Do mini-goals frustrate anyone else?
 

So, I have my long term goal in the back of my mind and that is fine. Sometimes I get a little inpatient and think if I had started a couple of years ago I would be there already, but for the most part I am fine with it. However, mini-goals are frustrating me. More specifically, the 25 pound mark. Last week I had a really good week and got really close to the 25 lbs mark. For the past few days I have been hovering pretty close, right now I am just a couple ounces away and it is driving me crazy. I feel really good about what I have lost so far, but for some reason 25 pounds has stuck in my head as the first major milestone and I am getting antsy. It's like "enough already, just give it to me!" I want to be able to say, "Why yes, I have lost 25 pounds". I know that I am being inpatient and it will happen when it happens, but I don't really care. I want my milestone!!
I bet if I cut my hair I could do it! j/k
I guess todays mantra is, "what's a couple of ounces? 24 lbs and 13 ounces is close enough". There's always tomorrow.
Anyone else feel frustrated by mini-goals? I like having them, but getting so close and just lingering is nerve-wracking.

I most certainly feel your pain! I've been hovering at my mini goal (to be under 300 lbs) for nearly 3 weeks now. This morning I weighed in at 300.5...aw come on!!!! It is pretty discouraging to be so close and yet soooo far away. Even worse is seeing how slowly I'm losing. I've been steadily increasing my walking time every week...minimum 5 days a week (usually more), yet I've only lost a few pounds in a month. I'm really hoping that it will start dropping more consistently now that up to 30 min walks, and I'll finally break past the 300 barrier.

Oh yeah! Getting under that 300 mark is my next goal! I will probably be a basket case if the lingering game starts then. I know you'll make it soon but that certainly doesn't help with the inpatience.

I absolutely understand! I'm that way with almost all of my 5 lb goals at WW. :lol: It's like "Almost.... almost... alllllmoooooostt."

I hear ya sister - my 50 lbs lost and under 300 will come at the same time - SOMEDAY - I've been at 300.000000000 lbs for 3 weeks now - come on scale. At least I know when the ole body finally gives it up it will never come back.

Yippeee!!!! I weighed this morning and I had lost a pound. I got my milestone.... now I just gotta get under 300.

This morning I weighed at 300.0 YAY!! In celebration, I walked an extra 10 minutes. Maybe, just maybe walking 40 mins a day will burn that last pound way by my officially weigh in on Monday!