Walking with the dog last night - was planning on three miles - came across an open gate which gave me access to a big area with no traffic - so I added another mile. Finished in the dark, but it was safe. Gotta' seize the opportunities when you can.
I realized that the pants I was wearing today, which used to be uncomfortably tight while sitting, but wearable, are slightly loose! I walked 4miles outside in them, and I kept having to adjust them.
I survived a week at home without a working food scale! Everything in my kitchen gets weighed even when I'm not logging. Measuring my portions daily keeps me from portion size creep.
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.
Replies
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!