Non Scale Victories--share the joy! Part 2
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Right back atcha Ig. Wearing tucked in shirts is major in this.
Must be those heavy weights you are throwing around! ;-)0 -
Totally making me smile I hope you are proud Dan, ignaura and chuck! Great accomplishments
But Dan really wasting the Starbucks.... Gotta spill something cheaper if your going to spill your drink... Starbucks averages about 5 a drink here0 -
I am loving all these...way to go us!
Today one of the ladies in my office said my clothes look too big for me! Yay!
And backward compliment...the other day one of the seasonal maintenance guys said, "you've been losing weight, haven't you? You look so much better than you did last season." Ummm...okay?? It made me happy, but he probably could have stopped talking about half a sentence sooner. Lol
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Holly. I almost NEVER buy Starbucks, I hate paying that much for a coffee drink. But it was so cold in DC and I had to challenge myself NOT to get their lemon pound cake again... So I got just the coffee, warmed up in the store then headed for 1600 Pennsylvania. Good thing I wasn't going for a visit. Would hate to meet the President wearing sticky chocolate coffee. :laugh:
On the other hand, it entertained the lady walking sort of next to me. I'm just glad I got me and not anybody else!0 -
I don't know why I didn't think to share this before, but it's a huge non-scale victory. When I first started exercising, I struggled so much. I had no stamina and after I made it half an hour through a walk aerobics class I was so tired.
After 3 months I am able to do more physical exercise than I ever thought possible. Today I jogged in the pool for 45 minutes, then I swam for 20 minutes, and just because I felt like I could do it, I got on the elliptical machine for 35 minutes. And the best part was that I enjoyed it! I did 100 minutes of exercise today!0 -
@ LeannabsevenI don't know why I didn't think to share this before, but it's a huge non-scale victory. When I first started exercising, I struggled so much. I had no stamina and after I made it half an hour through a walk aerobics class I was so tired.
After 3 months I am able to do more physical exercise than I ever thought possible. Today I jogged in the pool for 45 minutes, then I swam for 20 minutes, and just because I felt like I could do it, I got on the elliptical machine for 35 minutes. And the best part was that I enjoyed it! I did 100 minutes of exercise today!
This ^^^ is a cool and, even better, continuing NSV! Great work!0 -
That is so great LeAnna
amazing what exercise does for us! 0 -
Leanna,
Congratulations on the results of your perseverance!
I think I caught the same but, I enjoy going to the gym.
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This is embarrassing but funny. :laugh: I went swimming today... probably for the first time since September. My swimsuit was a bit baggy but I thought I'd be fine. It's a two piece... like a tank top and shorts swimsuit. I jumped into the water and the swimsuit filled with water and tried to fly off. lol! So I'm under water not worrying about surfacing, but desperately trying to keep the thing decent. I had to knot the fabric everywhere to keep it from coming off. I think I'll have to bite the bullet and buy a new one.
I didn't want to get a new one and then not have it fit, when I lost more weight. It was great and horrible at the same time. :blushing: Probably TMI, but it's my NSV for the day. 0 -
You guys are making me so happy. :laugh: These are all so spectacular and amazing and fantastic! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:0
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Okay. Here's a funny one. I was dying my hair tonight. First time I've done it by myself. BTW it turned out brown (not green), so whew.
Anyway, I haven't bought new pajamas since I lost weight. My favorites are T-shirt material nightgowns. The necklines are a little loose, but that's not a problem.
So, I was dying my hair and had to shower the dye out. And didn't think I could get the nightgown over my head without making a huge mess. So I tried to step out of it. And guess what. I could!
Even my hips are smaller now than my neckline was before.
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Even my hips are smaller now than my neckline was before.
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Yay Paula 0
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Those "problem solving" moments RULE!
EVERYTHING changes...except our perceptions of ourselves....
Think of all the things we take for granted now, like picking up dropped change, or even tying our shoes, that a hundred pounds ago would have been a source of aggravation, frustration, exertion, and possibly even embarrassment, shame and/or humiliation.
I salute you, Paula!
May your success breed nothing but more success!
BTW...how do you like your new hair colour? I hope it makes you feel even MORE FABULOUS!0 -
I love reading all these awesome NSV stories! You guys are truly amazing :drinker: I had a small NSV yesterday, went out on a snorkel trip and the photographer kept taking pictures of me and my husband.:grumble: .. I am not a big fan of pictures of myself in a swimsuit,lol! At the end of the trip the guy gave us the photo disc. I wasn't exactly excited to see the pictures :huh: but when we got home we popped the disc in to check them out. As we started to watch the disc I noticed that I looked a lot smaller than the last time we went out on this trip!!! And its only been about 3 months since we went on this trip last! So even though my numbers have been very slowly coming down, I could notice that everything is starting to tighten up and I look healthier/slimmer :bigsmile: Happy about all the pictures now!0
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@808MaliaI love reading all these awesome NSV stories! You guys are truly amazing :drinker: I had a small NSV yesterday, went out on a snorkel trip and the photographer kept taking pictures of me and my husband.:grumble: .. I am not a big fan of pictures of myself in a swimsuit,lol! At the end of the trip the guy gave us the photo disc. I wasn't exactly excited to see the pictures :huh: but when we got home we popped the disc in to check them out. As we started to watch the disc I noticed that I looked a lot smaller than the last time we went out on this trip!!! And its only been about 3 months since we went on this trip last! So even though my numbers have been very slowly coming down, I could notice that everything is starting to tighten up and I look healthier/slimmer :bigsmile: Happy about all the pictures now!
Pictures! We like pictures! Lady, anyone looking at your posted photos has seen the change. Very happy for you!0 -
Thanks, Dan!0
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Guess who's wearing an awesome green dress to her bridal shower this weekend? This makeup eschewing, mall loathing, overgrown tomboy right here! Can't believe I found something that I a) like and b) doesn't make me look or feel like a parade float (score!!). If I get any decent pictures, I may post one (which would be a really big deal since I'm almost always the one behind the camera). We'll see how it all goes :-)0
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I was super excited yesterday at the gym. I was doing bench presses and laying back on bench. When I was done I sat up without grabbing anything. I used my stomach muscles!!!!!!! I havent been able to do this for years.
Also, I had to buy a new belt. The new one is 6 inches smaller than the old!
I'm feeling so much better.0 -
@emmerin - Yes! great find, and certainly time for a new profile pic. Pictures really help me see the changes for myself as well as others.
@clmcnett - You will be astounded how quickly you will work through that belt. Great work and great NSV. Looking forward to you announcing the retirement of this new belt!0 -
cimcnett1,
It’s amazing that, what seems like no big deal to those that can do it, a victory like this make you feel great and keeps you motivated. I’m still trying to get off the floor without having to use something to help me up. I have one notch to go in my belt before I need a new one, and it seems like I just got this one.
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Chuck, you will get to that new belt soon I am sure
Crystal: great job at the gym and with the belt I bet it feels great every time you make a new notch
(I don't wear belts but I can imagine)
Tara: I am excited for your dress you will look amazing!
Malia: what a great feeling! Imagine how you will look next time 0 -
Shhhhhhh....my Mister has a crush on me. 0
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I love these posts! And I love when I read one and think, "I can identify with that". My one and only belt was the biggest one I could find in the regular off the rack store....it had a hole every little bit the entire way around it. When I bought it, it was all I could do to get it through the buckle with a couple inches to spare. Today I can tuck the extra into the belt loop! That seems silly, but it's inches!!0
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Yesterday I tried on a pair of shorts that I bought like 2 years ago, they were too small when I bought them and I bought 3 pairs in different colors. I have tried them on periodically through out the years and they never fit. But yesterday they fit!!! Nicely too :blushing: I am excited to have something new to wear! Now I don't have to go shopping :happy:0
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@808malia,
that is awesome!!! Your post has me excited to 'shop' in my own closet!0 -
After two years of being in Persistent Afib with its complications, I have been in normal sinus rhythm for six months.
Thank you, Paula, for remembering.
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Chuck, that is awesome! And your health is only going to keep getting better!
Malia, that is so cool...fitting into smaller sizes is so motivating.
I had what should have been a small NSV today, but it really touched me. I was in the grocery store and I stopped to look at my list. An older gentleman pushed his cart toward me and I didn't realize at first that I was probably blocking the aisle? I apologized and started to try to move over some, when he said , "Not to worry...there is plenty of room." I know it sounds silly, but I almost hugged him!0 -
That is awesome Leanna! I bet that felt amazing, Congrats! :flowerforyou:0
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How nice!0
