What Mini Goal is motivating you right now!

jennydowd · October 7

leslie829 wrote: »

1 - Being at least 10lbs less than my husband
2 - Getting my lipids and sugar numbers down!

I feel your first one in my bones! I am on a weight loss journey and when I finally got to being one pound less than my husband, I shared that with him because I was so happy. Well that motivated him to also drop the extra weight he is carrying, which is great, but for a while we were battling it out on the scale. LOL. I won that battle, though, as I am now 8 pounds below him, but we are both winning the weight war together!

I'm pulling for you to reach both of your mini goals! Keep us posted!

jennydowd · October 7

krews wrote: »

I have 35 lbs to get back to my healthy weight. I have Yo Yo'ed for years along with binge eating. I gave up alcohol three years ago and the stress of my son passing put me in eating over drive. I need to train my body for normal eating patterns again.

I'm so sorry for your loss, Krews. I had been on a health kick and had lost 30 pounds when my father passed, and the stress and grief of his loss derailed my progress. You can do this! Climb that mountain one step at a time.

jennydowd · October 7

shannshine1 wrote: »

Morning!
Great goals and inspiring me to my mini-goal, which is to fit into my jeans by Christmas, which is about 15 pounds away. I've got them wrapped in Christmas paper already and it will be my gift to myself--even if the jeans are old ones! They are my favourite jeans and I think that will be a good goal.
My days are fine, it's the nighttime eating which knocks everything out of whack so the goal is to get that under control and I think the weight will start to move.

Nighttime eating is my vice too! The evenings are my only "me time" after the kids and hubby go to bed, so I cherish it, but I also tend to snack...unhealthily... when I am up late. It stinks, but I had to train myself to go to bed earlier, even if it meant sacrificing my alone time, just to control it. I get up an hour earlier and go for a morning walk, and that helps wear me out by the end of the day so it's not too hard to go to bed earlier. Good luck! You've got this! And what a great idea to wrap those jeans as a gift to yourself! I may copy that idea.

xbowhunter · October 7

Current weight 152ish.
Goal weight 145ish.

I am now living alcohol and processed food free and finding it easy to keep my calories at or slightly below 1500. I expect to be at goal is 5 weeks give or take.

Life is much better now that I have stopped poisoning my body with garbage.

spirittrail · October 8

@xbowhunter Hello and yes! I am mentally at this same point in my journey! Life is MUCH BETTER since I have stopped feeding myself poison. Two years ago.....even one year ago....I was still grocery shopping in the centre aisles. I have gradually moved away from them and find myself shopping at least 80% from the perimeter of the store now. I noticed today ironically which is why I feel compelled to comment. I just walked past so many aisles today without a second thought. Crackers, cereal, of course baking, candy, chips, canned foods. I did pick up some yoghurt from the dairy aisle.....but it was mostly fresh produce and a bag of bagels for my husband. It has taken me time to learn to read labels and for my system to actually reject processed food.....but the result is an easily maintained weight.....I need to walk up and weigh again actually.....and a MUCH healthier digestive system. Here's to a MUCH BETTER LIFE and treating our bodies with respect! 😍

spirittrail · October 11

I continue to make excellent progress. Walked up to weigh myself today.....I am HALF POUND away from a BMI of 24! 😲 This truly feels like a miracle to me. I still remember being "safely" out of Obese. Now I am SAFELY in Normal weight! My goal weight is only 6 pounds away.....and just as I am finally feeling comfortable being below 150 pounds...my next goal is being below 140 pounds and closer than I expected. 😍

cmoak54 · October 16

I re-started my journey Sept 26 and have been doing pretty good, I have logged everything I ate every day for the last 26 days. I had one bad day when I fell into a large bag of M & Ms that have been in the house for two weeks. I should have known better because I was extremely tired and that is always the worst time for bingeing for me. I got right back on track, but it took a few days for my weight to catch that extra 2000 calorie day. I lost 8 pounds really quickly in the first 2 weeks, which is unusual for me, and I know it was probably mostly water weight because I wasn't starving myself- eating between 1300-1400 daily, today my weight bounced up a pound.
I am being patient and had set my first mini goal to be back below 200 by Halloween, so I have 1.7 pounds to go in the next two weeks. My blood sugar has been averaging 103 until I ate all those M & Ms when it bounced my average up to 150, but that has come back down also. Small sustainable steps!🌞
Once I am back under 200, my next goal is to steadily lose weight and not gain anything by the end of the year. Holidays are my worst time of year, since I so love to bake holiday goodies, so this is a real challenging time for me.

bobbyorr99 · October 16

I am 4 pounds away from 300 which is the initial goal I set back in April when I was 345. Once 300 is met, I will set a goal of 280 and then every 20 pounds will be a goal after that to get to 180ish. My health, how I look, mental outlook is so much better than it was.

Mini goals are important as they are tangible and help give our confidence a much needed thumps up.

nossmf · October 16

@Neon_hippie a couple decades ago, my doctor was about to put me on BP meds for hypertension when he said he would hold off for one month if I tried an experiment for him: instead of adding salt to my cooking WHILE it was cooking, I would wait until right before serving. Poof, instant improvement to my BP. Why? Because when I added the salt mid-cook it would get absorbed, so when I sat down at the dinner table the taste would be muted/absent and I automatically added MORE salt. But if I waited until right before serving, the salty taste remained on the surface of the food and I didn't need to add any more.

WarmJellyfish · October 17

I need to sign up for activities....
At 82kg rn, 80kg is sooooooo close

spirittrail · October 17

Hi everyone! If you are just new to exercise, set a goal of doing something for just 10 minutes or even 5 minutes a day. A quick walk for example. My goal of going back to basics was really successful at 15 minutes a day so I continued for this week too. Monday I am going for 20 minutes a day. I especially enjoyed reconnecting with my eleptical machine while watching reality TV! By changing my goals in my MFP exercise goals, it keeps me accountable and feels good when I actually surpass minutes and calories burned. Make this easy and fun....not hard!

mkculs13 · October 17

To work out 90% of the days planned.

I am really tired for good reason. And I still know that pushing myself will make my current routine seem easier.

Dr_Axe · October 17

I just want to see my abs for the first time. I'm down 120 lbs. From my average weight for my entire adult life. I just need to shed the last little bit of this muffin top.

3vilpcdiva · October 17

The next 10 pounds! For the first time in 7 years, my number doesn't start with a 2. I was at almost 240lbs 2 years ago, and horseback riding alone took 26 pounds off. Now I'm at 197, after dieting for just a month. (DON'T BE ALARMED! Most of that weight came off in the first two weeks as I'd stopped eating solely fast food and started cooking healthy meals I think it was sodium/water weight. Now I'm losing about 2.5 lbs a week.)

ConnieSTanner · October 18

Hello. My (sorta) mini goal is to finish the spare bedroom that became a catch all so that I have a dog free zone to work out. With my work schedule the gym is hard to get to during the week and the dogs think something is wrong when I'm doing floor work and then I don't get anything done. lol

michellewolan61 · October 19

Getting down into the 260s I haven't been there in years less than 4 pounds to go!! Whoot 20 down so far since my starting! 🙏🏻🎉😁

Trisec · October 20

Mini goal? To actually start losing weight. I started walking to work two months ago, and have been meticulously counting calories, but somehow my weight has remained flat, or indeed, slightly increased over that time. Can't figure out what is going on here.

mtaratoot · October 20

@Trisec

If it has been two months, it might be time to revise your target. If your weight is remaining consistent, then you are eating at maintenance. You might consider lowering your target a little bit and do more observation. You also might want to make sure that:

You are choosing the right foods from the diary. Since the entries are crowd-sourced, there are errors.
You are logging everything you eat or drink completely and honestly.
You are measuring accurately. If you don't have a digital food scale, do your self a favor and get one. Using measuring spoons and cups can lead to errors.

If you make some corrections and start to lose, you will eventually need to revisit your goals anyway. As you become smaller, you require fewer calories to fuel your body, and you have to revise your goal down.

The most important thing is to stick to it. Make it easy by not doing things that you can't continue indefinitely. When you get to your goal weight, you'll still need to be vigilant. The bonus is you get to add a few calories back to your goal, but you still must keep on your toes.

Keep making small changes, then observe, and again - STICK TO IT!

spirittrail · October 20

@Trisec Yes! Don't quit! To the above advice, I would add take your "base" water that you are currently drinking, even it is just one glass a day. Add ONE glass a day until you are comfortably at 6 glasses. This works wonders to calm the appetite and make you feel good. Also....add exercise just a bit more each day. As @mtaratoot says, keep adding small things you can continue indefinitely. It's fantastic that you are walking daily! Try adding one flight of stairs going up a day per week....and take an elevator down. I live in a city with a subway system. The stations have three or four escalators/stairs. Months ago I did this. I walked up one flight and took the escalators otherwise. Then I added two flights, etc. The difference in my physical fitness was HUGE!! I dropped INCHES off my hips. This small change over time has made my heart so much stronger and it wasn't difficult at all. I even take the stairs going down now too. So look for tiny ways like that to incorporporate exercise. 😊

nanberube · October 21

Blood test coming up and I want to see a decrease in my LDL from my last test. Also would like to break into the 170's, which should be a good side effect from lowering my cholesterol.

takinitalloff · October 24

@Dr_Axe Wow, 120 lbs down, awesome work!!! I’m impressed.

takinitalloff · October 24

@ConnieSTanner I love that your dogs watch out for you (even if they get in the way, haha). I hope your dog free workout zone is coming along nicely! As a long-time dog enthusiast, I also recommend seeing your dogs up with a comfy spot and a frozen filled Kong toy when you need them out of the way for a while. You can find lots of nice ideas online if needed!

BananaBill28 · October 24

I play ice hockey, and I just feel so much faster and more agile on the ice as time goes on!
Current mini goal is to not be the heaviest on the team (only 11 lbs to go!)

mtaratoot · October 24

BananaBill28 wrote: »

I play ice hockey, and I just feel so much faster and more agile on the ice as time goes on!
Current mini goal is to not be the heaviest on the team (only 11 lbs to go!)

This!

When I first lost my extra weight, I played Ultimate. It's a fun game, but I'd always been pretty slow. If I was on offense, my defender could always cover me when I made a cut. When I was on defense, the person I was covering could almost always break away and get open.

Well, after I lost weight, I could make cuts and get open. I could stick with the player I was defending and keep them from getting open. It was crazy fun! Our team had the oldest folks in the league. Our experience helped us compete against much younger teams, but let me just say how awesome it was to leave those younger folks in the dust!

ConnieSTanner · October 25

@takinitalloff it is coming along. I'm starting at the floor and working my way up. that way I can use the room even if the rest isn't finished. I'm going to lay the spongy tiles so it's floor work friendly. the dogs have all the distraction items. They will stop everything they are doing to see what I'm doing. I have a pack of rascals. I have to leave the house for work while my husband works from home, so when I'm home I have 3 little shadows of furry happiness.

dowtwo2 · October 27

I had a terrible year with a clogged carotid artery and a pedestrian accident. Lost my license and pretty much my life. I gained 10 pounds back. I set up a six week plan to lose that weight and get back to 180.

jillianbeanr · October 27

My current mini goal is to use my (stationary) bike every morning and put in 5 minutes, beat my stats, and then increase to ten minutes. (I have several years worth of stats from 5 minutes to 45 minutes and want to get back to better athletic health)

Happy Sunday everyone!

spirittrail · October 27

@jillianbeanr I came on to post my mini goal and current progress and yours is similar!

A couple of weeks ago I "restarted" at 15 minutes a day of exercise. Walking or yoga. I did that for two weeks and am finishing up 20 minutes a day of the same this week. As it's such a small commitment, it's very easy to do.....and it's a FANTASTIC way to ease your brain into the habit of moving daily without "causing panic". Tomorrow I begin 25 minutes per day and it's become an easy habit again. My MINI GOAL is to continue until I reach 30 minutes per day (probably next week). Once I reach that.....I will maintain.....and when I reach New Years, my resolution will be a steady increase to 60 minutes per day.
With 30 minutes as my base already, I will be halfway there!

One tool I find EXTREMELY motivating is the Exercise Minutes bar chart you can access from your home page. From 90 days ago, my exercise was "good" with just a gap or two....and not huge....but the last 30 days my chart is REALLY impressive. So be sure to log your exercise daily.....because even 5 minutes is a POSITIVE habit forming change that leads to long term gains physically and mentally. Consistency wins in the end. I Checked my Waist and Hips measurements too. In one year.....thru "easy" small changes like YOU are making.......I've lost FOUR inches FROM BOTH my waist and hips!! 😍

My waist is now 28 inches and my hips are 36 inches. My hourglass figure is finally back! Looking back over the last two years.....I wouldn't change my time frame at all. And my Main Goal is still not achieved yet. 😉 Happy Sunday and congratulations on having the courage to take a steady systematic approach. 😘

retrecek · October 28

I found out last week I am pre-diabetic. I'm scared, but also determined to do something about it before it becomes Type II Diabetes.

takinitalloff · October 29

@retrecek No need to be scared! Now you know, and you can do something to get better. I got my A1C down from “prediabetic” to perfectly normal in just three months. You can totally do this!

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