Bought a hiking waist pack/water bottle holder thing from Goodwill, like a huge fanny pack (I have some back/neck issues so backpacks hurt me and/or trigger a migraine)... I had tried it on to see how secure it felt (nice, wide waist belt, yay!). DH picked it up to check it out - he had to suck in to get it to buckle around his waist (I had just taken it off)! Whoop whoop! He’s always been quite slender at 6’ tall... and just a few months ago when I started this journey I had the hard realization that I outweighed him at 5’4”. Not anymore!!
Ran 7 miles today! Before today the longest I had run (in many many many years) was 5 miles. It wasn’t the fastest but I felt good the entire time! Thinking I may sign up for a half marathon this summer...
I’m down 19 lbs since Jan and today I noticed my yoga pants were a tad loose. I managed to walk 3.5 miles today too. When I first started I had trouble doing just one so that made me feel pretty good.
I wore my new thermals that are clingy but comfortable on a hike with a friend (3 year long so she's seen my obese phase as defined on the Asian American bmi chart) and she said I was little and shapely. I have always had an apple shaped body storing all my excess weight in my waist. My shadow showed a waist instead of the usual rectangle shape. I went home to measure for actually numerical evidence. My waist decreased 7 inches within the last 8 months or so. I don't bother taking my waist measurements because I know it's my worst body asset therefore 8 months gap between measurements.
Two nsv this weekend I managed my first run after 3 weeks of sickness and came back in exactly where I'd left off on my training before with no problems. I was all geared up to scale back the intervals, but the strength training last week has obviously woken my cv system up enough to manage OK. Feels really good not to gasping for breath.
Secondly I have my in laws staying, so I got my strength training done first thing before everyone was up, rather than putting it off this evening because I don't want to be squatting and grunting in the living room in front of my father in law (that's just weird).
Now I have to manage to navigate dinner out somewhere tonight without letting the fact I'm hungry and have no plan get in the way.
I can definitely see some body changes. I don't have little billows of fat either side of my knees when I stand any more. My belly droops less. It also feels like the rolls of fat on my mid-lower back aren't as big.
This is really encouraging.
@NatalieBkk: How long did that take you? I started at a 20, and am wondering if a 12 or an 8 by December is at all rational.
I just bought a new outfit for an event - high waisted pants, and an almost-crop top. NSV is that I would not have gone near this style before...I was too self-conscious of my stomach.
I swim 2000 meters a few times a week as part of my normal workout routine. Sometimes I will push it and do 2500, but that leaves me exhausted. I wanted to see how far I could swim without stopping and resting. I pushed myself one day last week and was able to get in 3200 meters. I felt like I could have kept going, but the pool was closing.
I was in the gym today and had a visit between sets with a trainer I've known for several years and her client. After that, I was doing bent over rows and in the mirror I saw both of them checking out the back of my arms. (I think it was my arms) The trainer said something about my progress, but I cant remember what since my ear buds were in at the time.
I have logged in for over a month, I made a relatively good choice in food eating out today, and instead of going the short way on my run I went the long way and ran 2.7 miles! Also all of this is especially impressive (to me at least) because I have been sick and coughing all week so it was harder to get motivated. Hope you all have a great week full of new nsvs!
I've noticed that we have an impressive array of snacks at home now. Even a half eaten bag of potato chips. And I have no problems resisting temptation, I just take a small portion when my calorie goal allows for it.
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Ran 7 miles today! Before today the longest I had run (in many many many years) was 5 miles. It wasn’t the fastest but I felt good the entire time! Thinking I may sign up for a half marathon this summer...
Secondly I have my in laws staying, so I got my strength training done first thing before everyone was up, rather than putting it off this evening because I don't want to be squatting and grunting in the living room in front of my father in law (that's just weird).
Now I have to manage to navigate dinner out somewhere tonight without letting the fact I'm hungry and have no plan get in the way.
Bra-vo! Just wow.
This is really encouraging.
@NatalieBkk: How long did that take you? I started at a 20, and am wondering if a 12 or an 8 by December is at all rational.
Snacks didn't use to survive this long
Hahahahaha this is awesome and hilarious.