Setting a Goal

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I hit my 10% a while ago, and I'm coming up to the poundage that WW has
set for me (160). I have a couple of personal goals, however: I would
like to be, in a perfect world, 145. I had been thinking that 155
would be a nice compromise between the two, but with the way this last
10 lbs has been coming off, I think that setting a WW goal of 160,
going through maintence, and *then* losing the last 5-15 lbs w/o paying
(which is key) might be a better way.

What do you think? How have you set your goals?

My wife and I are both following WW. Last time we did WW at the same,
our combined weight loss scared the bee-jee-berz out of us. Getting
too close too fast (If I lost 5 and she lost 5) it would combine at 10
and....well anyway, we have promised each other not to get spooked this
time.

I am still new enough where my immediate goal is 10%. I am 5'10 and
3/4 so WW is saying 179. I am over 100 lbs away. I am trying not to
look at that as a goal (it is way to overwhelming) but if I could get
to 225, I sure would dance a jig.

I know focus on the immediate 1st.

Ralph

ps I might dance a jig anyway :-)

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What do you think? How have you set your goals?


I did not join WW (my wife signed me up for e-diets, and then signed up for
WW on-line) so I just picked a number and that was going to be my goal.

I was at 265 and my goal was to be to 200 by December 31.

A goal has to be attainable so we don't get discouraged.

If you set what you want to high it may cause you to get discouraged early
in the progress and quit.

For me, things like this type of a goal are game. I want to do it just to
say I did. I am now at 215 and have been told I don't need to lose anymore.

But I want to win

Besides I am really enjoying what I am eating lately. Never realized how
much I like salad.


But remember to set a realistic goal, be it with weight loss or anything
else (performance review time is upon me.)

Don't set it to low so you will settle, don't set it to high so you will
quit.