What's Your Most Recent NSV

alteredsteve175

Woke up with a sore lower back this morning. Talked myself out of going to the gym, because it is deadlift day. Went on with the day - pain went away by 10 am. So I went to the gym tonight. Pulled 3x5x205 with the trap bar.

ajcc500

Yesterday I managed to do 3x10 reps of 5kg below my one rep max. Really loving weight lifting!

allison8668

Today I figured out what I need to do to lower my HR while running. Thereby transforming my difficult run into an effortless run and giving me hope that I can run more miles than I ever thought. I was starting to give up on it all.

prettyash777

I joined the gym this week and went 3 times.

CarvedTones

I complained a while back that I have to tug at a lot of my shorts if I am not wearing a belt. Kind of mixed news - this morning a pair fell to the floor when I put my phone in a pocket. the odd thing is that with a belt they look fine. They are barely too big all over, one of the few that I found that fit my new shape well. I am shaped different by losing to this weight than I was years ago when this was my normal weight.

berky06

Going shopping and looking at tops and picking up the size I used to wear and saying to my daughter, "This is cute." And she says, "Mom, it's too big."

anyWendy

allison8668 wrote: »

Today I figured out what I need to do to lower my HR while running. Thereby transforming my difficult run into an effortless run and giving me hope that I can run more miles than I ever thought. I was starting to give up on it all.

Slow down? Or something else? Such a great feeling to go farther than you have before!

allison8668

@anyWendy I found that I was swinging my arms too actively and high. I lowered them and loosened up my swing. I also took a few deep breaths - and told myself to slow down - by taking smaller steps. And, it all worked. It made such a difference. It was such an awesome feeling.

carasnewlife

I was stretching my legs after a run and realized that my heel is touching my butt. That hasn't been possible for a long time.

lorib642

CarvedTones wrote: »

I complained a while back that I have to tug at a lot of my shorts if I am not wearing a belt. Kind of mixed news - this morning a pair fell to the floor when I put my phone in a pocket. the odd thing is that with a belt they look fine. They are barely too big all over, one of the few that I found that fit my new shape well. I am shaped different by losing to this weight than I was years ago when this was my normal weight.

My pants are getting loose too. It is annoying to have to pull them up, but I like that I am getting smaller.

Hopefully you were inside when they fell.

VUA21

lorib642 wrote: »

CarvedTones wrote: »

I complained a while back that I have to tug at a lot of my shorts if I am not wearing a belt. Kind of mixed news - this morning a pair fell to the floor when I put my phone in a pocket. the odd thing is that with a belt they look fine. They are barely too big all over, one of the few that I found that fit my new shape well. I am shaped different by losing to this weight than I was years ago when this was my normal weight.

My pants are getting loose too. It is annoying to have to pull them up, but I like that I am getting smaller.

Hopefully you were inside when they fell.

Best weight loss clothing accessory: a belt! Shrinking body means so many of my pants are now baggy. I hate having to buy new clothes that I know I'm just going to shrink out of, so a good belt has been such a lifesaver (and embarrassment preventer - no more accidentally showing the world my underwear because my pants are literally falling off).

moodybear2003

I was able to buy a size down in leggings at the store! Being so overweight, I only had 2 pairs and only wear them under dresses, and neither were black, and I needed black to wear under a new dress. The dress is more loose than when I bought it last month, I probably could have bought down a size there too.

I signed up for my first 5k today, it's a virtual race that takes place in the fall. I don't think I'll be able to run the whole thing with my knees, but I am going to run for what I can, walk the rest. They give out Unisex "tech hoodies" but didn't have any photos up of what they looked like. I automatically selected the 2XL, then I looked at the size chart. Based on the chest measurement, I actually fit in the Large! No clue if it will actually fit, but I'll size down into it over time. I'm 20 pounds down since March, and if I stay on track, I'll be closer to 30 pounds down when the jacket actually gets here in September.

motivatedmartha

@moodybear2003 Sounds like you are doing great! Good Luck for the 5K - just remember that however much of it you manage to run, it'll be more than you could have done in March 😁😁

Jedi_Jo

Week 8, run 3 completed of C25K.

Bit of a mild panic in the shower. I thought I’d found a lump under my chest. Shouted for my husband who confirmed it was my sternum! Mild terror and then joy all at the same time.

__down__togo

I wore the wrong jeans and they fit!

Yesterday morning I was getting dressed in a hurry. I grabbed a pair of jeans I had taken off the day before and put them on, and a couple of minutes later I left the house. All day I kept thinking the fabric of the jeans didn't feel quite right but I was too busy to pay attention.

This morning when I picked up the jeans I saw an unfamiliar button and realized it was a pair I'd never worn before. A few months ago a friend was taking some jeans to give to Goodwill and I asked her to give them to me instead for a craft project. They were a size smaller than mine so I didn't expect them to fit, but I tried them on anyway. Nope. I set them aside for crafting. Well, I procrastinated too long on the craft project because yesterday morning they were still sitting in the same place as my other jeans, but I didn't even notice because they slid right on! I'd been feeling a little discouraged with my efforts, so that was a nice boost.

DebTavares

My balance is much better. Couldn't do a hamstring stretch without dropping my leg but now I can.

VUA21

I finished the last week, last day, of the C25K program this morning! Yay, ran 5k in 31:12 minutes. (Did the run 5k option over time option to see if how fast I could run it).

workinonit1956

@VUA21 that’s fantastic! Congratulations!!

VUA21

workinonit1956 wrote: »

@VUA21 that’s fantastic! Congratulations!!

Next goal, 5k in less than 30 minutes!

CarvedTones

lorib642 wrote: »

CarvedTones wrote: »

I complained a while back that I have to tug at a lot of my shorts if I am not wearing a belt. Kind of mixed news - this morning a pair fell to the floor when I put my phone in a pocket. the odd thing is that with a belt they look fine. They are barely too big all over, one of the few that I found that fit my new shape well. I am shaped different by losing to this weight than I was years ago when this was my normal weight.

My pants are getting loose too. It is annoying to have to pull them up, but I like that I am getting smaller.

Hopefully you were inside when they fell.

Yeah, I had just gotten out of the shower and putting stuff back in the pockets of the shorts to wear today.

CarvedTones

Swam for an hour this afternoon and by that I mean continuous laps without stopping/standing or hanging on to the side. I was going slow and doing a breast stroke with really bad technique, but I did it non stop for a freaking hour! It has been a very, very long time since I did that. I was probably in good enough shape to do it a few times but didn't try. Feeling really good about that. Tomorrow I am kayaking upriver a few miles...

GOT_Obsessed

The heat wave has hit here. Tomorrow I am going to hang around a pool with friends. "Yay, bathing suit season" said no one ever!

I pulled out what I had for bathing suits and found a pair of bottoms that fit. But I needed a top. I went shopping and tried on several. I bought one that would match nicely.

When I got home I tried on the 2 pieces together. I looked in the mirror. For the first time ever I liked what I saw for me in a bathing suit! I did not feel like a fat lard *kitten*. I thought it looked quite nice and felt very proud that my hard work has paid off.

Not gonna lie ... I physically reached my arm behind my shoulder and patted my own back!

rcreynol3090

Went to Kohls today to look for shirts. Tried on mediums, and they fit! Never have I fit in a medium shirt as an adult... until now, at age 60.

alteredsteve175

Went out for a walk. 4+ miles at a sub 16 minute/mile pace. Next goal - 4 miles at a sub 15 minute/mile pace.

VUA21

rcreynol3090 wrote: »

Went to Kohls today to look for shirts. Tried on mediums, and they fit! Never have I fit in a medium shirt as an adult... until now, at age 60.

That's awesome!!!!! Love it that you are proof positive that all the mullarky about "you can't lose weight after age -whatever-", is hogwash.

CarvedTones

Kayaked over 9 miles today and caught about 15 fish.

JustSomeJD

I'm down another suit size.

Ainadan

Was kinda bummed recently because I feel bloated and the scale hasn't budged this week. But I put on leggings and a tight-ish shirt, and I have a waist!! And my stomach is a lot flatter than it used to be.

23rochelle23

I found a new line of definition in my shoulders at the gym.... disappeared when I put the weights down but it’s in there somewhere

JoAnna4731

Today, I finished a full six week rotation of a workout video program for the first time ever. I usually just do whatever video I feel like doing, but that strategy has historically left me woefully short on strength training (I'm a cardio junky!). I knew that if I ever wanted to maintain muscle, I would need to do consistent strength/resistance training, so I decided to try a set program. I have never had the attention span to complete more than two weeks of a rotation. Well, I did it, and I now literally see how important resistance training is - I am so much stronger, and I do think my shape is changing for the better! I'm going to start another rotation in a couple of weeks.