NSV's
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@2Poufs, that's great' I love that news!0
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I cried. I'm not a crier. I deployed 5 weeks ago for Red Cross and loosely wore a 20. Today I bought 14s. I knew the ones I was wearing were getting baggy, but I thought I'd try the next size down anyway. I went to WalMart and it had a funky layout, but I just wandered towards clothing. I was looking at the racks and a sales associate said, "Honey, you're in the wrong section. Tiny girl clothes are on the other side." I lost it. Not a seeping tear, but full on blubbering. Lordy. Tiny? Who? Me? And then she said, "Oh honey, you're smaller than I've ever been," and that just made it worse. I guess she thought I was crying because I'd gotten bigger and wasn't tiny anymore. She let me compose myself in the fitting room where I later tried on and perfectly fit into a size 14 for the first time since the late 90s.
Holy wow! That's awesome! So happy for you to reach such a substantial milestone!Fasting blood glucose this morning - 88.
By way of back ground - I was diagnosed as "somewhere on the diabetes spectrum" on October 2. Within 3 days I got my feet under me, realized the ADA recommendations were a recipe for slow suicide, and started "eating to my meter." I've been within the normal range since that day, aside from three times I was testing food to see what I could tolerate - except for morning. Between 100 and 126 is defined as pre-diabetes for fasting blood sugar. I've ranged from 103 to 125.
Nice work!Huh... That mosquito acetone thing didn't work for me while camping this summer. I had so many bites that I looked diseased. LOL
@LuizH Congrats on the dress! It looks good on you.
I still got eaten up too. I guess we are still too sweet! Lol0 -
@2Poufs Aw. That's so awesome. I'm really happy for you.
@Sunny_Bunny_ LOL That's the positive spin!0 -
@ 2poufs I have a tear in my eye just reading that. Well done, you've done the work and now you are a tinier person. It is all very emotional.0
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I had a few NSV's.
2 Bloodwork results: Fasting Insulin from 7.1 down to 5.8 and Fasting Glucose down from 92 to 85. There were other good things in there, but these had been a big focus for me.
Anyone ever find some NSV's to be really quite annoying??? So, back a few months ago, I bought a package of chemical resistant nitrile gloves (I have weird reactions when cutting peppers). They were "one size fits most." I've always had "man hands" so I was worried they wouldn't fit. They were snug... Well, I was mixing up meatballs, and I made two batches, one carby, one not, and I did NOT want breadcrumby junk all over me, so I wore a pair of gloves. Every single time I pushed my hands into the meaty mixture and pulled them back out, the fingers parts slipped forward and tried to tug off. My palms still held the gloves on through friction and suction, but man it was annoying. I ended up tossing them in the garbage and just washing my hands repeatedly. I now have 3/4 of a box of 100 gloves or so that are too "tight" for my fiance but can't be used by me for anything other that cutting smell/liquid sensitive foods.... BAH!0 -
As of today I can pull down my favorite pair of work pants without unbuttoning them. A win in the weight loss department. A loss for my closet. This brings my count of pants suitable for wearing to work down to 3. I need more pants.0
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »I had a few NSV's.
2 Bloodwork results: Fasting Insulin from 7.1 down to 5.8 and Fasting Glucose down from 92 to 85. There were other good things in there, but these had been a big focus for me.
Anyone ever find some NSV's to be really quite annoying??? So, back a few months ago, I bought a package of chemical resistant nitrile gloves (I have weird reactions when cutting peppers). They were "one size fits most." I've always had "man hands" so I was worried they wouldn't fit. They were snug... Well, I was mixing up meatballs, and I made two batches, one carby, one not, and I did NOT want breadcrumby junk all over me, so I wore a pair of gloves. Every single time I pushed my hands into the meaty mixture and pulled them back out, the fingers parts slipped forward and tried to tug off. My palms still held the gloves on through friction and suction, but man it was annoying. I ended up tossing them in the garbage and just washing my hands repeatedly. I now have 3/4 of a box of 100 gloves or so that are too "tight" for my fiance but can't be used by me for anything other that cutting smell/liquid sensitive foods.... BAH!
That's great news!
I do have an annoying NSV. My wedding and engagement rings are getting too big. If my fingers get any smaller, I will have to put them up or find one of those annoying things you can attach on the inside to hold it on.0 -
Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »I had a few NSV's.
2 Bloodwork results: Fasting Insulin from 7.1 down to 5.8 and Fasting Glucose down from 92 to 85. There were other good things in there, but these had been a big focus for me.
Anyone ever find some NSV's to be really quite annoying??? So, back a few months ago, I bought a package of chemical resistant nitrile gloves (I have weird reactions when cutting peppers). They were "one size fits most." I've always had "man hands" so I was worried they wouldn't fit. They were snug... Well, I was mixing up meatballs, and I made two batches, one carby, one not, and I did NOT want breadcrumby junk all over me, so I wore a pair of gloves. Every single time I pushed my hands into the meaty mixture and pulled them back out, the fingers parts slipped forward and tried to tug off. My palms still held the gloves on through friction and suction, but man it was annoying. I ended up tossing them in the garbage and just washing my hands repeatedly. I now have 3/4 of a box of 100 gloves or so that are too "tight" for my fiance but can't be used by me for anything other that cutting smell/liquid sensitive foods.... BAH!
That's great news!
I do have an annoying NSV. My wedding and engagement rings are getting too big. If my fingers get any smaller, I will have to put them up or find one of those annoying things you can attach on the inside to hold it on.
My rings are flopping around on my finger too. So annoying.0 -
I'm not sure if this is a victory or not, but hubby asked the other day why my breasts have gotten smaller. I said, "Duh, because they were mostly made of fat!" He doesn't like them as much now, but guess what--I'd much rather be smaller everywhere than feel gross but have nice cleavage.
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I'm not sure if this is a victory or not, but hubby asked the other day why my breasts have gotten smaller. I said, "Duh, because they were mostly made of fat!" He doesn't like them as much now, but guess what--I'd much rather be smaller everywhere than feel gross but have nice cleavage.
So much agreement here sister!!!!!!! I can't tell where exactly I'm shrinking from in that department, but I know I am because my undergarments don't fit properly, and taking them in isn't a perfect fit, but goodness above and below, any time I'd lost weight in the past, I'd always wanted to lose there and I never did (I lost firmness, but not "size." I know, many women hate me for this, but DDD+ is just not even fun on the back. I wish it were possible to downsize proportionately...but alas...
I'd tell him, "these lovely knockers nursed your three children. Are you going to complain? Now that I'm done with that, they won't 'fill out' the same."0 -
I've only lost a couple of pounds in the past week and a half, but pants that I found in my closet that were a little tight then, are already getting loose! I wanted these pants to last me through Christmas! I wanted to hold off shopping until the after Christmas sales.0
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There are 3 other people at my office eating a lower carb diet now and are seeing great results not because I pushed it on them but because they saw my results and wanted to try it. Also a friend of mine (who co owns a fitness product company with his brother who is a big gym addict) believed in a very "traditional" low fat high carb diet with lots of exercise was the only way to lose weight. He saw what I was eating and my results and has started cutting down on the carbs recently to try and get into better shape for his wedding next year. Being an inspiration to other people is such a weird feeling but a big NSV.0
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I did bridges today!! (Those things where you lay on the floor, knees bent, and lift your rear off the ground). This is my first time doing them in YEARS and my first time trying them since back surgery this year. Victory!!!0
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There are 3 other people at my office eating a lower carb diet now and are seeing great results not because I pushed it on them but because they saw my results and wanted to try it. Also a friend of mine (who co owns a fitness product company with his brother who is a big gym addict) believed in a very "traditional" low fat high carb diet with lots of exercise was the only way to lose weight. He saw what I was eating and my results and has started cutting down on the carbs recently to try and get into better shape for his wedding next year. Being an inspiration to other people is such a weird feeling but a big NSV.
I have a similar story. There is a lady here in the office that heard me say something a few weeks ago about eating low-carb and she went off on me, saying how it isn't healthy...blah...blah...blah. I just looked at her and ignored her and continued the conversation I was having with another co-worker. Well...I started smelling bacon being cooked in the microwave a couple of weeks ago...guess who is now trying to eat more protein and less carbs??!?!?!!!? Hmmm...she now has a baggie of pre-cooked bacon and hard boiled eggs in the fridge to heat up in the mornings for breakfast. Since I'm a person that hates confrontation and the fact that I work in the same department, as much as I'd like to get all up in her face about it, I won't. The other co-worker that I was talking to and heard the exchange and I just laugh amongst ourselves about it.0 -
@petunia773 your approach shows how we can change minds without verbal debates. Some people will go home and use Goggle to support their false diet views and convert themselves.0
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95 % less pain and inflammation from my Fibromayalgia and RA, more energy, TONS of compliments! I love LCHF.0
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Clothes shopping, in an actual store (instead of my closet) yesterday. Tops are now size L. I've never been smaller than XL in my adult life!!!
I have not dropped any new weight since June 1st (yes you read that right) but I am shrinking and feel fabulous! THATS WHAT MATTERS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE!! I'm sooooo glad I've stuck with it!0 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »@petunia773 your approach shows how we can change minds without verbal debates. Some people will go home and use Goggle to support their false diet views and convert themselves.
True. And I hope she and others can notice the 26 pound weight loss I've had in the last 75 days I've been eating this way. It's amazing.0 -
I agree weight loss over time without regains I think is the best selling point we can make to our own worlds. I have had 100%+ regains for the past 40 years but that must be a thing of the past at my age. No cravings should make it finally doable.0
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I saw shadows under my cheekbones in the mirror this morning! Without sucking my cheeks in, LOL.0
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Clothes shopping, in an actual store (instead of my closet) yesterday. Tops are now size L. I've never been smaller than XL in my adult life!!!
I have not dropped any new weight since June 1st (yes you read that right) but I am shrinking and feel fabulous! THATS WHAT MATTERS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE!! I'm sooooo glad I've stuck with it!
@Karlottap a good feeling - your persistence is paying off. The health is the best benefit of all, of course.0 -
Thank you @totaloblivia!!0
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My mom has started picking on my dad for his high-carb ways.
And the knee-high socks I wore yesterday had a much skinnier octopus on them than I remember
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glossbones wrote: »My mom has started picking on my dad for his high-carb ways.
And the knee-high socks I wore yesterday had a much skinnier octopus on them than I remember
I'm so envious of this. I keep hoping that my calves will shrink at least a little as my weight goes down. I have abnormally large calf muscles, but there is some fat on them still, so there's a glimmer of hope. I'm only about 5lbs over my normal BMI range (I'm 5'4 and 151lb at the moment), but my calves are over 16" in circumference. Forget wearing tall boots--most tall socks are even too small to fit over my giant calves!0 -
glossbones wrote: »My mom has started picking on my dad for his high-carb ways.
And the knee-high socks I wore yesterday had a much skinnier octopus on them than I remember
Forgive my ignorance, but what is an "octopus" on your legs?
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
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ceciliaslater wrote: »glossbones wrote: »My mom has started picking on my dad for his high-carb ways.
And the knee-high socks I wore yesterday had a much skinnier octopus on them than I remember
I'm so envious of this. I keep hoping that my calves will shrink at least a little as my weight goes down. I have abnormally large calf muscles, but there is some fat on them still, so there's a glimmer of hope. I'm only about 5lbs over my normal BMI range (I'm 5'4 and 151lb at the moment), but my calves are over 16" in circumference. Forget wearing tall boots--most tall socks are even too small to fit over my giant calves!
I have giant calves too. My weight is most stubborn there. I like to tell myself it's where my body stashed fat where it will do least harm to my health... but I wish I could wear boots too!1 -
I ate NO candy while out Trick or Treating last night. Also, while the kids were sleeping, the Switch Witch came in the night, and the lion's share of their candy has been exchanged for a toy each. The candy is currently en route to an undisclosed location.
Bring on Thanksgiving!0 -
robosphere wrote: »I ate NO candy while out Trick or Treating last night. Also, while the kids were sleeping, the Switch Witch came in the night, and the lion's share of their candy has been exchanged for a toy each. The candy is currently en route to an undisclosed location.
Bring on Thanksgiving!
Great job! Halloween will be a real test for me too. But I know I can resist! I actually never crave my former nemesis anymore but I'm worried if I see those tiny little packages that I might be tempted to think of it as nothing since it's so small or smell it as the kids eat some... I guess I'm not as worried as I am just curious if it will go as easily as I think it will.0 -
Time to buy new gym shorts again! OR
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