What's Your Most Recent NSV

Ate like *kitten* while I was camping over the weekend. Felt pretty guilty but back on track today even though im up 4 lbs on the scale.

Went to the gym today to do my usual workout and get back on track. Some of the staff chased me down during my warm up that i look great and they're super impressed with my progress.

You win some, you lose some, but i think you mostly win.

My double (triple ???? or just big ole bulging) chin is at least 80+ percent GONE (forever) and my face and neck area is looking terrific--it's sooooo NICE to not see all that fat under my chin/neck area anymore.
AND
I didn't get chosen for jury duty today
AND
I'm at peace and learning that patience, endurance and hopefulness is fabulous and fun and oh so good to/for me!

FARTLEK! (Hehheh I said fart.)

Fartlek is a Swedish term for "speed play." Basically it's a running form of interval training, short periods of faster running alternated with slower running or (for beginners, which I am) even walking. So, my husband and I were bored with slowly plodding around the lake and decided to mix it up a bit by challenging each other to some faster intervals. We had a great time and laughed a lot, and in addition almost ran our first ten minute mile - our previous best was a little under eleven, and when we looked at the tracker later we discovered we ran one of our miles in ten minutes and two seconds. So close! We covered nearly six miles overall, both on the track and cross country, adding up the intervals about three miles total were running at a good clip, as opposed to jogging. And I'm also really liking the way my body feels afterwards, my wonky knee seems to prefer mixed intervals to steady state. My husband says similar good things about his hip issues, although he seems to be coming down with a cold so he can't really judge how he feels overall.

We also stopped and had a good look at a deer in the middle of our run, which is another advantage to just running whatever pace you feel like. We have seen this little deer beside the boardwalk several times as we ran past, and apparently he's used to us by now, because he kept nibbling leaves when we were about three feet away.

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
So very hyper!!!
So this morning I have:
- lifted weights and upped my bench press to 29kg
- swam a mile
- done the swim circuits class in which I decimated my mate (all friendly competition he loves me really ) and did 2 lengths under water!! we got 10 breaths in the middle, so I was doing really slow pilates style breathing and made it all the way back with the brick!!! feel fan-frickin-tastic!!

The 2 lengths underwater with restricted break is my NSV, the trainer was mega impressed that I apparently did the last 10m after starting to lose my air!

Got squash tonight and hopefully I will be just as buzzy!! am loving the energy I have right now!!

@quiksylver296 you are a BEAST! My She-ro!
My NSV is that I got a pedicure the other day and the super chatty nail tech kid was talking about drug/alcohol addictions and went on to talk about food and obesity and how hard that has to be because you cannot live without food. He didn't believe me when I told him that I could 100% identify because I used to be super morbidly obese. When he asked to see a "before" pic he nearly fell off his chair and said he couldn't tell/couldn't believe that I was ever that big. I always just kind of assumed it was obvious.

I had been doing 15 lb goblet squats with my other trainer last week. Met with a new trainer this morning and wanted me to increase my weight until I felt like I could do 3 squats but no more. I was able to squat 40 pounds! And I probably could've done more than 3. I did not expect to make a 25 lb increase in a day lol.

I have realized I've been saving at least $30 a week on groceries since both my bf and I have been eating less. My grocery shopping was always pretty healthy and high quality food, but now we buy no snack foods and even less packaged food, plus I guess it's logical that when you eat fewer calories, you buy less food overall.

I should mention, I'm eating a LOT less "free" food (break room food, etc.), too.

Another lovely cold, windy, autumnal day in good old England . . .

. . . surprise, surprise, it rained. On and off. On and off.

I walked. And got soaked.
I cycled. And got totally soaked.
I ran. And got soaked.


Tomorrow it is not supposed to rain.

Bet I get soaked again

Haha---Went out and photographed bears in a river. I can't run as fast as them, but at least I can move better with each pound lost. (Not supposed to run anyway, it entices them to a "chase") Just need to run faster than the people around me. Thankful for zoom lenses

I bought a sports bra in an actual store. Not a plus size store, or an online store for pick up. An actual store. I wear a 38h, this is a seriously big deal to find a running bra that fit. I called my husband to the fitting room to see if he thought it fit and even he was surprised. This thing fit me. From a regular store. I can’t wait for the smaller boob thing to happen because this was awesome

kingleahnidas wrote: »

A two-part NSV: this morning I realized I could do a child’s pose with my butt STILL ON MY HEELS. In 7 years of yoga as an obese woman I have never been able to do that (belly and thighs got in the way).

While taking a picture of said child’s pose, I noticed a frightening lump on my shoulder. Was about to self diagnose myself with a rare form of cancer when I realized.... it’s a bone.

I am very much waiting for this moment, I assumed it was being obese, however, this confirms it. It is a nice thing to look forward to.

300 days of consecutive logging, and I tracked food for the vast majority of those days (barring vacation travels and such)! Next goal - 365 days (the whole year)...

There is one big hill on the way to my office. When I started cycling, I could only get up 1/4th the hill before having to walk my bike and rest. Today I rode up the entire thing!

Loving myself enough to join all of you wonderful achievers here on MFP today