What's Your Most Recent NSV
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Tried on last year's summer clothes and golf attire. None of it fits.23
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I realised this morning that On Saturday I am going to my nieces hen do. Her wedding is on 18 June. Then in July I have two weeks holiday. Then in August I have my own daughters wedding. I will be going over calories on all of those events with out a doubt. At this point in the year, Old me would have said sod it and stoped counting etc for 3 months. New me knows that if I stick with it in between the damage won't be irreversible. I'm pleased with the change in my mind set57
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I got my butt out of bed at 4:20 in the freaking morning to go to the gym...41
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My daughter gave me a hug this morning.
Her arms go right at my waist height, and she said to me "holy cow, my arms go around further mama!!"
That was pretty cool!!!36 -
Swam 3km this morning despite a fellow swimmer who was determined to drown me! (he swam in a way that created tsunami-like waves and we always seemed to pass each other on my breaths haha)
and resisted chips at lunch. I had the calories spare for them, but am banking them for a night out Saturday. That's an extra beer I can have now!26 -
The scale hasn't been moving so I'm cherishing this one. I ran into my husband's ex-wife last week at work. I said hello and got the weird face/"hellooooo?" response and I realized she didn't recognize me. We have known each other for years, are very friendly, and I frequently pick up their daughter after her visits with her Mom (but Mom stays in the house and sends her out, most of our contact is via phone). She said I looked great and admitted she didn't even recognize me.35
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My most recent NSV would be bench pressing 105 for 2 solid sets of 6 reps23
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SpecialSundae wrote: »As of last Saturday, I can squat 102.5kg. Does that count?
Damn right it counts!!! Badass10 -
So, C25K. Day 3 of Week 5. 5-minute walk, 20-minute run (or plod in my case) then 5-minute cool down.
Up to now, the furthest we've run is 8 minutes.
I was apprehensive. Very apprehensive.
My son was more positive and said that we'd be able to do it. I had my doubts. That's a long time, 20 minutes.
We went to the local nature reserve as it was forecast to be hot today (as an aside, it is) and there are shaded trails for most of the way round. We also went early before it got too hot.
We started off walking briskly. I was dreading the "Beep - begin running for twenty minutes". Every second that passed the trepidation in my chest was getting tighter and tighter.
Then the beep went. We began running (sorry, plodding). After about five minutes, I was thinking that I'd have to stop well before the 20 minutes was up. But we carried on.
After eight minutes, I made the mistake of looking at the app to see how much longer we had to run. I don't know why I bothered as the app states when you're halfway through the workout. So I already knew that we weren't yet halfway through the run as the app remained silent. Anyway, I looked at it and found we had 12 minutes left to run. Now I knew that I was not going to make it.
We plodded on. And on. And on. At one point we were chased by a couple of dogs but they were called off by their owners before we had to run faster to get away from them. We circumnavigated mud, lots of it (we've had plenty of rain recently). We managed to terrorise a couple of squirrels who ran off up trees and scared a few small children.
I'm getting quite desperate to stop now. The run seemed to be never-ending. Then my son developed a stitch so I managed to distract myself by trying to help him. No idea if it did, but it certainly helped me!
I looked at the app again. Six minutes to go. We are still plodding along. I'm trying to go as slowly as possible, just so that I make it round the trail!
Five minutes to go. I'm starting to wonder if I actually can make it for the full 20 minutes.
We plod on. I look again at the app. 90 seconds left. What seems like just a few seconds later, the app helpfully tells us that we have one minute of running left. My son and I both counted that 60 seconds down. I was so relieved to hear that "Beep - begin your cool-down" that I actually didn't really consider the fact that we'd plodded/run for a straight 20 minutes.
I am astounded that we managed it. I had no doubts that my son would, he's always been endurance over speed but I was so unsure of my own abilities.
But I have done it. And I can do it again.
Self-belief is a wonderful thing.57 -
Madwife2009 wrote: »So, C25K. Day 3 of Week 5. 5-minute walk, 20-minute run (or plod in my case) then 5-minute cool down.
Up to now, the furthest we've run is 8 minutes.
I was apprehensive. Very apprehensive.
My son was more positive and said that we'd be able to do it. I had my doubts. That's a long time, 20 minutes.
We went to the local nature reserve as it was forecast to be hot today (as an aside, it is) and there are shaded trails for most of the way round. We also went early before it got too hot.
We started off walking briskly. I was dreading the "Beep - begin running for twenty minutes". Every second that passed the trepidation in my chest was getting tighter and tighter.
Then the beep went. We began running (sorry, plodding). After about five minutes, I was thinking that I'd have to stop well before the 20 minutes was up. But we carried on.
After eight minutes, I made the mistake of looking at the app to see how much longer we had to run. I don't know why I bothered as the app states when you're halfway through the workout. So I already knew that we weren't yet halfway through the run as the app remained silent. Anyway, I looked at it and found we had 12 minutes left to run. Now I knew that I was not going to make it.
We plodded on. And on. And on. At one point we were chased by a couple of dogs but they were called off by their owners before we had to run faster to get away from them. We circumnavigated mud, lots of it (we've had plenty of rain recently). We managed to terrorise a couple of squirrels who ran off up trees and scared a few small children.
I'm getting quite desperate to stop now. The run seemed to be never-ending. Then my son developed a stitch so I managed to distract myself by trying to help him. No idea if it did, but it certainly helped me!
I looked at the app again. Six minutes to go. We are still plodding along. I'm trying to go as slowly as possible, just so that I make it round the trail!
Five minutes to go. I'm starting to wonder if I actually can make it for the full 20 minutes.
We plod on. I look again at the app. 90 seconds left. What seems like just a few seconds later, the app helpfully tells us that we have one minute of running left. My son and I both counted that 60 seconds down. I was so relieved to hear that "Beep - begin your cool-down" that I actually didn't really consider the fact that we'd plodded/run for a straight 20 minutes.
I am astounded that we managed it. I had no doubts that my son would, he's always been endurance over speed but I was so unsure of my own abilities.
But I have done it. And I can do it again.
Self-belief is a wonderful thing.
Yay! I knew you could do it!
I know it's silly to some, but that 20 minute run was a turning point in my life. Losing weight was one thing, but running was something I couldn't even do before I was obese. When I did that 20 minute run, I knew I could do ANYTHING if I took my time and just kept trying!17 -
Suddenly noticed that that I can effortlessly climb 4 flights of stairs. While it wasn't "hard" before, I no longer think about it at all.25
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Thank goodness for NSV. I started at 175lb on Jan 1st. I've been losing on average 1lb a week for the first 3 months of my weight loss journey. I've haven't really change much in my caloric intake but I have significantly increased my daily steps in the past month. Lately I'm losing I think on average 0.5 a week. I'm not sure why my weight loss is slowing down since I still have to lose about 22lbs to reach a normal BMI at 135llbs. I was hoping to be in the high 140's by mid June but that's not happening.
The good news, I'm still losing inches! All the hard work is worth it. I'm ready for my birthday beach vacation. I bought about 4-5 swim bikinis. I also bought beach wraps. I've been wearing the bikinis at home to take picture for comparisons and I noticed my legs are getting a little slimmer. I'm feeling more and more confident everyday that I can FINALLY wear a 2-piece bikini to the pool or to the beach and not feeling like everyone is staring at me.17 -
@Madwife2009 thanks so much for chronicling your C25K journey! I'm doing it too (just a week behind) and seeing you continue to conquer each week gives me hope that I will too. Lol I'm already dreading the 20 minute run I'll face next week! But I keep telling myself it's all in my head that I can't do it. There hasn't been a point yet where I felt like okay I'm dying I need to quit, and in the past when I've tried the program (and failed) that has definitely been the case.
WTG on your run!10 -
motivatedsister wrote: »@Madwife2009 thanks so much for chronicling your C25K journey! I'm doing it too (just a week behind) and seeing you continue to conquer each week gives me hope that I will too. Lol I'm already dreading the 20 minute run I'll face next week! But I keep telling myself it's all in my head that I can't do it. There hasn't been a point yet where I felt like okay I'm dying I need to quit, and in the past when I've tried the program (and failed) that has definitely been the case.
WTG on your run!
Aww thank you!
You can do the 20-minute run. If I can, then anyone can. I know this because I was the kid in Physical Ed classes who hid so that she wouldn't be picked to actually participate in games, and I was the kid who very reluctantly walked around the playing field instead of running. Today was the furthest I have ever run in my life.
I'm really looking forward to completing the program now18 -
I am feeling so dang good at the moment. Personal training and weight training is really paying off. My body shape is changing, sleeping better, eating better, more energy. This morning my trainer said I look amazing and much leaner. Yasssss! Haven't felt this good for 4 years.29
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I was on my feet all day today... and didn't realize until I got in the car to head home that I hadn't felt the need to sit down at all. And even better, I noticed when we got home that my feet, legs, and back all felt good. No pain at all. That's something I've never been able to claim after a day of walking around.30
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Having to buy all new underwear lol mine fell down inside my pants while shopping...16
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I'm finally below the weight I lied about on my drivers license!!!49
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Really vain, but I'm starting to have a thigh gap Was doing biceps curls and thinking where's that light coming from between my legs?! haha
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I have 2.
1: My husband and oldest were playing hacky sack last night, and I got up amd joined them. Was I any good? Definitely not. But I was out there. Previously I would have sat and watched from the porch.
2: I was out of my normal breakfast this morning. And i resisted thr jumbo pack of donuts and cinnamon rolls my MIL brought over for the kids. Instead i had oatmeal. I could have 2 packs for less calories than a single donut!17
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