How Do You Set Your Goals?

[VSGmary 418]

Whilst i have a weight goal that i know i will be comfortable with, its a long term one which is always at the back of my mind. I also have had lots of short term goals with regards to the distance i can walk, initially it was to get to a bridge which was 100 meters away (no that far on retrospect however this was far for me at the time as i couldn't walk without having to stop as i was completely exhausted!). I have built up the distance to now being able to walk 6-7 klm straight and i now do that twice a day! The power of the mind with a tonne of determination (to never let myself go backwards) is amazing.

[hikergirl14 80]

My surgeon and NUT have never mentioned or asked what my goal weight would be, so one day I asked them why they never suggested a weight. Their response was that they didn't concern themselves with numbers. They were more interested in me being healthy and happy. So I set my own little goals centered around being healthy and happy. I don't stress about the weight. My current goal is to climb as many 14ers (14,000 ft mountains in Colorado) as I can in one year. I have climbed over 8 in the last 3 months.