Goal Setting...care to join?
Well I know I for one, at 2 1/2 years out, have not been as focused on goal setting, and achieving. And I think that's one of the reaons it was "easier" to get off track. I had lost sight of what it was I really wanted to continue down the successing path. So I've been doing some thinking.....I have three categories: Immediate goals, short term goals, long term goals. The time frame for these can be what YOU determine for yourself...or add other categories as needd. C'mon.....let's set our sights on the goals for the GROUP and work towards them together!!!
IMMEDIATE goals: (today and fwd)
Continue to work out a minimum of 5 x a week, with a trainer 2 x week.
Continue to track food and fluids and remember basics.
Continue to take care of myself including things like "pampering" like hair appointments, make up etc...
SHORT TERM GOALS: (Within the next 6 weeks - 3 mos)
Lose the rest of the weight I gained (I've lost 5 of the 15 BTW), or at least get back into some clothes that don't fit right anymore. I can already tell I'm gaining muscle, so the actual number might not be the same, but the clothes should be.
Push myself to do things I was once afraid of for whatever reason or had given up due to weight issues (Zip lining, Trapeze? Horseback riding? Possibilities abound in this category)
Obtain a new work related certification which terrifies me...CEN
LONG TERM GOALS: (Within the next year)
Be able to do a full "set" (3 sets of 12-15) of "real" push ups
Get back into the bathing suit I wore last year
Have significant improvement in my strength ability at the gym, along with definition in my arms etc. (hmm, maybe I should take pictures when the trainer does my measurements like I used to do at the beginning of this journey, huh?)
I'm sure there will be more...these lists can be adapted and changed as we do....as long as they aren't forgotten about.
IMMEDIATE goals: (today and fwd)
Continue to work out a minimum of 5 x a week, with a trainer 2 x week.
Continue to track food and fluids and remember basics.
Continue to take care of myself including things like "pampering" like hair appointments, make up etc...
SHORT TERM GOALS: (Within the next 6 weeks - 3 mos)
Lose the rest of the weight I gained (I've lost 5 of the 15 BTW), or at least get back into some clothes that don't fit right anymore. I can already tell I'm gaining muscle, so the actual number might not be the same, but the clothes should be.
Push myself to do things I was once afraid of for whatever reason or had given up due to weight issues (Zip lining, Trapeze? Horseback riding? Possibilities abound in this category)
Obtain a new work related certification which terrifies me...CEN
LONG TERM GOALS: (Within the next year)
Be able to do a full "set" (3 sets of 12-15) of "real" push ups
Get back into the bathing suit I wore last year
Have significant improvement in my strength ability at the gym, along with definition in my arms etc. (hmm, maybe I should take pictures when the trainer does my measurements like I used to do at the beginning of this journey, huh?)
I'm sure there will be more...these lists can be adapted and changed as we do....as long as they aren't forgotten about.
Instead of complaining that the rosebush has thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. 
Pam,
I am with you. I too like you have gone off track and that is why I am struggling to shed the last 15lbs.
My Immediate goal : Get 5lbs off instead of 15lbs and NOT to stress to get of the pounds because I think stress is what is holding the pounds believe it or not
My Short Term Goal: to lose the 15lbs and make my clothes fit better. I have this belly hanging out of the pants used to be that the belly is the first place I gain weight in. Though I feel like my stomach has gone down since I started my nightly crunches.
My Long Term Goal: To push myself even harder so that I am a lean mean work-out machine. I need to do that by fueling my body properly. That mean getting back to basics and tracking every single day what i put in my mouth. I put this as long term goal because I am good at tracking foods short term but always fall off the wagon once the scale starts moving.
Pam~this is a great post and I thank you for making me re-evalute my goals.
I am with you. I too like you have gone off track and that is why I am struggling to shed the last 15lbs.
My Immediate goal : Get 5lbs off instead of 15lbs and NOT to stress to get of the pounds because I think stress is what is holding the pounds believe it or not
My Short Term Goal: to lose the 15lbs and make my clothes fit better. I have this belly hanging out of the pants used to be that the belly is the first place I gain weight in. Though I feel like my stomach has gone down since I started my nightly crunches.
My Long Term Goal: To push myself even harder so that I am a lean mean work-out machine. I need to do that by fueling my body properly. That mean getting back to basics and tracking every single day what i put in my mouth. I put this as long term goal because I am good at tracking foods short term but always fall off the wagon once the scale starts moving.
Pam~this is a great post and I thank you for making me re-evalute my goals.
-Shilpa
People comment on my over 100 pound weight loss and attribute it to my WILLpower, but it is my WANTpower: I WANT to be thin and healthy more than anything else!
Yup - I hear ya about NOT stressing over the numbers...definatley holds us back. I've spent the majority of my life worrying about "the number" on the scale, and 2 1/2 years ago, I wanted that subcomittee GONE....so it is what it is. Oh - and my gain - definitley in my belly too....it's ugly looking!
Rock it woman!
Oh, and BTW - your avatar? BEYOND amazing! What a GREAT picture!
Rock it woman!
Oh, and BTW - your avatar? BEYOND amazing! What a GREAT picture!
Instead of complaining that the rosebush has thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses.
Pam,
As always, you're getting me thinking!
IMMEDIATE:
- get back to tracking food and fitness every day
- ensure that I do "formal" workouts at least 3 days while I'm on vacation next week, in addition to remaining active the other days
- keep my food on track and my abstinence plan intact while on vacation
SHORT TERM:
- be rigorous about working out formally at least 4 days per week, with informal workouts the other 3 days (stretching, light weights, crunches at home, for example)
- implement my structured running plan to get to half-marathon for next fall
- continue to make sure that I practice good self-care - dressing nicely, doing makeup/face care, accessorizing, finding time for me (ha!) in the busy day.
- Cage the carb monster
- Continue to participate in social events and life events that used to scare me, or that I shied away from because i was (or believed myself to be) too fat/uncoordinated/whatever.
LONG TERM:
- Run the Disney half-marathon next fall (oct 2011)
- Run at least 2 mid-distance races (5K - 10K) prior to the half-marathon
- Lose the remaining 15 pounds I would like to lose, or at least increase the tone so I've lost the remaining inches I would like to lose. (staying flexible on the numbers)
- Begin saving $$ toward having plastics on my arms in 2012 or 2013 (depending how long it takes me to save the money).
Karen
As always, you're getting me thinking!
IMMEDIATE:
- get back to tracking food and fitness every day
- ensure that I do "formal" workouts at least 3 days while I'm on vacation next week, in addition to remaining active the other days
- keep my food on track and my abstinence plan intact while on vacation
SHORT TERM:
- be rigorous about working out formally at least 4 days per week, with informal workouts the other 3 days (stretching, light weights, crunches at home, for example)
- implement my structured running plan to get to half-marathon for next fall
- continue to make sure that I practice good self-care - dressing nicely, doing makeup/face care, accessorizing, finding time for me (ha!) in the busy day.
- Cage the carb monster
- Continue to participate in social events and life events that used to scare me, or that I shied away from because i was (or believed myself to be) too fat/uncoordinated/whatever.
LONG TERM:
- Run the Disney half-marathon next fall (oct 2011)
- Run at least 2 mid-distance races (5K - 10K) prior to the half-marathon
- Lose the remaining 15 pounds I would like to lose, or at least increase the tone so I've lost the remaining inches I would like to lose. (staying flexible on the numbers)
- Begin saving $$ toward having plastics on my arms in 2012 or 2013 (depending how long it takes me to save the money).
Karen
Those are FANTASTIC goals!!! You are definitely an inspiration to us - always have been! Good for you, Karen!
If and when we have kids, that's when I'll think about saving for plastics...a VERY long term goal for me. I just can't see even attempting to save the $$ for it when we are saving for other things and when I won't do anything plastics if I'm gonna get pregnant....
If and when we have kids, that's when I'll think about saving for plastics...a VERY long term goal for me. I just can't see even attempting to save the $$ for it when we are saving for other things and when I won't do anything plastics if I'm gonna get pregnant....
Instead of complaining that the rosebush has thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses.
Great Idea Pam. I have been beating myself up lately because I am almost four years out, and so far from my original goal weight. I have slipped and slid my way through the relapses of food and other stuff for the past two and a half years.
Immediate Goal: Daily Tracking Food, Water and Exercise.
Take care of spiritual and mental needs.
Pamper myself more, hair, nails, etc.
Short Term Goal: Get back to below 200 pounds.
Exercise five times a week.
Long Term Goal: Get to my goal weight.
Immediate Goal: Daily Tracking Food, Water and Exercise.
Take care of spiritual and mental needs.
Pamper myself more, hair, nails, etc.
Short Term Goal: Get back to below 200 pounds.
Exercise five times a week.
Long Term Goal: Get to my goal weight.
Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Great Goals Pam... I'll join in with my current goals
Now: Continue to track food, exercise 5xs a week for 1 hr, take at least 30 minutes of "me" time a day
Short term: continue to train to do 8.3 miles at Disney 1//2 marathon in October. get to goal of 150
Long term: unknown at this time.. (maybe get a million dollars)
Now: Continue to track food, exercise 5xs a week for 1 hr, take at least 30 minutes of "me" time a day
Short term: continue to train to do 8.3 miles at Disney 1//2 marathon in October. get to goal of 150
Long term: unknown at this time.. (maybe get a million dollars)
Sandra 
Pam what a great post. I saw it last night but was on the laptop and I HATE typing anything of lenghth on it.
Immediate: Within the next 2 weeks
Start recording my food again even if on a notepad.
Start doing some kind of excercise 3 x per week does not have to be the gym.
Short term: With in the next 2 months:
Bump up the structured excercise.
Continue to curb the carb monster
work on my blog
Lose weight and be able to do what it takes without focusing on the scale
Get on that pole or that trapeze
Long term goals: Within 1 1/2 years
Get married and wear a rocking dress and feel good in it
Do something BIG i never thought I could do like run a half marathon Disney sounds good to me 2011.
Regroup and rebuild my practice and help others while still taking care of me
Throw my scale away and do the things I need to do to take care of ME without it hinging on a number.
Finally, learn to have a less stressful relationship with food.
Find a new hobby or passion that I can put my energy into.
Immediate: Within the next 2 weeks
Start recording my food again even if on a notepad.
Start doing some kind of excercise 3 x per week does not have to be the gym.
Short term: With in the next 2 months:
Bump up the structured excercise.
Continue to curb the carb monster
work on my blog
Lose weight and be able to do what it takes without focusing on the scale
Get on that pole or that trapeze
Long term goals: Within 1 1/2 years
Get married and wear a rocking dress and feel good in it
Do something BIG i never thought I could do like run a half marathon Disney sounds good to me 2011.
Regroup and rebuild my practice and help others while still taking care of me
Throw my scale away and do the things I need to do to take care of ME without it hinging on a number.
Finally, learn to have a less stressful relationship with food.
Find a new hobby or passion that I can put my energy into.
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