If like me, your goal is to lose a lot of weight – in my case about 63 pounds (27kg) – then it can seem quite daunting. Also, if you record your weekly progress towards a very large weight-loss goal it can make the progress that you are making seem quite insignificant. As a lot of gaining control of your weight relates to motivation this is very important. The following shows a typical chart that I would have put together previously when planning to lose weight:
The idea of this weight loss technique is to keep in mind a goal for a fairly short period of time, say 2-4 weeks and then concentrate on achieving this.