What Mini Goal is motivating you right now!
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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. 😍10
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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.6 -
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.12 -
@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.7
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I need to sign up for activities....
At 82kg rn, 80kg is sooooooo close4 -
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!6
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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.6 -
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.13
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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.)13
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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. lol9
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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! 🙏🏻🎉😁8
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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.7
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@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!8 -
@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. 😊5
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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.
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@Dr_Axe Wow, 120 lbs down, awesome work!!! I’m impressed.2
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@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!3
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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!)10 -
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!
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@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.6
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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 180.10
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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)
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@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. 😘8 -
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.12
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@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!3
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Making it under 200 pounds for the first time since 2016.
I had my daughter in 2021 and ballooned up to 298 pounds by the end of the pregnancy, then by the time I had gastric bypass in November 2023 I was 305.
I've been hovering over 208-215 for the last few months and I finally saw the scale begin to fluctuate under 207 the other day, so I'm really hoping that I can hit 197 by this time next month.14 -
My "mini" goal is to fit into this black dress (that's too small and I bought on a whim) by my birthday in May for a fancy birthday dinner! My real goal is to get my A1C back to under 7 and keep it there.
Down 5 lbs in 3 weeks so far, trying for 30 total down by May
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To stay at my current goal weight of 145lbs. This morning, I was at 146.3 so now the hard part starts!
Relatively easy to lose. Very difficult to maintain... lol11 -
I'm so close to ONEderland, I will be there by New Years! Right now, I'm stuck between 207-209 but I can do it!!!9
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DH picked up Halloween candy but didn’t bring it into the house until today. I have had chocolate while pursuing this mini goal but I didn’t sit on the couch and mindlessly eat a giant bag of “fun size” 3 Musketeers either. I am walking a victory lap and yes will probably have a treat later this evening 🥳p8m6bwghh9 wrote: »
No halloween candy purchased yet😃p8m6bwghh9 wrote: »To resist the temptation to stock up early, and sadly often, on halloween candy.
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