Non-Scale Victories
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Congratulations. It takes courage to try al these new things. I'm really happy for you. ;}
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I was actually able to jump a few times at Zumba today. I have really bad knees and jumping with the extra fat is awkward and embarassing. But I was able to do it today and it didn't hurt my knees! I was pretty excited about it.0 -
I am wearing my NSV today!
I have this pair of "skinny jeans" that I could barely fit into when I bought them. I think I poured myself into them for a total of 3 months (on days the weather was bad and I needed something to fit into my rain boots) before I had to put them in the "one day I will wear that again" pile. Today the weather is icky and I thought "Hmm, wonder if I can wear those now?" Turns out they are actually LOOSE. I was shocked. So I happily pulled my belt out to wear with my skinny jeans while walking around in the snow today. 
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Ok, my most current non-scale victory is giving away a whole bunch of clothes that have been too big for months. But I was afraid to get rid of them for fear of gaining back all my weight. I gave away a bunch of 3X shirts and size 44 pants. I am wearing xl shirts and size 38 pants now.
Also congrats to everyone on their NSV's!0 -
Congratulations to everyone! You all have such amazing stories and victories!! I am so excited for all of you. Keep em' coming. 0
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my NSV today
my daughter has a game away so after school gets out we are grabbing something fast to eat. before I wouldn't pre plan today I went online to check the menus of the 5 choices we have and wrote down the healtheir choices of food options to take with me so I know what to do.0 -
Just a little victory today... I lost a half inch on my hips! I also am doing much better today on the amount of sugar I consume. Normally I consume anywhere from 80 to over 100 grams or sugar more than my daily amount. Today I'm only 10 grams over! The day isn't over yet, but that's still much better than before.0
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yesterday after 10 hours at uni (library and classes) instead of eating everything in the house (which I wanted to do!) I made a two egg omelette with a whole orange pepper and 32g of blue cheese, only took 10 mins from putting down my book bag to sliding it onto my plate and it meant that even on a day with no planned exercise I was still 100cal under my daily goal!0
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These are some great nsv's. I have a couple too. I have been losing inches more than weight. At least that's what it seems like.
Well my winter wool jack has been big but I figured I could make it through the season and buy a new smaller one next year. Well it decided to start to fall apart. Well my old one was a size 16 and it was tight to button. My next one is a size 6. I almost fell over when it fit and buttoned and wasn't too tight.
My second one is I swim a lot and I was feeling like my speedo bathing suit was showing to much chest. Well I went yesterday and bought a new suit. 2 sizes smaller than my current one. So since last July I have gone from a size18 suit to a size 10. This is so exciting.
I have to to get some new jeans. The 10 and 12 I have are getting to big. So I may finally be in single digits for pants again.
All of this and the scale hasn't moved that much. I only wish the scale would catch up to the inches but I am sure that t some point it will. And actually who cares are long as I feel good.
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today nsv isn't really fitness related but it is still a big accomplishment. usually I am very vocal about sports and yell and for lack of a better word act like an idiot. well today I didn't have as many slip ups like I usually do and I was not asked by a coach to be escorted out of the game like another person was. I still need to improve a lot but the point is I did do better. will keep trying.0
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my mile is about 16 minutes. You are encouraging me to push myself faster.thanks
Did my mile in 14mins 31 sec today! A whole Minute faster than usual.
I really thought about quitting at about 0.6 miles, but then I though "you won't get anywhere doing that" I just kept repeating in my head"you can do this, just a bit longer, can't quit now!"
I am really proud of myself.0 -
my NSV today
my daughter has a game away so after school gets out we are grabbing something fast to eat. before I wouldn't pre plan today I went online to check the menus of the 5 choices we have and wrote down the healtheir choices of food options to take with me so I know what to do.
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A special NSV happened last Tuesday as I was picking my daughter up from jr. High. As I walked up to her group, she had got a big smile on her face and quickly introduced me to everyone. When we got to the car she told me how cute and skinny I looked.
NSV-my daughter is proud of how I look
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Ran a 5k with a double jog stroller. Could barely run a single minute by myself in December.0
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my mile is about 16 minutes. You are encouraging me to push myself faster.thanks
Did my mile in 14mins 31 sec today! A whole Minute faster than usual.
I really thought about quitting at about 0.6 miles, but then I though "you won't get anywhere doing that" I just kept repeating in my head"you can do this, just a bit longer, can't quit now!"
I am really proud of myself.
You should be proud of yourself. You know that all runners - no matter how elite - face that same challenge. And they get through it exactly the same way. That feeling of needing to quit is a GOOD thing, that's the zone where you improve. The longer you continue to run in that state, the more you gain for the next time.0 -
yesterday while warming up on my usual jogging route that I've been using for the last 4 months, a dog walker, who I don't know but I see often, stopped me to ask how my training was going and to keep it up because she thought whatever I was doing was working and I looked great!
so using that as my motivation, want to make it through today, my hardest day for sticking to my planned meals and if I can I will reward myself by taking half an hour out of my revision time tonight to paint my nails!
it's not just friends and family that notice the difference in you, it's everyone you interact with on a daily basis, shop workers, dog walkers and bus drivers! I hope everyone else has a fantastic day! I plan to!0 -
Ribs! I have ribs again!0
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I held the unbearable awful horrible squat at Zumba twice now. It's a deep squat and we hold it for almost a minute. BURNS so good! I have to close my eyes and breathe through it, it's pretty intense for me.0
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Ribs! I have ribs again!
Woot! Congrats!0 -
yesterday while warming up on my usual jogging route that I've been using for the last 4 months, a dog walker, who I don't know but I see often, stopped me to ask how my training was going and to keep it up because she thought whatever I was doing was working and I looked great!
so using that as my motivation, want to make it through today, my hardest day for sticking to my planned meals and if I can I will reward myself by taking half an hour out of my revision time tonight to paint my nails!
it's not just friends and family that notice the difference in you, it's everyone you interact with on a daily basis, shop workers, dog walkers and bus drivers! I hope everyone else has a fantastic day! I plan to!
Aww! That's amazing. What a motivational post. Thanks for sharing. 0 -
I've never tried zumba, I feel uncomfortable exercising around people I know, is it best to do zumba at a class or are home DVD's good too?
didn't quite achieve my Tuesday goal, but I made it till 10pm till I had a moderate binge of an extra 500cals, that I didn't need or want, but couldn't stop myself from eating! I could blame it on my essay deadlines which are looming over me, but more likely it's all in my mind, I know Tuesdays are hard day for me so I didn't fight temptation hard enough!0 -
If Tuesdays are a hard day for you, maybe you should cut yourself some slack and find a way to give yourself a little boost that day, so you can get what you need without feeling like you're not meeting your goals.0
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If Tuesdays are a hard day for you, maybe you should cut yourself some slack and find a way to give yourself a little boost that day, so you can get what you need without feeling like you're not meeting your goals.
that's what i thought! tomorrow is another day, and today was fantastic! and my 'binges' are a lot less than they used to be, 500 is much better than 2000-3000 like they used to be last year!0 -
dropped a size on top to a size medium today 0
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Congratulations to everyone on their non-scale victories!!
As for the Zumba question, if you aren't comfortable exercising in front of people (trust me I understand), the at home is nothing to be ashamed of. I know a lot of people that burn lots of calories doing it that way! Do what you are comfortable with. That said, I personally go to the classes for some accountability. I go to a small fitness studio (not a big gym) and over the last 6 weeks have gotten to meet everyone. Everyone there is super supportive and always is friendly and happy to see me. While it is still embarrassing to exercise in front of others, knowing people are expecting me to show up helps. Plus, it helps force me to go all out. When I exercise at home I tend to half *kitten* it or stop when I get tired, because no one would know if I did. The classes force me to push through it. But, if you're not ready for that, workout at home. It can work too!
Congrats to sweet gurl on dropping to a size medium!!
My own NSV - Today at zumba when we were doing our cool down stretches... there's the one where you put your hand between your shoulder blades and grab your elbow with your other hand and stretch out your triceps. Today I could actually reach my elbow. Never could before. When I started six weeks ago I was just holding my wrist but now I can grab that elbow! Flexibility increased! Woot. 0 -
Today... I was reaching to put back a bag of granola, cos the nutritional information was so shocking, (that's a NSV on it's own!), but as I reached up, my jeans slipped right over my hips, exposing my 'gorgeousness' to all! This weight loss thing has dangerous side effects!
Well done, everyone! You are all fab!
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Today... I was reaching to put back a bag of granola, cos the nutritional information was so shocking, (that's a NSV on it's own!), but as I reached up, my jeans slipped right over my hips, exposing my 'gorgeousness' to all! This weight loss thing has dangerous side effects!
Well done, everyone! You are all fab!
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Well, excellent job doing some label reading! Too many people go with the foods that they think are healthy, are labeled healthy, or have the fewest calories (diet foods) without ever reading a label. For me, what's in the food is usually more important than the number of calories! Good for you for putting back a deceptively bad choice!
And to your second half, haha, congratulations on your pants being too big! Great NSV. 0 -
The granola pants thing is too great/funny.
Super congrats on reaching your hands together behind your back. I still cat do that.
Today I saw daylight between my toes. They look so cute.
So many NSVs surprise us. We don't even know to look for them.
Little daily blessings to see us through our journey.0 -
my fisrt NSV - I have had no binges since my minor slip up on Tuesday and stayed on or just under my calorie goal (of 1600) every day since including Saturday! if I can make it to next Tuesday it will be the first time EVER, that I have honestly weighed and logged everything I have eaten for a whole week.
my second NSV - this morning at 7.30am, me and my son, got up and had a light breakfast and then took our bikes to the local racing track and cycled 4500m in 21 minutes (about 8mp/h). We were both exhausted after but very pleased and he's agreed to try for 4 laps next week, 6000m!!
and third NSV - to add a cherry to the very positive cake I've felt so happy and confident I've been able to take a picture of myself where I actually like the person looking back at me for the first time in over a year!
I hope everyone else has a wonderful week to come (and happy st Patrick's day!)0 -
Super congrats on all your NSVs and felling good about taking charge of your lifemy fisrt NSV - I have had no binges since my minor slip up on Tuesday and stayed on or just under my calorie goal (of 1600) every day since including Saturday! if I can make it to next Tuesday it will be the first time EVER, that I have honestly weighed and logged everything I have eaten for a whole week.
my second NSV - this morning at 7.30am, me and my son, got up and had a light breakfast and then took our bikes to the local racing track and cycled 4500m in 21 minutes (about 8mp/h). We were both exhausted after but very pleased and he's agreed to try for 4 laps next week, 6000m!!
and third NSV - to add a cherry to the very positive cake I've felt so happy and confident I've been able to take a picture of myself where I actually like the person looking back at me for the first time in over a year!
I hope everyone else has a wonderful week to come (and happy st Patrick's day!)0 -
This might seem strange, but I've achieve a "plateau." My scale tends to veer up and down wildly over a day, week or month. I can be three pounds HEAVIER in the morning than after lunch. Seriously.
For the last week, I've been spot on at 191.5. This means that I've achieved a new set point. If I stopped using MFP, I'd probably "naturally" eat at a level that would maintain this weight for at least a few months instead of slowly gaining like I was a few months ago.
I know that if I continue at the same level of calories and exercise, I'll continue to lose fat and start gaining "scale victories" in a few weeks, but it's nice to know that I've taken off all the easy, excess weight and that my body has adapted to my new fitness level.0
