Mini-Goals

Losing weight is difficult both physically and mentally. Many people get overwhelmed and feel like giving up when they think about how much weight they have to lose.

Everyone I know who has been successful created a list of "mini-goals" to achieve along the way. It keeps you from looking really far into the future and thinking, "I'll never get there." With mini-goals, you can always see your next goal on the horizon, and that anticipation of earning an achievement keeps you motivated.

Here is my list of mini-goals and the dates I achieved them:

331 - 25 pounds lost achieved 8/8/12

325 - safely under the Wii Fit weight limit (330) achieved 8/24/12

314 - my weight when I flew to ABQ to meet Brent for the first time. He has never seen me lighter than this, so this one is really important to me. achieved 10/24/12

309 - BMI under 50 achieved 1/24/13

307 - 50 pounds lost achieved 2/8/13

299 - under 300 achieved 3/4/13

282 - 75 pounds lost

264 - my lowest weight since summer 2008

257 - 100 pounds lost

249 - under 250

247 - BMI under 40

245 - BMI Obese Class 2 (no longer "morbidly obese", which means no more pressure from doctors to have weight loss surgery)

232 - 125 pounds lost

224 - lowest weight since 2001

213 - BMI Obese Class 1

207 - 150 pounds lost

199 - under 200 - lowest weight since 1998 - CEDAR POINT

185 - BMI under 30 - "overweight" instead of "obese"

182 - 175 pounds lost

175 - college weight

165 - high school weight

157 - 200 pounds lost

154 - "normal" BMI (24.9)

1 comment:

  1. Sarah! You are fabulous and so very brave to do this and document it all. When it's time to do your 5k and cross it off the list I will do it with you. I've just discovered running and try to do one a month. Dare I suggest October 6 in Gaylord for the Guardian Gals. It's a walk/run so no pressure on time. Like your pictures it would be good to have your first official 5k time. Gentle nudge. Brooke Stahle

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