Determining My Weight Loss Goal
I really do not want to set a number as to how much weight I would like to lose. I think setting a number is irrelevant for what I hope to accomplish. So, instead I will work on other things:
- Lowering Blood Pressure
- Reducing and possibly getting rid of asthma
- Gaining more energy
- Feeling healthier
How much weight will accomplish that is irrelevant and as long as I am in the “normal” BMI range, I will be pleased (my current normal range is between 110 and 150 pounds - what a range, eh?).
I will use weight to chart my progress, but I will do it a little differently. Instead of putting up the total weight to lose since that is not the most important thing to me, I am going to put up mini-goals. First, I will put up 5 lbs and track myself to meet that goal. Then 10 lbs, then 20 lbs and so on. By taking little steps, I think it will help keep myself motivated and even if I slip and have a bad week it won’t seem so bad.
As for when I should do a “goal check” on here, I think weekly will be good. I will note any weight lost as well as my blood pressure and write about how I feel overall. Basically it will be a recap of the week and how things are going emotionally and physically for me.
I am ready for this. I am ready for a physically fit me 
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Comments
Those mini goals sound like a very good idea. Actually, this whole blog-idea looks pretty good.
I’ve never tried to lose weight (but I’ll be following your blog anyway. I’m bound to learn something useful), so I’ve no clue if this will be any kind of fun. If you’re charting or tracking things, taking measurements of your body using a tape measure is another thing you can do to measure progress and use for neat little graphs.
Show progress in several different ways.
Be careful to remember that after a while the weight loss starts to slow… I dont want you to zoom to your 5 pound goal and get to your 10 pound goal with a little more effort and then when you get to the 20 pound goal and the weight is tough to take off and it seems to take forever,you might get discouraged… just something to think about– I wish you the best of luck in your weight loss and financial stability– I read your blogging away debt every day.
thanks for your commitment and again– good luck!
While it isn’t necessary to have a numerical goal, per se, it is important to have a point at which you will stop. For example, to say, “I will not go below 110 lb.” This may sound ridiculous right now, but I know from experience that weight loss is addictive. I set out at 125 lb. to lose 15 lb. and ended up losing 40 (so I had to gain back 25 under a doctor’s supervision).
[...] weighed myself this morning to get the starting weight from which to work on my first mini-goal of 5 lbs. I was pleasantly surprised that it was about 10 pounds less than when I was weighed at the doctor [...]