@Dan - What you did was incredible. It takes a fair amount of courage to commit to that kind of a hike.

@brookielaw - That is a huge NSV. Being able to resist in a social setting is a big deal. We're social animals and like to mimic others. We slow down and speed up eating based on what others around us are doing. We tend to match bite for bite. Great job on not eating the cake and keeping things cool. You were justified in having hurt feelings.

This is sorta an NSV and sorta not. I have been having checkup appointments this week. I blew away my endocrinologist with how much weight I'd lost along with my home health nurse. The big one though comes from my perspective. I have to set up yearly goals with my nurse, and I went with continuing weight-loss. I decided within the next year I will lose 70 lbs. This did not intimidate me the way it intimidated them. We heckled over it for a bit as I explained that it's /not/ an unrealistic goal. The goal was set as lose 6 lbs a month for the next 12 months. That goal is the same things as lose 70 lbs in the next 12 months, just worded in a way that is actually more intimidating for me in truth as the expectation is put in place for close to the end of the year as well....anyways. So, the big numbers in the grand scheme of things don't bother me. I am realizing my realistic limits and able to set appropriate goals for them, even if they sound way too big for others.

Dan! Look at you go! Go. As in disappear! You are melting away!

HOLY WOWZERS!

NSV - Went recently to a place we had not been in awhile. They seated us in a small two person booth (seated across from each other). . Not only was there plenty of room at my stomach so that I did not feel squished in like a sardine in a can, but I noticed that I could set my large purse beside me on the seat and there was still room left over. Before I started on this journey that purse was delegated to the floor at my feet because there was no room on the seat beside me. :happy:

Amazing NSV! Keep up the great work

hi everybody! ok, i used to hate aisles.

most aisles are set up for two people to pass, but i always took up the whole aisle. like at the library. if someone came into the aisle i was in, one of us would have to back up because there was no way we could pass each other.

well yesterday, while at the library, i was walking down one of the aisles and a library assistant came into the aisle with one of those large book carts to reshelve the books. she pushed that thing right past me with no problem!!!

we said hi as she passed and then i actually laughed out loud i was so amazed. happy, happy, happy!

Completed my first 5k color run in under 45 minutes with major hills.











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That's awesome Jackie!

Love the pics Canuname! Nice work!!!

Hello, my name is Jennifer and I am an emotional eater. But today, despite the fact that I had a horribly stressful last couple hours of work, and despite my anxiety being through the roof, I drove straight home from work. I did not stop for ice cream. I did not go through a drive through (sadly, I didn't pass go and collect $200 either, but I suppose you can't have everything). Even better, I did my workout video, had a fairly healthy dinner, talked to a friend, and did not blow my daily calories.

Yay, baby steps!

Giant steps!

Sounds great Jennifer

Awesome job Jennifer!!! Will power is just like a muscle the more we exercise it the stronger it gets.