What's Your Most Recent NSV
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This one is kind of personal but I'm feeling so proud of myself right now.
So I had a lot of issues with food when I was younger and since then, losing weight has always been a vicious cycle of restriction and binging and falling back into bad habits. This time round I've given myself a higher calorie goal and I'm more focused on exercise.
Tonight we ordered pizza for my dad's birthday. The old me would have starved myself all day, and maybe even the day before, only to eat myself literally sick when the food came.
Today I had a healthy breakfast and lunch, got in some exercise, and only ate pizza until I felt full. I may have gone way over my calories, but I don't feel guilty at all and I know tomorrow I'll be back to healthy eating!
12-year-old me cried when my dad brought me home a milkshake I hadn't planned into my day.
I wish that kid could see where I am today!41 -
EliasAlexander01 wrote: »This one is kind of personal but I'm feeling so proud of myself right now.
You have every reason to be proud! That is truly fantastic!! Well done!4 -
I got into my old favorite M sized shirt and a pair of size 6 jeans I never thought I would wear again, especially after going through menopause. It has been 269 days and I'm still going strong!25
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Falconscoach wrote: »I recently started tracking my food/calorie intake on MFP and have dropped 4lbs since Remembrance Day (Nov 11th for you folks outside of Canada). I guess seeing everything on 'paper' really does help keep you accountable to yourself. Another 2lbs to go to get back to that 198 low I hit in July.
It's like the old saying - what gets measured gets managed! Way to go to everyone!
As for me I'm noticing more bones, being satisfied with less food, and having a ball looking for healthy holiday recipes.4 -
This is a strange one, but I just noticed that when I put my hands on my waist, thumbs forward and fingers back, my fingers touch at my spine. I have lost 5 cm off my waist over the past few months, and I can now feel it!
I also need to get a new photo taken for zoom. The old one shows my face at probably 10kg heavier than I weigh now, and I can see the difference.11 -
Callouses at the base of my middle and ring fingers from using my kettlebells more often.20
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This is a strange one, but I just noticed that when I put my hands on my waist, thumbs forward and fingers back, my fingers touch at my spine. I have lost 5 cm off my waist over the past few months, and I can now feel it!
I also need to get a new photo taken for zoom. The old one shows my face at probably 10kg heavier than I weigh now, and I can see the difference.
Wow! Waist must be snatched!3 -
This is a strange one, but I just noticed that when I put my hands on my waist, thumbs forward and fingers back, my fingers touch at my spine. I have lost 5 cm off my waist over the past few months, and I can now feel it!
Hah! Reading your post I had to try and was excited to find out my fingers easily touch at my spine also. Thank you for alerting me to a new NSV!
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So just as I started putting the weight on in earnest fall 2015, I bought a pair of black pants and ordered a pair of red dress pants. I was gaining weight so quickly that I only wore the black pants a few times before they became too tight. I never took the red pants out of the package. They have been in the package for 5 years! Wearing them today!30
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I have been tracking how far I've been swimming this year using a spreadsheet that breaks out distances by day, week, month, and year with averages and totals for each. I looked at my total yards today and found that I had broken one million yards this week. With my pool being shut down for two months during a global pandemic, that makes me even happier to have achieved it.
that's awesome so what are you doing in a day like 3,000 ? and how long does that take you, from one swimmer to another
I started the year doing 3,600 yards/day 6 days/week. I got sick in February, covid hit in March and shut down my pool until mid May. When I started back up again, I started with 5,000/day and slowly ramped up from there. I'm up to 7,200-8,000/day. I'll miss a day or two for other things like not sleeping well the night before, vacation, or sometimes my pool has water polo tournaments on Saturdays, but other than that, it's been mostly 6 days/week. 7,200 usually takes me two hours when I break it out into sets, but if I swim freestyle straight through, I can get 4,100/hour.
Sets look something like this:
2300-2500 free
300 pull
300 kick
400 IM ladder
400 back with the middle 100 sprinting
300 back pull
300 back kick
300 IM ladder dropping fly
400 breast with the middle 100 sprinting
300 breast pull
300 breast kick
300 IM ladder still dropping fly
400 free sprint middle 100
300 pull
300 kick
300 IM ladder cool down5 -
I’ve been waking up at 4:45 (why?? 😩) every day this week. The extra time gives me about an hour before I need to be home getting breakfast ready, so it’s really boosted my cardio—I have ridden 40 miles on my bike and walked 17 miles since Sunday!
At the beginning of lockdown I could only ride for 20-30 minutes and now I can easily ride for an hour a few times a week!20 -
Looking over my grocery-delivery order and realizing that other than cheese, I do not have a single highly-processed and full of unpronounceable additive names item on the entire list, unless you count toilet paper as a highly processed item. Also, finding that Walmart carries 1 pound bags of frozen "root" veggies! Love frozen veggies- portion control is so easy, and nothing goes to waste! Also, discovering that my diet is actually now too low in salt!15
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deadenddiva wrote: »Also, discovering that my diet is actually now too low in salt!
If you are basing that on the mfp salt recommendations, all I can say is they are ridiculously high!
Love the rest of your post, and cheese (good organic cheese) is my weakness and the main reason why I struggle with fat intake.
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Yesterday a co-worker brought in a cake roll and mini kringles. If you live in the midwest, you likely know what kringles are and how absolutely delicious they are. They're like danishes.
He kept offering because he didn't want to take them home and he didn't want them to go to waste. I finally accepted but told him I didn't want a whole lot, I only wanted to try it. So we split a very small corner of it.
It wasn't bad, but I'm pleased that my palate has definitely changed because it was way too sweet for me to enjoy. Sickeningly sweet. It made me really happy though, because I used to have a problem with binge eating and one small taste would have spiraled me into eating everything in sight in the past.
I did steer clear of the kringles, though. Way too tempting lol
And on the way home from the gym, I was starving and debated stopping for food. But it was late and the only thing available was fast food. I kept driving and made myself avocado and egg toast instead when I got home
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Just had my fastest 4 miles on the elliptical while staying in my target heart rate! Haven’t noticed much change with clothing or appearance yet, so it was fun to see something change!19
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I've observed I'm being mindful about eating again. Yesterday I really wanted to eat. It's just that I wasn't hungry. There is a lot of tasty food in my house, most of it is actually healthy. I have a half-batch of adzuki beans and a serving left of chanterelle-barley soup. I have some smoked halibut. And of course I have less healthy choices.
But I wasn't hungry.
So I decided not to eat.
The non-NSV is that the scale responds to this, and my mass is back in my maintenance range. Maintenance can be as difficult as people say. It's a journey with no end until you stop breathing or give up. I'm not giving up.15 -
I completed my third 10+ mile bike ride in three weeks this morning and felt great doing it. I started a few months ago with shorter rides of 2-3 miles, then tried a slow 7 miler, but when I got to the bike trail 3 weeks ago, I was feeling good, the weather was nice, so I decided to see if I could push it to 10 miles - and I did. Hoping to keep it up.16
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I am doing an indoor rowing challenge this month, aiming to row a half marathon (=21.1km) by the end of the month. That meant that I rowed 12km this morning, which is for me is the first time I've rowed above 10km. It took 57 minutes (on a WaterRower).
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I found some additional motivation.
I was looking at some really cute dresses online and realised that they would look really frumpy on me at this weight, but if I were to slim down, they would look really good.
I've literally just realised that if I hit my goal weight, I can wear clothes that I like, not just clothes that like me. And the money saved from takeout can go on a fashion splurge. When I hit goal, I'm going to start dressing differently and I'm going to enjoy it.
So, now as well as the health motivation, I have a pretty shallow motivation, so I have all bases covered for all moods in this journey! Feeling that little bit more determined now. 25 -
I was munchy. It's TOM. I said, "Fine, you can have it, sit down and do five minutes on the bike first."
I forgot I wanted it.32 -
I was cleaning up some errors on my spreadsheet today. I noticed something that made me smile.
I had been at my goal, but since October have been slowly gaining mass. It's a big bother. Then while doing that spreadsheet maintenance, I happened upon the original goals I had set for myself when I started my journey. I've tightened those goals up and made them more rigorous, but if I look at the goal I ORIGINALLY set for myself, I'm there. I think I left those goals in place for just this reason. I'm still focused on my revised goals, and I'll get there, but it's good to be able to see my success even in light of not feeling like I'm quite there yet.24 -
Transitioning my exercise routine from gym to home is necessitating a wardrobe shift. It’s getting cold and tank top and capris are not cutting it. I was having a hard time finding reasonably priced women’s activewear that I could layer AND that would be bright enough to help visibility outdoors just after dawn or at night.
And then I realized...I have in desperation worn a few of my 9 and 11 yo sons’ shirts this fall when caught without a warm top, so I can buy boys’ activewear tops! Cheap, layerable, and bright colored. XL is if enough to wear over other tops, L is for a tighter fit. And when that stuff goes on sale is super cheap—I got a $9 rain jacket yesterday! Perhaps not the cutest, but since I’m not at a gym no one really sees what I’m wearing anyway.24 -
Fitting into winter clothes from a few years back for which my arms used to be too fat.19
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gradchica27 wrote: »Transitioning my exercise routine from gym to home is necessitating a wardrobe shift. It’s getting cold and tank top and capris are not cutting it. I was having a hard time finding reasonably priced women’s activewear that I could layer AND that would be bright enough to help visibility outdoors just after dawn or at night.
And then I realized...I have in desperation worn a few of my 9 and 11 yo sons’ shirts this fall when caught without a warm top, so I can buy boys’ activewear tops! Cheap, layerable, and bright colored. XL is if enough to wear over other tops, L is for a tighter fit. And when that stuff goes on sale is super cheap—I got a $9 rain jacket yesterday! Perhaps not the cutest, but since I’m not at a gym no one really sees what I’m wearing anyway.
Old Navy has low prices and decent selection. Low prices means that their sizing is a bit inconsistent and sometimes there are other signs of sloppy construction (off-center pattern etc), but if you are looking for something inexpensive to keep you clothed and warm at a weight you hope to leave soon, it's a good option. Generally lasts only 1-2 season's wear though.
So, maybe this winter you're a XXL and expect to be down to XL or L next winter, it's not so financially painful to buy clothes you're only going to fit this year and (hopefully) never again.
From your pic that might not be the issue for you--the photo makes it look like you are on the body building rather than weight-loss arm of the site. In any case, old navy is cheap enough to be 'disposable' if that is what you need in your current wardrobe.
PS: if you are willing to spend a little more for something that will last longer, do a web search on 'reflective tights'. Athleta has some very nice ones for $108 right now (don't put in the dryer though it degrades the reflectivity), but other manufacturers have options at a lower price point. I suggest looking at the Athleta website and search 'reflective tights' to see examples of the category and then looking elsewhere for less expensive variations on the theme.
Remember that Under Armor is the company that owns and underwrites MFP, so all else being equal toss them a bone by buying from them if they have offerings in this category.3 -
Cooked two pies last night for the first time in my life ( Blueberry my favorite and pecan) and I didn't even give it a taste.10
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I've logged my food for 100 days in a row today. I've never had such a long streak. I'm not feeling hugely different but hopefully I'll reap the benefits soon. I'm also nearly halfway through c25k. Finding it tough but I always feel great once it's done.16
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Ran 30 uninterrupted minutes yesterday - it's been years of injury, surgery and fat WOOT! 32
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I fit in my favorite red dress again! It's a size 6
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