What small accomplishment have you made recently?

I was able to fully cross my legs today without "helping" my leg by lifting it farther over. It seems weird but it's amazing how the little things remind of us of our progress.

I ran 6 minutes on the treadmill today instead of just 5. Not much, but Im proud of it!

I started here at 247 pounds, in March, barely able to make it 10 minutes at 2.0 on a treadmill. I also had an extremely large hernia, as big as a tennis ball. On September 27th, I went for hernia surgery, at 176.4 pounds. On October 1st, I weighed in at 190 pounds. OUCH! October 13th I went back for a second hernia surgery, because another one formed, at 184 pounds. Today, 1 month and 1 day later, I weighed in at 175.2 pounds. The only thing I have been aloud to do since the first surgery, is walk very slowly. Yesterday she, my doctor, released me on exercise restrictions, most of the way. Today I did my first 1 mile, in 21 minutes, with 18 holes and all in my belly. 2 surgeries in 1 month, and a 14 pound weight gain. With a little determination, anything can be done!

My small accomplishment is LOGGING back in, and tracking my food today! It's 4:43 and I don't have any more calories left, but I know I can do it.

I decided to start eating healthy again. On Monday, I started using MFP again, and I'm really glad that I did it. Almost 2 year ago I did MFP and lost 25 pounds...about half of that has creeped back on, and this time I am determined to pull it off and some extra!

After losing most/all of the weight I wanted to lose, I have recently started exercising (not counting the 4 - 5 miles I walk every day at work) and I read somewhere that I should be able to do 25 - 50 pushups. Well, no way. I started out doing 3, then 5 and last night I did 7, I figure eventually I will get there, maybe, lol.

Proud that good (nutritious) food tastes good again. At my high weight and bad habits I had no desire for fruit and salad. Now they are yummy!

I finished the first 2 weeks of 200 sit ups (with crunches, pregnant) and am now able to do 90 crunches non stop. Started week 3 today. I also finished week 2 of Couch to 5K and I can definitely feel a difference already.

I hit 10K steps on my pedometer today:happy: I realize this is supposed to be a minimum, but I have to work hard for it!

2 weeks in a row that i have been on the treadclimber 3 times/wk. This will be week 3 and i have increased my time each week. Up to one whole hour today! YAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!:smokin:

34" waist 501 jeans.

I only have2 snickers instead of 5!

I made a decision to re-join the local gym nearly a month ago and have managed to maintain going there on average 4 times a week! I used to go great guns on the gym for a week or two, then slack off a bit, but my motivation has remained consistent!

I joined MFP about 10 days ago, and have been really on track with my food and exercise diaries, and am finding this a really supportive environment, even if it is a 'cyber-environment'.

Since starting this lifestyle alteration nearly a month ago, there's been a noticeable difference in how I feel and my energy levels. In the past two weeks, I've lost 4 pounds. Which is higher than the goal I set for myself!

4 pounds is small beans, I know, but this is really the first time I've really tried to maintain a healthy lifestyle myself so I'm loving even the small accomplishments!

I ran 5k two days ago and every week i knock a few seconds and the odd minute off it and i know i can do better.
Six months and two weeks ago i wheezed walking up the hill to drop the kids off. This is my accomplishment, i like exercise!

When I was at my highest weight, one of my dogs, pomeranian, wasn't able to lay comfortably in front of me on the couch while I watched tv. A few days ago, he wasn't feeling well and I snuggle w/ him on the couch. For the first time he wasn't trying to stay on the couch, he was comfortably beside me! That meant alot to me.

When I lost about 10 lbs or so, it was starting to get too hot for me to want to walk outside. So, I purchased an used elliptical machine. That night I stepped on it and was astounded that I was exhausted after 3! mins of using it. Now, on the same resistance level, I can go for 30 mins. Recently, I've changed the resistance up 2 levels but have cut down the length of time in the workout. I was starting to get bored w/ it, now I feel challenged again.

**Edited to add: I went out to lunch w/ my bf yesterday. He decided that he wanted dessert and ordered a S'more type dessert. It came w/ some strawberries and a cup of melted marshmellows and chocolate, beside that was freshly made graham cracker stips. I had 2 of the strawberries and 1/3 of One of the graham cracker strips w/ some of the marshmellow chocolate stuff on it. That was a Major test of my will-power but I done it!