What's Your Most Recent NSV

Nsv- didn't touch the junk food spread out in front of me at a horrible, stressfilled meeting. Decided to repeat week 1 of cw5k because the second week was too difficult---in the past i woud have just given up and headed for the couch! Karen from ny

klanders30 wrote: »

Decided to repeat week 1 of cw5k because the second week was too difficult---in the past i woud have just given up and headed for the couch! Karen from ny

Oh! Please don't let yourself get discouraged about repeating as many weeks as you need on C25K. I did the same thing and then I had to stop myself from skipping weeks because they seemed TOO EASY!

I went from having not exercised in 20 years, to walking 10 minutes on the treadmill, to walking in my neighborhood for 30-60 miutes in 5 months from January to May.

Then I started C25K at the end of May and walked my first 5k race. By the end of July I jogged the whole way in a race. I never jogged before in my whole life and now I jog 5K about 3 times a week.

I made a commitment to myself to do at least 1 5k race every month til next May and so far I have done it. It is so difficult to get up the courage and get through the race, but the feeling at the end----it's truly priceless!!!!

I even came in last in one race at the end of September. But I still felt like a winner just because I did it for ME!

Don't give up! You are worth the effort and you are already winning, because you are doing it for you!

Yesterday my boss threatened my job.

I knew immediately that I was going to be struggling with "hunger" later on when I had more time to process everything.

The NSV is that I made it home without stopping at fast food, NOT getting fried chicken at the grocery store, NOT getting ice cream or chips, ONLY picking up my Rx's and GOING HOME. I did not completely fall back into old habits of eating the emotions that I didn't know how to feel. I did overeat, but it was on a box of NutThins. For me, that's a total win. I'm still having trouble with the emotions, but I'm not *eating* them, I'm FEELING them.

Virkati wrote: »

Yesterday my boss threatened my job.

I knew immediately that I was going to be struggling with "hunger" later on when I had more time to process everything.

The NSV is that I made it home without stopping at fast food, NOT getting fried chicken at the grocery store, NOT getting ice cream or chips, ONLY picking up my Rx's and GOING HOME. I did not completely fall back into old habits of eating the emotions that I didn't know how to feel. I did overeat, but it was on a box of NutThins. For me, that's a total win. I'm still having trouble with the emotions, but I'm not *eating* them, I'm FEELING them.

Bummer to your boss but massive congratulations on realising your feelings and not feeding them away.

steph0324 wrote: »

Just got the results of my latest bloodwork. 2 months ago my bloodwork results showed high cholesterol and decreased kidney function. My mother is rapidly moving into End Stage Kidney disease as a result of diabetes, and I was hoping that the fact that I had avoided diabetes would mean that I would not be looking Kidney disease in my future. It was a wake up call to start changing my relationship with food. After just 2 months of making better food choices and being more active, I have managed to lower my cholesterol by 40 points and to show a much better kidney function!

So wonderful!

steph0324 wrote: »

Just got the results of my latest bloodwork. 2 months ago my bloodwork results showed high cholesterol and decreased kidney function. My mother is rapidly moving into End Stage Kidney disease as a result of diabetes, and I was hoping that the fact that I had avoided diabetes would mean that I would not be looking Kidney disease in my future. It was a wake up call to start changing my relationship with food. After just 2 months of making better food choices and being more active, I have managed to lower my cholesterol by 40 points and to show a much better kidney function!

That is the best possible result of getting fitter

I made myself go to the gym to do my pt exercises this morning

steph0324 wrote: »

Just got the results of my latest bloodwork. 2 months ago my bloodwork results showed high cholesterol and decreased kidney function. My mother is rapidly moving into End Stage Kidney disease as a result of diabetes, and I was hoping that the fact that I had avoided diabetes would mean that I would not be looking Kidney disease in my future. It was a wake up call to start changing my relationship with food. After just 2 months of making better food choices and being more active, I have managed to lower my cholesterol by 40 points and to show a much better kidney function!

That's fan-TASTIC!!! Go you! !!

A lot has changed for me. Lots of NSVs happening.

1. I've kicked my bad eating habits, finally!! Haven't craved fast food, high sodium, sugar, or pop! So exciting!
2. Went grocery shopping and read the labels on everything. Put back many items and came out with a cart full of healthy choices.
3. Went into the city many times and bought NO fast food!
4. I've inspired my family! My whole family is eating healthier.
5. I'm not even exercising to get thin anymore... I'm just exercising because it energizes me and makes me feel great!
6. Since I feel so great, my mood has improved 100%. I'm happy for the first time in my life! This makes daily life so much easier. I really struggled with anger before. I think it's because I simply didn't feel good.
7. This week I'll be switching my major to sports medicine! Something I'm confident I'll be passionate about, where as before I simply wasn't motivated in my classes.

I have so much energy, I don't think I've ever felt so energized and amazing!! This is a miracle. Seriously a miracle I never imagined would happen. I was killing myself and didn't even realize it. I'm a completely new person out of nowhere.

Ziggyzigs wrote: »

My butt shelf dissappeard. Seemingly overnight. Afro-caribbean girl here... and that is a big deal.

You WANTED it to disappear?? Mine started sloping seemingly overnight too... I've been doing deeper squats to slow That side effect down!!

shizmcnally wrote: »

Went to the cider mill today and only ate one donut and had one cup of cider. I allowed myself a treat, didn't feel guilty and couldn't believe the difference between how I looked last year as compared to this year!

Amazing transformation! Really want to go apple picking soon

I ordered some new jeans as my UK size 16's are pretty baggy now. Got the new size 14's and they fit and are even a little loose!

hotasfire36 wrote: »

shizmcnally wrote: »

Went to the cider mill today and only ate one donut and had one cup of cider. I allowed myself a treat, didn't feel guilty and couldn't believe the difference between how I looked last year as compared to this year!

You look awesome. Big difference from last year. Congrats

Thanks!

This week I bought three tops in a UK size 12! I cannot in my adult life remember ever wearing a 12, I have always been a 16+ or on a very rare occasion, a 14.

Also, having been at my gym for nearly a year, one of the instructors has got me doing supersets for the first time. By the end of each session I'm cursing his name and convinced again that he is actually trying to kill me, but at the same time completely amazed by how much more I can do now than this time last year.