What Mini Goal is motivating you right now!

To wear my new prescription glasses at least an hour per day every day. Wore glasses for 15 years as a kid before getting PRK surgery; lived without glasses for 17 years before eye doc said it's time to go back. Partly me not wearing them is a mental thing, getting back used to the idea of wearing glasses; partly it's because they are trifocals with a bit of stigmatism correction, which makes me slightly queasy after a while. I'm sure eventually I'll be used to them again, I just have to ease back in.

To get my muscle-tone back. Stopped lifting regularly two years ago after surgery and haven't gotten back into it. Poor muscle tone is leading to postural issues, so I've got to get back to it somehow. Trying to add in at least some pilates 5 days a week.

I've been consistently increasing weight over time at the gym, and I'm surprised at how strong I'm getting. My mini goal is to do three leg pullups while hanging onto the bar. When I started seven months ago I had zero grip strength and could only hold on for on second. I did two the last time I tried. As for diet I'm trying to consistently stay under 20 g carbs per day to get back into ketosis.

My mini goal is to reach 200 lbs.

I’m about 54 lbs down and I have about 17lbs left to go, so I’m 3/4 of the way there! I expect to reach this goal by late January.

I have finally hit 159! Down from 183, another 6 lbs to my end of year goal.

Just getting myself into the routine of going to the gym and doing the necessary cardio every day. During the pandemic, it was easier because we were all at home permanently, but with the pressures of work and life, I have had to rearrange my priorities and "find" the time to do it

My Mini mini goal is to weigh 318 and not jump back up into the 320s. I hit 319 then inflammation from arthritis caused me to jump to 324. Better than jumping all the way back up to 334 where I was, I guess?

Next goal after that is to consistently work out every day (With the help of my trainer).

To get back to martial arts at 50.

JoLightensUp wrote: »

I realised that I have developed a mentality of "conserving my energy" when home, partly in response to fatigue from prior health issues. I think it's become an unhelpful habit now. I aim to start small and build up.

I can relate so much to this! I also used to "conserve energy" in everything I did, due to pain and exhaustion. I got an Apple Watch earlier this year. I was given someone else's very old, used watch first so I could try it out, and then I bought myself a new one when the old one finally died. I didn't used to think much of exercise trackers, but this watch has made a world of a difference for me because I can see my progress and most importantly, it gives me a little nudge every hour to get up and move around a little. Which often turns into a few minutes' worth of moving around, or at this point (several months in) sometimes I keep going for an hour or two.

I play little games with myself now, carrying each type of clothing (socks, pants, tops,...) from the laundry to the closet as a separate trip. I put on a fun song and dance around the house while I brush my teeth. Anything to get more move/exercise calories registered on that watchful watch This has really changed my life: I move a lot more, I feel better, I have more fun, and my house is cleaner too. Because, you know, an extra round of vacuuming (or washing the windows) adds extra steps to the day's total I hope you can find your own ways to move more and enjoy life more fully.