Ah, but what is a goal? By my lexicon a goal is something that, once attained, is unmistakably remarkable. I dunno -- in jobs and school and everywhere else all this talk about attainable goals seems like a weakening of the purity surrounding goal setting. To me, a condition reasonable to attain without any remarkable effort is more of an objective or a requirement. So, while I recognize the risks of setting a goal to lose 18 lbs in 5 weeks, I'm still going for it. The basic requirement, however, is to lose 10 lbs which I'm confident is very attainable. Either way, I'm a big girl (literally! lol) and if I miss it I won't get all "boo hoo" or anything :)