Non Scale Victories
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bmeadows380 wrote: »So, I over ate today. Why then am I calling this a NSV? Because I was able to recognize today that my body's hormones, stresses, whatever, are just demanding more food today than usual. So I consciously gave myself permission to eat at maintenance today. Not go hog-wild, not eat everything in sight, not sneak here and there and try to hide from myself, and most importantly, not trying to guilt trip myself over it. That's the NSV part - I'm not feeling guilty about allowing myself a maintenance day.
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bmeadows380 wrote: »So, I over ate today. Why then am I calling this a NSV? Because I was able to recognize today that my body's hormones, stresses, whatever, are just demanding more food today than usual. So I consciously gave myself permission to eat at maintenance today. Not go hog-wild, not eat everything in sight, not sneak here and there and try to hide from myself, and most importantly, not trying to guilt trip myself over it. That's the NSV part - I'm not feeling guilty about allowing myself a maintenance day.
That is a good NSV. I love reading about everyone's NSV's. I think they motivate me more than the numbers. I had a couple of maintenance days myself over the past 2 weeks and I don't worry about them. I'm determined to enjoy the journey and not worry about a day here and there. Good for you.
Luann
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I started painting the guest room yesterday - first time I've done any painting since pre-weight loss. Wow is it different this time!
- I didn't get tired from bending over and taping the trim.
- I didn't have to check if the ladder could hold my weight.
- Lifting and moving the ladder around felt SO MUCH easier than before.
- My dislike of heights did not bother me at all while up on the ladder (This is more related to anxiety being under control than weight loss, but they all kind of go together for me).
- I didn't get tired or sore from climbing up and down the ladder.
That is a pretty remarkable NSV because painting is not easy. I love the NSVs. I just told bmeadows that I think they motivate me more than the numbers.
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I was on vacation over the weekend and I walked into an ice cream shop intent on getting a double scoop - mint chocolate chip and chocolate chip. After looking around I noticed the glass cases were filthy (on the inside...where the ice cream was). So I left and didn't feel one bit bad or deprived. I'm taking that as a triumph!6
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This one won't seem like much to most of you but it is a big deal to me. I got up from my dining room chair without using my hands. This was one of the goals I set when I first started the journey to improve my health and fitness. It took me a long time to achieve this but it's made me unreasonably happy to finally be able to do it.
"Chair stands" are actually a warm up to a strength program I follow from an old book called "Strong Women Stay Young". I started out doing a modified version by using my hands to help get up & down. I then focused on slowly lowering myself without using my hands. A few weeks ago I tried to get up without using my hands. I was able to do it once and then couldn't do anymore. I was thinking I should try again, maybe next week. Then today I thought, heck, might as well try today during the 2nd set. And I actually did 6 of the 8 reps without my hands. It felt like a miracle!8 -
This one won't seem like much to most of you but it is a big deal to me. I got up from my dining room chair without using my hands. This was one of the goals I set when I first started the journey to improve my health and fitness. It took me a long time to achieve this but it's made me unreasonably happy to finally be able to do it.
"Chair stands" are actually a warm up to a strength program I follow from an old book called "Strong Women Stay Young". I started out doing a modified version by using my hands to help get up & down. I then focused on slowly lowering myself without using my hands. A few weeks ago I tried to get up without using my hands. I was able to do it once and then couldn't do anymore. I was thinking I should try again, maybe next week. Then today I thought, heck, might as well try today during the 2nd set. And I actually did 6 of the 8 reps without my hands. It felt like a miracle!
Good job! Great NSV!1 -
I started rowing in single sculling shells. Getting into the boat safely and gracefully is a struggle. The proper way to do it involves putting one foot into the boat, one hand holds the oars, the other hand rests on the dock. You have to do a one legged squat and somehow gracefully pull your other leg into the boat while you sit down.
I've struggled with this. Mostly because of fear. After all, in my brain, I weigh 285 pounds. I can't possibly do a one legged squat. I hadn't managed to do it quickly, smoothly or gracefully since I started this sport at the beginning of July. But after Sunday's row, I went home and practiced by the side of the bath tub - as if that was the dock and lowered myself on to the floor instead of into the boat. Last night while trying to fall asleep, I visualize myself doing it. And today, I did it. It was perfect. No rocking, no letting go of the oars, no pushing the boat away from the dock. Just smooth and perfect.6 -
This one won't seem like much to most of you but it is a big deal to me. I got up from my dining room chair without using my hands. This was one of the goals I set when I first started the journey to improve my health and fitness. It took me a long time to achieve this but it's made me unreasonably happy to finally be able to do it.
"Chair stands" are actually a warm up to a strength program I follow from an old book called "Strong Women Stay Young". I started out doing a modified version by using my hands to help get up & down. I then focused on slowly lowering myself without using my hands. A few weeks ago I tried to get up without using my hands. I was able to do it once and then couldn't do anymore. I was thinking I should try again, maybe next week. Then today I thought, heck, might as well try today during the 2nd set. And I actually did 6 of the 8 reps without my hands. It felt like a miracle!
@MuttiNM
Getting out of a chair without using my hands was an NSV for me but for a different reason. In fact, extricating my once considerable bulk from a chair required so much effort I broke the arm rests of my easy chair two different times.3 -
Today, Facebook showed me my memories from back in 2007 - I was canoeing and camping in the boundary waters with my friends. In the photo, I'm wearing a quick-drying button-up shirt. Just a few weeks ago, I dug that shirt out of a box of old clothes. I haven't been able to wear it for years. I tried it on and realized it fits perfectly...possibly better today than it fit in that photo from 13 years ago.10
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bmeadows380 wrote: »So, I over ate today. Why then am I calling this a NSV? Because I was able to recognize today that my body's hormones, stresses, whatever, are just demanding more food today than usual. So I consciously gave myself permission to eat at maintenance today. Not go hog-wild, not eat everything in sight, not sneak here and there and try to hide from myself, and most importantly, not trying to guilt trip myself over it. That's the NSV part - I'm not feeling guilty about allowing myself a maintenance day.
I am almost in tears over this!
@Novusdies I missed this reply earlier, but you gave me a chuckle regardless lol You've just been trying to pound that into me for how long now? Can't promise it'll be that way all the time, though!
Today's NSV, though I supposed technically it might not really count as an NSV: I'm dispatching for storm work at home. Unfortunately, that keeps me glued close to the computer and sitting for long stretches. What is good about this, however, is that since I'm doing it from home, I'm not around the tons of snack foods that usually get brought in or the calorie dense meals that are usually catered. I have complete control over what I eat. And since I have a strong control over what snack foods are in my house, I'm not sitting here mindlessly munching away while working on the computer. My setup is in the back bedroom away from the kitchen and I don't have much that is easily snacked on anyway.4 -
bmeadows380 wrote: »So, I over ate today. Why then am I calling this a NSV? Because I was able to recognize today that my body's hormones, stresses, whatever, are just demanding more food today than usual. So I consciously gave myself permission to eat at maintenance today. Not go hog-wild, not eat everything in sight, not sneak here and there and try to hide from myself, and most importantly, not trying to guilt trip myself over it. That's the NSV part - I'm not feeling guilty about allowing myself a maintenance day.
I am almost in tears over this!
I would love to see the expression on Novus face and the eye rolls when he reads some of our posts and comments!...when I go back and read my old posts over a year ago, I sounded so weak!...losing weight and feeling better has made me feel so much stronger and in control of my life!.....I can almost hear him saying, “ I told you so!”2 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »bmeadows380 wrote: »So, I over ate today. Why then am I calling this a NSV? Because I was able to recognize today that my body's hormones, stresses, whatever, are just demanding more food today than usual. So I consciously gave myself permission to eat at maintenance today. Not go hog-wild, not eat everything in sight, not sneak here and there and try to hide from myself, and most importantly, not trying to guilt trip myself over it. That's the NSV part - I'm not feeling guilty about allowing myself a maintenance day.
I am almost in tears over this!
I would love to see the expression on Novus face and the eye rolls when he reads some of our posts and comments!...when I go back and read my old posts over a year ago, I sounded so weak!...losing weight and feeling better has made me feel so much stronger and in control of my life!.....I can almost hear him saying, “ I told you so!”
*laughs* yeah, but I bet we might a few from him that would protect us from some blackmail, at least!1 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »bmeadows380 wrote: »So, I over ate today. Why then am I calling this a NSV? Because I was able to recognize today that my body's hormones, stresses, whatever, are just demanding more food today than usual. So I consciously gave myself permission to eat at maintenance today. Not go hog-wild, not eat everything in sight, not sneak here and there and try to hide from myself, and most importantly, not trying to guilt trip myself over it. That's the NSV part - I'm not feeling guilty about allowing myself a maintenance day.
I am almost in tears over this!
I would love to see the expression on Novus face and the eye rolls when he reads some of our posts and comments!...when I go back and read my old posts over a year ago, I sounded so weak!...losing weight and feeling better has made me feel so much stronger and in control of my life!.....I can almost hear him saying, “ I told you so!”
I am honestly never even close to an "I told you so" moment. I feel so grateful that you allow me to be a small part of your journey forward. I have no expectation that anyone should ever listen to me. My credentials are far from impressive considering I failed so much for 30 years. Some of those failures were exact carbon copies of failures that already failed before.2 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »bmeadows380 wrote: »So, I over ate today. Why then am I calling this a NSV? Because I was able to recognize today that my body's hormones, stresses, whatever, are just demanding more food today than usual. So I consciously gave myself permission to eat at maintenance today. Not go hog-wild, not eat everything in sight, not sneak here and there and try to hide from myself, and most importantly, not trying to guilt trip myself over it. That's the NSV part - I'm not feeling guilty about allowing myself a maintenance day.
I am almost in tears over this!
I would love to see the expression on Novus face and the eye rolls when he reads some of our posts and comments!...when I go back and read my old posts over a year ago, I sounded so weak!...losing weight and feeling better has made me feel so much stronger and in control of my life!.....I can almost hear him saying, “ I told you so!”
I am honestly never even close to an "I told you so" moment. I feel so grateful that you allow me to be a small part of your journey forward. I have no expectation that anyone should ever listen to me. My credentials are far from impressive considering I failed so much for 30 years. Some of those failures were exact carbon copies of failures that already failed before.
And we are so grateful that you started this group!....you never say “ I told you so “ but you have to think some of us whine a lot lol....I don’t know if I would still be doing MFP if I hadn’t found this group and some of the members...( knock on wood ) I am in such a good place right now mentally and physically that I don’t want to jinx it!...this has really been an easy week for me and I am SO close to the scale hitting my lowest weight so far!2 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »conniewilkins56 wrote: »bmeadows380 wrote: »So, I over ate today. Why then am I calling this a NSV? Because I was able to recognize today that my body's hormones, stresses, whatever, are just demanding more food today than usual. So I consciously gave myself permission to eat at maintenance today. Not go hog-wild, not eat everything in sight, not sneak here and there and try to hide from myself, and most importantly, not trying to guilt trip myself over it. That's the NSV part - I'm not feeling guilty about allowing myself a maintenance day.
I am almost in tears over this!
I would love to see the expression on Novus face and the eye rolls when he reads some of our posts and comments!...when I go back and read my old posts over a year ago, I sounded so weak!...losing weight and feeling better has made me feel so much stronger and in control of my life!.....I can almost hear him saying, “ I told you so!”
I am honestly never even close to an "I told you so" moment. I feel so grateful that you allow me to be a small part of your journey forward. I have no expectation that anyone should ever listen to me. My credentials are far from impressive considering I failed so much for 30 years. Some of those failures were exact carbon copies of failures that already failed before.
And we are so grateful that you started this group!....you never say “ I told you so “ but you have to think some of us whine a lot lol....I don’t know if I would still be doing MFP if I hadn’t found this group and some of the members...( knock on wood ) I am in such a good place right now mentally and physically that I don’t want to jinx it!...this has really been an easy week for me and I am SO close to the scale hitting my lowest weight so far!
I believe everyone whines an appropriate amount except me. I whine way too much.
I am pretty close to hitting my lowest weight so far too. I was in a whoosh yesterday. Not sure about today. It doesn't feel whooshy but experience has taught me that is not always easy to figure out. There have been times I was sure I was in a whoosh that I gained the next morning and times I was sure I wasn't when a big drop happened.1 -
This one won't seem like much to most of you but it is a big deal to me. I got up from my dining room chair without using my hands. This was one of the goals I set when I first started the journey to improve my health and fitness. It took me a long time to achieve this but it's made me unreasonably happy to finally be able to do it.
"Chair stands" are actually a warm up to a strength program I follow from an old book called "Strong Women Stay Young". I started out doing a modified version by using my hands to help get up & down. I then focused on slowly lowering myself without using my hands. A few weeks ago I tried to get up without using my hands. I was able to do it once and then couldn't do anymore. I was thinking I should try again, maybe next week. Then today I thought, heck, might as well try today during the 2nd set. And I actually did 6 of the 8 reps without my hands. It felt like a miracle!
That's awesome!
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I actually managed to go to bed last night truly under my deficit goal! I've been struggling with evening snacking again and would find myself grabbing something after I closed my diary more days than I care to admit, but last night I actually held out against that drive to snack and went to bed instead. Of course, it helped that I didn't have anything in the house that was quick to grab and snack on (thank heavens the figs and dates are gone!) but still, I can get pretty creative when the snack urge hits.
And yesterday was a completely sedentary day, too, with less than 2000 steps in thanks to my job, so that was sedentary calorie goal!5 -
When I started my new job last year (August) I ordered a hospital jacket. I am always cold so I felt like I needed one. I haven't worn it in quite a while. This morning was a little chilly so I grabbed it and threw it on. It is quite big on me. The sleeve are very long and the front is huge. Looks like I will have to order a new one. Sucks I only got a few months with this one.4
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Two today!
1. I was on my knees painting today, and to get up, I just hopped to my feet without thinking. HOPPED! I'm not sure I even could have done that last year, certainly not without a huge effort, much planning, and some loud stomping around.
2. I also tried on a down vest in the closet, not sure if it was mine or my husbands. It fit me well, just a sliiiight bit tight across the hips. Turns out it is his, a men's medium. Never been able to wear his clothes before, as he has always been smaller than me.5
