Mini-GoalsEven if you're not at goal yet, this is the place to share your successes and achievements along the way! Success can be measured in many ways besides the scales. Tell us about your triumphs, including Non Scale Victories
I have a long way to go to reach my ultimate goal. Like most people I have smaller goals that I shoot for, like the next 10 or the next pants size, but I've found myself getting overwhelmed with the amount I have to lose occasionally and this is what I do that works for me, so I thought I'd share. I've lost nearly 35 pounds since May and have about 115 left to go. That last 4 months haven't really been so bad...I mean I feel good more than I don't, which is a nice change. I've had my slip ups and my cheats or the days I just didn't feel like going to the gym, but there was always a new day or a new hour even. So...I got a quarter of the way to my goal without being miserable. AND...I have cats, so there are always boxes of cat litter in my house that I can go lift (one in each hand 15 pounds a peice) and tell myself you've lost more than THIS and these are heavy!
So, in short...when you have a long way to go and you think you haven't lost that much in comparison...go pick up something that's that amount of weight and walk around the house for a few minutes. It really puts things in prospective for me! I can do this! I have made more progress in the last 4 months than I have in the last 10 years. I. CAN. DO. THIS!
My 5yo weighs about the same as the weight I've lost this year. It is tiring carrying her around for a while. Doing it reminds me of why my legs/hips were so achy last winter.
I absolutely agree! I've lost more than all three of my kids (6 y/o twins and 16 m/o) combined! It's an amazing feeling, and I kept track of it throughout my weight loss journey to stay motivated. Congrats on being a quarter of the way there!
Wow, that is really excellent advice. As soon as I read your post I thought of the huge 50-pound horse grain bags I've carried and almost collapsed under. Those things are freaking heavy! To think I was carrying that around is crazy!
Congrats on your loss, and thanks for the eye-opening post!
I love the idea of this! I do it all the time. I've lost more weight than my 2 1/2 year old. He's 31 pounds and lugging him around gets exhausting. I often wonder the same thing, how did I lug that around all the time?
I love this! I also like being in the grocery store, throwing a 10lb bag of potatoes at my hubby and saying "i've lost 3 of those" it really helps him put it all into perspective too!
Wonderful motivation! I use bags of kibble. A bag of Kirkland Signature Adult Cat food weighs 25 lbs. I am almost there! I can't wait until I get up to the great big bags of litter they sell at Costco.
Think you haven't lost that much?
