"headed for" and "heading to"
I am kind of confused about the usage of "is headed for" and "is heading to"

I am heading to a restaurant.
I was supposed to be headed for LA.

so, if I say: I am headed for a restaurant, or I was supposed to be heading to LA. is it right or wrong?

Thanks a lot.

Question

"headed for" and "heading to"
I am kind of confused about the usage of "is headed for" and "is heading to"

I am heading to a restaurant.
I was supposed to be headed for LA.

so, if I say: I am headed for a restaurant, or I was supposed to be heading to LA. is it right or wrong?

Thanks a lot.

Answer

I think they are not together;  heading to/for  and  headed to/for   are possible

I'm heading = my action, I'm going there now.    I'm headed = the direction (maybe not chosen by me)

As Phil said, 'for' is a general direction of a journey, 'to' is for a specific destination

Answer

It wouldn’t be wrong to reverse them, but your sentences work best as written.
Explanation: “headed to” includes the expectation of arrival, while “headed for” puts more emphasis on the journey itself. In “I am heading to a restaurant,” we can be fairly certain of arriving at the restaurant, but in “I was supposed to be headed for LA,” it seems that the journey didn’t even get started.

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