Non Scale Victories
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@NovusDies — Yay for new pictures! If you’ve avoided the camera as desperately as I have over the years, that is a big deal! I hope you find a shirt and jacket that make you feel great.
I am sorry though to hear about your other reason for needing the nice clothes. It’s such a difficult situation, and there is still grief even when the death is a “blessing.” You’ll definitely be glad you’re not scrambling to find something that fits at the last second!2 -
My NSV today was getting in over 20,000 steps. Ending the day at around 21,417. Previous best (very recent) was 18000ish.
My best a few weeks back would only be like 12k. Been really pushing myself lately to be more active.
Nice. I hate you, but nice.
My highest so far was a little over 14k. I have been consistently getting over 10k since last Friday when I believe the BP med finally stopped working. It was an interesting run with the intermittent low BP days and the dizziness. On days I felt really good 10 was almost automatic. On days I felt bad I was lucky to get 7 and it was a chore.3 -
@NovusDies — Yay for new pictures! If you’ve avoided the camera as desperately as I have over the years, that is a big deal! I hope you find a shirt and jacket that make you feel great.
I am sorry though to hear about your other reason for needing the nice clothes. It’s such a difficult situation, and there is still grief even when the death is a “blessing.” You’ll definitely be glad you’re not scrambling to find something that fits at the last second!
It has been 20 years since we had pictures made together so it is a pretty significant change in my attitude. The family will be shocked when they finally get new pictures.
I have seen the jacket I like online but I want to go to the store so I can get it sized correctly. I have been shopping for it for a couple of weeks because I am looking for something I like in my price range but also something all-purpose enough to wear at a variety of things so I do not need more than one.5 -
NSV for today: I'm wearing a shirt that didn't fit a week ago
It finally passed the "sitting test", where it didn't look like a button was going to pop at stomach-level when I sit, ha.11 -
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We celebrated 44 years of marriage today and went to Red Lobster....our waitress offered us a free dessert to celebrate and I turned it down!....I never turn free food down and especially something sweet!...I had ordered wine with lunch and had used almost all of my calories so I knew dessert wouldn’t “ fit “ in !......yay me!....and back to a 49 lb loss this morning so I am back where I was!...I WILL hit the big 50 very soon....14
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I am not at goal... and this week has been rough, but. A few NSVs.
* Weight loss is hard and for a while I struggled hard with what I cannot see: it was hard enough to tread water much less keep up with the social aspects of weight loss. But I still logged. I still trudged forward, even though it felt like nothing was happening.
* The struggle is real when it comes down to the last 20. It. Is. So. Hard. And as much as I tried to prepare myself mentally, I was not ready. the NSV here is perseverance. Falling back on rote habit. Realizing that it is probably going to take me 3x as long to lose the last 20 than it has taken to lose the last 105 pounds.
* Despite the scale, I went on an adventurecation and I did... hiking, running, walking, swimming, kayaking, cliff/waterfall jumping... I pushed myself harder than I've ever pushed myself before, and I was happy and surprised to see what I achieved.
* I wore a two-piece swim suit and didn't think about it. Didn't worry about it. Instead, I had fun. It was a liberating feeling. (Didn't much like some of the pictures, but for the most part, I actually liked my pictures. Even the swim suit ones).
* For all that I ate what I wanted, my clothes still fit. Even the smallest pair of pants I'd bought just before vacation. I haven't jumped on the scale yet (I'm waiting for all the post vacation water weight to go down as I'm not in a mental place enough to handle the data. It's been a tough few months, mentally. Where even the pure, unfeeling numbers of data were getting to me). Of everything I've been through, the last 20 are kicking my bum pretty hardcore.
I need to be able to see the accomplishments I've made, because it is hard for me to see progress. It's there, I know, but the body dysmorphia is real and blinding.7 -
Am wearing a new skirt that has hung in my closet for the past 3 years. It's a 14!10
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I jogged! Just a tiny bit, but I did it. I’ve been contemplating trying a C25K program but couldn’t quite get up the nerve. Yesterday on my walk, I was on a stretch of the path that goes behind houses, with no one around. So I decided to run to the last house, and I made it! I did a couple more short intervals after that but didn’t want to push too hard my first time out. I’m clueless on pacing, and form for that matter, but it’s a start!
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I didn't buy the peanut butter last night. It went into my shopping cart but I took it out before reaching the register. #smallvictories5
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I have struggled this week. I haven’t been feeling so great. Went to Zumba on Monday and it killed me. I was so sluggish and tired. I didn’t get a good work out and immediately went to bed. Went to the dr today and got some antibiotics for a sinus infection and decided to eat a quest protuberance before my workout today.
NSV I rocked Zumba out and I feel good. My legs are a little jello but I don’t feel like I’m dragging myself to the bed tonight!5 -
Way to go! That's a huge NSV to go to the gym much less rock it out when you are under the weather. That's awesome! I finished my gym routine for this week last night. I had planned to just do the exercise bike (rehabbing knee) and lift some light leg weights but someone was camped out at my main machine so I ended up taking a Zumba class instead. It was really fun with lots of hip hop dancing. So glad I did it. Today I am sore from my double work out but it's my massage day so I'll get it worked out. Hope you feel better soon. Sinus infections are the worst!3
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I made it thru the evening without eating everything in the house....this is a big deal for me because I didn’t binge when everything inside me wanted to...I only went a little over my calories for the day....yay me!6
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@conniewilkins56 Sometimes the biggest victories are the things you DIDN’T do! Great job staying in control!2
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Awesome NSV @conniewilkins56 ! As a fellow binge eater I know how significant this victory was. Way to go!2
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Latest non-scale victory:
My team won the step challenge at work this month. I had hoped to be able to manage averaging 10,000 steps/day through the challenge period (11/4 - 11/21)... wound up averaging 15,000/day instead. Both my team's activity and them rooting me on as well as the higher amount of weight I dropped compared to previous months really encouraged me to push myself.8 -
Merph518 Congratulations! Great job on the step challenge and your 15K/day average!! You rock!!3
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Great job Merph!...and thanks for everything you do to keep me motivated!1
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Thanks DogMom!
You're welcome Connie -- I'm glad I have a positive impact on you, that makes me happy. Your constant cheering on my feed/elsewhere is similarly motivating, so thank you as well 2 -
Despite the scale not moving things are happening I guess as I wore a top last night out to dinner that hadn't fit me last time I tried it on. Also kept within calories for dinner (hubby's birthday) and although I had enough for dessert decided not to "spend" them. And didn't have food envy when my son ordered a cointreau and chocolate mousse. Previously I would have ordered even though I wasn't hungry.4
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Loving reading these, especially the ones that are changes of habits, i think that is excellent progress.
Changes in my attitude to food is currently stopping me undoing all my hard work.3 -
Went out to lunch with family, normally this turns into a "treat yourself" meal where I do a whole days calories in appetizers, desserts, etc. Instead I halved my meal, abstained from appetizers, and kept in my calorie goal. Hardest part was saying no thanks when two people kept offering me their dessert, and it wasn't that hard to say no First time that has happened in a long time! 5
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Bought a size smaller top today which was awesome! And put on a pair of last year's summer 3/4 length trousers and they fell round my hips. That was just a wicked discovery. Last summer I squished into them so it was a huge achievement to see them almost fall off. Didn't have to undo the zip and button to get them on and watch them slip down low. What a great feeling. Scale ain't moving but getting the NSVs.9
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I went out with girlfriends yesterday (ate and drank far too much but hey ho) and stepped completely out of my comfort zone, I had my hair cut considerably shorter, wore mustard coloured trousers instead of my standard black ones and a printed top instead of just plain. I felt (and looked) a different person, I often struggle to see a difference but yesterday really gave me a boost.10
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This morning I put on a pair of jogging pants and it felt a little more snug than I'm used to. Checked the tag to see if I'd picked up an XL pair by mistake (I wear 2XLs typically)... but nope. It was a Large. Snug but comfortable 12
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My wife and I went out to eat at Outback Steakhouse while it shopping this weekend. We sat in a booth. It is not the first time I fit in a booth, but it still brings a smile to my face when it happens.9
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I totally agree with the booth thing, it's not new that I fit in them but it still has a major impact on me. The other day I texted my wife a picture of all the room I had now at a local convenience store's booths when I didn't fit in them at all before. I remember feeling super embarrassed as I had to stand next to the booth my daughter was sitting in as she ate an ice cream cone.6
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The booth is a powerful thing and I hope I never take it for granted.
I have an elliptical now. It is still trying to murder me but a little less now. I close my 30 minute exercise ring each morning now before the sun comes up. I can't always do it without stopping but that is okay. It is not my favorite thing to do but it is proper cardio and easy on my knees. There is something about getting it done early that is helping me to be even more active during the day.
It has been enough time now and my BP has stabilized so it is confirmed that my days of taking a BP medication are over. I am still taking a half dose of the diuretic but I still have hopes that will be gone after the first of the year.
Other ReFirsts: (ReFirst is what I call something I was able to do before gaining that I can do again like sitting in a booth)
Walked 4 miles continuously on Thanksgiving.
Attended a business function and I was able to move about easily and socialize
Helped decorate for Christmas (the ladder was problematic with my previous center of gravity problem)
Bought a coat "off the rack"
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