Let's Talk About Non Scale Victories - shall we?
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Great thread topic!
I'm nearing my weight loss goal and going more towards a recomp mode, so I'm hoping many of my victories in the future will be mostly non scale victories.
For now....
I'm wearing shorts right now that I haven't worn in 6 or so years
At the local park, I recently ran the stairs up the hill 9 or 10 times after a walk one day
On my bike rides, I feel stronger almost every ride. Recently started adding more pace to push myself since traffic free miles are hard to come by around here. A couple weeks back I was fighting wind to the halfway point, tired, my quads were starting to burn by the time I headed back, and then traffic slowed me some. So I decided a calorie burn ride was good enough, which is what the old me did at times.
But the new me surfaced. Screw being winded, screw my quads burning.
BOOM! Kicked out a three minute mile. Not a feat for a younger more fit person. But for someone my age getting back into the game, on a tired old POS mountain bike... a major mental victory. And since that day, I've knocked out some solid 18-20 MPH miles on a regular basis when I want.0 -
60 mins on elliptical, 20k steps in on day!!!0
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I went to the gym today for the first time in a looooooong time. And I did more than I ever thought I could do. Victory!!!0
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Yesterday a person I have known most of my life came up to me and introduced themselves. I laughed and they did a double take and they were like OMG!! Last time I saw her was at the start of this year, so was totally blown away she did not recognise me at all lol.0
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Did my morning walk and then did it again because I felt good.0
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Tried on my dress from graduation back in June and it was extremely loose.!0
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On the advice of an elder neighbor who bicycles (I just hope to be on my bike at his age, and he's ten times faster than I am, too!) I went out and bought a snot neon green shirt and a pylon orange shirt from Hobby Lobby for safer riding.
They are unisex, so they don't flare at all in the hips and belly. I noticed after eight days the pooch is a little smaller and the back saddlebags are, too. Happy dance! (10 calories. Logged. Kidding!)0 -
I love this whole thread and concept! Thank you!
I can do the silly wake-up "aerobic exercise" songs with my campers, no problem! I -like- to move!
Other people at the gym notice differences (a little embarassing and intimidating but it's also nice).
The bikini I bought to reward myself for losing some weight, is now too big to use.0 -
Ran my first 5k this past Saturday..0
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4 people at work asked me what I am doing to loose weight0
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Found an old dress I loved - and it looks awesome.0
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I too have a loose ring. I've had it 32 years and it's time to get it resized!0
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Today when I put on my workout clothes and looked in the mirror, I actually thought, "Wow, I look thin." I haven't felt that way in a long, long time. There was no criticism that immediately followed the thought, no insecure, "But my belly isn't as flat as I want it to be..." It was nice and peaceful.0
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I am not hungry. In fact, I'm too-not-hungry at the moment. Which beats the heck out of my usual state of when do I eat, when do I eat, when do I get to EAT?0
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I bought low cut skinny jeans for the first time in forever yesterday. And, not just any skinny jeans, Junior size 9 skinny jeans, lol--definitely had a freak out moment. They look so small that I would've bet a million dollars that they wouldn't fit. But, not only did they fit, they're actually a little big! Coming from a woman's size 20 this is a huge NSV!!0
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My fitted T-shirts are starting to bag around the middle a bit. Woo!0
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I can fit into my skinny jeans!0
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I'm not there yet but this is a great thread
- A pull up/chin up. I will be so happy when I can do this
- Not look at my skinny vintage high waist jeans with dread
- And the biggest one - I really want to run 10K with my dad. I can currently do 5K at a sweaty push (I'm a terrible terrible runner). My dad used to run marathons and is still on it several times a week. Would be great to run with him0 -
In training today and I said 'no' to a scone at coffee break, a year ago I would take it whether or not I was hungry0
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