What Mini Goal is motivating you right now!
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my goal weight is only 8.2 pounds away. working gradually, i'd like to lose it by early september.10
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My mini goal is not so mini. I just want to be able to get out of the house. My wife died from Covid in 2020 and I put on 112 pounds in 2021 while trying to cope. I was already 300 pounds before I started but I moved around pretty well for my size. Now it is a different story bouncing between 420 and 440 I cannot get up and down the steps on my porch. Now it has been over a year since I last left my house. So my mini goal is to lose enough to get out of the house.43
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@johnc1959 welcome to MyFitnessPal, I hope you find kindness and support here like I have. (I'm pretty new too, I joined June 27.) I'm sorry to hear of the heartbreak you've been through over these past few years. It's good to have you here. I hope to see you around so we can celebrate your mini wins, and eventually the day you get to enjoy the outside world again. You can do it! One day at a time.13
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@johnc1959 I can't even begin to imagine the depths of your pain....but I would like to help in some small way. Its just advice, but it may give you some perspective. You may benefit from reading a book called One Small Step Can Change Your Life...The Kaizen Way by Robert Mauro. He describes medically why change is hard and provides ideas for moving incredibly slowly. Never jump in full board...start with a plan of very small steps and STAY CONSISTENT. In other words, show up for yourself EVERY day. You'll give yourself purpose and a plan for your day.
May I suggest the following? Write down everything you eat...you need a true baseline. Then make very small changes. Substitute one beer or soda with a glass of water.....remove half a donut or ten chips from your regular snacking, etc. Very small changes.
For exercise, you want to get accustomed to blood flow again. That's all. While watching TV, during a commercial, stand up, arms at your sides, feet together, and TAP one foot forward and return, then the next. Concentrate on balance, and one at a time , tap each foot forward. This is a modified marching in place. If you need to hold on to a chair for support, do so. Continue tapping each foot forward for the duration of the commercials, then sit back down. When the next commercial break begins......stay seated. Put your hands on your shoulders. Again, alternate, lift one arm straight up then return to your shoulder...lift the other arm straight up, return to your shoulder. Continue lifting one arm straight up at a time for the duration of the set of commercials. Then enjoy your show. THAT IS ENOUGH FOR YOUR FIRST DAY. Eventually, when ready, alternate these two exercises during all commercials. Your brain will gradually equate commercials with movement. Then....as you get fitter....you'll graduate to combining the two moves. This is the Kaizen effect. Tiny changes gradually becoming habits that lead to big improvements. Soon enough....you'll graduate to taking one step during a commercial....then another. And we will ALL be here to cheer you on thru each mini goal...
Now your first mini goal....feel the blood flow in your legs and arms during a commercial break and be proud of yourself!16 -
Losing 35 pounds out of 60 pounds. Also getting my ra under control. I haven't ate as much sugar as before.5
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My mini goal is to not need a seatbelt extender on my upcoming flight in September.11
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Having a treat only twice a week.4
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On my last visit to the ER the nurse said, "we need to learn to make better choices". I am not sure why that statement resonated with me, but it has helped me learn more about how certain foods affect my health. I've learned you don't have to exercise like Arnold Schwarzenegger to have meaningful exercise with solid results. My mini goal is to continue to learn to make better choices.16
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My mini goal is not so mini. I just want to be able to get out of the house. My wife died from Covid in 2020 and I put on 112 pounds in 2021 while trying to cope. I was already 300 pounds before I started but I moved around pretty well for my size. Now it is a different story bouncing between 420 and 440 I cannot get up and down the steps on my porch. Now it has been over a year since I last left my house. So my mini goal is to lose enough to get out of the house.
I'm so sorry for your loss. That's so sad. Life is incredibly hard sometimes. Hope you find some support here.4 -
To get 4 cardio sessions and 3 weight sessions in this week.3
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My mini goal is to be sub 200!!!!!6
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My Mini Goal is to lose 2.2 pounds in the next 13 days to be under 190 for my hip replacement surgery. (I have 30 pounds to lose after that to reach my ultimate goal.)7
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Onederland! I just hit my last baby-goal (which was hitting my lowest weight since I started my mfp account five years ago) which also happened to be 25% of the way to my ultimate goal weight. Onderland is up next and only 10lbs away!10
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My mini goal is to feel comfortable in my clothes. I'm not far off that. I'm following The New Rules of Lifting for Women. I started ten years ago and then quit a few months in as I was pregnant. It's not the newest out there, it's a six month programme, but its no nonsense, straight forward stuff.3
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When I lose 10 lbs I'm buying myself Lisa Frank Crocs!6
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Two mini goals:
1. Get below 240 by Aug 31. (CW 249)
2. Be able to wear my wedding ring again9 -
Great thread!
40 lbs lost is my mini goal7 -
Mini-goal is to run/walk a 5K. I'm walking every day but haven't made the leap to "wogging" yet and I don't know why. Maybe today!8
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I started MFP with a weight of 260lbs. My mini goal is to be at 220 by the end of August. Long term goal would be to lose 2lbs a week and be below 200 by the end of the year.8
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Oh man.... i have this jeans i call my "fat jeans" and i cant fit into it anymore . I guess my 1st minigoal is to fit into it12
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