I finally did it today! I made it all the way across the pool on one breath underwater. Not only once but twice!!!!! Been working on that for a while now.
Not sure if this is an NSV, but you know when something just clicks? Like, trying to lose the same 10-15 lbs all last year and not really believing it would happen, but kind of going through the motions and getting nowhere? Well, I felt a shift Dec 27, just mentally preparing for 2021 to be a new beginning. I just KNOW something is different, It’s happening! And having that little bit of hope again is everything. I can’t go back now and it’s been exhilarating 😊
Today I was able to do some leg curls on my weight bench, lying face down! Before this I'd had a fat pad keeping me from comfortably lying on my stomach, especially on a firm surface. But I was able to do that and curl to my heart's content. My belly is still there, but it's really deflated compared to what it used to be!
Also I just thought of another one. Yesterday I tried out some Pilates moves and found that they were so much easier than ever before. I was able to do a side plank without much issue other than the cats climbing all over me wondering what I was doing on the floor.
i have kept my weight off 40 lbs for past 2.5 years, no one comments on it any more but today a lady at the gym said, you are a good size, you dont need to lose weight, made me feel good.
I'd saved a very favorite pair of jeans from about 18 years ago. I haven't been able to squeeze in to them in at least 15 years. A couple of weeks ago I found them in the way back of my closet and thought "what the heck, might as well try them on", just knowing they still wouldn't fit. THEY'RE TOO BIG NOW!! Made my day. ;}
(down 81 lbs and counting--12 more to go!
When my son drives my car, he puts the seat up closer to the steering wheel - and almost always forgets to put it back to where I have it. When that happens and I get in, I nearly die - my fat stomach gets smooshed up against the steering wheel, ugh, it's awful and embarrassing.
THE BATTLE IS OVER! I no longer have to move the seat - and I have at least 2 inches to spare! OMG, this is such an awesome feeling both physically and mentally!
I can put tennis shoes on without having to put my foot up on a chair now and when I sit in the passenger seat in our van, the seatbelt doesn’t lock up on me simply because I moved around a bit: I take up less space! 🎉🎉🎉
Today I entered the world of selfies. I nearly cried. I took a picture of myself and thought, "She's pretty. The girl in this picture is pretty." Not "as *close* to pretty as I'm ever going to get", not "my hair looks okay I guess" or "this could be worse". I actually feel like, at least in this picture, I'm pretty. I still lack so much confidence in myself but I feel it growing, little by little, and I can't wait to hold my head high.
I'm starting to be more comfortable with being a little hungry at times. That used to be an anxiety/binge trigger for me, so the fact that I can say, "Yes, I'm hungry, but dinner will be ready in forty minutes, I can make it just fine," is a pretty big deal to me. At some point I want to try IF and see how it works for me, but not until I get this hunger/binge trigger sanded down more.
I had a virtual doctor's appointment today. When I told her how much weight I lost she had me repeat it, then said 'that's a lot of weight to lose in such a short time." For reference, I'd lost just a smidge under 60 pounds since mid-May. I had MFP set for 1 pound per week, but the overachiever in me took the wheel. Slowing it WAY down now, but it's nice to have it reaffirmed that I've come a long way.
I set up a pull up bar a few months ago. At my heaviest weight @ 250. I could always crank out 2 reps, because my upper body still has decent strength. Today 20.6lbs lighter, I went up to the bar to crank out 2. I tried for 3 like I always do, (and normally fail), and boom. 3 solid pull ups.
I was so excited I went back an hour later and did it again.
After work I went and did it a 3rd time! Now I'm thinking of starting a thing where I add 3 pullups to the amount I did the day before every day.
I got up this morning and walked for 15 minutes first thing! My goal is to eventually wake up earlier & walk/jog longer, but I am a chronic snoozer and have so much trouble getting up early in the mornings, especially working from home. Baby steps!!
I ate half a donut this morning. That's a big deal! Let me tell you why.
This morning I took my daughter for donuts. It's what she wanted as a reward for a really good report card (we can talk later about using food as a reward!). She got a regular glazed donut and a small kolache. Since I was in the shop, I bought myself a blueberry donut, because that's my favorite. My theory was I could work it into my calorie budget for the day because I'd brought a salad for lunch.
Then I bit into the donut and didn't love it. It just didn't have much taste. I took a second bite, because I'd already started down the path. Then a debate happened in my head with these points:
Pros:
You've already started, so you may as well finish.
It's not that bad to have just one day over calories (Narrator: it's not just one day)
Cons:
It's not really that tasty.
It has a lot of calories with little nutritional value.
Today is a rest day, so there will be no "extra" calories to be consumed.
And then I stopped eating it. I stopped IN THE MIDDLE OF EATING A DONUT. The rest of the donut went back in the bag and into the trash when I got work! Feeling very proud of myself!
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And my shoulders are starting to hurt, because my bra band isn't tight enough any more to support the "huge tracts of land".
Also I just thought of another one. Yesterday I tried out some Pilates moves and found that they were so much easier than ever before. I was able to do a side plank without much issue other than the cats climbing all over me wondering what I was doing on the floor.
(down 81 lbs and counting--12 more to go!
THE BATTLE IS OVER! I no longer have to move the seat - and I have at least 2 inches to spare! OMG, this is such an awesome feeling both physically and mentally!
I was so excited I went back an hour later and did it again.
After work I went and did it a 3rd time! Now I'm thinking of starting a thing where I add 3 pullups to the amount I did the day before every day.
#feelsgoodman
This morning I took my daughter for donuts. It's what she wanted as a reward for a really good report card (we can talk later about using food as a reward!). She got a regular glazed donut and a small kolache. Since I was in the shop, I bought myself a blueberry donut, because that's my favorite. My theory was I could work it into my calorie budget for the day because I'd brought a salad for lunch.
Then I bit into the donut and didn't love it. It just didn't have much taste. I took a second bite, because I'd already started down the path. Then a debate happened in my head with these points:
Pros:
You've already started, so you may as well finish.
It's not that bad to have just one day over calories (Narrator: it's not just one day)
Cons:
It's not really that tasty.
It has a lot of calories with little nutritional value.
Today is a rest day, so there will be no "extra" calories to be consumed.
And then I stopped eating it. I stopped IN THE MIDDLE OF EATING A DONUT. The rest of the donut went back in the bag and into the trash when I got work! Feeling very proud of myself!