One of my pairs of jeans that were very tight on me two months ago are now baggy on me. I'm looking forward to trashing these jeans and buying a new pair. Some of my other jeans that are the same size aren't nearly as baggy on me. So I will replace one pair of pants at a time with a smaller size. I don't want to keep ANY clothes around that are too big. It would be too easy to slip back into the larger sizes hanging in my closet. That's what happened last time.

I can run for one minute straight. It isn't big, but even one month ago I wasn't able to run for 30 seconds.... and I can do it 8 times in a 20 minute span and come home thinking I could have done it longer.

@cpw2109, I think that clothing fitting again is a great motivator and a concrete way to see your progress. It's hard to see the small changes in the mirror, because we see ourselves every day. When you can try on a pair of jeans that didn't fit for a while, and wear them again, there is no second guessing that progress is being made.

This weekend I hit my 'ten pounds lost' mark. I can't see any difference yet, but I tried on a size 14 jeans that have been sitting in my dresser drawer for a while now, and I was able to wear them all day. Still a little snug, but when I started at the beginning of November I was comfortably wearing size 18 jeans, with size 16 being a little snug. I've lost 3 inches off my waist.

One of my all time favourite pairs of jeans is a size 12, and I'm hoping to be wearing them again by Valentine's day.

@ashafraz, congrats on not gaining over thanksgiving. That's a big accomplishment on two fronts; firstly, you managed not to gain any weight and secondly, you've proven to yourself and to the rest of us that gaining pounds because of the holidays isn't a given.

In past years I've tended to look at holiday weight gain as one of the laws of physics, but this year I'm viewing it as a challenge to have fun and be with family without overdoing it. Posts like yours just reinforce that it's possible.

bluenoser38 wrote: »

@cpw2109, I think that clothing fitting again is a great motivator and a concrete way to see your progress. It's hard to see the small changes in the mirror, because we see ourselves every day. When you can try on a pair of jeans that didn't fit for a while, and wear them again, there is no second guessing that progress is being made.

This weekend I hit my 'ten pounds lost' mark. I can't see any difference yet, but I tried on a size 14 jeans that have been sitting in my dresser drawer for a while now, and I was able to wear them all day. Still a little snug, but when I started at the beginning of November I was comfortably wearing size 18 jeans, with size 16 being a little snug. I've lost 3 inches off my waist.

One of my all time favourite pairs of jeans is a size 12, and I'm hoping to be wearing them again by Valentine's day.

Congrats on your ten pound loss! I'm sure you will be in those favorite pair of jeans in no time. Good luck!

On Thursday I had to park on the third floor of our parking structure at work as I got in a bit later. I usually get a ground floor spot. A few months ago I would have been out of breath when I got up the stairs. I realized that when I got to the third floor, I was barely breathing faster than normal! I breezed up so quick! I am just a walker - that is all the exercise I do! It's so important to stick to it because after a few months, you will be able to see and feel the progress that you have made!

Some of my scrubs were a little looser. So I tried on my old ones that were too tight. Now they fit

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My percentages - which technically are measured on the scale so I don't know if they count - are looking excellent. As Debs (debsbiggs) pointed out to me, they're an indicator of health, fitness, and doing this right. Being healthy was always my goal, so to see proof of it in my body comp is just really exciting to me.

[Body Fat: 40% > 24.9%, Muscle Mass: 24% > 33.4%, Water Mass: 26% > 45.1% and Bone Density: 7.2lbs to 6.8lbs. Total of 40inches lost all over my body]

What scale do you use? I think those numbers would be really helpful during a plateau

Um, it doesn't say and I can't find the box. They were just ones I bought from my local pharmacy when I stood on the corner of my old ones and broke them. I would like to point out that they were already about 15 years old when I broke them.

However, they weren't expensive, about £20/$35 so I think you can pretty much get any ones that do those functions and be gold. I just wouldn't rely too much on the numbers they tell you because sometimes they can be off but focus on the actual percentage changes (like each time you lose/gain a %) instead.

I have always HATED the 40 minute stretch workout in TurboFire. To me, it feels more like 30 minutes of horrendous body-weight strength training, and 10 minutes of stretching. It has always gotten my heart rate as high as cardio workouts do, and I would be shaking and exhausted and hating every second of it (until the 10 minutes of relaxing stretching lol)...I recently decided to follow the workout schedule for TurboFire again, and yesterday was the 40 minute stretch day. I was dreading it. BUT...after working out consistently for 6 solid months, it wasn't so bad! I still wouldn't say I loved it, but my heart rate didn't even reach the cardio zone, and I wasn't shaking and exhausted halfway through. It was doable. I haven't lost as much weigh as I would like - I'm having a tough time with my eating -- but this was a very clear indication that I am improving my health and ability to DO things!!! Pretty exciting stuff!

I found a bunch of seated exercise videos that allow me to work out safely, without stressing my back, knees, or hips. I've lost 1 inch in my bust, waist, hips, arms, and legs, since September! As someone physically limited, this is a major victory!

My 19yr old daughter told me she's getting jealous of my tummy as it's starting to get flatter (in the next breather she told me I still have love handles, but I'm focusing on the positives)

swam for 1 full hour last night

I'm not sure if this belongs here or not, but I think it is a victory, so here it goes. It has been a really tough week. I accepted a promotion at work on a trial basis, and the difference in stress and workload between a middle management position and an executive position is enormous. My son's best friend was diagnosed with lymphoma this week; they are both in the ninth grade and have been best buds since kindergarten. My heart just bleeds, and I cannot help it, or change it or make it better. And top of this, today my husband told me that I am frumpy and unattractive and he no longer finds me desirable. It's been a lot to take in.

If there was ever a time when I needed to crawl under the covers with a carton of ice cream and just give up, this would be it. But I did my exercises (yoga and walking), and I ate within my calorie allowance, and I did not give up.

I think that is a victory, as the easy days are easy. The hard days aren't, and sticking with it on the hard days is the difference between quitting and moving forward.

Congrats to all the NSV's!!! You are all very inspirational!

To bluenoser...use this time to rock the promotion and be supportive of your son. As for hubby, use his words as motivation NOT as an excuse. YOU MATTER!!!