To keep myself motivated, I've set myself mini goals:

• when I get to 85kgs (187lbs), I will enrol in salsa classes and buy myself a new outfit
  
• when I get to 75kgs (165lbs), I will buy myself a new ipod, a Nike+ system and 2 new outfits
  
• when I get to 65kgs (143lbs), I'll start organising my tummy tuck!
  

to get to these goals, I will:

• Exercise (and work up a sweat) at least 30 mins 4 times a week.
  
• Eat well and make low fat, low carb, low cal healthy choices, even if I'm not feeling much restriction, even if I'm hungry.
  
• Love myself and always remember what I'm doing this for.
  

I'm putting it out here in black and white so I remember to stay true to myself.

C'mon everyone! What are you mini goals? How are you going to reward yourself for a job well done??

Those are wonderful goals.

Mini goal is to ride my bike for at least 30 minutes every day.

Pick out my fat clothes that I do love and take them to a tailor to have them taken in when I lose 40 lbs. or so.

Put away $20 a week for new wardrobe when I get to goal weight of 130

To eat healthy and not do anything to cause band slippage. Make good choices

To play with my new grandbaby at least twice a day.

To go out with husband once a week to the movies or just a nice walk around the mall or other fun place.

That's it for now

Oh ultimate buy sexy underwear at Victoria's Secret when I get to goal and get a a sexy red dress an shoes and go dancing with hubby.

GOALS

- To LISTEN to my band and work with it!

- To make healthy food choices

- To excercise at least 4 times a week between 1/2 an hour and an hour no excuses!! (even if I have to build up to it, I have the weights and the treadmill (though i am too heavy to use it currently...wish I'd read that on the label before I bought it!!) (Maybe I'll even restart swimming laps again when I feel happy enough to wear a swimsuit :cry_smile: )

- To feel better about myself

REWARDS

- To buy some trendy clothes when i have lost enough weight to be able to walk into the stores I want to shop in and buy off the rack!

- To buy some cute underwear!

- To go out and enjoy life happy in myself!! (and find myself a man!)

I actually had to think about this overnight, but I reserve the right to change my mind or "reward" myself at any time :drool:

260#: To meet the next goal, I will up the treadmill to a 1% grade and step up the pace to 3.2 mph. My treat will be a whopping trip to the salon for fresh highlights and a frisky copper rinse. My hubby freaks over the $200 bill (I have long hair), so this will be an awesome reward. He agrees!

249#: Only 11 more pounds to lose from the first goal, but a hugely symbolic goal since I haven't been under 250 in AGES! To meet the next goal, I will up the treadmill to a 2% grade and add 5 minutes. My hubby will be taking me for a weekend to see the xmas decorations at the Biltmore in Asheville, NC.

240#: This will be -50# for me!!! To get to the next goal, I will drop the grade, slow the pace, and add in 2 minute jogging intervals:eek: I will indulge in a really pretty, sparkly bracelet 'cause my wrists will be small enough to actually wear one! One of my girlfriends told me to get a bangle so that it will make alot of noise when it taps the desk at work...just to remind me of my achievement. What a gal, huh?

230#: Alright girlie...time to pick up the pace, pick up those feet, and jog it 5 minutes at a time! A HUGE shopping spree:bras, bras, and more bras!

220#: Get off the treadmill and run the 5K already! A celebratory spring roller coaster trip to an amusement park...where I can ride every darn ride I darn well please...darnit! :cry_smile:

210#: I gotta think on this one for awhile.

One-derland! A big fat trip to the Aquarium in Atlanta.

190#: Hell, if I get to -100# I think I'll deserve a trip to Manhattan!

Edited August 6, 200817 yr by Lanakila

Goals:

To exercise atleast 3 times a week

To listen to my band and take the best possible care of it

To play with my son actively as much as possible

Rewards:

220# A nice set of nails

199# To go shopping and buy new clothes and donate my old ones to charity

180# To get a new hair style that fits my new look

I dont have any other goals or rewards for now. I will modify this as time goes on!:cry_smile:

Umm....let's see

Listen and work with my band

Eat a low Carb and low fat diet

Continue to workout at Curves 4x a week and Walk 3x a week

225# - I have not been this low since 2004 - Scream with joy that I can wear my Tommy Hilfinger jeans that I have been saving for 4 years

199# - I have no idea. I can't remember the last time my I weighed under 200. I am not a shopper but I bet I will have to get some new clothes at this weight

150# - goal - I think. I don't know what I will look like at this weight. I am sure it will be glancing into a mirrors every chance I get and prancing around - perhaps naked:w00t:

WOW. This is a great one! Im even excited to really honestly get to think about this now!

212lb(40lb lost) I will get a new hair-do My hair is also pretty long and it always costs an arm and a leg to get it done, but im going to get color, a full highlight, cut, and blow dry!

199lb (Under 200lb!!!!!) This should be right around my birthday in October, so if so, i would really love to get a pair of diamond stud earrings to remind me of how far i have come everytime i look in the mirror... nothing accentuated likes sparkly stuff!

177lb (80lb lost!) 3 new outfits including accessories!

160lb (92lb lost! GOAL WEIGHT) Take a calendars worth of vintage pinup shots!!! I dont think i will do any nudes, just a lot with great legs and beautiful hair and make up! I REEEEAAALLLYY want this part! Then i will start looking into nipping and tucking!!!

150lb (UNDER GOAL!) Im not even sure if my body is able to get this small, but if she if she is, then i will finally really start looking into modeling.

damn that feels good even thinking about this!

Goals: Hmm, this could be fun after reading everyone elses!

220#: Feel great about riding my horse! I can't wait, I almost sold him this spring, but then I really started investigating (for the 2nd time) getting the band. So I didn't sell him and I am so excited about being able to ride again:thumbup:

199#: Have a freakin party for myself! I can't remember putting a number 1 in front of my weight. I will definitely buy some cute new clothes. Bras and panties will be fun to buy - I can't wait!

At this point I think I can get serious about running again, in a weird way I am excited about this. I would love to run a marathon with my husband.

170#: Ride the rides at Disneyland this spring - that will be so fun. I have been too afraid of the bars not fitting, so I haven't ridden a roller coaster in way too many years!

150#: Woo Hoo, this is the big GOAL! I am hoping to be off my meds by this point. I want to buy some really great clothes and maybe a really cute swim suit! OMG Take a romantic vacation with my husband. It would be a treat for both of us!

To reach my goals:

I will eat a low cal, low carb diet

I will exercise at least 4x a week for 30+ minutes

I will not beat myself up for setbacks.

This is a journey and I will reach goal in my own time in my own way. I have a very valuable tool to help me get to where I want to be!:cool2: Along the way I will love myself.

I will not beat myself up for setbacks.

This is a journey and I will reach goal in my own time in my own way. I have a very valuable tool to help me get to where I want to be! Along the way I will love myself.

DITTO! This is a great way to put it all in perspective. Can I borrow this? I wanna print it out all fancy and put it on my bathroom mirror!

1. My first Goal is to buy a smaller size bra...ladies I am top heavy, that is what is one of my mini goals to fit in a somewhat comfortable size. Carrying this Big Dogs, attracts DOGS and they are Very Heavy:thumbup:

2. Buy me a bad azz pair of heels & shave my legs:lol:

3. Go line dancing classes

4. Work out at a gym and not by myself

5. Jogg in the park

6. Do a marathon overall GOAL!!!:tt2:

Lanakila~

Of course you may borrow it! Feel free.

To keep myself motivated, I've set myself mini goals:

• when I get to 85kgs (187lbs), I will enrol in salsa classes and buy myself a new outfit
  
• when I get to 75kgs (165lbs), I will buy myself a new ipod, a Nike+ system and 2 new outfits
  
• when I get to 65kgs (143lbs), I'll start organising my tummy tuck!
  

to get to these goals, I will:

• Exercise (and work up a sweat) at least 30 mins 4 times a week.
  
• Eat well and make low fat, low carb, low cal healthy choices, even if I'm not feeling much restriction, even if I'm hungry.
  
• Love myself and always remember what I'm doing this for.
  

I'm putting it out here in black and white so I remember to stay true to myself.

C'mon everyone! What are you mini goals? How are you going to reward yourself for a job well done??

My main goal is to be healthy and use my band as a tool to help me loose weight and eat the right foods and enjoy all the blessings I have in my life.

My ultimate goal is to be under 200 lbs and take my daughter horseback riding on the beach for a day and cherish our time together

Okay changed some of my goals around:

when I am 85kgs, I'm buying an new ipod and a new outfit (I'm only 4 kgs away from this goal, and have my eye on a 80gb ipod already)

when I'm 75kgs, I'm going on holiday with my family

when I'm 65kgs, I'll get that tummy tuck!!

when I am 85kgs, I'm buying an new ipod and a new outfit (I'm only 4 kgs away from this goal, and have my eye on a 80gb ipod already)

I LOVE my little 1GB Ipod that is great because it is so little (Slightly bigger than a posatge stamp) and light (and it only cost $64)!!. I have created a folder on my computer that I have saved lots of upbeat songs that I have labelled 'Exercise Folder' it has at least 200 songs on it and I can change this whenever. The little one is great because it is so easy to use and won't jolt around when I wear it exercising

Edited August 10, 200817 yr by Roheryn

i guess as i have no come to the end of the goals its my tun to set them!

1. wear the dress that i saw when i went for my pre op apointment at christmas (would really like it to be a size 16-18, i am a size 22 at the moment)

2. ride a horse without feeling like it is going to break it (size 14-16)

3 not sure where this one fits but get substantially smaller bra, one of the main reasons i have put myself on this journey.

need to think of something else to get from where i am to christmas as that is quite a big jump, not sure yet. any suggestions are welcome!!

Good Morning, when I made this decision, I was 39 and I knew I was going into my 40's and I promised myself to enjoy my 40's, because it is like the new 20's. I did what I need to do as a mom when the children were little, now that I have a 17 and 15 year olds, I am ready to do for me. I will always be mom, but I can now focus more on me and where I need to be in life, I am determained to do that, in a healthy way. It has not been easy, but nothing ever is. I am venting right now because of some harsh things I heard/over heard a friend said to another friend. "I don't need the procedure, because I can't do it, I don't go through with things, I am weak. Maybe at one time I was, but for the past few years, I started to change. I am not married, I am an only child and for a while I wanted to have lots of friends. Granted I admit I do get lonely, but I woke up in my late 30's and realize I don't need to surrond myself with them. I am surrounded with negative people, no one ever wants to do anything, but sit around eat, have man problems, and complain and talk about everyone else. I got so fed up with it I started moving away from it. I have always like going and doing things, but my friends are so miserable that I got caught up in it. For them it is comforting, for me it is depressing, and overwhelming mentally. We are all heavy women. My friends that don't have a life, I can suggest, they find excuse after excuse why they can't do things. I can say let us have some fun and go to Penn's Landing and walk around, they have a problem with that. They stay at home for 2-3 weeks on vacation and not go no where, I mean no where, for them that is vacation. I travel alone, I started last year and I enjoy it. I hope to start traveling with some folks soon as I change my life style. I am a single mom and I do things with the kids when I have my time for me I take it now. Not stay home and vacation in front of the tv with Oprah, Jerry Springer and Lifetime, I go out. For my birthday I want to Travel to Jamaica for my birthday in February and Celebrate my 40th Birthday, Yes I am 40 now, but I didn't get the opportunity to celebrate it, so I want to be on the beach and celebrate with a bathing suit on. Laying on the beach or in the pool.

I am just looking for the next blessed 10 years fat free!!! I am going to do it!!!!!! We all are going to do it. We will make this work for us and no one else. I say when the door closes I am leaving it close walk away from the past and look forward to the future. My friends were great but I am growing in a different direction, I want to live, live life to the fullest, with acceptance or not, I am going to live life. I have no desire to sit around and feel sorry for myself, keep it moving!!!! SO WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT WORK and ENJOY LIFE, AND LOOK FABULOUS, AND FIERCE!!!! Enjoy the rest of your day and I will see you all soon!!!!