Setting Goals

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When I’m weighing in or working out, I have this big cloud looming over my head: 100 pounds…you need to lose 100 pounds. Then, when I see only 0.8 pounds lost, I get discouraged. Or, if I consider working out, I think to myself: ‘Is this 30 minutes really going to help?’ And, yes, sometimes I let that negative thinking get to me, and I end up not doing a workout at all, which certainly does NOT help.

So, when I was on the treadmill today, I realized I need to make some goals for myself…short-term and long-term. Really, my ULTIMATE goal of losing 100+ pounds is the only goal I’ve set for myself, fitness-wise. While it’s great that I have this goal that I want to achieve, it doesn’t help me in my day-to-day process because it is such a lofty goal. Yes, I will reach it one day, but it’s not going to happen tomorrow, next week, or even next month. Heck, a whole year may go by before I am there, but I WILL GET THERE.

The point of all this is that I spent part of my afternoon making a list of goals I would like to achieve: weekly, monthly, long-term, and ultimate. This list of goals will become part of my Monday weekly weigh-in and will help me to see that I am accomplishing something, no matter how big or small it may be.

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Weekly Goals

February 18-24

• Lose 2 pounds
• Walk/jog/hike 10 miles

Monthly Goals

February 18-March 18

• Lose 8 pounds
• Walk/jog/hike 40 miles

Long-Term Goals

• Lose 10 pounds by Easter (March 31)
• Register for a 5K by the end of April (April 30)

Ultimate Goal

• Lose 101 pounds