GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAALLL!!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAALLL!!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAALLL!!!!!!!! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL, GOAL, GOOOOOOOOAAALLL!!!!!!!

In theory, we all have goals.  Not just for weight loss, but also for our life.  Many people ask you

What is stopping you from reaching your goal?

 But, the more important question that should be asked is this:

Is your goal reasonably achievable? 

We often set a goal that is too far out, or too hard to reach when setting our weight loss goals.

What have I always wanted as an end result from working out?  To look like this:

But, as it turns out, no amount of working out will turn me into a fit black man!

In all seriousness, my goal is to get one of these:

You are probably scratching your head right about now asking me why I can't just go out and buy one.  There is one major hurdle stopping me.  My wife.  She told me I could get one when I can fit into it.  I informed her I could fit just fine as is, but she did not concur.  So, we struck up a deal that if an when I get down to about 200 lbs, I can get one.  That deal was struck about 1.5 years ago.  It has not motivated me to lose weight because it is too big of a goal, and too far into the future to comprehend and maintained focused on.

Be sure to have a LONG TERM goal in mind, but in the mean time work on some short term goals.  My current goal is this:

I want to be able to weigh myself on our scale at home.

From when I started this journey in early July, it was about a 40 lb goal.  I am over halfway to reaching this goal in just 5 weeks.

Once I reach this goal, I will then set another goal for myself.  Our minds work much better when focusing on short term goals.  Goals that take 1-2 years of hard work and perseverance  are hard to keep our heads wrapped around that.  Setting some more achievable attainable goals in the short term can be very helpful to getting to your bigger goal.  Also, once you hit one of your short term goals, be sure that you do not "REWARD" yourself so much that it sabotages you from continuing your journey.

So, if you see me driving around in a shiny Camaro, or some other sports car that costs less than $50k, you will know that I have achieved my goal.

And now time for my ticker.  Only 1 lb lost this week, but I am still trying to keep my chin up and focus on my diet.  I need to get more focused on getting the proper and balanced nutrition.