I "borrowed" this idea from the 100+ boards. Once I put my list of "magic numbers" together I found I had many mini-goals I can aspire to throughout the journey.

What are YOUR "magic numbers"?


Here are mine:

achieved:315 - highest weight ever recorded
299 - out of the 3's (8/29/07)
290 - down 25 pounds, a milestone where i tend to sabotage myself and never get past (11/7/07)
284 - 1st 10% goal (11/21/07)

still working on:
265 - down 50 pounds
256 - 2nd 10% goal
244 - no longer "morbidly obese", just "obese"
240 - down 75 pounds and HALFWAY there!
231 - 3rd 10% goal
215 - down 100 pounds
208 - 4th 10% goal, also no longer "obese", just "overweight"
199 - ONEderland
190 - down 125 pounds
188 - 5th 10% goal
179 - no longer "overweight"
170 - 6th 10% goal
165 - down 150 pounds and GOAL!!!

wow, xena, that's a lot of numbers. I may not do as long a list, but here goes...

330--highest weight I know of
315--down 15 pounds
(I'm at 314 now)

coming up:
303--that's where I was for a long time until the last few years
299--out of the 300s
292--This is what I weighed when I graduated from college
280--This would be down 50 pounds
256--This is the lowest weight I've been as since high school
230--Down a hundred pounds
192--What I weighed when I graduated high school

I really can't imagine getting even to 192, let alone below. But this is a good exercise, I think... maybe next time I'll be able to think lower

295 -- highest weight

250 -- weight I was at for a long time and first mini-goal
220 -- another weight I was at forever and second mini-goal
199 -- onederland!
195 -- down 100 pounds!
179 -- out of obesity according to bmi charts and third mini-goal!

353 – Highest weight
299 – Out of the 300’s

259 – Past the halfway point
253 – 100 pounds lost
225 – Out of the morbid obesity category
199 – Out of the 200’s
168 – Out of the obese category and just “overweight” - current goal

336 - highest weight
309 - started 3fc
299- out of 300's
292 - plateau weight #1
286 - 50 lbs lost wow - I've reached this one!!!
275 - mini goal
261 - 75 lbs gone forever
243 - 93 lbs lost - half way to goal!
240 - plateau weight #2
236 - 100 lbs lost
199 - onederland!
186 - 150 lbs gone
180 - plateau weight #3
150 - goal!


Looking at this list - what a great idea - I was surprised to find how far I've come already. Thanks!

330 - starting weight
299 - out of the 300s
280 - 50 lbs. lost
277 - go from Extremely High Risk BMI to Very High Risk
255 - 75 lbs. lost
242 - "Obese"
230 - 100 lbs. lost
208 - Overweight, no longer obese
199 - Out of the 200s
191 - Goal

Xena, wow, our start and goal weights (and our height) are very similar!

316.5 - highest weight ever
299 - no longer in the 300s!
286 - the weight I was the last time I went on a "diet"
270 - any weight above this causes me to have back problems
260 - where I've been hovering for a YEAR

245 - the lowest weight I've seen since I started 3FC
243.25 - half-way to goal
215 - upper bound of the "moderate overweight" category
199 - "onederland" - a number I haven't seen since 1989, pre-baby
170 - goal weight

280 (I think??) Highest weight ever
250 (current weight and a weight I was at for a long time
240 - no longer "morbidly" obese (I just hate that term)
230 - 50 pounds lost
199 - out of the 200s
180 - 100 pound lost
175 - no longer obese, overweight BMI
150 - goal weight and normal BMI

Great thread! Here's mine, as of right now:

Starting Weight: 331
10% Loss/Out of the 3s: 298
DL Weight: 275
Halfway to Goal: 248
100 lbs Gone: 231
Out of the 2s: 199
150 lbs Gone: 181
Goal: 165

I'm working on the halfway point, much less intimidating to break the big number up!

Cool...I'm going to give this a go....

322 ~ Highest weight EVER

299 ~ Out of the 3's

272 ~ 50 lbs. GONE :
250 ~ Weight when I got married
247 ~ 75 lbs. GONE ~~One more pound to go, as of 9/19/07

239 ~ Half way there

222 ~ 100 lbs GONE

199/197 ~ Goodbye 2's!! and 125 lbs. GONE

172 ~ 150 lbs. GONE Almost to goal!

157 ~ GOAL (this number changes from 164-157)

Reached so far:

277 25lbs LOST!
272 First 10%
264 1/4 of the way there!

Next Goals:

252/250 - 50lbs LOST! and 1/3 there!

Working on:

245 Lost 2nd 10%
240 BMI under 40! Not M.O. Weight when got married (12 yrs ago)
230 Drivers License Weight
227 75 LBS LOST!
226 1/2 of the way there!
221 Lost 3rd 10%
218 Lowest weight as an adult
202 100lbs LOST! (2/3 of the way there)
199 Under 200 and lost 4th 10%
188 3/4 of the way there!
182 Lost 5th 10%
179 BMI under 30 Mearly Overweight!
177 125 lbs LOST!
164 Lost 6th 10%
152 150 LOST!
150 GOAL!!! and weight when was 17/18 years old

Below Goal Have to access if obtainable once I get close:

149 BMI under 25 NO LONGER OVERWEIGHT!!!!
148 Lost 7th 10%
140 Ideal Goal BMI 23.3 Lost 160lbs.

313.2 all time high ---9-6-07
299 Out of the 3's forever! ---9-22-07
288.2 25 pounds lost
281.88 10% of original body weight lost
280 First mini goal
263.2 50 pounds lost
256.56 No longer morbidly obese now just obese
250 20% of original body weight lost and 2nd mini goal
238.2 75 pounds lost
219.24 30% of original body weight lost
213.2 100 pounds lost
199 ONEDERLAND
190 No longer obese just overweight BMI 29
188 125 pounds lost
187.92 40% of original body weight lost
170 low end of overweight on BMI
163 150 pounds lost
160 High normal BMI 24
156.6 50% of original body weight lost
150 GOAL
137 weight when I got married 20 years and 2 kids ago.

I actually talk about these milestones in my blog. I think it is very important for any dieters to set milestones like what you ladies mentioned. The more, the merrier! It is easy (for me at least) to focus on my main goal when I overcome these milestones along the way. A 10lb weight loss 10 times is easier to achieve then a 100lb weight loss

ANOTHER GOAL MET!!

Cool...I'm going to give this a go....

322 ~ Highest weight EVER

299 ~ Out of the 3's

272 ~ 50 lbs. GONE :
250 ~ Weight when I got married
247 ~ 75 lbs. GONE (Hit on 10/12/07- exactly 8 months)
239 ~ Half way there

222 ~ 100 lbs GONE

199/197 ~ Goodbye 2's!! and 125 lbs. GONE

172 ~ 150 lbs. GONE Almost to goal!

157 ~ GOAL (this number changes from 164-157)

My goals

510 Highest weight ever
499 Out of the 5's
487 The first real goal I set for myself
459 10% of my weight gone
413 Second 10% of my weight gone
399 Out of the 4's forever
389 Weight that I had my surgery at
362 Weight at my 3 week post op visit
320 Exactly double my goal weight of 160 pounds
299 Under the 3's forever
269 10% under 299
249 Being under 250 pounds!
224 10% of 249
199 Being in the one's!
188 What I weighed when I got married 22 years ago
175 I was stuck here forever
160 Goal weight for me. Normal BMI at last