What's Your Most Recent NSV

I did my first ever 10k! I walked it the whole time and it was painful but I finished! Still can’t believe it every time I look at my medal. I’m training now for an 8k in March, and my mile time is slowly getting better!

Fed the rest of the leftover cookies to the dogs, most of them were broken and picked over and were just too much temptation. Normally I would eat them, because I love cookies. But this year I decided the pups could use a sweet treat and a little sugar cookie made them all so happy.

I also cleaned out a cabinet in the kitchen and put up the kids' treat jar so that it's not a constant reminder of the granola bars, fruit snacks, and candies that are in there. Instead, I put the fresh fruit bowl in its place, a more colorful and healthier snack for us to reach for instead.

Back to Parkrun on Saturday after a bit of a running hiatus (nothing since Oct!). Assumed I was going to be dead slow, but found I finished only 4 mins off my PB

I have had about 3-5 people now tell me I am looking a lot slimmer since I had my surgery. Knowing change is there, even though I cannot see it, makes me happy.

Ok. Twenty something years ago we did a covered wagon trip several times when the kids were little. I loved it and have always wanted to go again. I just KonMari’d my closet and found all our old prairie dresses. I was going to post them for sale and after browsing their site, all the old memories came up and told my husband how bad I wanted to go again. He surprised me today and said yes! Uh oh! My custom made dress swims on me now. Just for the hell of it I tried on my daughters. It was made for her when she was ten and lengthened when she was 13 for our third trip. OMG !!!!!!!! It FIT!!!!! I am so excited so many ways: trip, weight loss, yippeeeee!!!!!!

Today was MINE.

I was totally in control.

I logged everything that went into my mouth (have been slacking on this front recently).

My DH - love him - found an opened box of chocolates. There was one in the box. He looked at me and said, "Don't you like these?". I said that yes, I did. So he said, "Well, here you go then." I refused it so he said, "What's wrong with it then?". My response? "Nothing, I just don't want it." So he offered it to my son, who also turned it down as he didn't like that particular type of chocolate. I was so proud of him, refusing it because he didn't want it. Once upon a time, he might well have eaten it, just because it was there. The chocolate's destiny was just not to be eaten so it went in the bin.

Then, after dinner - DH brought me a bowl of ice cream. He'd offered me fudge cake which I had refused, so he brought me a bowl of ice cream. I didn't take it from him - which I am sure offended him - but told him that I didn't want it. To be fair, he didn't try to persuade me to have it but took it away again.


Other highlights:

Walked 7.62 miles (5.5 miles with my son who since he started college in September has frequently said that he misses "the long walks").

Cycled 12.11 miles (mainly uphill)

20,000 steps


And here's my over-riding insight of the day:

I was back in control.

It felt WONDERFUL to be back in charge.

And the really stupid thing was, it wasn't difficult to do.

But I'd become complacent.

Not today. Because I realised what was happening. And I went back to basics.

No more guessing or estimating or "tomorrow-ing". My food scale is in for a bit of a shock (and will probably be working out more than I do).

Tomorrow I will be back in charge AGAIN.

And the day after . . . and the day after . . . and the day after . . . and . . .

NSVs
- refusing free chocolate
- resisting having a slice of my boyfriend's pizza and having my homemade fishpie instead (he was actually very jealous and said he would have preferred the fish pie. Also said that he felt rotten after eating the pizza!)
- cutting down to 1 cup of coffee a day (instead of my usual 3 or 4.... or 5)
- Walked 20,000 steps on Sunday and resisted mother in law's crumble (it's amazing, I deserve a medal)
- logging my food everyday and not going very far over calories (been under most of the week but have a very sedentary job so don't need many at all)

Happy bunny right here

I can fit into an XL!!
It's a bit too snug for me to be comfortable in, but still - I FIT INTO AN XL!!
I also was able to fit into pants a size I have not worn (that I can recall) since high school. I think they ran a bit big, but it's till an awesome feeling.

My knees don't scream at me when I use the treadmill or elliptical. I made a shopping list, stuck to it, & meal prepped.

I joined a gym this week and signed up for classes. I’ve lost weight mainly through CICO and walking with the odd fitness DVD. Today I did a circuit training class. The instructor said he wanted us to do a handstand (by reverse walking up the wall) and hold, I stood in shock thinking never gonna happen.
Well I only bloody did it, first time! I was so surprised I nearly fell out of position lol, it was more my loose top falling upside down that brought me down quicker than my arms aching 😬 can’t stop smiling today, my body continues to surprise me, I couldn’t have done that at 268lbs!

I had my body composition analysed and the result was... muscular! Me???

Finished all 10 days of level 1 of Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred! There were days I was not feeling it at all but I did it anyway and now I’m excited to move on to day 2!

I went for a long run last Friday, got my foot caught in a pothole and sprained my ankle. My NSV is that I have continued to log food and do what weight lifting and cardio I can do on one leg!! In the past, I would've given up completely due to a minor setback. I'm getting mentally stronger!!