NSV vs Bodyweight Targets

jamesblood13

I'm going in for an operation in May on both of my groins, an injury which has put me out of action from football for over 6 months. I miss playing and can't wait to get back, but I decided that in order to make the operation more likely to succeed I would try and lose some weight. It's a quick keyhole operation but by getting fit before the op, it would improve my chances of recovery and speed up my rehab.

What I've found since coming to this idea is that I'm not too fussed about being a certain weight. I do want to lower it because I have excess fat but I'm more focussed on how I feel and that when I get back into playing football I want to be the fastest, strongest, fittest person on the team.

My mentality has changed so much from when I've tried to lose weight previously, from eating crap but knowing I will be under my target and still feeling hungry, to using simple core ingredients (like chicken, tomatoes, rice/pasta, onions) together to make awesome recipes (my favourite being a hot madras curry; so much better than a takeaway) and I'm finding so many cools things I can cook and eat, while still feeling full and satisfied. I've also started paying more attention to the macros associated with food and trying to get more of a carb/fat/protein balance that isn't heavily weighted towards one or the other. It's all a work in progress.


So, to my question: Who on here is more 'NSV' focussed than hitting a weight target and just sees the weight loss as more of a side effect of wanting to look and feel good? Likewise for those looking to be healthier but have weight gain as the side effect.

cbhubbybubble

I started here because I was borderline type 2 diabetic, high cholesterol, etc, etc. I needed to lose weight and get active to counter all that and set a weight goal to reflect that rather some aesthetic body image idea I had in my head. Looking better was just a bonus Now being close to that goal, the scale is far less relevant and my new focus this year is fitness. I set my goals now around how much I can lift, working new muscle groups, keeping my blood tests where they should be, and as soon as all the snow and ice is gone, learning to jog outside.