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a pair of capri pants that were too snug on me when i dug them out of storage at the beginning of this summer are comfy and kind of loose in all the right spots and yesterday i had to go down one more notch in my now-necessary belt for all my jeans. i have one notch left before the i need to start punching my own holes. once i get there, i'll go looking for a new pair of jeans.13
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LauraInTheWater wrote: »Vonny198334 wrote: »Today's NSV shook me. Picked up a bag of cat litter at the shop, read it said 10kg & after double checking, I'm 1lb away from losing that(22 and a bit lbs) I struggled to carry it to the till, yet I've hefted it around (albeit evenly distributed) for who knows how long!
These are just coming thick & fast just now, can hardly believe it. Definitely needed it today though as I woke up this morning feeling like I'd all the build & grace of a baby elephant
There's my latest NSV! I am at 23 lbs lost and I have been looking for a concrete object to compare my weight loss to!
Yay! Well done you, that's amazing! Think this website is quite fun www.bluebulbsprojects.com , it gives you an equivalent weight to all kinds of things from objects to animals. Think at my last check I had lost two cats haha!11 -
MrsPinterest34 wrote: »My coworker calls me over as I was walking and tells me, "never wear those pants again, they are big on you". I responded with the biggest smile. In January the same pants were tight around my thighs, hips and butt. Im still struggling to lose in the hip area because I'm short 5'2", extremely pear shaped and the scale has stalled. So I appreciate the weight loss feedback. I'm still holding off on buying pants, I'm supposed to get a raise at my job in October I'll just save that money and go crazy Christmas shopping for work pants.
Thrift shops are your best friend while losing weight. I drop one bag of too big clothes at the back door and walk out with a bag of clothes that fit. Wear. And repeat
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Vonny198334 wrote: »LauraInTheWater wrote: »Vonny198334 wrote: »Today's NSV shook me. Picked up a bag of cat litter at the shop, read it said 10kg & after double checking, I'm 1lb away from losing that(22 and a bit lbs) I struggled to carry it to the till, yet I've hefted it around (albeit evenly distributed) for who knows how long!
These are just coming thick & fast just now, can hardly believe it. Definitely needed it today though as I woke up this morning feeling like I'd all the build & grace of a baby elephant
There's my latest NSV! I am at 23 lbs lost and I have been looking for a concrete object to compare my weight loss to!
Yay! Well done you, that's amazing! Think this website is quite fun www.bluebulbsprojects.com , it gives you an equivalent weight to all kinds of things from objects to animals. Think at my last check I had lost two cats haha!
Try this link: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/660835/ive-lost-an-elephant-penis#latest6 -
Vonny198334 wrote: »Vonny198334 wrote: »Vonny198334 wrote: »I have hated exercise all of my life. I only enjoy walking if there is a "purpose" such as going somewhere specific or taking the dogs.
I've tried the gym, swimming & even running but I could only stick a routine for a couple of weeks before I'd cave.
6 weeks ago I happened to see a Zumba video (the amazing RefitRev lassies) on YouTube & it looked quite fun. I did 4 songs worth & was dripping in sweat but boy, did I have a good time! Slowly building myself up I was so proud each time I mastered a routine without having to watch the girls' every move & found when I work hard, I can even keep up with them! (Crazy In Love near offed me, I can tell you!)
As I'm typing this just now, I'm soaking sweat through my (new & smaller) sportswear having just completed 8 songs - giving it my all to the highest intensity I can...back to back. Grand totalling a full 30 minute workout!
Never ever did I think I would stick something out this long & STILL look forward to doing it everyday. If I plan some time & it gets scuppered, I ACTUALLY get disappointed!!
It's even spurred me into doing strength training twice a week too ..without complaint. Not to mention I have the stamina for longer doggie walks too. My clothes are all too big & I am starting to see muscle tone under the fat all over. I don't know how many inches I've lost, but since I joined MVP 23 days ago I've gone down 2-3 on all the main body parts. A drastic overhaul of my diet has helped tremendously too & after ironing out some tweaks, I never feel hungry or deprived which I feel so fortunate for.
I know this is non scale victories, but I've lost 16lb in these past 6 weeks (7 while on MFP) & for the first time, I feel like I can keep going. My DP is me 3 years ago at my lightest in recent years. I was happy to be there but in reality, still needed to lose a lot more weight. Instead of keeping on, I let it all slide. I'm now just 3lb off that DP weight & this time, I REALLY want to go all the way. It's a long road & a hecka lotta pounds(about 100!!) but at the moment, I really feel I can do it!
So sorry for the long post, but i really am on cloud 9 today & I've not shared what I'm doing with anyone in my life except my husband. Guess I'm just worried the pressure will cause me to fail (for the umpteenth time), so if you read all of this drivel, thank you so much. It really does mean a lot!
Edit: oop & don't worry, I'm away for a shower now haha!
I just love this!! The RevFit ladies (and a few other YouTube channels like it) were my re-introduction to fitness! And then it also lead to strength training and other changes! Dancing to those songs gave me such a realistic goal to pursue (I would do the same song on repeat until I felt I could actually follow along decently) and also just made the 30mins of exercise fly. Yay!! I'm so happy for you!!
Thank you so much, your message was a real boost. So glad you also found fun in exercise with a wee bit of dancing too! Do you have any other recommendations for channels? I've just stuck with refit so far but I know there will come a time I will want to change it up!
I loved the fact they have videos for everyone to enjoy, no matter their limitations....fast...slow...medium....high impact...low impact....just brilliant! And it is boggling how the minutes just melt away!. I moved from six songs to eight when I started to say "awww, is that it??" Never thought I'd see that day!
You're welcome! I could definitely say the same for yours, it's always a real joy to me to hear of others discovering the enjoyment of exercise and what works for them!
As for other channels, I'll share the two I used the most. Dance Fitness with Jessica and The Fitness Marshall. It's honestly been quite a while since I've been to these channels but when I was visiting regularly they always had good uploads and the choreography was something I felt I could figure out after a day or so of working out to the same song on repeat
Hahahaha!
And since you mentioned enjoying the variety of low impact, fast, slow and other ways to customize your workout + the mention of strength training I'm gonna name drop my FAVORITE way to workout. Fitnessblender.com !! Allllll 600+ of their videos are on YouTube/their website. And on the website you can search for the videos by low impact, high impact, cardio, recovery, duration of the video, dumbbells vs no equipment, strength training, HIIT, yoga/Pilates inspired...all the things (thus the name...Fitness all mixed up = fitness blender!) oh. And it's all free. Go check it out if you're feeling like you want to lift some weights but don't have the brain energy to decide which exercises to do. (This is my absolutely shameless motivator ) It's definitely a different feel than the dancing...I'd still call it fun but in a totally different way! Haha
Seriously, I'm so excited for you! I remember wanting to workout again as a new mama but my standby of running wasn't an option at the time b/c of some injuries + figuring out how to do it with child care. That's when I discovered the dancing! And it was a total catalyst into exercising in a variety of different ways simply for the enjoyment of it from the comfort of my own home and on my own schedule. Yay!!
Thank you SO much for your lovely encouragement & recommendations! Definitely going to have a look at fitness blender first...that sounds so intriguing...
I'm so happy to be on the right path & your story is so encouraging. Really sounds like your baby has a Mama they can be super proud of! You look so fit & healthy in your DP. Really hope to be in your position one day!
I had a wee daft moment today...I have watched a refit dance I really liked the look of but when I first tried it (Life Bekah Shae(?)think about 5 weeks ago) I had no chance. I could see how to do it, it was just too fast paced for me. Decided to give it another bash this morning & I was away..kept up and everything. When it ended (talk about full disclosure) I had to stop a minute & have a wee cry...just hit home how far I've come in less than 2 months *blush*
Talk about a NSV and tearing up!! This is SO nice. Seriously, what nice, kind things to say! Full disclosure. I've been feeling a bit bloated lately and it's been hard to see myself as "fit" even though my body's capabilities prove otherwise. What an encouragement!! Thank you!
Other NSV: I noticed while pushing my children in the shopping cart "super fast" that there was a distinct difference between the jiggly parts on my back/lovehandle spot and all the (I'm guessing muscle?) underneath. I could feel the fat/loose skin moving on top of the flexed muscles. It used to allllll juggle and wiggle! Progress!15 -
Vonny198334 wrote: »I got off my lazy butt and turned on some of the RevFit videos that someone mentioned a few pages back on Monday. My 3-year-old begged to do it again after dinner tonight, so we did. My arm and shoulder muscles are weak and I'm terribly uncoordinated, but it's still fun.
Eeeee! Well done! They are so much fun, right??
They are! I started to get the hang of some of the movements the second time through so I look slightly less like a flailing octopus. I'm still keeping the living room curtains closed, though!8 -
Vonny198334 wrote: »LauraInTheWater wrote: »Vonny198334 wrote: »Today's NSV shook me. Picked up a bag of cat litter at the shop, read it said 10kg & after double checking, I'm 1lb away from losing that(22 and a bit lbs) I struggled to carry it to the till, yet I've hefted it around (albeit evenly distributed) for who knows how long!
These are just coming thick & fast just now, can hardly believe it. Definitely needed it today though as I woke up this morning feeling like I'd all the build & grace of a baby elephant
There's my latest NSV! I am at 23 lbs lost and I have been looking for a concrete object to compare my weight loss to!
Yay! Well done you, that's amazing! Think this website is quite fun www.bluebulbsprojects.com , it gives you an equivalent weight to all kinds of things from objects to animals. Think at my last check I had lost two cats haha!
Love it! I have lost 250th of a whales tongue or approximately 500 mice.
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Vonny198334 wrote: »LauraInTheWater wrote: »Vonny198334 wrote: »Today's NSV shook me. Picked up a bag of cat litter at the shop, read it said 10kg & after double checking, I'm 1lb away from losing that(22 and a bit lbs) I struggled to carry it to the till, yet I've hefted it around (albeit evenly distributed) for who knows how long!
These are just coming thick & fast just now, can hardly believe it. Definitely needed it today though as I woke up this morning feeling like I'd all the build & grace of a baby elephant
There's my latest NSV! I am at 23 lbs lost and I have been looking for a concrete object to compare my weight loss to!
Yay! Well done you, that's amazing! Think this website is quite fun www.bluebulbsprojects.com , it gives you an equivalent weight to all kinds of things from objects to animals. Think at my last check I had lost two cats haha!
I have lost 3 bricks.... Now I wanna go across the alley and pick up 3 bricks just to see... Lol. I bookmarked that site.5 -
Vonny198334 wrote: »Vonny198334 wrote: »Vonny198334 wrote: »I have hated exercise all of my life. I only enjoy walking if there is a "purpose" such as going somewhere specific or taking the dogs.
I've tried the gym, swimming & even running but I could only stick a routine for a couple of weeks before I'd cave.
6 weeks ago I happened to see a Zumba video (the amazing RefitRev lassies) on YouTube & it looked quite fun. I did 4 songs worth & was dripping in sweat but boy, did I have a good time! Slowly building myself up I was so proud each time I mastered a routine without having to watch the girls' every move & found when I work hard, I can even keep up with them! (Crazy In Love near offed me, I can tell you!)
As I'm typing this just now, I'm soaking sweat through my (new & smaller) sportswear having just completed 8 songs - giving it my all to the highest intensity I can...back to back. Grand totalling a full 30 minute workout!
Never ever did I think I would stick something out this long & STILL look forward to doing it everyday. If I plan some time & it gets scuppered, I ACTUALLY get disappointed!!
It's even spurred me into doing strength training twice a week too ..without complaint. Not to mention I have the stamina for longer doggie walks too. My clothes are all too big & I am starting to see muscle tone under the fat all over. I don't know how many inches I've lost, but since I joined MVP 23 days ago I've gone down 2-3 on all the main body parts. A drastic overhaul of my diet has helped tremendously too & after ironing out some tweaks, I never feel hungry or deprived which I feel so fortunate for.
I know this is non scale victories, but I've lost 16lb in these past 6 weeks (7 while on MFP) & for the first time, I feel like I can keep going. My DP is me 3 years ago at my lightest in recent years. I was happy to be there but in reality, still needed to lose a lot more weight. Instead of keeping on, I let it all slide. I'm now just 3lb off that DP weight & this time, I REALLY want to go all the way. It's a long road & a hecka lotta pounds(about 100!!) but at the moment, I really feel I can do it!
So sorry for the long post, but i really am on cloud 9 today & I've not shared what I'm doing with anyone in my life except my husband. Guess I'm just worried the pressure will cause me to fail (for the umpteenth time), so if you read all of this drivel, thank you so much. It really does mean a lot!
Edit: oop & don't worry, I'm away for a shower now haha!
I just love this!! The RevFit ladies (and a few other YouTube channels like it) were my re-introduction to fitness! And then it also lead to strength training and other changes! Dancing to those songs gave me such a realistic goal to pursue (I would do the same song on repeat until I felt I could actually follow along decently) and also just made the 30mins of exercise fly. Yay!! I'm so happy for you!!
Thank you so much, your message was a real boost. So glad you also found fun in exercise with a wee bit of dancing too! Do you have any other recommendations for channels? I've just stuck with refit so far but I know there will come a time I will want to change it up!
I loved the fact they have videos for everyone to enjoy, no matter their limitations....fast...slow...medium....high impact...low impact....just brilliant! And it is boggling how the minutes just melt away!. I moved from six songs to eight when I started to say "awww, is that it??" Never thought I'd see that day!
You're welcome! I could definitely say the same for yours, it's always a real joy to me to hear of others discovering the enjoyment of exercise and what works for them!
As for other channels, I'll share the two I used the most. Dance Fitness with Jessica and The Fitness Marshall. It's honestly been quite a while since I've been to these channels but when I was visiting regularly they always had good uploads and the choreography was something I felt I could figure out after a day or so of working out to the same song on repeat Hahahaha!
And since you mentioned enjoying the variety of low impact, fast, slow and other ways to customize your workout + the mention of strength training I'm gonna name drop my FAVORITE way to workout. Fitnessblender.com !! Allllll 600+ of their videos are on YouTube/their website. And on the website you can search for the videos by low impact, high impact, cardio, recovery, duration of the video, dumbbells vs no equipment, strength training, HIIT, yoga/Pilates inspired...all the things (thus the name...Fitness all mixed up = fitness blender!) oh. And it's all free. Go check it out if you're feeling like you want to lift some weights but don't have the brain energy to decide which exercises to do. (This is my absolutely shameless motivator ) It's definitely a different feel than the dancing...I'd still call it fun but in a totally different way! Haha
Seriously, I'm so excited for you! I remember wanting to workout again as a new mama but my standby of running wasn't an option at the time b/c of some injuries + figuring out how to do it with child care. That's when I discovered the dancing! And it was a total catalyst into exercising in a variety of different ways simply for the enjoyment of it from the comfort of my own home and on my own schedule. Yay!!
Thank you SO much for your lovely encouragement & recommendations! Definitely going to have a look at fitness blender first...that sounds so intriguing...
I'm so happy to be on the right path & your story is so encouraging. Really sounds like your baby has a Mama they can be super proud of! You look so fit & healthy in your DP. Really hope to be in your position one day!
I had a wee daft moment today...I have watched a refit dance I really liked the look of but when I first tried it (Life Bekah Shae(?)think about 5 weeks ago) I had no chance. I could see how to do it, it was just too fast paced for me. Decided to give it another bash this morning & I was away..kept up and everything. When it ended (talk about full disclosure) I had to stop a minute & have a wee cry...just hit home how far I've come in less than 2 months *blush*
Talk about a NSV and tearing up!! This is SO nice. Seriously, what nice, kind things to say! Full disclosure. I've been feeling a bit bloated lately and it's been hard to see myself as "fit" even though my body's capabilities prove otherwise. What an encouragement!! Thank you!
Other NSV: I noticed while pushing my children in the shopping cart "super fast" that there was a distinct difference between the jiggly parts on my back/lovehandle spot and all the (I'm guessing muscle?) underneath. I could feel the fat/loose skin moving on top of the flexed muscles. It used to allllll juggle and wiggle! Progress!
Definite progress! I hear you about feeling bloated...water weight, general being a girl stuff...it's all good fun, hey?! But those muscles are all you!! You're doing amazing & you honestly are very inspiring. Hope you can always know that (even on *those* days)3 -
Ok, 2 more.
1.yesterday my body was exhausted from too many days of too little sleep + I'm successfully fighting off a cold but overall the body has to work at that. I started a low impact, short workout just to move but still respect where my body was at. 15mins in I could tell it was doing more harm than good so I stopped. and I didn't feel one bit blobby or guilty.
2. A good friend of mine has been sending me texts as follows...
Friend: "I set a goal for myself to workout 3x a week. Today is workout #3. What can you give me to motivate me to do this!? Help me!"
....20mins later...
Friend: "I did it." "You owe me $10."
Hahahahahaha
She did this yesterday too...
Friend: "how much $ will you give me to go workout?"
Me: "whatever it takes."
Friend: "Here I go"
Meanwhile I shared with her how I was feeling blah but wanted to still move a little. When she was done she told me I owed her $8 and then she followed that with "I'll give you $10." Hahahahahaha
I love that b/c she knows I workout 5 days a week (unless my body is ill or something else random) she knows I'll do the thing to motivate her to complete her own goals. It's awesome!19 -
Vonny198334 wrote: »I got off my lazy butt and turned on some of the RevFit videos that someone mentioned a few pages back on Monday. My 3-year-old begged to do it again after dinner tonight, so we did. My arm and shoulder muscles are weak and I'm terribly uncoordinated, but it's still fun.
Eeeee! Well done! They are so much fun, right??
They are! I started to get the hang of some of the movements the second time through so I look slightly less like a flailing octopus. I'm still keeping the living room curtains closed, though!
Haha, I too close the curtains but whatever gives us the confidence to get up & moving, right? Honestly, by 4-5 times you'll totally be anticipating the next move! Sometimes I watch the video a few times before trying too. That's helped me, especially with the more complex ones. So glad you're having fun & I love that your wee one is joining in too!7 -
I accidentally grabbed my 13 year old son's Karate pants and wore them for an entire class and didn't notice. They are 2 sizes smaller than mine.31
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According to the bluebulbsproject site I have lost the equivalent of a bowling ball but I think my main NSV is my balance is so much better. I no longer reach out to grab something to make sure I don't fall and I am able to hold yoga/stretch positions much better (and get in/out of the bathtub easily)!29
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Got a new promotion at work! Which means I've doubled my daily steps. From 10k to easily 20k!26
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NSV: Too lazy/sick/tired to do laundry so dug around in the "too small" pile of shirts. Most of them fit! Yay! Plus, I can avoid laundry another few days. Double yay!
SV: I have lost an automobile tire and am creeping up on the amount of pizza an average American eats in a year. Mom's car needs a new tire. When I go get her a new one, I'm tempted to keep the old and lug it around the yard on occasion to remind me how far I've come and NOT go back!25 -
Realized today that for going up 4 stories or less, it's now faster, and I consider it more convenient, for me to take the stairs.18
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Restarted exercise as soon as I was recovered enough after being sick with cold/flu. Before this year I would have been derailed long term by the interruption21
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Thankfully I can sew, because all of the clothes I took in back in July are now so big that I had to donate them. I'm down from a size 2X to a large/medium.30
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gailballs1031 wrote: »Thankfully I can sew, because all of the clothes I took in back in July are now so big that I had to donate them. I'm down from a size 2X to a large/medium.
MFP needs a way for all of us to trade clothes as we move up or down sizes.
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I was seriously thinking about starting some sort of clothes trading circle.LauraInTheWater wrote: »gailballs1031 wrote: »Thankfully I can sew, because all of the clothes I took in back in July are now so big that I had to donate them. I'm down from a size 2X to a large/medium.
MFP needs a way for all of us to trade clothes as we move up or down sizes.
LOL
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