What's Your Most Recent NSV
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I finished week 3 of the C25K program. After all the times I've started this program in the past this is definitely the furthest I've gotten...starting week 4! Excited to see what this week will bring!23
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The belt that fit fine last week is now definitely too big, can feel my work pants sliding down... time to go shopping I guess!18
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So I was having a really stressful afternoon at work yesterday and I stress ate a whole packet of bliss balls - this may not sound like an NSV but I actually have 3.
1. I have got so used to eating less that 5 bliss balls in one go was enough to make me feel like I had really overeaten and even a little bit queasy.
2. Instead of turning that stress eating into a full blown evening binge I made some adjustments to my dinner plans and skipped my evening "treat" and still came in on target for my calories for the day.
3. I am accepting this as a lifestyle change, I don't have to be perfect, these things will happen and I don't have to beat myself up for eating something unplanned just mitigate the damage and keep going.56 -
Staying on track even though no weight loss from weekly weigh ins. Today I have logged for 300 days45
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My limp is almost gone because my feet and knees don't hurt all the time anymore.
I can walk a mile without feeling out of breath.46 -
In the last two weeks, I have lost 8.8 inches from around my body! I am so glad I have starting doing weekly measurements to keep track, the scale fluctuates so much.31
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Penthesilea514 wrote: »In the last two weeks, I have lost 8.8 inches from around my body! I am so glad I have starting doing weekly measurements to keep track, the scale fluctuates so much.
That's amazing!5 -
The river where I go kayaking usually has downed trees across it at different spots. So I can only go up to a certain point before I have to turn around and go back to the bridge where I started. I think the most I've ever been able to do is a total of 7kms. Last weekend the entire river was miraculously clear. So I just kept going. And going.
12kms and a serious case of spaghetti arms later, I have a new distance personal best!33 -
Receptionist just called to me as I walked past, 'So how much have you lost then! you look like you've lost loads!'
odd conversation starter, but I do vaguely know her. hehe. She thought I'd lost more then 2 stone as well.
Feeling good now!!
(had the, 'how have you done it?' question. Reply: eat less . She responded with, 'ahhh yes, eating more healthy' - internally I sighed and thought, that isn't what I said, but yes, yes I have been subsisting on leaves and chicken)
and also actively had to restrain myself from raving about MFP. haha24 -
I went out to a restaurant preview last night (I write about food for a living so this was a professional obligation). They served five courses paired with six cocktails. I tasted every drink and every course but didn't finish any of them -- left booze in the glasses and food on every plate. I still went over my calorie goal for the day but I'm so damn proud of myself I was able to take a few bites and let it go. It was great food, too, so I could have easily eaten it all.
I also managed to log it all (or made my best attempt -- non-chain restaurant food is a *kitten* to estimate) and I think I should be able to make up the overage with slightly increased exercise this week.41 -
I went out to a restaurant preview last night (I write about food for a living so this was a professional obligation). They served five courses paired with six cocktails. I tasted every drink and every course but didn't finish any of them -- left booze in the glasses and food on every plate. I still went over my calorie goal for the day but I'm so damn proud of myself I was able to take a few bites and let it go. It was great food, too, so I could have easily eaten it all.
I also managed to log it all (or made my best attempt -- non-chain restaurant food is a *kitten* to estimate) and I think I should be able to make up the overage with slightly increased exercise this week.
How did you score a cherry gig like that, you lucky ducky?5 -
My pants are falling down! My belt is too big, and I need to go shopping. Wohoo!25
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My sleeves fit. Not too many people talk about this but as a top-heavy woman, tight-in-the-shoulders is a constant clothes fitting struggle. The clothes are currently own are now actually comfortable in the shoulders (although a little loose elsewhere, lol. Thank goodness for cinching belts).20
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I passed my favorite take-out sushi place on the way home and ordered what I thought was a small meal, compared to what I used to order. Toted it up on MFP when I got home and it was twice the calories I thought and 98 carbs - my blood sugar can't handle more than half that without spiking. So I put half of it in the fridge for later. And it turns out I wasn't hungry after eating half, I have gotten used to smaller portions.
Now if I only knew some way to make stale sushi taste better!20 -
A patient presented at my work yesterday, and it was a woman from a nearby town who I had spoken to often about 6-7 years ago. She kept staring at me, looking sideways until finally she said "Do I know you? I know you right? Wow! Have you lost a heap of weight? How much have you lost?"
I politely smiled. Almost 50kg I replied.
Sadly I realise we live in a world that pushes away those who do not fit the mold. Anything less than perfection isn't good enough yet perfection doesn't exist. This only transfers to a person, and encourages feelings of sadness, uselessness and worthlessness. Also very sad was the fact that it took almost 50kg for this woman to truly smile and see me properly.
My NSV? For the first time yesterday I felt visible.
But more importantly I realise that if others are now seeing me for who I really am, then perhaps I can begin to see the real me too. Right?28 -
RelCanonical wrote: »My sleeves fit. Not too many people talk about this but as a top-heavy woman, tight-in-the-shoulders is a constant clothes fitting struggle. The clothes are currently own are now actually comfortable in the shoulders (although a little loose elsewhere, lol. Thank goodness for cinching belts).
You're totally right! This is always a problem for me - even if something fits everywhere else, sleeves are often too tight . Great job!!
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@cbailey989 I will google that one. I'm a funny shape boobwise can't remember last time I had a bra of any type that fitted right. Hoping a few more lbs off might help in that area !!2
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When all my pre-weight gain pants (size 6) no longer fit.
Good excuse for me to go shopping!15 -
@cbailey989 ahh sadly they seem to only be available in the USA, I'm in the U.K. They do look good though0
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