What's Your Most Recent NSV
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I had a few really bad days last week. A couple of close family members were taken to the Emergency Department, and I was the point person for dealing with the hospitalizations and all that went with them. In the past, that would have sent me into several days (or more) of bad eating because I would have just stopped caring about what or how I ate. Or I would have gone to comfort food because I "deserved" it after dealing with all the stress. But surprisingly, last week my craving was for good, healthy, on-plan food because my subconscious told me that I needed to take care of myself, too. I don't think that's ever happened before, and it was quite a revelation. In fact, I found myself rather stunned when I realized that I've internalized a different perspective on what I "deserve". Even though I'm more of a lurker than a poster, I thank the MFP community for that! (And for those of you who are wondering, those hospitalized family members are doing well!)49
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Blushing a little because for the first time EVER I'm getting some definition in my ...bum ☺️.31
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Four for me:
1.TOM on Wed and would normally curl up on the sofa after work. Away for Easter hols and really want to complete c210k before I go. I normally exercise first thing in the morning. Well I came home after work, got out the treadmill and completed W12 D1! First time on my period my weight is heading down hill, normally after the water weight drops off. My husband kept saying how proud he was of me
2. Fri morning got up at 5:15 for my D2 run and completed it!
3. Not a chocolate fan but during TOM always crave it. Walked the length of a supermarket Wed to Fri and didnt buy anything other than my salad! Previously this was my excuse for eating whatever I want!
4. Finally worked out my homemade popcorn portion.
Love this thread!
Just read your post, sitting on the sofa watching TV, had kind of decided I wouldn't do my kettlebell training tonight, TOM and walked over 7000 steps today (this takes some doing being office based) but saw what you'd written, got up and did my workout, thanks for the prod!30 -
halfway through my planking challenge and im REALLY feeling the burn now 17
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Fabulous bike ride today, covered 30.5 miles. It was glorious, the sun was out, it was warm, still had a headwind but not enough to be a deterrent.
Decided to go somewhere slightly different today, I wanted to see some new lambs and the only place I'd seen pregnant sheep at the end of last year was a route I've not taken since before Christmas (mainly due to the poor weather, it takes me 10 miles from home and if the rain hits I want to be able to get home fairly sharpish).
So off I went. This is not a major road, has a bit of traffic on but I'm now used to very quiet roads, hardly any traffic, off the beaten track sort of routes (deliberately chosen). All I could see on the route I went on today were black trees and plants. I was really saddened by this, by the level of pollution we are subjecting our environment to. Despite being blackened, these poor plants are doing their hardest to so what they do in spring and there were little green shoots appearing everywhere. It wasn't good to see but I am more determined than ever to use my car as little as possible. My gym is 3 miles away and I usually go at 5am (= dark). But, as the streets are well-lit, I'm going to take the bike in future (and it will be lighter in the mornings soon); an added benefit will be that my muscles will be nicely warmed up for my strength workout. Less time in the gym, more time in the fresh air. All-round wins, I think.
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Poor quality photo, sorry. But, lambs! And you can just see from the ewe how strong the wind was today
More blooms I've been riding down a long road where least half a mile of it has hawthorn trees along it (this picture isn't one of them though). Over the last couple of weeks the road has been white on both sides, no green at all, just white. Sadly the wind yesterday and today has blown most of the petals away so it all looks like confetti all over the road and banks.
Just thought it was cool!
Local swan nesting. We've lived here 5 years and last year was the first year they've had cygnets. They started out with five but only one made it to adulthood. Hopefully they'll do better this year as they are now experienced parents! I cycled past and the swan was turning the eggs over and adding dried grass to her nest. Then I took my toddler to see them, we walked 1.5 miles. We are keeping an eye on them as we want to see the babies!
And, in other news:
1) hit 39 mph down that hill today but selfish drivers got in the way again (I really must time my rides better so that I don't meet the rush hour traffic whilst going down hills.
2) the work I've been doing at the gym and cycling up the HFH have been paying off. Last year, the top speed i could physically cycle downhill before the bike took over was 19 mph. Today it was 29.4 mph. My feet/legs go round faster! My flat-level speed is increasing as well.
3) My activity tracker will soon need a smaller wrist band. Only a couple of notches to go
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I don't need my largest pair of pants anymore--and for months they were the only work pants I had that were remotely comfortable!! I finally made it into the next size down - a little snug, but acceptable. I fully planned to get rid of the "fat pants" today when I got home from work, but decided I'm keeping them to put on when I feel like I haven't made progress.24
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I'm really glad to be adding activities to my physical therapy routine. I cannot do much of any one exercise, but all totaled it comes to 30 minutes of working my legs now.
My weight lifting routine seems to be changing my body, too. I use the machines at the gym for about 20 minutes 3xs a week. I don't necessarily notice any difference in life yet (it's been about a month), but my back seems more firm, etc. I guess something is going on there muscle-wise.
Soon, I hope I'll be able to notice a difference when carrying things, etc.
Lastly, this is scale-inspired but is definitely a non-scale victory for me: I weigh less now than I can ever remember, even as a teenager. I just always thought my body didn't really work right. But, now I can tell I'll get to exactly where I want to be, and at the rate I am going that will probably be in just a few more months. Pretty amazing! 22 -
Today, I had to go to the doctor. Not only is my blood pressure better, I decided I wasn't going to miss my daily walk. I walked from the clinic, to the hospital, to the parking garage, and back. A good, brisk thirty minute walk while waiting on a prescription. Not long ago at all, I would have just sat there waiting.24
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My mini and I went for our w2d1 C25K run. The app I use has this as a 1.5 mile jog/walk. We not only pushed ourselves where we "ran" (jogged) the entire 1.5 miles, but the app had a brain fart and forgot to tell us when we were done! We kept waiting to hear it because we KNEW it had to be "any second now," and it didn't ever stop! I finally looked at it, and we "ran" 1.77 miles in one go! No walking in the middle of it! This was only workout 5 of 28!
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I ran.
For the first time since I was in junior high school (31 years ago), I ran. Not fast - more of a jog, and probably a funny looking uncoordinated jog - but I ran. I have been telling people for 30 years that the only time they would see me run was if zombies were chasing me. But my legs wanted to run SO BADLY that I had to let them go for it! And apparently jogging uses an entirely different set of muscles than walking, because I've been walking for a long time but today my legs hurt! It is glorious!
Yes, yes it is!
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On Friday, I was able to play soccer outside with my nephews without feeling absolutely winded or sore within a few minutes of starting. I played for a full hour with them before it got too chilly to keep playing - I could have kept going!23
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Last Friday I met a friend I haven't seen for month for coffee. She was already sitting inside. I walked up to her & said hi, she didn't recognize me for a second. I also grew my hair long17
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Just sorted through my "goal" box of clothes that were too tight last month. I gained several new shirts and some pants to add to my current wardrobe!!24
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Recently I've had a big breakthrough in my running. Until a few months ago I would only run 2 to 4 miles. Even when I ran 4 miles I always had to stop at the 2 mile mark to give my legs a break for 5 or 10 minutes. Now I can run 7 or 8 miles without stopping or even slowing down. My pace has improved too. I've gone from running 11 minute miles to 9 minute miles. I can even run the first mile or two in 8 minutes!
Also, I'm very close to my second anniversary of being on this site. And I'm less than a month away from being off the diabetes drug, Metformin, for two whole years.
Life is so GOOD!52 -
Sorted through my closet and got rid of all the 'too big' clothes. The quantity of clothes left is a sad sad sight. But, it's all well combinable. I realized that I don't need to go shopping (already bought 2 dresses not long ago and still have enough jeans and blouses to put myself together). In the past, that would have been an excuse to go blow a few hundreds on clothes to compensate for my lack of self-esteem (after all, people will look at me weird if I wear the same outfits more than once within a month... right?)20
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This morning, I headed to bathroom for my daily weigh-in, noticed in the mirror my abs are showing even though I was relaxed and not even flexing my belly. It was a good moment 31
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I had surgery in December, and was cleared for exercise in January. I reset my Fitbit step goal to be more realistic for me, starting back at 3500. As soon as I hit that 10 times, I increased my goal by 500. As I kept hitting goals, I kept increasing by 500 for awhile, and then 1000.
Today, I realized I have finally "earned" my daily goal of 10,000 steps in a day! Happy dances add steps and burn calories!! I'm going to keep trying to increase my goal, too!39 -
bellajan17 wrote: »Just sorted through my "goal" box of clothes that were too tight last month. I gained several new shirts and some pants to add to my current wardrobe!!
I can't do this . . . I don't have any clothes that are too small for me anymore as I'm smaller than I've ever been (including as a teenager). I have to alter the ones that are too big now
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Madwife2009 wrote: »bellajan17 wrote: »Just sorted through my "goal" box of clothes that were too tight last month. I gained several new shirts and some pants to add to my current wardrobe!!
I can't do this . . . I don't have any clothes that are too small for me anymore as I'm smaller than I've ever been (including as a teenager). I have to alter the ones that are too big now
That's an awesome NSV, @Madwife2009
I have a few things that do fit but would still look fine if they were a bit looser, and maybe three pairs of pants that don't fit yet (still carrying a lot of belly fat). Other than that, there are only three "goal" dresses (four if I count my wedding dress) that should fit when I lose another 15lbs or so, and that's it. I'm definitely going to have to learn to alter my clothing. Hope I find a job soon, though, I really need a new bra!!
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there are only three "goal" dresses (four if I count my wedding dress) that should fit when I lose another 15lbs or so)
My wedding dress is like a marquee on me now Luckily it was handmade (by me) and is very easy to alter, should I ever feel the need to wear it again (highly unlikely). Once I hit goal weight I shall have to try it on again, just because.
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Madwife2009 wrote: »there are only three "goal" dresses (four if I count my wedding dress) that should fit when I lose another 15lbs or so
My wedding dress is like a marquee on me now Luckily it was handmade (by me) and is very easy to alter, should I ever feel the need to wear it again (highly unlikely). Once I hit goal weight I shall have to try it on again, just because.
And take a photo of you drowning in it!
I deliberately chose a shorter style that I could dye a different colour and wear as a cocktail dress in the future, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. (Besides which, we never went anywhere posh that I could wear it! ) After a couple of years or so it didn't fit anyway. 4 -
Madwife2009 wrote: »Planning to tackle HFH I & II three times in one outing before the end of this week.
Managed to do this today. It was gruelling but I feel as though I've achieved something
Had a really nasty "breeze" (read wind speed 15-20 mph) against me today. Started off sunny but very windy, but not bad enough to stop me so I carried on.
Going up a long hill, I had to drop down to bottom gear as cycling straight into a head wind. Really hard going but I carried on.
Got to the top of this hill ended up in a crosswind and had to lean into the wind just to stay upright
Then I cycled around a hill (with an incline) so by the time I got to the junction in the road, I was really hot and sweaty. Yuck. Carried on to the HFH Part I and Part II.
Went shooting down a hill that leads into Part I of HFH - hit 35+mph. Left braking a little late and scared myself. Ooops. I'd love not to have to brake at all but the hill ends in a T-junction that's hard to see around so braking is a necessity
Dragged my sorry self up HFH Part I and then, without stopping, tackled Part II . . . very slowly indeed. The wind was not helping one bit, even though it was a crosswind. Leaning into the wind whilst going up a very steep hill is not easy. By this time the sun was hidden by clouds, I was cold and the clouds were threatening rain. Not a great combination and quite off-putting
Made to the top so decided to go around again. Which I did. Then the wind really picked up and I was struggling hugely.
Got to the top again but had to stop to catch my breath. Checked the time and found I'd knocked 10 minutes off my time for getting to that point. This felt great, so decided that today was the day for my "three times in one outing" target so off I went again. Hit 36+ mph on the way down to the bottom of Part I (this is a very short hill, so that's a wicked speed to hit).
Got to HFH Part I and the wind struck big time. Straight into my face, even breathing was difficult. This particular hill is made worse as it had steep banks on either side as well, so it acts like a wind tunnel. I did not think that I would still be cycling by the time I reached the top. However, I kept at it, even though it would have been quicker to walk (!). My legs were burning. Ouch.
Got to HFH Part II. I wanted to give up but as I was already there, and as I'd already done most of the ride, I set the bike up the hill and struggled on. Legs burning all the way.
But I made it. Very slowly, but I did it. Then turned around and flew down the HFH Part II. Was hoping to hit 40 mph but had to settle for 39.2 mph due to the wind.
Was it worth it? Yes, always. I love cycling, even in difficult conditions Not sure if that makes me sad or not, but I don't care. I get such a buzz from it, knowing that I am capable of achieving things I never thought possible 18 months ago. I can't wait to see what I'm capable of once I've lost the last bit of fat I want rid of and I've continued strength training. It's so exciting! 19 -
I was running late this morning and really NEED to wear a belt now. Couldn't find it, so grabbed one in my closet I've never been able to wear. (No idea why I even have it / how and when I got it, really.)
I actually managed to wear it today. That was a nice, pleasant surprise. Plus my pants stayed up, so another win. 24 -
Skinny jeans without a struggle to get into them 23
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Down a pant size!! I was convinced I would never lose weight at my age (63) so I got rid of all my "skinny" clothes. Had to go out and buy pants and some new tops. So excited to be down a size--actually between smaller sizes. In the past, I was always shopping for "larger" sizes. Good Bye Women's size!!!!26
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Not sure if it's that I actually HAVE a NSV or that I fit into jeans that, 2 months ago, I couldn't even TRY to fit into.19
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Was with family and friends in Cali all weekend and ate anything and everything. Today went right back to my 'usual' food and tracking without a thought or gripe. 31
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Was able to buy size S band shirts at the concert yesterday!23
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30k steps today! My highest in one day thus far! ALLLLL THE FOODZ! :-)
** I'm in maintenance and probably going to eat All of these exercise calories. Yum!31 -
youdoyou2016 wrote: »This thread is so inspiring -- sharing our accomplishments makes such a difference for me. Thank you, everyone.
The last week has been tough. I've been dealing with something that is pretty difficult for me, even shocking. And I have noticed a feeling like being driven to eat -- a feeling I haven't had in over a year and now realize that it was something I experienced constantly before committing to my weight loss. And I have eaten for about 4-5 days. I continued to exercise and participate in my PT sessions, but I stopped logging and sticking to my food plans. I feel terrible. What's so different for me is that I can see what I am doing. And, last night I just said, "Enough" and threw out all the trigger things that I've been eating (and don't even like any more -- but it's not about "liking" in these situations anyway).
Today I don't necessarily feel victorious about much, but I do realize I am stopping something that could get out of hand. I am dealing with something I never dealt with before, something I never even realized was a thing to even deal with. Maybe with a few days of me being in control and sticking to my plans I'll feel a little better in this area of life at least. It's funny, isn't it, how we talk about "just logging" but, I guess, for some of us -- or me, at least -- it is so much more than that. Have a good day / coming week everyone!
Wow. Some of this is so ME. Thank you for writing this out so well! We can do this!!
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