What Mini Goal is motivating you right now!
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This sounds lame I know especially for my age, but I yo-yo diet on pretty much an annual cycle and my high weight always hits around summer... I really want to stop this cycle of bad behavior.
Right now my short term goal is to lose about 15+ pounds by June so I can feel comfortable in my own skin and enjoy being out more! Have more energy and stamina, wear a bathing suit, shorts without feeling like my thighs and butt are spilling out everywhere...7 -
I'm a 5'9" Female and did get down to 131 last year but I ended up binging for weeks so I figure maybe I can stay at 140 a bit easier. Increase my walking speed/length.
Goodness: I'm 5'11", also female and I am aiming to maintain at around 165 lbs, which is a healthy weight for me. These are your goals, and I wish you luck whatever goal you set for yourself,, but I am wondering why you feel the need to take your weight so low?
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JessiBelleW wrote: »I’ve got two:
I’ve got 5 runs left of couch to 5k and two weeks left till the gym reopens. So I want to finish couch to 5k with the aim of running home twice a week from work.
I’ve had a couple of kgs sneak back in so I want to lose 4kgs for a firm start to the next chunk of weight loss
So I’ve finished up the couch to 5k (4.9km yesterday morning) and am just about to order some new shoes in preparation for starting the couch to 10K this week
Weighed in this morning and I’ve lost 1.5kgs (700grams a week) on track to knock out those 4 that I regained 😊
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I'm a 5'9" Female and did get down to 131 last year but I ended up binging for weeks so I figure maybe I can stay at 140 a bit easier. Increase my walking speed/length.
Goodness: I'm 5'11", also female and I am aiming to maintain at around 165 lbs, which is a healthy weight for me. These are your goals, and I wish you luck whatever goal you set for yourself,, but I am wondering why you feel the need to take your weight so low?
This may not be particularly low once you account for frame size. I am a healthy BMI per charts at 149.9 (I'm 5'5" female) and am currently 152 (down from 190). I wear a size 4 ring on my ring finger - a 5 will fit over my thumb, and I can get a 6" bracelet over my hand without unclasping it (and lose them frequently) - an 8" one fits comfortably with room around my ANKLE. I don't have hips or a butt, but do have big breasts. My actual ideal is likely 120-125, (in the absence of building more muscle). Will I ever see that, much less maintain it? Don't know, currently do not care at all, but it's where I should probably be for optimal health/not having an actually too high body fat percentage - there's just not a lot of bone to account for extra 'lean' mass/weight.
By which I mean the upper end of BMI on me is still absolutely overweight for me. I mean I'm gonna stop and maintain at about 145 because I am tired, but the lower end of the BMI chart is there for a reason; it's where some people fit and is still healthy.5 -
PokerQueenSu wrote: »I've struggled with my weight most of my adult life. I'm a lifetime Weight Watcher member, but that isn't enough by itself to keep the weight off. I recently read a book called "The Willpower Instinct." In it, the author talks about taking a "negative" and finding a way to turn it into a "positive." You know that feeling in the pit of your stomach that "tells" you you're hungry? In the past, whenever I had that feeling, I would HAVE to eat, and usually I would choose something unhealthy. Now, I imagine an army of "PacMan" ghosts, eating all my fat, and that "feeling" of hunger is the signal they are fast at work. I welcome them now, and wait until my scheduled time to eat. I lost over 35 pounds using that imaginary tool. Now, I've gained some of it back during Covid, so I turned to MyFitnessPal. Now, when I am accountable to write everything down, in an EASY way, the weight is melting off again. THANK YOU FITNESSPAL for creating such a wonderful program. It has truly made a difference.
I love this, packman eating the fat. When I get hungry at night I say Burn Baby Burn and I know I am losing weight, reminded me of that!4 -
Arm lift and tummy tuck in Sep. I want to be as healthy as possible for better healing and results.8
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My mini goal? I was planning on getting to Goal Weight of 135 by my B-day (end of April).
That's okay - I plan on at least dropping 5 lbs by May 1st. In a Healthy manner, not starving myself.
Bright Line Eating has proven to be the most healthiest way to do this - while my Body adjusts. And for my age, someone recently called
me tiny! HAHAHA I am 5'6" and weigh at 154. I've lost 15 lbs since January.
My Goal is to be @ 135 by June
I also walk every day, rain or shine. Since the Gyms are closed in my area - I lift small weights.
Still to be 70 years old (and gorgeous).. I think I'm doing pretty Stellar. Someone thought I was 'maybe 50'.... I have to admit,
being slender sure makes you Feel SO much Better.
Drop the SUGAR and the Flour / Processed foods!!! Eating Healthy Works! LIFE IS GOOD5 -
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That I completed my goal this week of bringing weight lifting into my workouts and did it 3 times this week like I planned. Now the real challenge is to keep that 3 times a week goal that I am setting for myself here and now. Basically in telling someone, ie all of you, I force myself to be accountable.10
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My mini goal is to be at my goal weight by the end of May, to coincide with my anniversary May 30. I'm at 129 now, so that's 9 pounds.3
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Walk on my treadmill every other day
Lose 3 to 5 pounds this month
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I'm almost to my 1st mini goal of getting down to the weight that I was able to get to when I was first diagnosed with diabetes several years ago. I had gained back about 40 of the 100 pounds or so that I had lost. This time, my eventual goal is 30-40 pounds less. I'm getting there!9
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Current goal, fit back into my large shirts so I can ditch my xl shirts.
Goal I recently achieved. Fit back into my old fat pants so I can toss these current fatter pants lol. Sad how excited I was when they fit again.
Next goal fit into my trophy less fat pants sitting in my dresser. That's a few mo ths out at least though. All In all I'm extremely happy with the progress I have made so far.12 -
17 February - Down to 75kg (my goal weight) just after Christmas, for one weigh in, but I am back to 77kg at present. That's probably partly because I have changed my exercise pattern, but also I have not been logging. It's within my mintenance range but at the top and I want to be lighter. So I am starting logging again today, and would love to be back at 75 kg by Easter, and trending at 75kg as well.
2 March: Back down to 76kg as of this morning. We'll see where I am at Easter, but the trend is now in the right direction.
5 March: 75.5 kg this morning (much to my surprise). At this rate I might achieve trending somewhere in the 75.1-75.5kg range by Easter.
23 March:Today I weighed in at 74.5 kg, so below my goal weight. Monthly average for March currently 75.47 kg, I have effectively reached where I wanted to be by Easter nearly two weeks early. I am very happy about this!
Now to keep this and not have it just be a dip as it was before Christmas. But it feels good: my 7-day average as of today is 75.21 kg.
At 74.1 kg today, with both my 7-day rolling average and my April monthly average to date firmly below 75.kg. I am defnitely in maintenance now. My goal is to stay here until the summer and then to think about dropping another 1 kg or so. I am working out most days and another goal is to keep that up and work out at least four times each week. Also, it's a lovely day today, so I plan to get away from the computer and go for a walk!
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Looking to breaking into the 150's. Currently sitting at 160-161, so perhaps by the end of the week I'll see it! Can't wait.6
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i'm down 27lbs, really looking forward to hitting 30lbs!10
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Went Plant based following doctors suggestions , dropped 40 Pounds just from giving up all Dairy and Eggs because I was unhealthy Vegetarian.
Prepping food is my goal from Dressings , Sauces , Dishes. Could not believe Dairy was so much weight.. crazy4 -
Had a check up with rheumatologist today that went really great. I want to stay motivated to continue reducing inflammation so that I can have two great rheumatologist appointments in a row, which has never happened.9
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I've lost 133 lbs now in the last year and am so happy with being around 160. My goal weight is 145 but I'm ok with slowing it down and focusing on eating healthy. I have a mini-goal to be down a bit more though for our 11th (was our 10th but had to be moved for covid) anniversary vow renewal and celebration. I actually got a dress that was a choice for being size that is average as vs the 300 lbs I started with so long ago and am so psyched to wear it for my old hubby.11
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Every full pound down is a mini-mini goal! But I get really happy at every five or ten mark (180,175, etc), and those are what I use as official mini goals. 170 is the next one that I hope to make. Next Monday is the anticipated date to reach that one:-) ...And then I get REALLY excited when I hit 1lb under those goals. LOL My daughter says I am becoming obsessed, but I have four pounds to lose to get me back to the lowest weight I have had since my children were born -167-, and that thought is exciting to me. (BTW-my youngest child has a child of her own, so it has been a LONG time coming!) Current BIG goal:150, 21 lbs away. We will see where we go from there:-)7
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17 February - Down to 75kg (my goal weight) just after Christmas, for one weigh in, but I am back to 77kg at present. That's probably partly because I have changed my exercise pattern, but also I have not been logging. It's within my mintenance range but at the top and I want to be lighter. So I am starting logging again today, and would love to be back at 75 kg by Easter, and trending at 75kg as well.
2 March: Back down to 76kg as of this morning. We'll see where I am at Easter, but the trend is now in the right direction.
5 March: 75.5 kg this morning (much to my surprise). At this rate I might achieve trending somewhere in the 75.1-75.5kg range by Easter.
23 March:Today I weighed in at 74.5 kg, so below my goal weight. Monthly average for March currently 75.47 kg, I have effectively reached where I wanted to be by Easter nearly two weeks early. I am very happy about this!
Now to keep this and not have it just be a dip as it was before Christmas. But it feels good: my 7-day average as of today is 75.21 kg.
At 74.1 kg today, with both my 7-day rolling average and my April monthly average to date firmly below 75.kg. I am defnitely in maintenance now. My goal is to stay here until the summer and then to think about dropping another 1 kg or so. I am working out most days and another goal is to keep that up and work out at least four times each week. Also, it's a lovely day today, so I plan to get away from the computer and go for a walk!
Congratulations! Happy for you:-) Going beneath goal weight is awesome!2 -
Mini goal is getting below 200 by April 1 (207 currently). Started walking on my lunch break so should help me reach that goal.
I am at 202.6 today. Goal is under 200 by May 1. Daily 12,000+ steps, 10-14 servings of water which 2 servings are of green tea unsweetened, and staying at calorie goal daily.8 -
Seeing a new mumber in the tens place! only 4 pounds left to go. Whoohoo!
For the first time in MANY years I am less than 20 pounds from my final goal.8 -
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At 74.1 kg today, with both my 7-day rolling average and my April monthly average to date firmly below 75.kg. I am defnitely in maintenance now. My goal is to stay here until the summer and then to think about dropping another 1 kg or so. I am working out most days and another goal is to keep that up and work out at least four times each week. Also, it's a lovely day today, so I plan to get away from the computer and go for a walk!
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FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!5 -
Getting my blood sugars under control and understanding how/which foods impact my blood sugars so I can fine-tune my weight loss.11
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Been a rough 2 months. Husband came down with COVID Feb 17 and ended up hospitalized. I came down with it while he was in the hospital. He is home and recovering, I think I am recovered as of this week! In the meantime of massive stress, illness, celebration at his homecoming finally and then figuring out the new routine as he recovers I've gained back about 1.5 kg. More importantly, I've embraced some new normals that aren't terribly conducive to where I want to be - @sheclimber, yes, most of them involve croissants LOL!
So starting today my mini goals this week:
Drink some water.
Eat some protein.
Eat some more vegetables.
Eat less frequently.
Reacquaint myself slowly with the treadmill.
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Mini Goals for me right now currently at 174:
-Under 170lbs by mid- May (not a hard goal but it's in my sights, possibly by start of May)
-Keep going with activity at least 4-5x/week for 40 mins
-Complete Apple Watch Challenge for April!9 -
To get below 150.
At that point I will stop and maintain for at least a month or two to decide how much more I want to lose, and that sounds like heaven at this point.
I was obese in September. I'm not now. Iwill be normal BMI at anything below 150! I am however TIRED.15 -
Get down to 116kgs and run on and off for 5 minutes.7
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