NSV's
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I bought a new bathing suit today. At Old Navy. A size XL. A two piece! (Albeit high-waisted bottoms and a long top)0
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Good job everyone!0
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Yesterday morning I cycled 50 miles because I had a few hours to spare while hubby was at work. I drank a mug of coffee with cream before I left the house and took a 300cal snack of cheese cubes which I ate at midday (halfway through the ride), according to my hrm I burned 1400cal. The next solid food I ate was at 8pm because we had trouble finding somewhere to eat in the evening. And I felt fine, no problems with energy on the bike ride, no problems with hunger for the rest of the day. I guess that means I'm fat-adapted?
The real test will be whether I can keep up with the rest of the team at swim training tonight!1 -
My A1C is 5.7 which puts me as PRE-diabetic, not diabetic anymore! Drop any lower and I will no longer be diabetic!!!2
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Today is day 9 for me, so I consider myself a newbie with still so much to learn and I thank you all for sharing your info & helping me. That is a NSV to me. I also have a lower BP already! My pants come up a bit higher....who even knew that would happen lol and my bra has wrinkles in it now....sorry guys, maybe TMI, but smaller is gonna be smaller everywhere.0
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@greenautum17 congratulations on getting your A1C down. That is great news.0
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azcowgirrlup wrote: »Today is day 9 for me, so I consider myself a newbie with still so much to learn and I thank you all for sharing your info & helping me. That is a NSV to me. I also have a lower BP already! My pants come up a bit higher....who even knew that would happen lol and my bra has wrinkles in it now....sorry guys, maybe TMI, but smaller is gonna be smaller everywhere.
LOL, and that's why I need to go bra shopping.0 -
I put on a swimsuit this weekend I purchased in my "skinny" days for a cruise with friends--a tankini top in size MEDIUM and a regular bikini bottom in size XL. IT FIT!!! Even though I'm still a good 30 pounds heavier now than I was then, the fact that I could get into it and it fit well enough that I threw it into my bag to go to my mother-in-law's is BIG!!!! I was so excited I probably could have worn it all day long.
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on day 5 and although the scale hasn't moved much I have lost an inch in my waist and under my boobs! YAY!0
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greenautumn17 wrote: »My A1C is 5.7 which puts me as PRE-diabetic, not diabetic anymore! Drop any lower and I will no longer be diabetic!!!
Yes, yes, yes! Awesome victory!
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Bought a jacket to wear for some weddings I'm going to. It was a UK size 10 (US 6)!!!! I've never been that size in my adult life!!0
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I needed a warmish layer for wind or under my heavier coat, and I found one but I had to go down TWO SIZES from the last time I went shopping to find one that fit right. I was having trouble zipping 24s over my hips and I was swimming in them this time around. The one I bought is a size 20 and buttons without pulling at the buttonholes. I've only lost about five pounds, so this is awesome.
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glossbones wrote: »First, I can actually flex my tricep. Second, when I do that, there's no "wings" to my arms!
I recently realized that I can see my biceps--and my upper arm is curved on top, instead of flab flapping in the breeze below the way it used to. Doing pilates classes once a week has also helped. Kinda shocked to learn that I had muscles under all my fat all these years and never knew it.
My other recent NSV was going to the Gap store in Harajuku (the famous fashion area of Tokyo) and finding a pair of cords on sale that fit me--in size 8R. All my life back in Toronto, size 10 was my goal. In the 1970s, when I was in my teens and early 20s, being the "perfect size 10" was the ideal, but today's size 10 seems about equal to the 12s or 13s of back then. Now, my 10s are a bit loose, so I am happy.
Another side note on Japan's sizing: Gap Japan sells jeans only up to sized 8, and I was lucky to find a pair left on the rack. The jean sizes go down from 8, 6 (M), 4 (S), 2, 0 (XS), 00, 000 (XXS) to 0000 (which must be so tiny you can't even see it). They don't bother to stock anything bigger for women! I shop online or buy overseas on holidays. Really looking forward to my next vacation.0 -
The other day my husband actually commented on how much weight I'd lost, and he's actually agreed to cut out refined carbohydrates for the next 30 days!
This is a HUGE deal for him (he loves bread, pasta and rice), and he's previously been quite critical about my diet... so it's nice to know he's taken notice.3 -
Like! Like! Like! Like!!! Gosh we need like buttons. I'm cheering for everyone! Great NSVs!0
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Haha my fiancé won't comment on my weight ever (he says he wouldn't want me to feel that he didn't love my figure if I wasn't able to sustain the weight loss and he loves me at any size) but the other day he couldn't help himself and exclaimed how tiny I was now! I don't always see it myself so it was a great boost. He was still very careful not to praise me for losing weight though haha! I honestly think he doesn't care about my size but I'm sure he won't mind having a hot wife ;-)0
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Two years ago at Xmas I got a pair of dress pants that were the wrong size. 36" waist instead or the 38" I had reluctantly started wearing. The 38's are now getting kind of baggy so I thought to grab these brand new slacks and found that they were comfortable and fit great! I had kept them as a promise to myself when I finally got back to a fitter person. Promise delivered!0
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I got tired of having to yank my pants up at work, so today I put on a belt and it fit to the last (6th) hole! I had not worn a belt in a long time because it was always in the first or second hole, which was so disheartening.0
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A big Hurray for everyone! Awesome NSV's!!!0
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I took a picture with my head angled more than usual so a friend could see my buzz cut. My face...is no longer ROUND. It has angles and stuff.0
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@AreteAndWhimsy that is fantastic! I thought I had rosacea all these years, turns out I just had what I now call carb face. I bet you can't stop touching your skin ♡
So, this is mid afternoon so not at my skinniest, but the old undies are so baggy now! I still have no bum and a shelf of fat over it, but my overall shape is improving even when my weight stays the same or goes up. Warning: I'm obese class 2 so still big and lumpy!
Around 107kg:
Around 85.5kg, usual afternoon weight this week:
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Wow @minties82! Amazing progress!0
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Thank you very much! It's so hard to show a loss in just a couple of static images. From the first to second picture has been a 30cm loss around the waist. Sorry I can't think what that is in inches off the top of my head. 12" maybe? My smallest measurement is still under my bust, but my bellybutton has migrated upwards a decent amount :-)0
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My scrub pants for work are getting loose and I tie them as tight as I can. I think I'm going to be wearing medium size pants here soon. My size 12 jeans are also getting pretty big. When I sit down it looks like I have a penis because they bunch up lol. Oh, and I had to create another notch on my belt because the ones on it were too big. The notch I created is too big also now. 0
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@AreteAndWhimsy that is fantastic! I thought I had rosacea all these years, turns out I just had what I now call carb face. I bet you can't stop touching your skin ♡
So, this is mid afternoon so not at my skinniest, but the old undies are so baggy now! I still have no bum and a shelf of fat over it, but my overall shape is improving even when my weight stays the same or goes up. Warning: I'm obese class 2 so still big and lumpy!
Around 107kg:
Around 85.5kg, usual afternoon weight this week:
@minties82 That is some killer progress right there! We're shaped similarly, so now you've inspired me to go see about taking some photos again soon...lauraesh0384 wrote: »My scrub pants for work are getting loose and I tie them as tight as I can. I think I'm going to be wearing medium size pants here soon. My size 12 jeans are also getting pretty big. When I sit down it looks like I have a penis because they bunch up lol. Oh, and I had to create another notch on my belt because the ones on it were too big. The notch I created is too big also now.
@lauraesh0384 I laughed way, way, WAY too hard at this!!!! Thanks. Needed that this morning.
My NSV for today is that out of nowhere last night, I started thinking about ice cream and leaded chocolate and all things non-KETO friendly, and it made me angry. I had another helping of my homemade mousse as a compromise. I could have gone without anything to try to prove a point, but that usually leads me to binge in some stupid way later, so I decided I'd skip that, have a reasonable treat, and get the heck out of my head. I didn't really want the bad for me stuff, but it was a screaming/raging voice in my head... So my win is defeating the voice - eating a reasonable, Keto friendly snack, and only having a 0.2 pound difference this am...1 -
I love love love reading these! @minties82 that is awesome, good work. @gsp90x You are hilarious and I love your posts (and that you call your boy the Beast). @Soon2BeMrsSherriff painting toenails is a definite nsv that I am striving for...I may even try this weekend and see how I do 0
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Gah. @minties82, that's an amazing difference! What a great win!0
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I just spent an hour reading this thread. you folks are amazing. thanks for sharing.0
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These are awesome to read. Very inspiring!!0
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I HAVE MORE ENERGY WITH LESS COFFEE!!!!
(Yes, I know I'm shouting, but this is amazingly exciting!!)
I don't know if it's the BPC, the daily "fat fast", some kind of keto adaptation, or what... but I just noticed this week that most days it's easier to get out of bed, I don't even bother drinking coffee until I begin my commute (whereas before I *had* to have at least one cup as soon as I got out of bed), I don't feel like I need to keep refilling my coffee mug throughout the morning (and actually make less at home too), and I have energy to keep up with the kids and the husband and to get in a bit of exercise each day. This is the greatest NSV ever, because before I felt like I was going through my day half asleep and was too fatigued to enjoy my kids in the couple hours I get to spend with them between work and bedtime. I couldn't be more pleased....
By the way, I think this is the first NSV I've posted that doesn't directly involve getting smaller.0
