Non-Scale Victories!
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whatlunasaid wrote: »@glassofroses if i may ask, do you give blood to the red cross or through another org? I haven't donated in a while (piercings), and i moved so i cant give to the same bank i used to! Wondering your opinion.
I give through blood.co.uk/NHS so it doesn't matter where you've moved to, you just look up a place to donate, book, and give blood. Piercings are usually dependent on where they are. Ears, you can donate after 4 months but a body piercing is generally one year but you should be able to call your organisation and ask them their policy (the same about donating somewhere else). Anything else?3 -
Love that you have this as a thread. It's so important to not be blinded by that number on the scales, and quite refreshing to see that other people see that too. On the main boards weight seems to be the main goal for most, despite all the exercise.3
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I have been doing strength training now for about a year. I travel for work, so I try to get in at least once a week. I go twice a week whenever I can. I have not lost any weight, but I am stronger. I can now lift a cooler full of ice and beer out of my trunk to put on the ground. I used to have to look for a strong guy to help me. Now I can do it all by myself! It is a non-scale victory!6
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@rianneonamission I'm glad so many people have shared here. NSVs are so important.
@DDBooBoo57 That's amazing!1 -
@glassofroses thanks so much for the info!1
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I think my mummy tummy is finally going down. I can finally where my smallest jeans without a muffin top. Hurray!7
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Actually, a big NSV for me since actively taking up exercise and MFP again is that my skin is so much clearer.
The benefits of sweating...5 -
I wore a croptop and put evidence of it on instagram. My stomach is kind of a problem area for me, it's the part I like least about myself and genetically where I hold the most fat (and at my highest it was basically a beach ball) so we have an understanding that I never ever get it out ever unless it's a sliver above the top of high waisted jeans. But no, I stuck on my favourite embroided mom jeans (okay still relatively high waisted) and shared my fashion choices on insta.
Does anyone else find that aesthetic NSVs as the hardest?
ETA: Oh! And recognising that something doesn't suit my body shape, not that I'm too 'fat' for it.5 -
I bought a pair of office trousers about 9 months ago from a charity shop. I hadn't tried them on and they turned out to be too small, so they became one of my goals. Another 3-4 lbs would make them perfect, but I can safely say that they fit me! I am so very pleased!6
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I go rock climbing and the higher grades seem a little easier now I'm a touch lighter6
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I am nearly done with 3 months of [solidcore] (like lagree/megaformer but with higher resistance), and I feel like my muscle definition is as good as when I was a 16 year old doing ballet for 30hrs/week (granted my diet then was different too). Other benefits include falling asleep almost instantly now and feeling much less anxious about things.3
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My victory .. my coworker asked what I am eating and wants to know everything so she can do the same.
I am now down 2 shirt sizes and from size 10 pants to 6-7
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I bought smaller jeans yesterday. I maintained a jog for 40 minutes straight on Sunday, too.8
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Hi, I'm new to this forum although I've been on MFP for some time. I've been thinking about my nsvs a lot because it encourages me to press on although I've yoyo-ed back 5 pounds! Ugh!! Anyway...
Since I began exercising, I wake up some mornings without pain, and actually ENJOY laying in bed for a few minutes!
I can keep up with younger people (I'm 55) at just about anything.
There's not this fat stomach in my way when I do yoga.
I look good in skinny jeans.
My husband has said how much he appreciates my efforts to not get fat (like most American women these days).
No bat wings!!
I have a different feeling about my whole life. Having gone through empty nest, menopause, and my Mom passing away in the last few years (among other major life changes), I am starting to feel like I have good things ahead of me. What seemed out of reach or not-for-me a few years ago seems possible now.
All that is worth a lot. The scale only quantifies what is happening with me, and keeps me honest, but it's all about LIFE.5 -
It was small but I FOUND THE LINE OF MY TRICEP DEFINITION WHEN I TURNED MY ARM.
My arms are the hardest place for me to build muscle/define what I have, #talllongpersonproblems, so to find that made my night.
Keep 'em coming, guys.
@MeredithDeVoe1, that's a lot of stuff to be proud of! Congratulations!3 -
Ah yes, like bowsontoes said: better sleep! I've about forgotten insomnia!!1
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My skin is clearer.
I wore my smaller jeans today. A nice small number too! It's a brand that runs large but I don't care, it feels great.
I think I'm just happier since figuring out how I have to eat to lose weight. I am just flowing with the process now.
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I put on some Ivy Park workout clothes I bought in the Topshop Black Friday sale last year and I don't feel like a stuffed sausage skin. I mean they fit when I bought them but I got this black compression vest with built in bra that was like whoa boy. Now I have breathing room.
I also bought 3(!) sports bras from Victoria Secret in the last two weeks (one which was a bargain £8 in the sale jsyk). Also a couple of Adidas TechFit sports bras in the cutest colours. For the longest time I was a weird size with sports bras where a medium fit my bust but was too loose on the underbust where the support was supposed to be. So I could only buy banded Shock Absorber bras because not a lot of places do a 30'' band with a larger cup size. But I've been working really hard on recomp and now we're in business for those cute smalls! It's a lot cheaper too.0 -
glassofroses wrote: »I put on some Ivy Park workout clothes I bought in the Topshop Black Friday sale last year and I don't feel like a stuffed sausage skin. I mean they fit when I bought them but I got this black compression vest with built in bra that was like whoa boy. Now I have breathing room.
I also bought 3(!) sports bras from Victoria Secret in the last two weeks (one which was a bargain £8 in the sale jsyk). Also a couple of Adidas TechFit sports bras in the cutest colours. For the longest time I was a weird size with sports bras where a medium fit my bust but was too loose on the underbust where the support was supposed to be. So I could only buy banded Shock Absorber bras because not a lot of places do a 30'' band with a larger cup size. But I've been working really hard on recomp and now we're in business for those cute smalls! It's a lot cheaper too.
I love the Adidas-Techfit bras. Like you, I was certain that only bras with an adjustable back would work for me and was spending a lot of money on sports bras. But I bought one of the Adidas bras on sale and found that it was so comfy and supportive. I now have them in a variety of colours.1 -
glassofroses wrote: »I put on some Ivy Park workout clothes I bought in the Topshop Black Friday sale last year and I don't feel like a stuffed sausage skin. I mean they fit when I bought them but I got this black compression vest with built in bra that was like whoa boy. Now I have breathing room.
I also bought 3(!) sports bras from Victoria Secret in the last two weeks (one which was a bargain £8 in the sale jsyk). Also a couple of Adidas TechFit sports bras in the cutest colours. For the longest time I was a weird size with sports bras where a medium fit my bust but was too loose on the underbust where the support was supposed to be. So I could only buy banded Shock Absorber bras because not a lot of places do a 30'' band with a larger cup size. But I've been working really hard on recomp and now we're in business for those cute smalls! It's a lot cheaper too.
I love the Adidas-Techfit bras. Like you, I was certain that only bras with an adjustable back would work for me and was spending a lot of money on sports bras. But I bought one of the Adidas bras on sale and found that it was so comfy and supportive. I now have them in a variety of colours.
Adidas has such good sales. I got both of mine for 50% off which is partly why I wanted to try them. I had only tried their Supernova sports bras before, one of which was a small that fit me around my underbust but the bust itself was much too small. Now it's just right, so I figured why not branch out. It just makes life so much easier to have 7-8 sports bras to choose from for training rather than two and one of which is always in the wash.
I still prefer Nike from the waist down though.0