Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Hi everyone! I'm new here and I have some questions about setting goals. I have no idea what kinds of goals to set, I don't know what is realistic. I have been overweight my whole life (well, since I hit puberty anyway). I'm now 26, have had two babies (youngest is three months old today), and have a TON of weight to lose. I'm right about 5'9 " , currently weigh 244 (lost 21 lbs in the last 6 weeks yippee -- not on BFL). I am small boned although my whole life everyone told me I was large boned (because I was fat...I wear my fat well and people always think I'm less than I am, but boy oh boy on my naked body, you can surely tell!). I have no idea what an adequate weight would be for me...anyone out there have an idea? From what I could ascertain, my body fat is about 57% -- yikes. That was from a body fat calcuator that you enter measurements and such. I am getting a caliper, which is on its way too. I have been following an eating plan for the last six weeks, hence the 21 lb weight loss, but as I was looking for an exercise program to go along with the eating, I stumbled on BFL -- I had heard of it before, but knew nothing about it. So I started looking, and it seems to fit very well with my current eating plan -- Udo's Oil and all! The only change I will be making is calorie intake and the protein shakes. We decided that I would do the shakes three times/day and then have three small meals that would be 250-275 calories...does that sound adequate to you guys? Just not sure how to begin or anything. I haven't read the BFL book yet, but I should have it tomorrow or Wednesday -- it's in the mail on it's way! Anyway, I've been reading some of the archived messages, and it's been good reading...getting encouraged by it. Any advice you guys could give would be greatly appreciated. ~Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Thanks Seattle Lady~ Some great information on goal settings...I would have just done what I always do...want to get to x weight by this date. Good point about good goals and bad goals. How long have you been doing BFL? Are you doing the protein shakes or just the meals? Just curious. Anyway, thanks for the > Welcome! I'm 5' 8 1/2 " and I started at 275. Currently something like > 185 (and 33 years old). > > You sound like you're absolutely on the right track. The meal size you > mentioned sounds spot-on. You don't have to use protein shakes if you > don't want to. Whole food for all six meals is fine. > > As for setting goals, I like what Hussman > (http://www.hussman.org/fitness) says best: > > " So don't force the numbers. They'll come. Here is your job today: > adhere to a winning pattern of action that you know will produce > results if you follow it consistently. That's all. And if you do that > today, congratulate yourself as a winner. If instead, you insist on > measuring your success by whether or not the scale or caliper show > progress today, you're creating a game you can lose. In Covey's > words, you're putting yourself in the position of trying to manage > consequences rather than actions. You'll never get a reliable sense of > confidence that way. Look, you're following a program that works. Do > troubleshoot. Do review your workouts, food choices, portion sizes, and > meal plans. But make every day a game you can win. " > > So what does that mean for you and setting goals? It means: > > Bad goal: " I will weigh 200 lbs. by September 30. " > Good goal: " I will drink at least 64 oz. of water every day. " > > Bad goal: " I will lose 3 " off my waist by August 31. " > Good goal: " I will eat six BFL meals per day, six days a week. " > > Bad goal: " I will lose 5% bodyfat in the next 12 weeks. " > Good goal: " I will do 3 weight-lifting workouts and 3 HIIT cardio > sessions every week for the next 12 weeks. " > > " Bad " goals are outcomes over which you don't have complete control. > Oh, sure, you'll lose the weight, the inches and the bodyfat if you do > everything you're supposed to -- but there's no guarantee how fast it > will happen. > > " Good " goals are ones over which you have COMPLETE control. If you > don't achieve one of these goals, it's because you didn't do something > you said you'd do. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Speaking of goals, I just put up a thing about goal-setting and abyss-crossing. I think I've posted most of it here before but it might help the people who are just getting started. This is Your Brain on BFL http://www.skwigg.com/wow/id60.html Re: Setting Goals... Yes, I just read the BFL book, and was thinking the same thing. I like the ones described as " good goals " but will also try to set some realistic goals that Bill describes. thanks so much for your insight in this! ~annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Thanks , that article is dead on. About 2 weeks in to this way of life I went back over that chapter and thought about the questions about goals and patterns and strategies Bill asks and wrote extensively and it really helped to cement my goals and why I was doing this and every so often I go back to that notebook and re-read what I wrote and it reaffirms WHY I'm doing this and though we all have an idea why we're doing this, i.e. to get healthier and leaner, but if you dig deeper and burn it into your psyche, it will get you through the days before it becomes second nature. Thanks again! -Ruth > Speaking of goals, I just put up a thing about goal-setting and abyss-crossing. I think I've posted most of it here before but it might help the people who are just getting started. > > This is Your Brain on BFL > http://www.skwigg.com/wow/id60.html > > > > > Re: Setting Goals... > > > Yes, I just read the BFL book, and was thinking the same thing. I > like the ones described as " good goals " but will also try to set some > realistic goals that Bill describes. thanks so much for your insight > in this! > > ~annie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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