What's Your Most Recent NSV

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  • samhennings
    samhennings Posts: 441 Member
    geotrice wrote: »
    Yesterday, I ran my very first half-marathon. And I mean ran. I never had to walk. Not 5 months ago, I couldn't make it through a 5k without walking most of it. Now I know that that each small change I made builds on the others and extraordinary accomplishments are achievable.

    What sort of training did you do? Thats really impressive!

    I dont think I can run to the end of the street without feeling like Ill have a heart attack, I love the idea I could make progress like that.
  • AshuhleeMarie
    AshuhleeMarie Posts: 86 Member
    joleneee421 wrote: »
    AshuhleeMarie wrote: »
    Finished Week 1 of C25K!
    Congrats! Keep with it! I felt great when I finished week 1... I struggled but today I finished week 6. You can do it!

    thank you! glad to hear you finished week 6; I'm going to finish, no matter how slow my "run" may be
  • AshuhleeMarie
    AshuhleeMarie Posts: 86 Member
    epido wrote: »
    crazyjerseygirl wrote: »
    I've got another!
    Drug out my pants today and they are loose! Not falling down loose but heading downward when I walk loose.

    Also I can fit into a top one size smaller comfortable! I'm size 20 now!

    Yes that's pathetic I know but yay!

    Totally NOT pathetic! We all started somewhere, and a smaller size is still a smaller size! Congrats!

    NOT pathetic! I cannot wait to drop a size! Congrats!
  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    samhennings wrote: »
    geotrice wrote: »
    Yesterday, I ran my very first half-marathon. And I mean ran. I never had to walk. Not 5 months ago, I couldn't make it through a 5k without walking most of it. Now I know that that each small change I made builds on the others and extraordinary accomplishments are achievable.

    What sort of training did you do? Thats really impressive!

    I dont think I can run to the end of the street without feeling like Ill have a heart attack, I love the idea I could make progress like that.

    I just ran my first half marathon, too! I started with Couch to 5k, then did a 5 to 10k program. For the 5 months leading up to my half, I was doing a 20 week half marathon training plan I found online.

    Before all this madness started, I couldn't run for 1 minute without feeling like I was going to die! The key for me was to slow down. You should be able to hold a conversation while you are running. If you can't, you are probably trying to run too fast.

    There's a great Couch to 5k Group!
  • samhennings
    samhennings Posts: 441 Member
    Thats amazing - well done!
  • AngeBee18
    AngeBee18 Posts: 180 Member
    Sammbep wrote: »
    I wrote in my weight check-in 97 kg, after a few seconds I realized that it was 87 kg. The habit is still there.

    I totally do this too and accidentally add 20kgs!!! I could hardly believe it when I was in the 80s, my brain literally can't comprehend the 70s. :smile:
  • GretchenB02
    GretchenB02 Posts: 59 Member
    I can back squat my weight which is 195 lbs. In October I could barely squat with the 45 lb bar on my back.

    I also went shopping in my basement and have more jeans to wear!
  • dhampir_princess
    dhampir_princess Posts: 71 Member
    This morning while I was still lying in bed I was actually able to feel my hip bones through all my pudge? Like???? What...??
    I forgot I even had those things. Like LEGIT forgot because it's been so long since I was actually able to distinctively touch them. (it was actually starting to freak me out a little bit
  • karen_fitzgibbon
    karen_fitzgibbon Posts: 736 Member
    My hair is much healthier and has grown a few inches!
    I have more energy and can play with the kids for longer. I bounce my way through my workday
  • duckykissy
    duckykissy Posts: 285 Member
    edited April 2015
    My cholesterol has gone down. Still not in normal range yet, but it's gone down- without any medication.
  • jharris1378
    jharris1378 Posts: 88 Member
    Being able to run a 5k in 28 minutes. A year ago I could barely walk a mile
  • AlciaMode
    AlciaMode Posts: 421 Member
    doryfattyfish wrote: »
    I am keeping my new year's resolution... and so far I have lost 8.4 lbs in 55 days! (didn't actually start on Jan 1... :smile: )

    High five! I have lost like 20lbs since the new year. It is a struggle!
  • adriennel502
    adriennel502 Posts: 72 Member
    Got out my winter coat (it's Autumn here in NZ) and it's actually loose when buttoned up! Last year it was straining at the buttons and I had to suck my tummy in! :)
  • epido
    epido Posts: 353 Member
    Today, while I was doing my workout at the gym, one of the trainers pointed me out to his client, while they were going over hip hinges and squats, saying that I have "fabulous" form. After I thanked him for the compliment, he smiled and told me that he thinks it is even better than my trainer's form (who has incredible form as well - probably one of the best at the gym). This trainer has complimented me before in the past about the progress I have made over the last year and a half, but it is still cool to have one of the "cool kids" at the gym notice all the work I have been doing!

    It's also surprising to me how many people around there know not only who I am, but know about some of my accomplishments, even if it is someone I don't know. Does that mean I am one of the cool kids now, too?
  • AngeBee18
    AngeBee18 Posts: 180 Member
    adriennel502 wrote: »
    Got out my winter coat (it's Autumn here in NZ) and it's actually loose when buttoned up! Last year it was straining at the buttons and I had to suck my tummy in! :)

    Yay for you! I bought a new winter coat last week. I have been without one for years as I didn't want to buy one at my old size. I am so glad I did - the Antarctic winds in Wellington this week cut to the bone! So much for Autumn, we went straight to winter. :(

    My NSV is that despite how cold it is, I still went out for my lunchtime run today, with 3 layers on to keep warm! I finally get what everyone is talking about when they say they are cold all the time now that they have lost weight!
  • AngeBee18
    AngeBee18 Posts: 180 Member
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  • AngeBee18
    AngeBee18 Posts: 180 Member
    AngeBee18 wrote: »
    Zzž

    Sorry, my phone got a bit overexcited and posted some nonsense - I wasn't implying that I was sleeping!
  • mt8998
    mt8998 Posts: 110 Member
    It might sound weird, but I was so happy when I checked my BMI and saw I was overweight instead of obese. Also I can now do 10 pushups straight, which doesn't sound like a lot, but coming from someone who could barely do half a pushup, this is a great milestone
  • 2ledbetter
    2ledbetter Posts: 199 Member
    @epido that was fabulous ! I'm on the second half of my weight loss journey and gaining physical strength is much more of a focus on this half. If I can do at least one body pull up like you, I will feel accomplished. Congratulations.
  • JennyC123
    JennyC123 Posts: 20 Member
    My "Too tight for public" jeans fit appropriately!
  • ar9179
    ar9179 Posts: 374 Member
    Just now, accidentally slipped into size 12 stretchy jean shorts. Once on, I realized they weren't the shorts that fit, but the ones that were way too small last time I tried them. I had to take them off to look at the size, because I was sure I was reading the tag wrong! I don't even care that they are generously sized, because it means my own generously sized body is shrinking!!
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    I broke 30 minutes/7 miles on the stationary bike. It's not a lot, but when I first got on that sucker I could barely handle a single 7-minute mile.
  • karen_fitzgibbon
    karen_fitzgibbon Posts: 736 Member
    See my profile picture? That's me and two of my kids. We climbed up that sand dune! That picture was taken while I was halfway there.
    Lots of nsv's yesterday.
    - I climbed a sand dune for the first time in about 20 years
    - I wore a dress and got NO THIGH CHAFING!!!!!
    - We spent the entire day at the beach and the only food and drinks I packed were apples, chicken sandwiches and lots and lots of water

  • sunkissed1109
    sunkissed1109 Posts: 19 Member
    Ran the farthest EVER in my life (3.5 miles) and hit my step goal by 10am.
  • knt217
    knt217 Posts: 115 Member
    I bought size medium workout pants. Yeah- they're stretchy, and a large still fits fine, but I'm on the outlook of "this is what I'll need next month anyway."
  • Boobietrap1337
    Boobietrap1337 Posts: 195 Member
    I have a very cute skirt that my ex's mom gave me awhile ago. It used to hurt to wear because it was so tight, but today it fits comfortably around my waist. Hopefully soon I'll have to go get it taken in :)
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    I meant to go for a mild walk with my friend this evening because I'd missed the gym; instead we somehow ended up doing a full 5K. Every time she asked, "Want to wrap it up or keep going?" I was not only able but willing to keep going.
  • Susieq_1994
    Susieq_1994 Posts: 5,361 Member
    avskk wrote: »
    I broke 30 minutes/7 miles on the stationary bike. It's not a lot, but when I first got on that sucker I could barely handle a single 7-minute mile.

    I can't wait till I can get that far! I'm only up to fifteen minutes so far, but it gets easier every time. :)
  • amylynnharp
    amylynnharp Posts: 24 Member
    I can walk up the flight of stairs inside my house without getting winded.
  • SMoorcroft
    SMoorcroft Posts: 23 Member
    I am no longer 'obese' just 'overweight' - whoop whoop! Yes that's right, I'm cheering because I'm technically overweight LOL

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