In weight-loss and all other endeavors, goals are vital to success. To put it less pretentiously, we may not always hit what we aim at in life, but the odds go up when we are, in fact, aiming. Dumb luck carries you only so far. (Believe me, I've tested the limits of dumb luck. Planning is better.) Some goals are obvious. For a mountain climber, only getting to the top will do.  But there will be intermediate goals along the climb to the summit. Other goals are trickier to set. Over … [Read more...]