I think you came to a good compromise. :-) I do the same sort of thing in my head too. I'm thinking that what I need to do is stick with my original goal, and then when I meet it I'll do a happy dance, and then set another goal! If I keep pushing the carrot out further before I get to it, I will get discouraged. I need those little successes on the way to stay motivated. I also tend to get ahead of myself and constantly need to remind myself just take one step at a time.