Not brave enough to change my goal weight... yet?

I NEVER thought that I would see 175lbs... ever.  I thought it was a pie in the sky kind of dream, but I sure was willing to work my ass off at it... I mean, I weighed THREE HUNDRED and FIFTEEN pounds.... that's a lot of pounds...

Now, here I am, less than 8 lbs from that goal, and I really think I want to at least try for 160lbs... that will put me at a "normal" BMI....

If I am honest, I have half wasted 2 of my first 6 months....  I started slipping up after I hit my under 200 for my birthday goal in mid October and then my divorce was final a week later... I can admit that I wasn't in a good place and my eating showed it.  I have gotten back on track in the past week or so, with a lot of work, and really feel like I am in a good place again... but it is scary to change that number.... I kinda just want to have my little butterfly flutter below goal...

It's about accountability though, right???  Should I figure out how to change it... or let it ride??? AHHH! :-)

Just get there first and then see how you feel about yourself.  I hit my goal earlier this month and decided that I wanted to lose another 5-10 because maintenance scares the fire out of me.  I really wanted to pad my loss so that while I tweak my diet to learn to maintain, I don't go back over my goal weight - not to mention the fact that 10 pounds under goal would seriously be a "dream weight" for me that I didn't know if I could ever achieve.  Just take it one day at a time and see how you feel.  That's what is working for me and I hope it works for you too.  Congratulations on your success!  You are doing fabulous!

Deb

You did this since JULY??  

I see that you lost a lot pre-op, but still.  

At this point I have a maintenance mind set (for me, I'm not saying I know what a general maintenance mind set is).  I'm focusing on getting in what I need to get in--protein, water, vegetables, vitamins.  I'm doing strength training and lots of bicycling. 

I am still losing at a slow rate, and know that I'm going to drop below 150.  I've thought about revising my goal, but it really feels like I'm just picking a number out of a hat.  For now my plan is to take care of business and let the scale do what it will.

That being said, do go for a normal BMI goal!!  You are so clearly succeeding that there is no reason to have your goal be less than that.

You haven't wasted anything.  You are rocking!!

I am having the same issue, I'm 17.8lbs from my first goal (-100lbs) I know I want to go lower but I'm afraid to set a number.. good luck & WAY TO GO GIRLY!!!

I originally picked 155, since I couldn't even imagine being that weight, let alone my real, unspoken goal of 150. Once I reached 155, I figured I see what happened. Now I'm chilling at 147, but the scale still moved down slowly, so we'll see where I end up. I agree with the others - reach your initial goal first and then see how things go.
Congrats on the great weight loss!