drop20

I had a lot of ideas for names, but when it came down to it I knew that the best way to focus on losing weight is to break up your goal into manageable pieces. In my case, 20 pounds is manageable.

Remember, I'm 6'1" and I weigh 242. So, 20 pounds is less than 10% of my current mass. I think 10% is a number just large enough to motivate the loss yet not so great that it seems insurmountable.

My ultimate goal is probably closer to 60 pounds. But really that's a lot, even for a guy my size. Given that I've gained and lost so much weight over my entire adult life, I know that 20 pounds is achievable (even if I really want to lose more). So I'll stick with 20 pounds and then when I make that goal I'll go for the next 20 pounds.

I'm not saying that my method is the best. Certainly there are many successful people who have committed to a serious goal weight and made it work. However, I just know that for me it won't happen. I also know that some people have a hard time with a number that is 10% of their body weight. Maybe they'd be better off with 10% or 5%.

If you were to try and lose weight, what method would you pursue? Would you set a goal weight? Would you break it up into sprints?

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