Man, missing a goal just sucks. Especially if you just miss by a little. . .

My goal on June 1 was to go from 205 to 200 by July 4 while maintaining lean muscle mass. I got soooo close (at 200.5 last week) before weighing in at 201 on the 4th.

Don't get me wrong, am happy with my progress (down from 242 on Jan 13). I know that I didn't miss by much, either. But still, a miss is a miss.

It's also not a big demotivator: I always feel better after working out, and will keep on working at it.

Still. I hate missing a goal. :mad:

Me too! Just make sure to use a missed goal as a learning opportunity for what you can do better next time!

Just make sure to use a missed goal as a learning opportunity for what you can do better next time!
Agreed :nod:. Great progress nonetheless, keep it up bud :tucool:

Man, missing a goal just sucks. Especially if you just miss by a little. . .

My goal on June 1 was to go from 205 to 200 by July 4 while maintaining lean muscle mass. I got soooo close (at 200.5 last week) before weighing in at 201 on the 4th.

Don't get me wrong, am happy with my progress (down from 242 on Jan 13). I know that I didn't miss by much, either. But still, a miss is a miss.

It's also not a big demotivator: I always feel better after working out, and will keep on working at it.

Still. I hate missing a goal. :mad:

Relax big guy.Just look at the big picture.You're accomplishing what you set out to do.Shit, it could be alot worse. You could've put ON weight.Keep your eyes on the prize brother!!! Good luck.

The day after I whine about not making a goal by the given date, I hit the goal. 199.5 this morning. (I started at 242 on January 13, and am 6'3")

I officially missed getting under 200lbs by a grand total of 3 days. This is probably the first morning in close to 20 years that I woke up weighing less than 2 bills.

When I started, I honestly thought that was a number that was unattainable for me - especially if I had known how much I had been lifting. Shows you what I "knew". As it turns out, within a few days of starting with lifting again, results started to come very quickly.

I thought that I would be unhealthy at that weight - my initial goal was to get to 220.

Well, um, I feel great: I feel great physically. I feel great mentally. I'm really happy to have gotten below 200. For me this was a goal that I couldn't imagine being attainable. It required a lot of imagination for me to believe that I could get there when I started this in January, and has required determination, discipline, a lot of work, patience, resiliency, and a willingness to get smarter, rather than just working harder.

I appreciate all of the advice and support from the JSF members. It sounds funny, but those objective posts mean a lot.

Next stop:six pack

Congratulations man!!!!! :tu:

Congratulations man!!!!! :tu:

CONGRATS!!!!!!

Great job! You should be very proud of yourself! :claplow:

Don't put dates on your goals. That's what I believe. They can be too self-defeating. If you don't make a goal by a certain date, it can cause you to fall into a mindset that you can't get where you're trying to go.

Did you miss your goal? Absolutely not. As you said, the very next day you hit 199.5. So, guess what? You made your goal!! It just took a different amount of time then you had initially expected.

way to go man!

awesome work, congratz! :eek: :claphigh: :claplow: :spaz: :tucool: :db: :bb: :flex:

Okay enough with the damn emoticons.

I had a goal set for fathers day, hit 220. I got down to 221 and thought the world was going to end.

Freaking rediculous.

Less than a month later im down to 217, two things I have done that I wish I had done sooner, I tossed out the bathroom scale and stopped making short term weight goals.

It was nice to have something small to work towards, but it ended up hampering my ability to keep clear headed and focused.

now, I just do my thing, worry about yard work or beating my 10 year olds high score on the xbox :D

Enjoy life, you have made awesome progress, I know most of us are in a "are we there yet?" mindset, but if it takes 5 or 6 months, either way, you are doing it and should be commended! :bow:

Now, who wants to celebrate with a hamburger with me?

I think that short term goals are actually really important - with one caveat: The means to achieving the goal have to either: 1) fit into your lifestyle; or 2) be part of a conscious lifestyle change.

When you make a short term goal, you have to figure determine whether or this is a permanent/lifestyle change. In January I made a conscious lifestyle change that I am happy with. I had to stop eating badly and start a structured exercise plan. But it had to fit with my life, and that of my family as well. I still drink a little red wine and have an occasional beer. I still have low fat ice cream with a little peanut butter on it at night. I don't spend more than 50 minutes a day working out - and that has to be in the morning, otherwise I miss too much with my family that it's not worth it. And I also know that if I fall off the wagon for a few days, then I know how to get back on.

Hitting 200 by July 4 was something that I really wanted to do. I worked out a little harder, and cut out a few desserts, and took the dog for longer walks. All small things, none of which were anything other than variations on the same theme.

I did not go with an "all protein diet", and start taking lasix, or stop lifting so I wouldn't gain/maintain muscle mass. Hitting that number wasn't so important to me that I was going to take long-term steps backward to do it.

Personally, I think that short term goals are good. I don't like missing them, but they help keep me focused and aware of consequences in the short term. But I'm also one of the weenies who weighs himself every morning for that same purpose.

For me, it's OK to lose the battle with the calendar, as long as I'm moving in the right direction.