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My real, long-term goal is 50 pounds (for health reasons), but I’m making this a baby, stepping goal to the 50 pounds. Can you still put time limits on goals? (It’s been awhile since I’ve been active here.) I want to lose 5 pounds by mid-October, and at least 10 pounds by the end of December. I think that’s realistic and feasible.

I was doing this over the summer – I was making it to the gym at least 6 times a week, for at least 30 minutes. Since school started, I’ve stopped, and I really want to get back into it.

The gym at school has discounted rates for personal training for students. I signed up about two weeks ago, and had my first session/assessment with the trainer. Basically, I found out I have a lot of reasons to exercise regularly – weight loss and looking better, yeah, but also I need to build up my endurance, strength, and flexibility. Also, health problems run in the family, so that’s incentive as well.

It looks like I’m going to be meeting with my trainer once a week. My initial goal is going to be to try to work out at the gym three times a week for 30 minutes. Then, I’ll up it to four and five and then six times a week, gradually. She said for healthy hearts, experts say to aim for five times a week, 45 minutes each workout, and for weight loss, six times a week, 60 minutes each workout. I’m hoping I can build up to that.

Currently up to 13…doesn’t look like I’m going to make it to 30 this year, considering all the schoolwork I’ve got this semester. Will try to shoot for 20 instead.