Setting Weight Loss Goals

Are you the kind of person that likes to set little goals along the way, or aim for big goals after you lose a lot of weight?

Setting goals is a great way to help yourself stay on track and keep your eye on the big picture. They are also a great substitute for what you may have used in the past to reward yourself for losing weight.

Setting Small Goals and Rewards

If you have a lot of weight to lose, setting huge goals of big weight loss can be daunting. Instead, aim for smaller goals that focus on changing habits as well as losing pounds. Here are some ideas for goals and rewards.

• For every 10 pounds lost, treat yourself to a manicure/pedicure.
• For every 25 workouts, buy a new gym outfit.
• Put a dollar in a jar for every hour of cardio you’ve done. Take the money and go shopping!
• Tracking your food? After 2 weeks of staying within your calories, treat yourself to a movie (but bring your own healthy snacks!)

Setting a Big Goal and Staying on Track

For some of us, it’s either “go big or go home.” But even those of us who have the best intentions can find it difficult not to lose sight of the bigger goal.

To stay on track, we love this idea of keeping it visual so every day you are reminded of how far you have come and the good work you are going to do to keep on track.

To do this, all you need are some jars, marbles or stones and some creativity to make it yours.

Check out what Dianne created to help her stay on track and not lose sight of her own weight-loss goals.

See the whole tutorial, and how you can make it yourself here. You can even share your own motivational marbles and see how others have created theirs.

What do you do to stay on track and what rewards do you like to treat yourself to after you’ve made a goal?

Lose Weight at Penn Medicine

Learn about medical weight loss in Philadelphia, and the Penn Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Program at a free information session about weight-loss surgery in Philadelphia.

There, you will hear about your weight-loss surgery options, and how Penn can help you lose weight and get healthy for good.

Register for a free information session today.

Thank you to Dianne for giving us permission to highlight her blog and use her photos. Dianne is not affiliated with Penn Medicine, or the Penn Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Program.