What's Your Most Recent NSV
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Had to get lunch from the place next door to my work today because I didn't have time for an actual lunch break. The chicken panini I love from there comes with the BEST french fries, but I subbed them for a salad with balsamic vinaigrette. They gave me fries by accident... and I THREW THEM IN THE TRASH!!28
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Recently went clothes shopping. All the clothes I took in to try on were WAY too big! I ended up going down two sizes.20
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gradchica27 wrote: »ridiculous59 wrote: »CarvedTones wrote: »gradchica27 wrote: »Going canoeing with my two older sons and husband this weekend, my naturally athletic second son (6) wanted to go with me and we smoked everyone else (even the grown men with bigger kids). Granted, they were after a more leisurely paddle, but still...Boy #2 just wanted to paddle, not hang out (a boy after my own heart), so I indulged him a few times by paddling out ahead and then paddling back upstream to the group. I remembered how much I love paddle sports and got my husband talking about what kind of canoe to buy for me
I am a long time paddler - rafts, rowboats, kayaks and canoes. Recently I took up SUP paddling. Get out on one a few times until you can balance pretty well and have the basic stroke down. Then try a race board. You should be forewarned that at this point you will be looking in the couch cushions for $1000 or so...
Is there a dragon boat club in your area that you could try? I really enjoy paddling the kayak and canoe but I love dragon boating the most. I think its because I like the team aspect
Social aspect? Is it really social (ie you are talking all the time) or is that aspect optional? I loved rowing on the crew team in college bc during the actual training/racing I didn’t have to talk to anyone
but I could be as social (or not) as I wanted before/after.
I love paddle sports for the quiet/solitude on the water. I’d be mostly on a lake in a local park when on my own, so I’m not worried about safety for canoeing/kayaking/SUP once I got the hang of it.
We paddle the dragon boat two evenings a week. One evening is strictly recreational with people who enjoy paddling and socializing with lots of chatter and laughing in the boat. The other evening is more competitive; not much talking other than the coach, and we work hard. I enjoy both nights so go out twice a week. Others only go out once a week on whichever evening they gravitate towards. I know which evening you'd like best
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Social aspect? Is it really social (ie you are talking all the time) or is that aspect optional? I loved rowing on the crew team in college bc during the actual training/racing I didn’t have to talk to anyone but I could be as social (or not) as I wanted before/after.
I love paddle sports for the quiet/solitude on the water. I’d be mostly on a lake in a local park when on my own, so I’m not worried about safety for canoeing/kayaking/SUP once I got the hang of it. [/quote]
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I'm a rower and I prefer sweeps to sculling b/c of the "social" aspect. We don't chatter when we're on the water and rowing, but there's definitely a sense of shared effort and focus from working together. And there's plenty of time to chat before and after!
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The SUP gatherings I have been to are very social. Lots of paddling, often at a good pace with little or no interaction, but sometimes leisurely while chatting.1
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I can slip out of my "at goal shorts" without unbuttoning them if I loosen the belt. It's another good news and bad; I need to stop losing. I never thought I would have this problem.16
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I saw someone comment about their muscular armpits on here awhile back and kinda went "weird, but ok". WELL guess who's now the proud owner of her very own muscular armpits 33
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Just had my birthday and rocked the trails mountain biking for 6+ hours! Then realized after looking in the mirror that I'm in my mid-40's and I look so good naked. (And not just good for middle-age. Good for ANY age.) I have all kinds of definition going on...and I'm stronger than ever. I'm so glad that aging has been easy so far. All I hear is people (even ones far younger than me) complaining about getting older and falling apart. At least for me, it seems that fitness is the key to aging well. I won't stay young forever, but I CAN endeavor to be the best version of me at every age! It will be interesting (and exciting) to see what the future holds...
ETA: As a bonus, I met a 70 year old woman out biking on the trails and she was amazing. I never would have guessed her age. People like her give me hope!
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kalahmarii wrote: »I saw someone comment about their muscular armpits on here awhile back and kinda went "weird, but ok". WELL guess who's now the proud owner of her very own muscular armpits
That may have been me. I’m still trying to figure out how I’m meant to shave all this weird shaping. If you’ve figured it out, I’m all ears!4 -
It was cold and rainy today, so I grabbed a leather jacket that I found while thrifting several years ago -- it's a medium and I've not even been able to get it over my arms the last few times I tried it. It now fits!! snug over the boobs but does up just fine, and it's not so tight that anyone is going to point and laugh.
Am down 31.5 pounds from my starting weight on MFP, and down about 40 from my actual high weight, just after Xmas. Still lots of ways to go, but it's nice to be moving into 'normal' sized clothes.22 -
Someone dropped off some chocolates, biscuits, pizza, cake etc leftovers in the staffroom today and said, take some! So I did but not for me - for my husband and kids! This other woman who has been moaning about her lack of weight loss took a whole load of chocolate for herself!15
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I’ve had two today:
1) put on an outfit I normally wear regularly but somehow haven’t for a while. As soon as I got dressed I went “oh wow, that’s loose” and realised how differently it fit me.
2) got mum and dad takeout for dinner, served it all out, ate one chip then didn’t blink not having another one. Didn’t feel deprived, didn’t feel annoyed or even like I was mentally or physically craving more. I had one, I enjoyed it, then I moved on. I’m loving how little control food has over me now.27 -
I ran 10k today, for the second time in my life. And I finally see my body changing, even though the scale is lagging behind 28
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i did my first chin up in 5 years yesterday33
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What a difference a year makes!
First photo is May 2017 - I was already down 50 lbs from my starting weight and feeling pretty good about myself, wearing my new walking shoes because I was newly healthy enough to enjoy walking, and all new cheap clothes because none of my old ones would fit.
Second photo taken yesterday, May 2018, after running 5k through the woods. My husband and I were doing our cool off walk when I realized we were in the same spot where we took a photo last year. Whereas last year I was new to walking, now I am a regular runner! I own running shoes and running clothes! I have a chin! And I have mostly gotten rid of my big old belly!
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I’m noticing that too! I love the newfound definition:)kalahmarii wrote: »I saw someone comment about their muscular armpits on here awhile back and kinda went "weird, but ok". WELL guess who's now the proud owner of her very own muscular armpits
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Another one that I just remembered-Sunday I put on a pair of peep toed bootie style shoes that I haven’t worn in a while. My feet were swimming in them and I had to buckle them tighter around the ankle/heel. Didn’t expect to lose in my feet since they never seemed wide even at my highest weight. I’ll take it though! lol16
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workinonit1956 wrote: »Another one that I just remembered-Sunday I put on a pair of peep toed bootie style shoes that I haven’t worn in a while. My feet were swimming in them and I had to buckle them tighter around the ankle/heel. Didn’t expect to lose in my feet since they never seemed wide even at my highest weight. I’ll take it though! lol
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Wohoo!!! And yes, the feet shrinking thing is so unexpected. As we lose fat, we know that clothing sizes are going to go down.....but feet, that's always surprising. I went down an entire shoe size. It's only a little bit frustrating as my shoes were the one thing I didn't think I'd have to replace.15 -
My collar bones are finally showing!!18
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kalahmarii wrote: »I saw someone comment about their muscular armpits on here awhile back and kinda went "weird, but ok". WELL guess who's now the proud owner of her very own muscular armpits
That may have been me. I’m still trying to figure out how I’m meant to shave all this weird shaping. If you’ve figured it out, I’m all ears!
The only thing I've found so far that helps is putting my arm all the way behind my head. Kinda fills it out more I suppose 5
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