Dreaming of Onederland!

[chrisie_20]

I am at 233 now...it seems so far off, but I am dying to be in onderland. That would be such a great accomplishment. When I first started I didn't too much care for the mini goals. I wanted to keep my eyes focused on my main goals. But now I am thinking of setting a mini goal of 195, but I am not sure of what kind of time limit to give myself...first I was thinking...fourth of july...but I think I can accomplish it before then. What do you guys think?

[Richt]

Re: Dreaming of Onederland!

FWIW, I think its highly important to set mini goals.

To answer your queston if you can lose 30 lbs in 3 months. Its possible as everything is possible. Just do your best. and good luck.

Rich

[Elizellen]

Re: Dreaming of Onederland!

The problem with setting time-oriented weightloss goals is what will you do if your body decides not to co-operate in the time?!?

So many people have posted that not achieving a weight/time goal made them think about giving up the WOE and made it much harder for them to stay on track !

I always think is is better to set time-goals for things you CAN control - like eating according to plan (cheatfree) for xx days, or exercising for xx minutes x days a week, or drinking xx ounces of water each day!

Weightloss milestones are great to celebrate when you reach them but dont risk pressurising yourself too much by setting a date for them.

[Binsk]

Re: Dreaming of Onederland!

I'm with Elizellen on this one Chrissie. How much have you lost since you started Mar. 20? That would be a good indication of how your body is handling the diet and your level of metabolism.

[ValidRouge]

Re: Dreaming of Onederland!

I'm with Elizellen on this one too. I've set mini-goals and as you can see in my ticker that's what I use. It gives me a visual. When I get to 218, I'll add another ticker. I don't put a time frame on it because I'm just plain scared that I won't achieve it...too much pressure. I've also got some other goals like, I bought an outfit I absolutely adore in a size too small for me. That will be another mini-goal...to fit in that outfit regardless of what the scale says my weight is. I do six week exercise plans for a time measured type goal. I also increase intensity in my workouts...HIIT for cardio and adding weight for my weight training.