Our fearless leader has been away for a week and you have had to put up with the B team starting the threads.

As stated yesterday, I like a plan, so the plan is for Saturdays to be NSV day (unless people want otherwise).



(10 extra points for picking the typo in the copied image - The fact I even noticed it is a personal NSV - mildly dyslexic).

My NSV for this week is for the first time ever I have managed to complete 10 door frame chin ups each day. Note, I do not use a bar. I use only my fingertips for purchase. So this required both finger strength as well as arm strength. As little as 3 months ago I was celebrating getting just 1. Now I am doing a regular 10.

What is your NSV (or NSVs) for the week?

I love NSV day, Craig!

My two NSVs are that (1) I have tracked everything every single day this month thanks to this group and (2) I have continued to participate in this group...I love how well and actively it is led, and how engaged the members are.

Deserve. !!!!! Error in image Craigo

Calories, just under
Logged everything
Exercise, 30 min of Pilates

NSV exercised every day this month and I’ve been going to restaurants and still keeping within my allowance.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? y
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? y
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? y

NSV: a wonderful hiking day that I wouldn't have been able to do before I changed my lifestyle.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. 2 mile dog walk

Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes

Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

NSV: I went shopping for new jeans, bought the size I thought I was and they are too big

Good week for NSV. Monday I got right with my eating and exercise habits after a weekend trip centered on eating and drinking. In the past that could have derailed me. Thursday my husband had heart surgery that was more complicated and long than expected but he is doing great. I did not turn to stress eating especially since I was there by myself. I even went and used the Clinic's fitness center to kill some time. -elliptical and weights.
On the negative I tried to donate blood. For the first time ever I had high blood pressure. But it was before the surgery and I was stressed!! Good news was my iron was strong.
Today I did a Stretch, strength and cardio workout. Under in calories. Tracked.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Y (90 minutes at the gym this morning)
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Y (1200 - 1500, ate 1236 calories (open food diary if you want to take a look)
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Y (logged all, drank 8-8oz glasses of water)

120maggie wrote: »

Good week for NSV. Monday I got right with my eating and exercise habits after a weekend trip centered on eating and drinking. In the past that could have derailed me. Thursday my husband had heart surgery that was more complicated and long than expected but he is doing great. I did not turn to stress eating especially since I was there by myself. I even went and used the Clinic's fitness center to kill some time. -elliptical and weights.
On the negative I tried to donate blood. For the first time ever I had high blood pressure. But it was before the surgery and I was stressed!! Good news was my iron was strong.
Today I did a Stretch, strength and cardio workout. Under in calories. Tracked.

Sorry to hear about hubby's heart surgery but I'm glad he is doing well. My husband had triple bypass 5 years ago so I can empathise with the stress you are under. Good job for not turning to food great job

Exercise - yes - 45 min brisk walk outside
Within calories - yes
Logged - yes

NSV - I feel I am finally back on track this month after trying numerous times over the summer/fall to get back on track and lasting only a couple of days. This challenge. has definitely helped to keep me accountable.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
YES.

Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
YES.

Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
YES.

NSV... I bought a new pair of 36" pants the other day. Guess what? they are too big.

The other day I said how much I like to go outside and play. It is cold. Now I am thinking about going to the gym and sitting on a spin bike. Heh.

I will try again tomorrow . See if I can get my outfit right. I was wearing a bandanna over my nose and mouth cowboy outlaw style today. I wonder if I got a balaclava in a gear bag somewhere.

I was thinking weird thoughts about cardio. I wonder if this is fiendish cardio behavior? When I am climbing out, I go to take a pull of water out of my camelback hose. Somehow that disrupts my respiratory pace. I lose my breath or get winded from taking a drink. Pretty weird eh? Is that just me or is that a known phenomena? Don't believe I have ever talked about it with anyone before. Otherwise I don't get winded even in the upper reaches of my heart rates.

Go to the gym. Maybe I will find a warmer place to ride outside. The sun don't shine in many places in my canyon. So it is colder than out on the mesa.

I saw a wild horse today. He was standing up on the top of a hill in the place where the sunlight would hit first as the sun came over the mountain. I am kind of thinking that horse might be smarter than me. I shoulda got a picture of that. It was weird. It was like that horse was lit up by the sun while everything else was in shade. It was a white horse. It looked somehow mystical or something. I would have needed a telephoto to get that picture to work though.