lizlor
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Post by lizlor on Jul 10, 2021 5:58:42 GMT
Set a Realistic Goal
Beck says: Setting a goal for yourself can be a great motivator—but you can easily become overwhelmed if you set a goal that seems too daunting or will take too long to achieve. Don’t fall into that trap. What is your goal? To get to a certain weight? To fit into a particular size of clothing? To look the way you looked when you were younger It’s natural to want to set a long-term goal? In reality, though, we don’t yet know whether your goal is reasonable for you. I also don’t want you to become anxious thinking how far you have to go. Instead, I’d like you to set a short-term goal to lose 5 pounds. You probably want to lose more than that, of course. So once you lose 5 pounds, set a new goal to lose 5 more pounds, and so on. Each time you lose 5 pounds, celebrate. Call a friend or your diet coach, and celebrate together. Or buy yourself something you can afford that you’ve wanted for a while.
How has the five pound goal at a time worked for you?
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Post by lizlor on Jul 10, 2021 6:00:08 GMT
I like the 5 pound at a time concept. I’ve been gaining and losing 2-3 pounds for about 6 weeks and I’m looking forward to pushing through to a 5 # milestone. But I need to be more disciplined.
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Post by mac on Jul 10, 2021 14:29:34 GMT
Realistic goal: * My goal set by WW when I joined in 1964 was just to hard for me to maintain as I aged, so my docter set the goal up 8 pounds. I have to agree the WW goal was low, I was hungry a lot, so, the goal set by my doctor helped me to stay with the program all these years. * The main reason goal is important to me is because after getting to goal my doctor cut my blood pressure medicine in half because of the horrible side effects, to see if the medicine is now adequate. * I think the five pound goal is a good idea as I used it when losing my recent weight to get to goal.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jul 10, 2021 16:33:57 GMT
When I was losing weight I did it 5% of my body weight at a time until I got to goal. I think it helped having smaller milestones along the way. When I get myself to exercise I set small goals in increase the exercise slowly.
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Post by surfgirl on Jul 10, 2021 20:16:15 GMT
If you are losing what type of weight loss goal have you set for yourself? In the past I kept my eyes on the prize of my final weight loss goal, and that didn't allow me to celebrate or give myself credit for the milestones along the way. This time I'm trying to do 5 pound goals to start with, then I might switch over to 10 pound goals, once I get the first 5 or 10 down. With 10 pound goals there's less of them, which mentally seems more doable to me.
Do you think it is realistic and how will you handle it if you have set backs? Yes, I think it's totally realistic and doable. If I have set-backs that are:
Gaining on the scale at weekly WI: I'll re-evaluate what I did that past week and where I might have gone OP Maintaining loss at weekly WI: Remind myself that I am not entitled to weight loss weekly and that if I stay OP it will happen Eat off plan: Try to stop and track, then ask myself where I went wrong and why I didn't stop and use Beck's tools to remain OP and strengthen my Resistance muscle.
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Post by cathygeha on Jul 11, 2021 8:32:14 GMT
5 pound loss goal
I kind of do this but also think in decades. I also have a five pound buffer idea lurking in the back of my mind for once I reach goal weight again.
If you are losing what type of weight loss goal have you set for yourself? I have decade, set point and final weight goals.
* first was to get below 200 (did that) * then it was a decade at a tim * am currently working to get below 160...and it is a hard slog and has been for awhile. first saw 169.8 February 4 and I wasn't consistently in the 160's till April. Now...working through the decade and looking forward to the 150's * My WW goal in 1984 was 135 and that was maintained for a short while. My HS weight was more in the 140 range so had my doubts on the 135. I reset goal weight when I reached 145 in 1999 and that is where I am heading now. So...have a few pounds left to go
Do you think it is realistic and how will you handle it if you have set backs? I do think that 145 is realistic...or hope it will be. I know it is easy to stay around 160 and feel fairly good and a whole lot better where I am near 160 than I did at over 200! So...145 is where I am heading and it can take as long as it takes to get there. I am in it for the long haul. I am not sure what a setback is...I have splurges that see an increase on the scale but so far have not really given in or given up so see it as a lifetime journey and will enjoy the trip.
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Post by surfgirl on Jul 11, 2021 19:24:35 GMT
I also have a five pound buffer idea lurking in the back of my mind for once I reach goal weight again. I think if one can manage this, this is a great plan because if you start moving upward within that buffer, you can adjust yourself quickly. To gain 5 pounds takes some effort so you would know if you're headed towards an upswing. I hope to be able to do this as well!
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