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How I stay on track to overcome a challenge and your suggestions please

by createvalueshare
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I have updated my 1st week status of new "365 days challenge to lost 46lbs body weight". I think it's important to set up the final goal and break the main goal into small pieces.

Since I started Apr 13, 2013 with 191.5lbs, I will need to get down to 145lbs by Apr 12, 2014 - this is my ultimate goal.

Now if I just wait that to happen, I am sure most like it will not happen at all, so I break it down to smalls goals. I can achieve them along the way and monitor the whole process as well.

Here comes the breakdowns of my ultimate goal:

Q1 Apr - Jun (Start April 13): lose 16lbs -> 175lbs

Q2 Jul - Sep: lose 14lbs -> 162lbs

Q3 Oct - Dec: lose 10lbs -> 152lbs

Q4 Jan - April: lose 6lbs -> 146lbs


And one quarter is still a little long, so I take the 1st quarter to break it down further. Notice I am not going to break goals of other quarters yet, because there is a great chance that I will need to adjust them after the 1st quarter (either I do so very well or very poor)

Alright, Q1 Apr - Jun: lose 16lbs -> 175lbs with further breakdowns:

End of April: Lose 4 pounds -> 187lbs (as I started on 13th)

May: lose 6 pounds -> 181lbs
June: lose 6 pounds -> 175lbs


And now I check my weight every Saturday to assess the status comparing to my goals.


Above is my plan and now I want to listen to your suggestions. Not necessary to be something related to weight loss. If you have any great ideas for setting up goals and plans, would you please share them. Thank you in advance!


I appreciate your precious time to read my post!
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  • Profile picture of the author Apra Barua
    You are on track with a plan but having goals is not enough. I am not sure if you have done it already, you should write down actions you need to take on regular basis, like daily tasks, weekly tasks. Keep evaluating your progress.
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      Originally Posted by Apra Barua View Post

      You are on track with a plan but having goals is not enough. I am not sure if you have done it already, you should write down actions you need to take on regular basis, like daily tasks, weekly tasks. Keep evaluating your progress.
      Thank you for your suggestions. For weight loss, I use a calorie tracker from livestrong.com to monitor my diets and exercises. I do evaluate it every day by checking my body weight every day.
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      • Profile picture of the author Tudor
        It's great to keep track of your progress, but daily weigh-ins are not all that acurate, because of changes in hydration levels. A weekly weigh-in is more than enough in my opinion, and most importantly, it's better to keep track of your body fat. One low-tech method I can recommend is keeping an eye on how your pants/belt fit on your stomach.
        When I decided to lose weight aggressively 3 years ago I reached a point where I had to hold my pants with one hand while walking - otherwise I would have had a terrible wardrobe malfunction.
        Hopefully this tip helps.

        Originally Posted by createvalueshare View Post

        Thank you for your suggestions. For weight loss, I use a calorie tracker from livestrong.com to monitor my diets and exercises. I do evaluate it every day by checking my body weight every day.
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          Originally Posted by Renovati View Post

          It's great to keep track of your progress, but daily weigh-ins are not all that acurate, because of changes in hydration levels. A weekly weigh-in is more than enough in my opinion, and most importantly, it's better to keep track of your body fat. One low-tech method I can recommend is keeping an eye on how your pants/belt fit on your stomach.
          When I decided to lose weight aggressively 3 years ago I reached a point where I had to hold my pants with one hand while walking - otherwise I would have had a terrible wardrobe malfunction.
          Hopefully this tip helps.
          Thank you for all your tips. I did realize that measure weight once per week is good enough, but I decide to do it daily and show it on Facebook for more people to follow along my journey.
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          • Profile picture of the author Tudor
            That's a great idea; showing your progress on Facebook will motivate you even more to be successful. Of course, if others benefit from it, that makes your initiative even better. It ties in really nicely with your WF ID.
            Best of luck my friend!

            Originally Posted by createvalueshare View Post

            Thank you for all your tips. I did realize that measure weight once per week is good enough, but I decide to do it daily and show it on Facebook for more people to follow along my journey.
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  • Profile picture of the author thedanbrown
    Create long-term and short-term goals for yourself. To make short-term goals set your long-term ones, then chunk them down into smaller goals you need to achieve along the way to ultimately achieve your big goals. Then take those short-term goals and break them down into weekly (or even daily) activities you need to do to achieve your short-term goals.

    By creating deadlines for yourself you will have better results achieving small goals (every day or week) and by achieving those small goals you are working toward achieving your bigger goals.
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    • Profile picture of the author createvalueshare
      Originally Posted by thedanbrown View Post

      Create long-term and short-term goals for yourself. To make short-term goals set your long-term ones, then chunk them down into smaller goals you need to achieve along the way to ultimately achieve your big goals. Then take those short-term goals and break them down into weekly (or even daily) activities you need to do to achieve your short-term goals.

      By creating deadlines for yourself you will have better results achieving small goals (every day or week) and by achieving those small goals you are working toward achieving your bigger goals.
      Thank you for the great tips!
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  • Profile picture of the author Sue McDonald
    Writing down your goals will definitely help you but what you really need is to start looking at everything you are putting in your mouth.

    In my interest site you may find a few helpful hints. I have written several articles about healthy living.
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    I think if you keep persisting, and following others who have done even better, you'd get there in no time.

    I would also suggest 2 days of gym time a week, that will help burn fat a lot faster.
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      Originally Posted by goodtimesathome View Post

      I think if you keep persisting, and following others who have done even better, you'd get there in no time.

      I would also suggest 2 days of gym time a week, that will help burn fat a lot faster.
      Good advice. 2 days may seem little, but it will make a difference as opposed to 0 days in the gym.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Ning Lo
    Good idea to commit and show your progress to the world. This will really motivate you.

    Check out:
    I watched this yesterday and it's awesome.

    It's about a guy who drinks fresh fruit and vegetable juice ONLY for the next 60 days. (no eating)

    Cheers,

    Gary
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