how to set weight loss goals

All of the sensible weight loss advice recommends a 'slow, steady and sustainable' approach. When you're 16kg overweight and desperate to look like Kayla Itsines, it's not easy to follow. I have never been a comfortable fat person. At no point have I ever thought to myself, 'this is just how I am going to be forever so I may as well get used to it'. I have worn pants three sizes too small in desperate refusal to buy more, because I knew I wouldn't be this way for much longer. Never mind that I could barely breathe, sitting in class feeling as though I was being cut in half at the waist.

I have tried to lose weight too many times to count, all in pursuit of a quick fix. I have starved myself, cut carbs until my breath stank of ketones, and taken pills that made me dangerously constipated and seriously angry. All of these methods worked insofar as I lost some weight, for a brief period of time, but put it all back on once I lost patience and drove back into McDonalds for a pre-dinner snack.

This time, I am trying something new. I'm going to give this expert-approved 'slow, steady and sustainable' weight loss method a try. And so, I hereby present: my goal. I'd like to lose 20kg in a year. Too easy, right? Just lay off the chocolate and create a calorie deficit for twelve months and magic is bound to happen.

Twelve months of weight loss goals

Month	Weight Loss Goal	Predicted Weight (kg)
1-Feb	0	88
1-Mar	-2.9	85.1
1-Apr	-2.5	82.6
1-May	-2.3	80.3
1-Jun	-2	78.3
1-Jul	-1.8	76.5
1-Aug	-1.6	74.9
1-Sep	-1.4	73.5
1-Oct	-1.3	72.2
1-Nov	-1	71.2
1-Dec	-1	70.2
1-Jan	-0.8	69.4
1-Feb	-0.7	68.7