OK will admit that's not strictly true and reality isn't anywhere close.
Everest is 8848m high and my elevation gain from my bike rides in October was 8904m as a personal challenge to improve my hill climbing ability.
That is inspirational. My winter/spring goal is to purposefully add climbing to my rides. I've heard of people "Everesting" - climbing the equivalent of Everest in a day - that's crazy.
My goal is less aggressive. I want to be able to comfortably take a group ride through the Redwoods in California next summer. There is a lot of sustained climbing at 4%-6%. That's not terrible, but more than my normal rides here at home.
I went completely off the rails for about a week, for the blasted Thanksgiving parties (yes, more thank one, 3 actually) that I went to. The food was just too tasty and too rare to not indulge. I could have (and normally would have) stayed in this defeated mindset (I put on like 8 pounds in a week). Last night I decided to not let it continue being a slide completely backwards, so I meal prepped. And today I restart, but admitting that I've LEARNED a lot. It's ok to enjoy food...but that's it's equally important to know when enough is enough..and then get back with the regime that works. Eating well, water, and exercise!
Here’s my NSV for the week: as I was sitting at my kitchen table, I was starting to get uncomfortable. I could feel my *bones* on the hard chair! My extra padding is going away!
I can wear dangly earrings again. For years I would put some on and they just looked weird with my fat face and huge neck. I thought that it was just me getting old---nope it was just me getting fat. Now I can be the cool old broad again. (I do have purple hair--heck when you're 69 you can do anything!)
My husband and I got home from running and our neighbor across the way came over to talk to us. We know her to wave at and my husband once gave her a ride somewhere, but otherwise we don't really speak. She said she wanted to apologize to us because she had been thinking bad thoughts about my husband. She had been thinking for several weeks that he had dumped his wife for a younger woman, and since his wife seemed like a nice lady that was a terrible thing to do. Then she got a good look at us today and realized the "younger woman" was me all along!
She asked me what I did to lose weight and I recommended MFP to her.
Tonight my calorie limit would have abided either an apple for dessert, or a tiny peanut butter and chocolate truffle. I chose the apple because it actually sounded BETTER! I don’t even know who I am anymore.
Have you ever bought a "One Size Fits All" Robe that looked like one for a small child when you got it?! It's been hanging on my bedroom door hook for the longest time. I put it on yesterday, and it's roomy! Yay!
I ran! Just to then end of the drive and back but i ran!
That's all I could run 7 weeks ago and I felt like I was going to die, now I can for 52 mins. As soon as you get started, it gets surprising how quickly it gets easier and easier. At the moment, I don't find running much harder than walking, and it's heaps easier to run than it was to walk when I got my fitbit on July 3 this year. Then walking 2.7 km walking was agony.
That is awesome! Thank you for sharing and inspiring!
My completely non-confrontational, conflict avoidance, hard time telling the truth if I think it will hurt others self - answered honestly and respectfully when DH asked if I needed more alone time. I DO! And he was understanding - a great lesson and step in the right direction for speaking my truth all the time!
I need to get a new jacket; my old winter jacket is way too baggy. I was checking out some styles by trying on my kids jackets. One is a small that fits.
Ha! @Jedi_Jo I just got on here to say the same thing!! I’m down from a 34G to a 34DD! Just finished doing crunches and it didn’t feel like I was suffocating! Farewell to my twins Helga and Olga!
Went shopping at one of my favorite clothes stores, was looking on the side of store where plus sizes are which is where I've always looked. Once of the Clerks told me to "go to the other side of the store where I belonged as the plus sizes were too big". I haven't shopped regular sizes in YEARS.
The fat is finally disappearing from my thighs. I can see two particular lumps and bumps reducing when I look in the mirror.
On my worst days my diet may live or die by the number on the scale because I couldn't see any progress (despite clothes being looser - I still felt massive on my thighs). I finally feel like the number on the scale doesn't matter as I can now see I am losing from where I want it gone.
Replies
That is inspirational. My winter/spring goal is to purposefully add climbing to my rides. I've heard of people "Everesting" - climbing the equivalent of Everest in a day - that's crazy.
My goal is less aggressive. I want to be able to comfortably take a group ride through the Redwoods in California next summer. There is a lot of sustained climbing at 4%-6%. That's not terrible, but more than my normal rides here at home.
She asked me what I did to lose weight and I recommended MFP to her.
That is awesome! Thank you for sharing and inspiring!
TMI, but it's a big victory!
Next NSV’s on horizon
On my worst days my diet may live or die by the number on the scale because I couldn't see any progress (despite clothes being looser - I still felt massive on my thighs). I finally feel like the number on the scale doesn't matter as I can now see I am losing from where I want it gone.