What's your biggest non scale victory?

PinkNinjaLaura

I love NSVs. I think my biggest one is that I can run 10 miles. Ten months ago I started C25K and could barely run for 60 seconds at a time.

MB_Positif

Holding myself together mentally and physically through illness, brain surgery and the subsequent recovery.

You are so inspirational! Congratulations on your recovery!

Thank you

MB_Positif

Holding myself together mentally and physically through illness, brain surgery and the subsequent recovery.

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Bless you, honey

And also, thank you

stormydestiny

I love NSVs. I think my biggest one is that I can run 10 miles. Ten months ago I started C25K and could barely run for 60 seconds at a time.

you are my friggin hero!! C25K is the bane of my existence right now! :sad:

PinkNinjaLaura

I love NSVs. I think my biggest one is that I can run 10 miles. Ten months ago I started C25K and could barely run for 60 seconds at a time.

you are my friggin hero!! C25K is the bane of my existence right now! :sad:

Stick with it! The first few weeks during every run I think my mantra was "you're burning calories - keep going because you're burning calories" but after that I started not hating it, and then started liking it, and then realized I was SUPER crabby the days missed a scheduled run. Never would have dreamed those first miserable weeks that less than a year later I'd be registered to run a half marathon.

mrschwarten

For me, it was when I tried to pass a mock Army physical fitness test -- and I knocked out my minimum push ups in 42 seconds!!!!! When I was barely able to do 1 push up just a few months earlier!!

Reading all these non-scale victories is motivating me right now :happy: :happy: :happy:

Skykilr1

Went from 4XL shirts to an XL. 48 size pants (even those were the stretchy kind) and just bought a pair of size 38 jeans(1st time in 20yrs I could wear that).

peejaygee1

I did 12 assisted chin ups yesterday on a lighter level of assistance than a couple of weeks ago!

Fishshtick

Mine is actually an unintended scale victory. Earlier this week our Aria scale that identifies users by their weight range couldn't tell me and my wife apart. It had to ask who I was. It was a victory for me...
Didn't make my wife so happy.

havenbaby

Learning to be in control of what I eat...I can actually keep sweets in the house and eat just half a candy bar where as before I would eat sweets until they were gone and feel sick. Also making exercise a part of my lifestyle has greatly improved my skin, how I sleep at night, my mental and physical health, I hardly even had a cold all winter which is huge for me!

bennettinfinity

Went shopping for dress shirts and the clerk walked me over to the 'slim fit' section.

Best of all... the shirts fit! Jackpot! :drinker:

Holly_belle

Seeing my clothes fit just a little bit better. Going to Walmart and buying a dress from the Juniors Dept in a size large where I normally have to buy an XL-2XL and then not having that fit the "girls" most of the time. Its the little things.

margannmks

Got two compliments on my awesome arms today, when last year i was complaining that stores dont carry shirts with sleeves for real women anymore. Cant wait for sleeveless this year. Also tried on bikinis today and was almost ready to buy one. Maybe next month.

Sunbrooke

Feeling comfortable enough with my thighs to wear shorts while working out. My gym is hot, so it was a major relief!

Areneholmes

Going from hating my own body so much that I couldn't stand to look in the mirror to loving my body and holding things like food to a higher standard. Almost everything I do now is for the sake of my health and my body, and though I don't see big visible changes in my shape (yet!), I feel the difference in my stamina, energy, mood, and more.

Getting closer to a 12 minute mile.
Staying on the elliptical for as long as I want when 10 minutes was almost impossible in the beginning.

Polygontus

I'm not very sure what my weight loss victories would be, non scale related.

Random achievement from today:
I finished first in my 500 Freestyle race. First time in it and first league meet. Time of 7:45.50.

Other random achievements:
I can finally do the splits ((only on my left >_<)) and scorpion ((raising my right leg)).
I've swam 19.9 Miles so far this month.

mrsait

Finally into my size 12 jeans and also, my wedding rings aren't squeezing my finger and making it look like a sausage anymore. Also, I'm not winded walking up my stairs anymore!

Pathend2

I can jog for 2 minutes straight without feeling winded. It used to be 20 seconds.

AmandaLY17

2.5 minute plank. March 1st I could barely do 20 seconds!

pettychia

I can do chin-ups for the first time in my entire freaking life--5 at a time!

amychantel

I've had a few. :-)

I've logged over 250 miles since the beginning of January (January 3rd, I think).
I climbed over 2,000 flights of stairs in less than 2 months.
I can comfortably cross my legs.
I'm rarely getting blemishes on my face anymore. (I attribute this to a better diet.)
I ran 4 miles in less than 42 minutes this week (the last 3 in 30 minutes).
I'm no longer wearing plus sizes (size 8 pants, size 9 junior jeans, size medium tops).
My shoe size has gone down from an 8.5 to 8 or maybe even 7.5 (which was my shoe size in high school).
I'm wearing a size medium belt on the smallest hole.
I've completely given up soda.
My children are eating healthier foods (not perfect, but better), since my husband and I are too.
I'm setting a good example for my kids in terms of being active and fitting exercise into my daily life (and I know for a fact that they've noticed because of the things that they say about it).
I'm off blood pressure medication.
I'm no longer snoring and keeping my husband awake at night.

I'm sure there are others, but those are the ones that come to mind quickly.

ALNoog

I've had a few. :-)

I've logged over 250 miles since the beginning of January (January 3rd, I think).
I climbed over 2,000 flights of stairs in less than 2 months.
I can comfortably cross my legs.
I'm rarely getting blemishes on my face anymore. (I attribute this to a better diet.)
I ran 4 miles in less than 42 minutes this week (the last 3 in 30 minutes).
I'm no longer wearing plus sizes (size 8 pants, size 9 junior jeans, size medium tops).
My shoe size has gone down from an 8.5 to 8 or maybe even 7.5 (which was my shoe size in high school).
I'm wearing a size medium belt on the smallest hole.
I've completely given up soda.
My children are eating healthier foods (not perfect, but better), since my husband and I are too.
I'm setting a good example for my kids in terms of being active and fitting exercise into my daily life (and I know for a fact that they've noticed because of the things that they say about it).
I'm off blood pressure medication.
I'm no longer snoring and keeping my husband awake at night.

I'm sure there are others, but those are the ones that come to mind quickly.

That is awesome!! Way to go!

Deedsie

I ran my first sub 30 minute 5k in July 2012.
I ran my first half marathon in 2:22 in October 2012.
I ran my second half marathon in 2:01 in May 2013.
I ran my first full marathon, the Chicago Marathon, last October in 5 hours 35 seconds.

My next marathon is in June. I'm planning to cut 15-30 minutes off my time.

claudineer

I am finally back in single digit jeans. :-)

WAAAW, that's awesome.

claudineer

Just yesterday my mother-in-law asked have I lost weight. A couple months before we weren't really getting along, so this was huge that she noticed now that we're talking.

That's awesome. She probably noticed it earlier. However, her curiosity became so unbearable she had to say something. Haha.

moya_rargh

Going from my before pic in 2010 (on my profile) to my current profile pic. Still got a long way to go, though.

wannakimmy

I'm not as far along in the journey as some, but just fitting into a pair of pants I couldn't 3 months ago, has been inspiring. I have a LONG way to go, but I will not give up.

megxmas95

Yesterday I ran 10km without stopping for the first time! Very slowly, but still, such a proud moment for me!

roverrowe

I've had a lot of great ones, but here are a few:

# In 12 months I've gone from non-runner to running two half marathons (and a third one booked)
# I've just discovered that after a year of regular exercise my resting heart rate is down from 72 to about 45!
# I've worn out my first pair of running trainers in 10 months
# I'm 42 and I wear smaller trousers and tops than I did when I was 15!

I love NSVs!

LRunda

I recently fit into a pair of jeans that I hadn't been able to wear in like 8 years. About 6 weeks ago they were still snug around my thighs, now they're loose. That is a huge victory for me!