What Mini Goal is motivating you right now!

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.

@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!

My mini goal is to not need a seatbelt extender on my upcoming flight in September.

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.

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.)