Current weight: 293 lbs,
Total weight loss: 12.8 lbs.
I returned home this afternoon after an out of town meeting, and so wasn’t able to weigh myself this morning. Yesterday morning I weighed in at 293 pounds, so I have just recorded that same weight today.
My meetings went well, and even though I had meals out I was able to stick to the guidelines (with the exception of having some wine last night with dinner).
Meaningful Mini-Goals
Overall I’ve been happy with my continued progress and how I’ve been feeling on this program. It’s been a little over two weeks and I’m down a total of 12.8 pounds. Definitely good progress.
What’s interesting – and probably a bit strange – is that I don’t have a final weight goal or number.
I didn’t start this 100-day challenge or my wellness endeavor with any particular end point in mind. And I don’t have an ultimate weight goal number in mind. This seems strange since so many people who start weight loss or fitness programs have a destination – whether it’s a scale number or wearing a certain size. There is usually a final goal.
I don’t have a specific weight loss goal in mind.
I wonder if it’s a problem that I don’t have one? I’ve thought about coming up with a final number – the ideal weight that I’d like to be, but I run into two problems:
- I really don’t know what weight I should be. I think aiming for a healthy weight range would be the best, but I’m not quite sure what that is. According to the NIH BMI chart, a healthy weight for my height of 5 feet 6 inches would be anywhere from 118 to 148 pounds. And wow, that just seems so low, especially the 118 pounds. No women in my family are that small – we’re just not built that way. So I’ll have to think a little more about the range and aim for what is healthy for me.
- Setting that final number would make it seem like such an impossible goal! A number that is soooo far away – it would be discouraging. Even without a final number, I know that I have at least 100 pounds to lose, and already that can seem like an impossible goal.
Setting Meaningful Mini-Goals
So, I have decided to set up some Mini-Goals that are meaningful to me. These are smaller, more achievable goals that I’d like to hit along the way to the final (but unknown) goal. And a few of these may eventually overlap with some of my Ultimate Goals.
I’ve heard that setting smaller goals makes it easier to achieve them. But instead of picking random increments (such as every 10 pounds), I’m going to choose meaningful mini-goals. These are goals that have some personal meaning to me which will give me extra incentive to achieve them.
My First Meaningful Mini-Goal:
277.9 pounds
Just to give some context: about five years ago, the lowest recorded weight I had was 198 pounds.
Yes, you read that correctly. I have gained that much since then.
What’s even worse, and actually scarier? Many years prior to that, my highest weight was around 320.
Wow. Over the course of about 10 years, I have gone from 320 pounds down to 198 pounds back to 328 pounds at the end of 2016. Seeing this written down is pretty scary. This is clearly not a healthy relationship with food. And one of the main things I’d like to change during this wellness endeavor.
Over the last 2 to 3 years, the lowest weight that I can remember being was 278 pounds during one of my many weight loss efforts. And obviously, I didn’t stay there very long since I regained the weight and for the last 6 months I’ve been struggling to get to, and stay under, 300 pounds.
So, my first Meaningful Mini-Goal will be just under 278 pounds: 277.9 pounds.
This will make me the lowest weight I’ve been in about two years. And that means I only 15.1 more pounds to get to my first Mini-Goal.
277.9 pounds – here I come!
Day #17:
Current weight: 293 lbs
Total weight loss: 12.8 lbs
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