{"id":8852,"date":"2010-11-11T09:43:09","date_gmt":"2010-11-11T17:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=8852"},"modified":"2010-11-11T09:43:09","modified_gmt":"2010-11-11T17:43:09","slug":"that-elusive-goal-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=8852","title":{"rendered":"That Elusive Goal Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Goal Weight. <\/span><\/strong>It’s such a loaded phrase. What is Goal Weight?<\/p>\n

Well for two years, goal weight for me was 150 pounds. It was a reasonable number I thought I could achieve.<\/p>\n

Focusing on a number for a long time changes your focus. It’s easy to get obsessed in that number. It’s also easy to put impossible expectations on yourself….which then lead to disappointment and frustration.<\/p>\n

Something else that happens with “Goal Weight” mentality is that once you GET to Goal Weight….The Goal Changes.<\/p>\n

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The Goal Changes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I reached 150 pounds over 2 years ago and decided I could lose “just a few more.” That Just A Few More thinking never really stops. I got down to 143 pounds and thought…<\/p>\n

“If only I can just make it to 140! A nice round number…”<\/p>\n

Then the Goal Changes and 140 is now the goal. Yet, it’s been elusive and unattainable thus far. So my brain changed and suddenly I thought I was “not good enough” because I hadn’t reached that goal.<\/p>\n

Really?<\/p>\n

I’ve surpassed Goal Weight. 150 was my goal. I’m under that. That should be Good Enough.<\/p>\n

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Monday I posted about my less than stellar weigh-in<\/a>. Here are the stats (2 pounds less today than Monday ironically):<\/p>\n

October: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 November: <\/strong>CHANGE:<\/span><\/p>\n

Weight: 145.2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Weight: 146.5 +1.3<\/span><\/p>\n

Waist: 33.5 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Waist: 32 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0-1.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Hips: 36 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hips: 35.5 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0-.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Thighs: 20 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Thighs: 18 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0-2<\/span><\/p>\n

Biceps: 11.5 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Biceps: 11 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0-.5<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m not\u00a0disatisfied\u00a0with the results this morning. This is my official November Weigh In. Even though the scale didn’t show a smaller number I see a change in the measurements. I noticed clothes being looser, skin being toner, muscles in my arms.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I need to work on changing my Goal Weight Mentality. Carbzilla <\/a>mentioned that instead of a “Goal Weight” she has a range. I like that idea. A healthy range of acceptable weight. Fluctuation within the range is okay. It’s not the end of the world.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The key to weight loss maintance is:\u00a0Don\u2019t stop doing the things that helped you take the weight off in the first place. <\/strong>My intention was to never STOP what I was doing (healthy eating, exercise) once I reached goal weight. It’s not like I lost 100 pounds and then started eating a whole pizza by myself. <\/span><\/span><\/span>I changed my lifestyle; I changed my whole life. This plan is here to stay.<\/p>\n

The trick NOW is to figure out what\u00a0maintenance\u00a0mode will be. This is definitely uncharted territory. But like Carbzilla said, a healthy range is optimal. It’s about maintaining within that range, being less focused on the number, and striving to accomplish OTHER goals (besides weight loss).<\/p>\n

QUESTION: Is your Goal Weight elusive? Has it changed? Are you in maintenance mode?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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