goal weight frustrations...why do people...

love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
edited October 12 in Chit-Chat
say my goal is X but when i get there it will be Y. So isn't your goal really Y?

WTF?!? So annoying.

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  • pussycat626
    pussycat626 Posts: 129 Member
    The first is one of their goals the 2nd is the ultimate goal?! Thats the way I set my goals out anyhow
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    some people do better breaking their goals down so it doesnt seem so huge to begin with.
    initially my goal was to hit 180 and see how i feel, then possibly go to 160. but then i just changed it to 160 and we'll see how i feel along the way
  • Whodatgirl77
    Whodatgirl77 Posts: 238 Member
    I'm guessing bc sometimes one just isn't even sure if goal y is attainable so they shoot for x and go from there. I think that line of thinking is common when you have a lot of weight to lose and haven't seen either one of those numbers in years. Our goals should prob be less scale oriented but those numbers mean so much to some.
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    some of us have been fatties for so long (or forever even) that we dont know where to settle for goal. So we get there and we stop or we keep moving. No biggie
  • daisyls85
    daisyls85 Posts: 63 Member
    It's easier for some to set mini goals! When they reach their mini goals, they are like "YAY, I did it! That gives them the strength and confidence to keep at it.
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    I am aiming for somewhere inbetween 120-150, I started out 216 (am now 179) and with my ticker what I do is just show the next 10 pounds I need to lose and then when I get there I reset it to the next 10 pounds. It really takes the stress out of it and doesn't seem like I still have so much left to lose..
  • jhardenbergh
    jhardenbergh Posts: 1,035 Member
    My original goal was 125, didn't think I would ever reach it and when I got down to it, I was like why not shoot for 150, then 175, now I think I will be done at 200 lost. I must be one of the people that really frustrates you, I'm sorry. I will still be considered overweight for my height though, so who knows, I am pretty sure I will stop at 200 lost though, since that will be like my 5th grade weight. It's kind of odd that it frustrates you so much to write a post about it.
  • lizzaymac
    lizzaymac Posts: 2 Member
    I feel like when the disorder began, I was 152 and I wanted to be at 130. Now I'm 127 and it hardley feels like enough...I feel like in this state my goal weight has become 0. :( its funny how things work
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    I feel like when the disorder began, I was 152 and I wanted to be at 130. Now I'm 127 and it hardley feels like enough...I feel like in this state my goal weight has become 0. :( its funny how things work

    been there, done that. It sucks, It can be a horrible, horrible cycle.
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    My original goal was 125, didn't think I would ever reach it and when I got down to it, I was like why not shoot for 150, then 175, now I think I will be done at 200 lost. I must be one of the people that really frustrates you, I'm sorry. I will still be considered overweight for my height though, so who knows, I am pretty sure I will stop at 200 lost though, since that will be like my 5th grade weight. It's kind of odd that it frustrates you so much to write a post about it.

    it just makes no sense to me to flat out say..."my goal is 120 but when i get to 120 it will be 110" ...not "my goal is 120 and then I'll reassess based on how i look and feel."
  • auntdeedee87
    auntdeedee87 Posts: 706 Member
    Judging from your picture, you're right-- you don't understand. Your ticker says you're aiming for 4-- Well, I'm aiming for more like FIFTY four.

    I currently weigh 224 pounds. My ideal weight? Somewhere between 160-170.

    That's up to 65 pounds I'd need to lose. That's DAUNTING.

    So, I've decided to concentrate on getting my weight below 200. That's my goal at this point. 170 isn't even a blip on my radar.

    When I hit 199, I'll CELEBRATE, (I don't know where you live, but you'll probably hear it) because that's a big accomplishment.

    Then I'll re-evaluate and say, okay, now I know I can DO it-- I gotta keep going. This is good progress, but I'm not done yet.

    And I'll probably set another mini-goal, like maybe 180. Cue another celebration and mental pat on the back.

    And then I'll set my sights on 170, at last.

    Breaking it down makes it easier to see the light at the end of the tunnel.


    You don't have to understand it, as long as I do. And there's plenty more here who think like me.
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