share your tiny victories!
jaimemeredith
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I think that our little day-to-day achievements are just as good to share and be proud of as our large achievements. If I didn't celebrate my 'tiny victories' each day as I lost weight, I don't know if I would've gotten to where I am today (about 33 pounds down)!
My latest tiny victories include not late night snacking for the past few nights, hitting the gym pretty consistently and staying under my calorie goal since Monday. What are yours?!
My latest tiny victories include not late night snacking for the past few nights, hitting the gym pretty consistently and staying under my calorie goal since Monday. What are yours?!
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I share your philosophy about tiny victories. I spent years and years focused on every tiny failure and felt a constant sense of guilt about food. I just can't do that to myself any more.
This week:
I stayed at my calorie goal, 4 days in a row so far.
I exercised every day, 3 days in a row.
I got up early to go to a Zumba class, even though I tried really hard to talk myself into sleeping in.
I made a decision to be brave and do have the courage to follow through on my goals this week.0 -
I share your philosophy about tiny victories. I spent years and years focused on every tiny failure and felt a constant sense of guilt about food. I just can't do that to myself any more.
This week:
I stayed at my calorie goal, 4 days in a row so far.
I exercised every day, 3 days in a row.
I got up early to go to a Zumba class, even though I tried really hard to talk myself into sleeping in.
I made a decision to be brave and do have the courage to follow through on my goals this week.
that's awesome! I can totally relate about the talking yourself into sleeping in. Whenever I set an earlier alarm to work out, my sleepy brain convinces me to hit snooze. Good for you!!0 -
For the past three days I have gotten off the bus one stop early before work to get some extra steps in (and hit my 10,000 step goal yesterday!). I also have been going for walks on my lunch break almost every day as well.0
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AddieOverhaul wrote: »For the past three days I have gotten off the bus one stop early before work to get some extra steps in (and hit my 10,000 step goal yesterday!). I also have been going for walks on my lunch break almost every day as well.
that's awesome! I love adding little ways to get my steps in...I've been trying to park farther away from my office. Every step counts
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I had to buy new work pants last week, the day after I started logging, and they were out of my size. I had to buy a size down, so they were like sausage casings on me. Had days off, and assumed the weight I lost in between was all water weight... but when I put them on this Morning, they weren't nearly as tight. Still tight, but I could actually breathe in them. Felt good considering I had already attributed all of my weight lost to water -- wasn't even considering whether or not I lost actual weight.0
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I've stayed under my calorie goal 4 days in a row.
I've exercised in some form every day for the past 9 days!0 -
I like this, as I tend to focus on small failures.
I've stayed within my calorie budget since and gotten in an hour of activity since Monday.
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Made a better choice this afternoon for my snack. Had an apple instead of potato chips. It's not my cheat day so I resisted. Plus my scale was down this morning, and I'd like to keep it that way.0
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kirstinlee wrote: »I had to buy new work pants last week, the day after I started logging, and they were out of my size. I had to buy a size down, so they were like sausage casings on me. Had days off, and assumed the weight I lost in between was all water weight... but when I put them on this Morning, they weren't nearly as tight. Still tight, but I could actually breathe in them. Felt good considering I had already attributed all of my weight lost to water -- wasn't even considering whether or not I lost actual weight.
that's so great! even when they're still tight I love feeling like I made some progress.
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meganridenour wrote: »I've stayed under my calorie goal 4 days in a row.
I've exercised in some form every day for the past 9 days!
that's impressive! what kind of workouts do you do? I find it hard to work out every day, I usually end up doing 5 days a week.
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liftrunrepeat wrote: »I like this, as I tend to focus on small failures.
I've stayed within my calorie budget since and gotten in an hour of activity since Monday.
it's so easy to focus on the small fails but much more fulfilling to focus on the tiny victories. that's really good! you have me beat. I couldn't work out Tuesday and went over my calorie budget today - hoping to even it out tonight with an intense workout though!
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I went out to eat with my dad tonight, and I ordered a salad! I've literally never EVER gotten a salad at a restaurant. I always would order something super calorie-filled like pasta.0
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No sugar today!0
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Decided to keep trying to reach my goal - that is my small victory!0
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Went running last night at the gym. Even though the parking lot was full. Even though I really just wanted to go home and sit on my couch.
Like this thread!0 -
10lbs in the 14 days, and the best part is ive not done keto this time . normally i do keto, feel like *kitten* and drop maybe 15-20lbs in the first two weeks, but thats all water. just calorie watching and having whatever i want. yayyy 0
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Walked to AND from work today - 12 kms total. Workin' on a good calorie deficit for a Friday! Yay.0
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I love this thread!
My small victory is that I made an effort everyday to walk up and down the stairs a few times during my lunch break just to get in additional activity. Even though it made me feel tremendously out of shape I did it and so glad that I was able to accomplish it 5 days in a row.
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Hmmm made it through a 30 minute workout this am when I wanted to give up every two minutes starting at the ten minute mark...sometimes you gotta gut through it when you are not feeling it. So strange some days it is so easy to workout, some days its torture.....sigh...0
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This is a great thread for me. I am so freaking self-critical, even after 30 lbs down and hovering in maintenance. I'm going to try and create a personal journal with this theme every day to keep me in a better mind frame.
I suppose I can be proud that instead of doing 15 min intervals on the treadmill this morning like is planned, I did 20 min.0 -
Hmmm made it through a 30 minute workout this am when I wanted to give up every two minutes starting at the ten minute mark...sometimes you gotta gut through it when you are not feeling it. So strange some days it is so easy to workout, some days its torture.....sigh...
I know how you feel!! Good for you to get in your workout!
Not always, but sometimes I think that being a bit dehydrated makes it harder. Make sure you have a couple of glasses of water the evening before. (Yeah yeah - I pee 1-2x during the night, too.)0 -
happypenguin13 wrote: »I love this thread!
My small victory is that I made an effort everyday to walk up and down the stairs a few times during my lunch break just to get in additional activity. Even though it made me feel tremendously out of shape I did it and so glad that I was able to accomplish it 5 days in a row.
@happypenguin13 - There used to be a lady in our building (6 flights) who did all four sets of stairs twice daily during her coffee breaks. She was nice and slim, and attributed much of her fitness to the few minutes of stairs she did each work day. She retired recently, so she wasn't a little energetic 20-something. She was an energetic, menopausal woman! Inspiration for everyone. A couple of other office ladies joined and they got in a nice bit of friendly visiting, to boot!
I'm going to do the stairs now, thanks to your post0 -
I have two to share:
- I'm currently completing round two of CIZE (4 weeks per round), which includes an 8 minute ab routine. I set a goal at the beginning of round two to be able to get through the entire ab routine without any unscheduled breaks. At the start of round two I was taking nine unscheduled breaks. Today was my last opportunity, and I made it. No unscheduled breaks! Yay me!
- Today I'm wearing a belt that a couple months ago I couldn't fasten at all. Not even close. I'm on the first loop, but I'm wearing it!!
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Coworker asked me today if I am losing weight. It feel good to hear that it shows on more then the scale. Not that I need their approval but knowing that all this work is making a difference!0
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My tiny victory was that because I'm working out so much more, I invested in some new workout gear.0
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I just had the tiny victory of having to adjust the settings in my heart rate monitor to reflect my loss so far.
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I had to punch a new hole in my belt today.0
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Made it to the gym today and had salad with dinner! (which on weekends used to be mostly junk foods)0
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