What's Your Most Recent NSV
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Last night I successfully did 5 reps at 215lbs for my deadlifts... not that long ago, my 1RM was 220. I know it's not much, but I'm pleased with this. Can't wait til my 1RM is 300!17
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Yesterday I was feeling a bit down about not feeling any progress in my weight loss, and I indulged in a burger in fries for lunch. I logged everything as best as I could and when it came time for dinner (I had ordered two meals from the earlier takeaway), I took one bite of the meal and hated it. Instead of bearing through it, I tossed the meal and made avocado and toast instead. My NSV is that despite how I felt, I still worked out and managed to come in under my calorie goal for the day. I am learning that this process is going to take time and I just need to see each day through. Also, this NSV Thread is amazing I am on page 282, and working my every day to 1109 (not sure what the number will be when I finish).39
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Going from 34 inch waist to 32 inch waist Levis
Scales LIE!!28 -
I was in downward facing dog position and really noticed the loose skin on my upper arms. Yay?32
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My energy is finally increasing 6 weeks after surgery. I walked at lunch two days in a row, instead of taking a nap.27
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concordancia wrote: »I was in downward facing dog position and really noticed the loose skin on my upper arms. Yay?
My moobs and gut hand pretty frikken low when I do that at home, shirtless. Don't worry, I don't do yoga at the gym and certainly wouldn't do it shirtless, but yeah, yay(kinda)???17 -
I got my first "You're too skinny, you should stop losing weight" comment from a family member.
I know for a lot of you that's a pet peeve, not an NSV. But growing up all I heard was "You could stand to lose some kilos", "You're really chubby for a young person" and "Are you really gonna eat that?". A boyfriend even said: "You know what my first thought was when I met you? That you would be gorgeous if you lost some weight". Ugh. He was gone pretty quick, but what he said stuck with me. And it made me very self-conscious, like, is this what everyone thinks the first time they meet me?
So having someone say: "You're thin enough" was a pipe dream. Now a reality. Pretty sweet.
(I should clarify that those hurtful comments did not lead me into any kind of eating disorder. I lost weight in a really healthy way. I married a man that loved me chubby as I was and walked with me through my highest and now my lowest weight ever. He's never made a negative comment about my size, which is one of the reasons I love him so much. I am also not "too skinny" as my relative claimed, my BMI is 22ish so not even close to being too low).37 -
Someone noticed I lost weight! A colleague who I used to see every day but now only see every 3 weeks or so asked/said “but you work out a lot now, don’t you? It looks like you’ve dropped a few kilos”. I’m really happy that he mentioned it, and even more that it came really naturally from the conversation (we’d gotten on the topic of workouts) and didn’t at all feel weird or inappropriate for him to comment.
For reference I’m currently down to 112 kg from 132 in November 2017, 176 cm tall.24 -
Someone brought four boxes of leftover cheese pizza into the teacher's lounge. I looked at it - thought how the old fat me would have grabbed a slice - a walked away.20
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garystrickland357 wrote: »Someone brought four boxes of leftover cheese pizza into the teacher's lounge. I looked at it - thought how the old fat me would have grabbed a slice - a walked away.
Grabbed a slice!! The old me would have eaten almost a pizza to myself.
I also work at a place that always has snacks or junk brought in. I have been able to keep from eating any because it does not fit into my eating plan for the day. It gets tough sometimes but it is also eye opening to me realizing how much more i did eat with just the food brought into work.19 -
I had a favourite t-shirt that had become almost skintight and unflattering, and now it hangs loose again, even though the scale hasn't budged too much.22
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I have started to believe my friends when they told me to wear smaller clothes because they are more flattering. They always feel so tight! But these friends assure me they look great. I have been hiding in bigger, looser clothing for years so I am really self conscious of my lumps and bumps. So this week I stepped out of my comfort zone and wore smaller tops. I have never had so many compliments. ☺41
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Today is my six month anniversary of being a healthy BMI. I'm still very slowly trending downwards, trying to lose those vanity pounds, but basically I've been eating the way I intend to eat for the rest of my life. And it's cool. Even though I have been unable to run or do heavy leg exercises for two months, I am still maintaining. I feel like I should knock on wood saying this, but this isn't hard - I feel happy with the amount of food I'm allowed to eat to meet my maintenance goals. Hoping to continue in the future!42
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Last night at dinner I had enough calories for seconds. I piled pork and potatoes onto my plate, weighed it and logged it. But halfway through, I realized - I don’t want this anymore, I’m full. And I put it back rather than force it down. This was HUGE for me, as I’ve eaten to the point of discomfort for most of my life and usually have a really hard time knowing when I’ve had enough. Is mindful eating finally starting to work??48
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I bought a pair of regular Levi 501 jeans. I didn’t need to get relaxed fit or loose in the thigh - just regular jeans. It’s the little things that make you happy.39
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Preparing for my 5th trip to Bonaire and tried on my swim trunks from last year and they are to big. had to go buy new ones.20
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I’ve been back in the gym pretty consistently the last two weeks, and today I made it to my favorite 8.15am Saturday class23
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I completed a health-charity 5K today in memory of my mother, a week befor Mother’s Day.35
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I cleaned out my closet. I got rid of clothes that don't fit anymore, clothes that never fit but they were "nice" so of course I had to keep them, and clothes that were worn out/stained/damaged but I'd once loved them and I didn't want to get rid of them!
I have about half as much clothing left. I might buy 2-3 carefully considered items that fill an need, but that's it. It's nice that I can actually see everything in the closet; this will make it easier to get dressed in the morning.
Also, when did I get an entire drawer of exercise clothes? And why is it almost too full?28 -
My NSV: Not freaking out that I gained 4 pounds in 1 week and trusting the process of CI/CO
Backstory: So this week at my job we had multiple conferences and retreats. I ate probably up to 2000 calories on some days( 500-600 more than my target). I treated this week as if I was on vacation. I also walked on averaged 18,000 steps daily this week. One day I walked 24,000 steps because of all the events. This week was also my ovulation week and I’m dealing with those symptoms and weird cravings. So yeah, the perfect storm. I ate more than usual. All that walking caused my foot to swell plus the change in my intake. I stepped on the scale by the end of the week I was up 4lb. I didn’t eat 4 x 3500 calories in 1 week. If this happened 6 months ago, I would’ve been freaking out. But with the increase awareness about CI/CO , weight fluctuations, impact of hormonal changes for women, dietary changes, fitness changes, I’m not even worried at all. By end of next week I will be back to my normal weight. I’m actually happy all this happened this week, since my rate of loss has slowed down. I’m losing pounds every 4-6 weeks compared to weekly changes a year ago. I think my body needs a change in routine. I’m still losing inches but the scale is slow to catch-up.
Anyway, I’m still dealing with ovulation symptoms. I went to Old Navy and purchased my first denim shorts since I started this weight loss journey. It was in a size 8 compared to size 12 when I started and it looked great on me! It was on sale and I purchased 2 of them. I already booked my summer birthday beach vacation. I’m looking forward to wearing them29
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