings
- Try a group fitness class. December 2019. This was a horrible experience, but glad I tried it. Will try again in July when I’m a bit smaller.2 -
New Years is a good time to think about long term goals....so far I have only had daily and sometimes hourly goals....as I progress along this journey, I think it’s time for me to have some long term goals!....
1) stay positive
2) be happy
3) be kind to myself and others
4) start some kind of exercise program and stick to it
5) eat healthy and stay under calories
6) get rid of excess clutter in my life ( mental and physical)
7) help my husband to accept his limits with severe RA
8) be thankful for all the good things in my life ( my health,my home, my family,my strength)
9) lose 50 more pounds
10) lose 75 pounds this year
11) accept things that I have no control over
12) pray more
13) find my passion in life again
Remember the only way past anything, is to go through it!
A goal without a plan, is only a wish!
There are no magic wands in life!
Play the cards you were dealt!
Procrastination never gets you where you want to go!
Life is an adventure or it is nothing at all!1
