Are your goals realistic?

As I sit here just shy of reaching my first goal of losing 10% of my body weight (I gained back 3 pounds while in Michigan, so I need to lose 7 to reach my 10 percent goal), I'm thinking of the goals that I set in my everyday life. I've been thinking about it since I read about the whole having to lose 110 pounds to reach my healthiest BMI. 110 pounds is a crazy goal in my mind - but now that I know it's my "ideal" weight loss, I can't help but feel a need to reach that weight loss. Are you like that? It's like someone planted a little bug into my ear, and I can't help but wonder what my life would be like if I lost that 110 pounds. I can't help but wonder what I could do to reach that goal, even if it's just for a little while, so I can see what it feels like to be that thin. It's become almost an obsession - I find myself thinking of it whenever I'm not "busy" (which really just means whenever I'm sitting/standing still).

I'm so tempted to set that goal for myself, even though I don't think it really is the healthiest one for me. Are you like that? Do you find yourself reaching for goals that you know are either 1) truly unattainable or 2) not healthy for you (in all definitions of that term)?

I am, definitely. I find myself striving to reach goals that are truly unattainable. I guess I'm a little two Type A.....but I don't even know if that's really it. It could just be my unbelievable amount of self-induced guilt as I strive for the goal, not just for me, but because of my incredible need to not let anyone down. Maybe it's the Catholic guilt, maybe it's the "mom" guilt, I don't know - I just don't want to disappoint anyone. There's definitely a part of me that wants to be the best at everything, including weight loss, and wants to reach those seemingly unattainable goals. I want to be the perfect mom, who's skinny and cute, who's always having fun with her kids, who can juggle a home life, a job, and a volunteer life, and who cooks perfect meals but doesn't eat too much of them. It's just me. I want to be all things to all people.

But I'm forcing myself to step back and try to focus on my original goal of 80 pounds for my weigh loss. It's still an unbelievable amount of weight to lose. When I get there, I'll re-evaluate. But for now, I need to keep my goal realistic.

How about you? Do you find yourself reaching for (or secretly wanting to reach for) crazy goals? Or are you pragmatic, and a realistic goal-setter?