What's Your Most Recent NSV

I finally caved in and ordered new work pants. When they arrived they were too big so I went and exchanged them for another size smaller. That was 3 weeks ago. Yesterday a friend of mine told me I need new work pants because mine are getting too big!!! I just got them!

We had to have blood tests this morning. We both hate needles. So we "rewarded" ourselves by eating out for our breakfast. I had 2 pieces of French toast with Smuckers breakfast syrup. One small container is 120 calories. The old me would have had 2 or 3 of them. Today I managed to use just 1 of them and even let a couple of bites of French toast. I didn't feel deprived and still got to enjoy a rare treat with no guilt and no slip up. Tonight I'm making a healthy stir fry.

Today is my 200th day in a row of exercising for at least 30 minutes per day.

Added running on the treadmill to my regular workout routine. It aint pretty, and it aint for long...but i am doing it!

I knelt down on the kitchen floor to scoop kitty litter from the box of litter into the litterbox and it didn't even bother my knees. It was actually pretty comfortable.

My Fitbit crapped out on me this week while I was out of town. So, instead of relying on steps, I spent time in the pool. This week, I spent more time in the pool with my kids, throwing them around, swimming with the little ones hanging all over me, and playing in the ocean with them than I have in the past 6 years combined. That is a HUGE accomplishment for me, and I am so grateful for the memories.

Yesterday, I forgot to make slow-cooker chicken I had planned, and was out late running errands. I thought about picking up pizza on the way home (my major downfall), but instead opened a can of tuna. Even better, I mixed it with pickle relish and fennel seed - who knew tuna didn't need mayo to taste good!!! - and didn't pile it on crackers or bread. Potential disaster avoided!! (Chicken's in the slow-cooker right now!)

Am still within losing first 10lbs but my work pants are getting loser and just two weeks ago I was almost left in tears panicking about what to do if they wont fit soon!! Ps- bought new pants in smaller size and Im almost in those!!

I've lost a few more pounds since the last time I went through my boxes of 'clothes to fit into', so I thought I'd try them again. Found a couple of tops that now fit nicely, and three pairs of jeans that I couldn't do up last time can now be squeezed into - including an embroidered pair that were my favourites when I lost weight the last time and had got down to about 6lbs less than I am right now. So I have some new 'goal jeans' to aim at! (I even managed, with a lot of sucking-the-belly-in, to just about get into a pair of size 14 pants (the jeans are 16s) but I've left those in the box for now!)

I also have a couple of pairs of pull-on jeans that were uncomfortable to sit in, so I'd put them at the bottom of the pile and haven't been wearing them. Since the most comfy pair I was using is now loose and needs a belt, I thought I should probably start wearing those others before it was too late. Well, it's almost too late - they're not slipping down yet, but they're definitely getting loose!

I volunteered at a regatta today (rowing), working at the launch dock.

When I did this a few years back, and did a lot of walking at the event and (this was the kicker) jogging/running from place to place, I pretty much trashed my bad knee, and paid for it for months (including needing a cortisone shot).

At today's regatta, I was on my feet all day (6AM-3PM), did some jogging from place to place, walked up the hill about a zillion times, etc. - maybe not quite as much actual running as the Bad Day, but a good bit. I'm fine. I'm going to ice my knee to be conservative, but it doesn't feel unusual at all.

What a difference 63 pounds makes!

The girl Friday at work, who was inspired by me to rejoin mfp and work off the 8lb that stood between her frumpy mommy and hotness, has told me that I'm skinny. That's ludicrous, of course, but I'm able to understand that she's seen me for 3 years and muy gordo is what she's comparing me to.

Yesterday, on a whim, I extended my run (my long run on a weekend is usually 15km, and my longest ever was 16km) and ran a full non-stop 21km - that's half marathon distance!!!
I started running with the C25K programme about 10 months ago and was completely convinced at the time that I would never be able to run a full 5km.
Yesterday's run took 2hrs 20mins, and it seems so strange to think that just 10 months ago trying to run for 1min at a stretch left me red faced and gasping.

I've logged my food and exercise here for 30 days in a row! And not the "ideal" food for that day, but what I really ate

I also had to return a 34F sports bra that I bought online for a 34E! Not a huge difference, but at least it's something!

sugarandspice0404 wrote: »

I also had to return a 34F sports bra that I bought online for a 34E! Not a huge difference, but at least it's something!

Progress is progress no matter how small.