I think that setting up a goal loss in a certain space of time is just going to cause frustration and disappointment. As many people on the board in the KISS challenge are finding, it is better to decide to "Keep It Simple, Sweetie." That means: just stick to the plan you chose and do it strictly.

The good part about losing weight the LC way is that you may BE smaller at a higher weight than you expect. So you can ignore the number on the inexpensive metal machine and just enjoy what the tape measure says.

Our bodies operate according to laws that we don't fully understand, so we can't force them to lose weight consistently and evenly. Wouldn't it be nice if we could?