Why are you proud of yourself today?

taso42

I am not the type to announce my success to the world, but tonight I feel on top of the world.
Days when you feel this good about yourself don't come often so when they are here, what the heck, enjoy it!

I ran 6 miles tonight !
Might not be much to some, might sound unattainable to others, I really don't care.
To me, this has been a goal I have been working toward since this past summer when I got serious about trying to run.
I am not an athlete, never have been. I was stupid enough to smoke for years, I finally gave it up (Feb 28th will be one year) !
During the past months I have had some set backs with knee pain, ankle pain, other pains on muscles I didn't even know how to pronounce. So at times I had to stop running for weeks at a time to let my body heal. It felt like two steps back to make one step forward. I have worked at it, I substituted other exercises when I couldn't run. Lifted weights, or did the elliptical, whatever I could do to continue on my journey. I currently am suffering with a bad elbow that i strained while lifting weights, I am dealing with that setback but know that I will get back to where I was and will meet my lifting goals in due time.

To make a long story short, my perseverance has paid off and I have reached a personal milestone.
I am proud of myself today, and I intend to enjoy this feeling tonight. :happy:

Thanks to everyone on MFP for your support along the way!

Congrats! Well done, man!

speedycakes

No, if i could go a day without alcohol and with exercise i'd be happy. Hopefully I get there soon.

eatmeingo

I worked my *kitten* off for a paycheck, bought the new vogue and got a pedicure.

Also, I didn't eat today. But the people on here would just yell and yell if I said I was proud of that.

emtastic929

i'm proud that i got my cracker privileges back. used to be that if i bought crackers, i would eat one every time i walked through the kitchen, thinking "it's just one cracker." now i have three different varieties that i take for lunch, and i actually measure out servings. bags last longer than two days, also.

some day, i'll get my cereal privileges back. that one might take a while, however. lol

I am such a cereal addict! I totally get this! I just recently restored my cereal privileges. LOL

I am proud of myself today because I had a meeting with a health coach through this work program I'm participating in and she was very impressed with my cardio files (uploaded from my hrm to a website for the program). Also, as of this morning, I am officially back at a healthy BMI - it may be the high end - but still healthy. I didn't track the additional pound I lost though since I had just tracked my weight a few days prior. Seeing that on the scale though sure felt good.

Congrats to everyone! I love this thread!!!

thinsoundsgood

I've lost 10.5 pounds since January 15th. Today is Febuary 15th. It's been a month. I'm so proud of myself!

vikesfanmb

I resisted the urge to stop at Walgreens or CVS on my way home from work and the gym tonight to stock up on discounted Valentine's candy. That may seem like a very small accomplishment for some, but for me, that's HUGE.

I am all about sales . . AND candy.

And I had a hard day at work on top of it all. But you know what, candy is not going to solve my problems or make me feel any better in the long run.

Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

jrusso28

I am not the type to announce my success to the world, but tonight I feel on top of the world.
Days when you feel this good about yourself don't come often so when they are here, what the heck, enjoy it!

I ran 6 miles tonight !
Might not be much to some, might sound unattainable to others, I really don't care.
To me, this has been a goal I have been working toward since this past summer when I got serious about trying to run.
I am not an athlete, never have been. I was stupid enough to smoke for years, I finally gave it up (Feb 28th will be one year) !
During the past months I have had some set backs with knee pain, ankle pain, other pains on muscles I didn't even know how to pronounce. So at times I had to stop running for weeks at a time to let my body heal. It felt like two steps back to make one step forward. I have worked at it, I substituted other exercises when I couldn't run. Lifted weights, or did the elliptical, whatever I could do to continue on my journey. I currently am suffering with a bad elbow that i strained while lifting weights, I am dealing with that setback but know that I will get back to where I was and will meet my lifting goals in due time.

To make a long story short, my perseverance has paid off and I have reached a personal milestone.
I am proud of myself today, and I intend to enjoy this feeling tonight. :happy:

Thanks to everyone on MFP for your support along the way!

Congrats! Well done, man!

THANKS !! :drinker:

hesn92

I'm proud of myself because i worked out for 45 minutes this morning... all these extra calories I'm supposed to eating.. I have no more room...

jkbabydoll08

I lost 6lbs and because i was just about to give up but this was the motivation i needed to keep going.

juzsavage

I ran 5k for the first time in years. it was slow - but i didn't know i had it in me.

zeikiya989

I rowed more than usual 9,895 meters, my best so far on the row machine. And I have stayed positive today

RuthRW

I finished off the Valentines chocolate my hubby gave me, logged it, felt crappy about it for an hour and then got off my butt and got a good workout in!!!

jackiejax1981

What a great post!!! I love reading anything POSITIVE & MOTIVATING!

I usually get up at 730 and leave at 8am for the gym and take two morning classes back to back. Today was Kickboxing & BodyWorks. Well, I overslept and made it to BodyWorks JUST in time. However, I'm proud of myself for actually going back to the gym this evening for Step Aerobics and I ended up burning 600 more calories than normal for a total of 1831!!! Super excited and proud.....because it paid off to go back to the gym. I'm just not a mind-numbing treadmill/elliptical person. I LOVE group fitness! WOOT!!!

fguillory

I resisted junk in the grocery store today lol

I1ahunt

I am proud of my wife for sticking to our plan...........I am proud of myself for not hurting any of the idiots I have to work with:laugh:

monainmn

Welcome to MFP, you can do this !!!

WallyGirl358

I am proud of myself because today I am officially out of the obese range!

Karenlavonne1958

You guys are all so great! Love being proud of myself and not feeling guilty. My team at work had our first weigh in for biggest loser and we lost 22 lbs since Jan 18th! Proud of my team and it felt so good to have them say they think I lost the most!

sarah44254

I'm proud to maintain my weight while my motivation falters.

I'm proud to be accepted to honors college at University of Arizona.

I'm proud to be finishing five courses this semester to finally earn my Associates of Liberal Arts degree at 26 while the majority of my friends earned theirs at 19/20.

deliapm

Might seem like a small milestone, but I'm proud for sticking with this for 21 days!

Shaneekwa

I'm proud of myself for going to the gym and working out for 1 1/2 hours despite being extra tired and not wanting to go!

MB_Positif

For spending an entire hour on the Arc Trainer, sticking to a sustained pace the whole time, burning 744 calories! Yay!

WallyGirl358

Awesome..Hard work pays off. Congrats!

Jlyle0503

i am proud that i passed up an iced cookie and ate an orange instead :happy: :happy:

zephyrzar

I was actually just thinking of this as I was working out today. I just recently started MFP again, but with more motivation this time. Proud I actually did my workout today and eating healthier. It is just the beginning, but I am doing it! Proud of that!!!!

samluegger

exercised even though i am having crap (depressed) day :oP ;o)

melbaby925

I'm proud of myself because I've been working so hard that my jeans are getting baggy in the butt. And everywhere else too! But mostly in the butt, 'cause that's the biggest part right now!

my2gr8boys

I'm proud because I signed up for my first 5K today! I've never been a runner, but am working on the C25K program. I'm loving it so far!

musclefat2k

I'm proud of myself for being 40lbs away from minus 300 lbs. A feat that a couple years ago when I started this journey I didnt see as reality. I'm proud of myself for finally being able to see my own progress. I put on a suit the other day that was smaller than a size 50 for the first time in 20 years. I'm just proud! Humble, but PROUD!! woot woot

kriskaryl

I wore a new pair of size 8 jeans to work today. I also made it to the gym and had a great work out this evening.
i am sore but proud of my progress.