Setting Goals

I've never really been any good at this... I always reach too high and
fall too far if you get my drift. So here's something reasonable, I
think to start off with. Today is January 17, 2004. I am 5'4" tall and
currently weigh 257.75 LBS.

MY GOAL: By June 17, 2004, I'd like to loose 30 lbs. and weigh in at
227.

Micki
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Imajica

Hey, Micki,

That's a great goal and you can do it. Let us know how it is going.

I'd suggest doing a search on the 'net on goal-setting. I recently gave a
talk on this subject and found some really good stuff.

Cat

"Imajica Maellevan" wrote in message
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I've never really been any good at this... I always reach too high and
fall too far if you get my drift. So here's something reasonable, I
think to start off with. Today is January 17, 2004. I am 5'4" tall and
currently weigh 257.75 LBS.

MY GOAL: By June 17, 2004, I'd like to loose 30 lbs. and weigh in at
227.

Micki
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Imajica

"Imajica Maellevan" wrote in message
...
I've never really been any good at this... I always reach too high and
fall too far if you get my drift. So here's something reasonable, I
think to start off with. Today is January 17, 2004. I am 5'4" tall and
currently weigh 257.75 LBS.

MY GOAL: By June 17, 2004, I'd like to loose 30 lbs. and weigh in at
227.

Micki
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Imajica


That sounds like a very reasonable and attainable goal. You may surprise
yourself once you get into a healthy eating and exercise routine by
exceeding your goals.
Keep us posted of your progress.

Beverly

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:42:52 GMT, Imajica Maellevan
wrote:

I've never really been any good at this... I always reach too high and
fall too far if you get my drift. So here's something reasonable, I
think to start off with. Today is January 17, 2004. I am 5'4" tall and
currently weigh 257.75 LBS.

MY GOAL: By June 17, 2004, I'd like to loose 30 lbs. and weigh in at
227.

Micki


I find short term goals work better for me. For one thing, you can
achieve them and that makes you feel good and ready to set the next
goal. Whereas longer term goals tend to be easier to forget about.

Also, if you make the goals directly dependent on the scale, it can be
far easier to be disappointed. Not everyone's body loses weight in a
regular or quick fashion.

Might be better to set some goals for how often you exericise, or how
many healthy meals you eat a week.

Mind you, long term goals are fine too, but it's good to have those
in-between goals... and goals that aren't entirely focused on what the
scale says too.

Cynthia

My goals are size of clothing I'll wear by certain time. We are all
differant and YOU are the ONLY one who knows what is best for YOU. GO
FOR IT!! Keep telling us how it is going!! If you 'fall off' just don't
look back but rather look at what's ahead !!Brighter future, don't you
agree?
I visualize the faces of others. How surprised they keep getting when
they see me getting thinner
Guess ths is a girl thing?

glo

Imajica Maellevan wrote:

MY GOAL: By June 17, 2004, I'd like to loose 30 lbs. and weigh in at
227.

Heh. I'm really starting to sound like a curmudgeon, but I don't like it.

The problem with setting a goal 6 months out is that people too easily
get discouraged when they realize they aren't going to make it (which
they realize by projecting out their current loss rate.)

Fact is, it takes time to work out the kinks. But no matter HOW long it
takes, it's worth working on having new diet and exercise habits be a
way of life.

What I *REALLY* hate is when someone says, "I started exercising and
eating right and it didn't work for me." So they quit. Um, how 'bout
try again? I mean, really, is anything ELSE supposed to work?

So, instead of just knocking you about, how about you set a goal for
this week to drink 8 glasses of water every day and exercise three
times. Can you do that?

Dally

Dally wrote in
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Imajica Maellevan wrote:

MY GOAL: By June 17, 2004, I'd like to loose 30 lbs. and weigh
in at 227.

Heh. I'm really starting to sound like a curmudgeon, but I
don't like it.

The problem with setting a goal 6 months out is that people too
easily get discouraged when they realize they aren't going to
make it (which they realize by projecting out their current loss
rate.)

Fact is, it takes time to work out the kinks. But no matter HOW
long it takes, it's worth working on having new diet and
exercise habits be a way of life.

What I *REALLY* hate is when someone says, "I started exercising
and eating right and it didn't work for me." So they quit. Um,
how 'bout try again? I mean, really, is anything ELSE supposed
to work?

So, instead of just knocking you about, how about you set a goal
for this week to drink 8 glasses of water every day and exercise
three times. Can you do that?

Dally



Thanks for colaterally helping me! I got up this morning, got
myself a gun, no wait, I got on the scale and...242. Doh! The same
as last week, despite about 10 miles walking and eating (mostly)
healthy. Then I thought, measure something. When I measured my
stomach, I discovered that I'd lost an inch. Which reminded me
about Covert Bailey's advice to just keep doing it in order to
train your body to get used to it and make the necessary
adjustments.

I message I remember from a very bright guy I knew from OA years
ago: You start over every day.

"Bingo" wrote in message
. 17...
Dally wrote in
:

Imajica Maellevan wrote:

MY GOAL: By June 17, 2004, I'd like to loose 30 lbs. and weigh
in at 227.

Heh. I'm really starting to sound like a curmudgeon, but I
don't like it.

The problem with setting a goal 6 months out is that people too
easily get discouraged when they realize they aren't going to
make it (which they realize by projecting out their current loss
rate.)

Fact is, it takes time to work out the kinks. But no matter HOW
long it takes, it's worth working on having new diet and
exercise habits be a way of life.

What I *REALLY* hate is when someone says, "I started exercising
and eating right and it didn't work for me." So they quit. Um,
how 'bout try again? I mean, really, is anything ELSE supposed
to work?

So, instead of just knocking you about, how about you set a goal
for this week to drink 8 glasses of water every day and exercise
three times. Can you do that?

Dally



Thanks for colaterally helping me! I got up this morning, got
myself a gun, no wait, I got on the scale and...242. Doh! The same
as last week, despite about 10 miles walking and eating (mostly)
healthy. Then I thought, measure something. When I measured my
stomach, I discovered that I'd lost an inch. Which reminded me
about Covert Bailey's advice to just keep doing it in order to
train your body to get used to it and make the necessary
adjustments.

I message I remember from a very bright guy I knew from OA years
ago: You start over every day.

I'm going to rain on your parade a little bit. Are you sure that you stood
the exact same way and didn't hold your stomach in and didn't pull the tape
tighter than when you originally measured. An inch is a lot to lose in a
week unless you were bloated from a lot of water weight (then the loss
should have shown up on the scale). I know that sometimes we want progress
so bad that we fool ourselves not intending too. Then when we measure the
next time and do it differently then the measurement is not as excellent as
before so we get discouraged and go out an eat a big whomping piece of
cheesecake because if being good doesn't help, then nothing will work and it
doesn't matter if you have a 700 calorie snack. Remember to keep going no
matter what.

Tonia

"That T Woman" wrote in
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"Bingo" wrote in message
. 17...
Dally wrote in
:

Imajica Maellevan wrote:

MY GOAL: By June 17, 2004, I'd like to loose 30 lbs. and
weigh in at 227.

Heh. I'm really starting to sound like a curmudgeon, but I
don't like it.

The problem with setting a goal 6 months out is that people
too easily get discouraged when they realize they aren't
going to make it (which they realize by projecting out their
current loss rate.)

Fact is, it takes time to work out the kinks. But no matter
HOW long it takes, it's worth working on having new diet and
exercise habits be a way of life.

What I *REALLY* hate is when someone says, "I started
exercising and eating right and it didn't work for me." So
they quit. Um, how 'bout try again? I mean, really, is
anything ELSE supposed to work?

So, instead of just knocking you about, how about you set a
goal for this week to drink 8 glasses of water every day and
exercise three times. Can you do that?

Dally



Thanks for colaterally helping me! I got up this morning, got
myself a gun, no wait, I got on the scale and...242. Doh! The
same as last week, despite about 10 miles walking and eating
(mostly) healthy. Then I thought, measure something. When I
measured my stomach, I discovered that I'd lost an inch. Which
reminded me about Covert Bailey's advice to just keep doing it
in order to train your body to get used to it and make the
necessary adjustments.

I message I remember from a very bright guy I knew from OA
years ago: You start over every day.

I'm going to rain on your parade a little bit. Are you sure
that you stood the exact same way and didn't hold your stomach
in and didn't pull the tape tighter than when you originally
measured. An inch is a lot to lose in a week unless you were
bloated from a lot of water weight (then the loss should have
shown up on the scale). I know that sometimes we want progress
so bad that we fool ourselves not intending too. Then when we
measure the next time and do it differently then the measurement
is not as excellent as before so we get discouraged and go out
an eat a big whomping piece of cheesecake because if being good
doesn't help, then nothing will work and it doesn't matter if
you have a 700 calorie snack. Remember to keep going no matter
what.

Tonia






Well, I have an umbrella. The actual difference was 1.5 inches,
but I threw in a "will to believe" factor and deducted the .5. My
belt is also telling me that I lost it.

I'll weigh in again tomorrow, because my weight fluctuates 2-4
pounds per day. If I had any money, I'd also replace the scale,
which is 20 years old.

"Bingo" wrote in message
. 77...
"That T Woman" wrote in
:


"Bingo" wrote in message
. 17...
Dally wrote in
:

Imajica Maellevan wrote:

MY GOAL: By June 17, 2004, I'd like to loose 30 lbs. and
weigh in at 227.

Heh. I'm really starting to sound like a curmudgeon, but I
don't like it.

The problem with setting a goal 6 months out is that people
too easily get discouraged when they realize they aren't
going to make it (which they realize by projecting out their
current loss rate.)

Fact is, it takes time to work out the kinks. But no matter
HOW long it takes, it's worth working on having new diet and
exercise habits be a way of life.

What I *REALLY* hate is when someone says, "I started
exercising and eating right and it didn't work for me." So
they quit. Um, how 'bout try again? I mean, really, is
anything ELSE supposed to work?

So, instead of just knocking you about, how about you set a
goal for this week to drink 8 glasses of water every day and
exercise three times. Can you do that?

Dally



Thanks for colaterally helping me! I got up this morning, got
myself a gun, no wait, I got on the scale and...242. Doh! The
same as last week, despite about 10 miles walking and eating
(mostly) healthy. Then I thought, measure something. When I
measured my stomach, I discovered that I'd lost an inch. Which
reminded me about Covert Bailey's advice to just keep doing it
in order to train your body to get used to it and make the
necessary adjustments.

I message I remember from a very bright guy I knew from OA
years ago: You start over every day.

I'm going to rain on your parade a little bit. Are you sure
that you stood the exact same way and didn't hold your stomach
in and didn't pull the tape tighter than when you originally
measured. An inch is a lot to lose in a week unless you were
bloated from a lot of water weight (then the loss should have
shown up on the scale). I know that sometimes we want progress
so bad that we fool ourselves not intending too. Then when we
measure the next time and do it differently then the measurement
is not as excellent as before so we get discouraged and go out
an eat a big whomping piece of cheesecake because if being good
doesn't help, then nothing will work and it doesn't matter if
you have a 700 calorie snack. Remember to keep going no matter
what.

Tonia






Well, I have an umbrella. The actual difference was 1.5 inches,
but I threw in a "will to believe" factor and deducted the .5. My
belt is also telling me that I lost it.

I'll weigh in again tomorrow, because my weight fluctuates 2-4
pounds per day. If I had any money, I'd also replace the scale,
which is 20 years old.

Then you're progressing very well. WTG!

Tonia