Oh I'm new here but I need to get mygoals set! I do so muchbetter when I do that and you girls inspired me to get a *real* list together....so here goes!!

- Get back to 150 where I feel *hot* again.
- Start running/jogging/walking again. I felt so good when I did that before.
- STOP LATE NIGHT EATTING!!! Its my worst downfall.
- Make myself sleep. I have a BAD habit of working all the live-long day, and night - sleep does factor in stress and weight loss!!
- Reach my goal by our July vacation dates!
- Start saving $$$ for our vacation as well!
- Finish up paying of four debt, we have been working so hard this is finally the year it will be all finished up! YEA!
- Be the best mommy I can for my 2 little guys.
- Be the best Christain I can, for countless reasons.
- Just focus on the positives, life is a gift

This thread is stumping me - I don't make New Year's resolutions, because I never keep them, so I have no idea how to make a goal (except for weight loss, because that's what I'm so focused on right now).

So, here's what I'm thinking, and I reserve the right to edit! :)
1. Complete the c25k this spring, and run semi-regularly (at least weekly) after that.
2. Re-do the wardrobe, so that even if I am not my "ideal" weight, I still look put together and good.
3. Continue working on my diet to incorporate more veggies and fruits and whole foods.
4. Have an ultimate goal of wearing a size 8 by the end of the year.
5. Not be afraid of new things all the time.

There you go! Now, let's get moving!

I tell you what, I would not know what to do if I wore a size 8. I've never even considered being smaller than a 12.

Lol, HT - I fully intend to be the beneficiary of "vanity sizing." :) About 3 years ago I lost about 20 pounds and was comfortable wearing a size 12 in Old Navy jeans. I think if I get down to 140 I could be a size 10 or so, and from there it would be nice to try and get into an 8.

This could all be a pipe dream (get it, fellow WEED-ers?) but I want to try. I've been overweight my ENTIRE life, not an exaggeration, so it would be beyond amazing to be in a single digit size.

LMAO "pipe" dream ROFLMAO

I hear you there. Been fluffy since i was about 8 years old. I remember being in jr high wishing I could wear the cool size 11 jeans my mom had. She's only 15 years older than me, so she still had cool stuff to wear. Matter of fact she still does. Anyway, I have like 2 pairs of what looks to be size 14 overalls. I love denim overalls. One pair is a GAP pair....i bought the first pair when I could barely fit into them many years ago, and the other pair i bought at the thrift store. I have jeans i want to wear, I just want to wear the jeans I have. *sighs* I hope I can do this soon. I bought this great pair of jeans at the same thrift store that laced up the side to the knee. When I was at my lowest on Atkins, 177 lbs.....they started to feel like they were gonna fall off my hips. they are low waisted anyway, and I was hoping that soon I could buy a belt to wear with them. Sad how 25 lbs changes everything. I won't wear them until I drop a good 10 or 15 lbs. Then I'll feel comfy in them again. Even when I lose the weight though, I'm gonna alter them so they fit...i love these jeans LOL

* Lose weight/become healthier
* Learn to play an instrument (my boyfriend plays a bunch of them, but mostly drums and guitar - I'd like to learn one of those PLUS I think it looks cool when a girl can drum! haha)
* Get more on top of my finances (I have about $40,000 worth of school loans that I'm paying off) and try to put more towards savings
* Spend more time with my family
* Make more food rather than eat out (which would also help with the finances, I suppose)
* And lastly, I'd like to get my ears pierced sometime in 2008. I have my left cartilage pierced but never got my lobes pierced!

2008 finds me even closer to age 50 . . . my overall goal is to stop negative behaviors and to be more even keeled - will try to that by gradually changing my mindset/outlook:

*put me & my health first*

*stop procrastinating when it comes to me & my health*

*focus on losing the "all or nothing" attitude* - small changes add up auddie!

you go girls!

I was sure I did this already lol but here goes

My goals for 2008 are:

1. To lose 42lbs and stay that way.
2. To get through this 2nd semester of uni (and then hopefully the 1st semester of year 2!)
3. To do more things with the family.
4. Be grateful for what Ive have.

My goals:

*Get up every weekday half an hour earlier and use the gym in my apartment complex (so far I'm sticking to it!)
*Sign up for a dance class at the dance studio down the street


My "wishlist" goals that may have to wait until next year:
*Join a community theater group again, after having taken over a year off to focus on my career
*Get a personal trainer

1. Finish the diet once and for all so i don't have to still be doing it next year.

2. Learn how to relax and unwind.

My 2008 Goals

1) The big thing is to be at 130 at this time of the year next year so my back and whole body in general feels better and I know I have to keep organized in order for me to stay on track-ex: doing a daily routine such as fixing my lunch for work and working out before I go to work otherwise when I get back home from work I'm too tired and it won't get done and etc..
2) Pay off debt
3) start saving money
4) go back to school full time so I won't be 40 by the time I'm done with my master's

great goals ladies...

Inspirational!

My goals for 2008 include:

Staying focused on eating health meals, and exercising 3 or more days a week.
Loving life NOW, not waiting until...
;)

Hey girls!
All the goals I've seen are all inspirational but more importantly they're achieveable... especially with us lot pushing each other!

My goals are as follows:

1. Strengthen my faith and make sure I perfect and do all religious obligations required.
2. Try and eat three meals a day!!!
3. Try and eat more fruits and vegetables... but more especially fruits!
4. Carry on doing half an hour brisk walk a day but also join a gym and start off doing at least one session a week minimum!
5. Try and force myself to sleep - WITHOUT - sleeping medication!
6. Celebrate for every 10 pounds lost! (maybe I'll buy clothes yay lol)

Thanks guys oh and girls :P !!!