I have "only lost" ..... (Insert pounds here) BUT!

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  • Masil20
    Masil20 Posts: 21 Member
    I have only lost 13 pounds, but I can now wear my favorite jeans that were too tight (and the reason I started on MFP.) I think this may be my first NSV and I look forward to adding more of these types of victories.

    This is a great thread! Very inspiring!
  • sabolfitwife
    sabolfitwife Posts: 423 Member
    I have only lost 33 lbs, but...

    I can see my collar bone! (My most favorite part of my body!)
    I can feel hip bones (while I may not be able to see them just yet)
    I wear a size 14 (which is starting to get loose) instead of a 16 in jeans!
    I went from a XL shirt to only a L!
    I have calf muscles and baby biceps!!!
    I seem to drive my boyfriend crazy which in turn makes me feel 150% more confident in myself and sexy!

    Those are just a few of my favorites. I'm half way there and am ready to see what else comes with it :-)
  • alliejoberry
    alliejoberry Posts: 35
    I have "only lost" 15 pounds, BUT I'm a size smaller in pants, and I can get through an entire 1-hr. cardio-kickboxing class--something I probably wouldn't have been able to do a few years ago.
  • RetiredAndLovingIt
    RetiredAndLovingIt Posts: 1,394 Member
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  • ltaylor208402
    ltaylor208402 Posts: 49 Member
    I have only lost 47 pounds...


    But I have a neck now and can see my collar bone.
    I have to roll my pants up for them to fit.
    I can fit into a Blazer that I bought years ago that I could never button up.
    i can wrap my full size bath towel around me with nothing showing!
  • mcpjan
    mcpjan Posts: 76 Member
    I have only lost 25 lbs, but

    Now my close are very big on me
    I can now lift more weight
    I can now ride my exercise bike as long as I want not just 5 min.
    I can say I feel better and healthier.
  • d3mon4ngel
    d3mon4ngel Posts: 242 Member
    I've "only" lost 25lbs but...

    I'm now in size 12/14 instead of 16/18
    I feel stronger and more confident
    I have completed a 5km race, when at first I thought that day 1 of C25K would kill me!
    I can do 10 real push ups!
  • Irish_eyes75
    Irish_eyes75 Posts: 475
    I have "only" lost 12lbs but.....

    I am proud of the role model I've become for my son diet and exercise wise
    I have conquered my emotional eating habit
    I am much more active (but can improve there too)
    I don't feel like I'm on a "diet", this is how I will live for the rest of my life!
  • Indygirl_81
    Indygirl_81 Posts: 142 Member
    I have only lost 2 lbs, but I have learned to manage my eating habits better. I am more active.
  • jonesl100
    jonesl100 Posts: 1 Member
    I have only lost 12 lbs but ...

    I have only been doing this for 6 weeks
    I can now run for half a mile in 5 minutes without struggling (huge acheivement for me as I couldnt run for 1 minute 6 weeks ago without feeling like throwing up and sounding like an asthmatic donkey)
    Im more awake and alert at work
    and just today alone I have said polite no thank yous to the offer of jelly sweets, pizza and cakes (colleagues birthday) and stuck to soup and some strawberrys instead :)

    Im looking forward to the next year and reaching my goals in a healthy and acheivable way!

    P.s. all of your stories are very inspiring
  • fit4lifeUcan2
    fit4lifeUcan2 Posts: 1,458 Member
    I have only lost 43lbs, but I......

    Am now a size 10 INSTEAD of a size 14
    Can now wear Medium tops instead of XL
    Can now walk all day, when before I would get winded walking upstairs!
    Can see my toes instead of my belly!
    Can cross my legs again!
    Most Importantly --- I am no longer on BP meds! I have no more pain in my joints and no more heartburn.
  • sandlerlover
    sandlerlover Posts: 96 Member
    I have only lost 39 pounds but...

    It's been almost a year and there's no turning back.
    I'm wearing a size 16/18 instead of 20/22.
    I'm wearing a 16 for the first time since high school.
    I'm wearing XL shirts instead of XXL.
    I bought girl athletic shorts for the first time in 10 years.
    I can run multiple bases and not feel winded.
    I can run down pop-flies I wouldn't have gotten to last year.
    I'm faster during my volleyball matches and don't feel as exhausted as early.
    I want to get up and play with my son and not just sit and watch him.
    I'm getting more "looks"/compliments.
    I'M HAPPIER with myself and much more confident.

    Most importantly: I have only lost 39 pounds but I have found the thing that works for me and know the tools I need to lose much more!
  • sbbc09
    sbbc09 Posts: 22
    I've only lost 5 pounds (and gained it back while race training), but:

    My body comp has changed to the point where I am a (healthy!) size 0 at three different stores.
    I'd rather spend my money on race registrations than anything else.
    I'm doing my first half marathon in 2 1/2 weeks, and signed up for my second (February) without hesitation.
    I had to improvise an outfit for an interview because my black pantsuit looks like a trash bag on me.
  • garita93
    garita93 Posts: 267 Member
    I have only lost 49 pounds but....

    I no longer have daily fat and ugly days
    I no longer feel unworthy of my husbands attraction to me
    I no longer have to make sure the store I am shopping in has plus sizes
    I no longer see myself as lazy
    I no longer wear a size 20 dress, I wear a 10!
    I no longer worry about how disgusting I look when someone wants to take a picture
    I no longer think "I hope I can lose weight before this event"
    I no longer feel like a failure
    I no longer feel like my father's insensitive hateful words were correct
    I no longer dread things that seem so simple as tying my shoes or getting dressed
  • GramDebbie
    GramDebbie Posts: 5 Member
    I have only lost 32 lbs. (in almost a year), but

    I have bought new work pants once (and now some of them are loose)
    People I work with tell me I'm losing & looking good.
    People I work with walk with me for our exercise twice a day.
    My husband compliments me on my dedication.
    I walked/jogged my SECOND 5k race in 10 yrs & made it in under an hour (my goal!)
    I feel better knowing I'm doing this the right way, slowly but trending downward!!
    I miss exercise when I don't do a class or workout.
    I want to do more 5ks and plan on it!!
    I am eating more right than wrong, but don't beat myself up when I stray. Like Oprah says, "when you know better, you do better".
    I still have about 30 lbs. to goal, but I know I can make it and just take it slow & steady.
    Am learning to "Stay strong & carry on!"

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