What's Your Most Recent NSV
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It just occurred to me that I've heard the phrase, "You're really strong" a lot over the past few weeks while I'm in fitness classes. That has been so cool.22
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My husband wraps his arms around me and says, "you're so little!" almost every week now. I've never felt "little" in my life!21
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I now fit into the smallest of the clothes I had stored away. Every new size I fit into from now on will be smallest that I’ve ever been (or can remember being) in my adult life.20
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Again this year, I finished the Concept 2 Holiday Challenge: 200k rowing machine meters between US Thanksgiving (the week after my 64th birthday, BTW) and Christmas Eve. One day, and a few extra meters, to spare. I've been rowing for around 18 years, and have done the challenge a number of times (though not every year), including while still obese.
Along the way this year, I set some of the highest weekly "activity minutes" totals I've seen on the Garmin I've had for a bit over a year now. This included the rowing (6 days/week), spin class (2 days most of the weeks), and a little strength training.
The default weekly goal is 150 activity minutes (which I assume is based on governmental recommendations for 150 minutes of moderate activity per week, or 75 of vigorous. Garmin counts moderate minutes as 1 "active minute" each, vigorous minutes as 2 "active minutes" each.).
The last few weeks's totals were:
Nov 18-24: 517 activity minutes
Nov 25-Dec 1: 433
Dec 2-8: 757
Dec 9-15: 752
Dec 16-22: 830 (5.5 x the default goal)
I'm ready for a volume decrease, gotta admit.24 -
I finished the MapMyWalk annual challenge a couple of months later this year ~ lots of crap weather, including snow in October, really limited some outside walks. I am currently placed 927 out of 5,384 in my age group F 60 - 69. I use the treadmill when I must, but mostly walk our dog. Happy dog and happy me!
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I (once again, for like the 2644th time) realized I'm a "serial starter". I go real good for a while, then peter out, then get re-energized for some reason and start all over again. But this realization was a little different...isn't that, like, everyone? We all have moments of doubt and stalling. With this thought came the comforting idea that maybe I'm doing ok, and that this is the way it is...starting, stopping, chugging along, and crashing off the rails sometimes. I don't need to beat myself up over anything! If I need to be a "serial starter", then so be it! I'll be the Queen of Starters! It just has me feeling a little empowered right now.
Having recently moved back to the states, I have access to the standard American diet again. And I have been a victim of the siren call of fast food. But I'm sort of...over it? Like it was all tasty and good for awhile, but I've lost interest and all I want it healthful, whole foods. Like I've had my fill and I'm ready to be done. It's a good place and I feel balanced: I satisfied my unhealthful desires without going over the edge, and have smoothly transitioned out. It's a nice feeling! Bring on the hard boiled eggs and roasted veggies!22 -
Happy holidays, everyone! My husband and I opened some presents already, and we got two giant chocolate bars. We looked at them and saw the flavors (one was lower quality ”dark” chocolate and the other had whole hazelnuts in it), and kinda went ”do you want to eat it? Nah, we have better stuff at home, let’s just regift those to someone who appreciates them”. The chocolate is good and nice and all, but not perfectly suited to either of our taste, so I’m thinking regifting them to more appreciative chocolate lovers and not eating 2000+ extra calories just because it’s there is a win.33
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Had a fit German girl I occasionally see at the gym (I think she goes at different times than me) comment on my weight loss when I ran into her while walking down the stairs. So third person in as many days commenting and I’m almost at 55lbs lost (24kg). Glad everyone seems to be finally noticing 😊
Honestly I have never seen a girl who can do as many difficult type sit ups in a row as this girl. She has a tiny waist too.22 -
my weight's slowly getting more stable (technically have another 4-5kg to hit my goal, but I'm now on the higher end of normal BMI) after I actually ended up losing more/faster than I wanted... apparently despite basically maintaining this past month I'm still shrinking a tiny bit and I've been slowly replacing my clothes.. feels great to be able to order outfits online and actually have them fit OK
Also, my old jeans fit again
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netitheyeti wrote: »my weight's slowly getting more stable (technically have another 4-5kg to hit my goal, but I'm now on the higher end of normal BMI) after I actually ended up losing more/faster than I wanted... apparently despite basically maintaining this past month I'm still shrinking a tiny bit and I've been slowly replacing my clothes.. feels great to be able to order outfits online and actually have them fit OK
Also, my old jeans fit again
Wow! You look wonderful! I hope I look as good eventually 👍🏻😃🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟6 -
I just logged my whole day of Christmas eating. HONESTLY. More than double my daily goal. Sigh... I have been doing really well at eating to feel healthy and well. Today I just let myself eat the rolls, and pie, and ham, and more rolls. I am not even upset with myself. We had good friends over, played games and enjoyed ourselves. Now back on track tomorrow. This is just going to be how life is. Some days we eat yummy food that is not great for our bodies. But it is only one day. Not every day. Then back to healthy.
This is probably nothing new for many, but i tend to be an all or nothing girl. So learning to love and love life without letting it derail me is a great NSV for me today. Merry Christmas to myself and Happy Holidays to all!31 -
I just logged my whole day of Christmas eating. HONESTLY. More than double my daily goal. Sigh... I have been doing really well at eating to feel healthy and well. Today I just let myself eat the rolls, and pie, and ham, and more rolls. I am not even upset with myself. We had good friends over, played games and enjoyed ourselves. Now back on track tomorrow. This is just going to be how life is. Some days we eat yummy food that is not great for our bodies. But it is only one day. Not every day. Then back to healthy.
This is probably nothing new for many, but i tend to be an all or nothing girl. So learning to love and love life without letting it derail me is a great NSV for me today. Merry Christmas to myself and Happy Holidays to all!
Merry Christmas! I'm in same boat but still on the journey10 -
1) Survived the second worst Christmas of my life (the worst was when my son was taken into hospital as a poorly newborn - he is now a strapping 15 year old who only visits the doctor for his annual flu jab). Totally stressed, on lovely antibiotics for a leg infection and had a very difficult adult daughter to deal with, who did her best to make me feel like a rubbish mother.
However, I did not attack cakes, biscuits, sweets or anything else. I even left my dessert of profiteroles as I was not enjoying them and couldn't see the point of eating something that I wasn't enjoying.
The only enjoyable part of my Christmas day was going to parkrun, which, due to my leg, I had to walk.
I was so stressed that I desperately wanted a drink. I don't drink through choice. I haven't tasted alcohol in over four years and yesterday has been the only day in that time when I've wanted a drink. Luckily there was no alcohol in the house as I don't think that I would have stopped at just one drink.
Thank goodness it is over and my adult daughter is still in bed so I am not subjected to her unpleasant behaviour.
2) This isn't really my NSV but it kind of is, indirectly. My little daughter has her 7th birthday on Sunday. When I asked her what she wanted to do, she said, "Parkrun!". I am so thrilled that her idea of a birthday treat is to go for a run, bless her. There will be other things as well but she'll get her parkrun.36 -
Finished Christmas gift wrapping before midnight on Christmas Eve rather than 5am Christmas morning 😜👍24
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Ate all the things at last night’s party (so many good cooks, so much delicious dessert), but am not following my FIL’s comment (“you’re going to have to ditch your diet this week, everyone else is!”).
Currently warming up for leg day at the gym and will stop by the grocery to pick up some salad/food I can eat (I’m vegetarian—everyone else is decidedly not...I can’t eat cheese and crackers for 3 more days for the havoc it’ll play on my digestion).15 -
Looking at my driver's license today...WOW! What a huge difference between then ( I guess I took the pic about 3 years ago or so) and now. I look like an entirely different person--100% different. The driver's license looks like I'm my own mother or something. Super humbling and mega thrilling at the same time!
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My holiday season NSV is realizing I'm that young person who can get on and off the floor really fast and help all the old folks when they're exchanging gifts or carrying things. I'm not young, I'm 43. But it's nice realizing I can help my family members in that way. While I did a lot of this 100+ heavier in my 20s, I know it's much easier now, especially the getting up and down a lot from the floor!29
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Blocking someone instead of giving them hell back and deactivating 👍😜23
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Yesterday I managed to go straight back to my regular calorie budget on MFP without being tempted to carry on with an extra day of Christmas. All the foods like sweets that could be saved have been put in sealed containers for my birthday next month.20
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Had a lovely holiday with some reasonable indulgences. Made a keto Christmas dinner for the family and a friend, including a low-carb pecan pie and low-carb mulled wine. I love monk fruit and erythritol!! Easy to get back in gear today because, even tho I exceeded my typical calorie allowance the last couple of days, I still ate low carb and with intention. Even while that annoying old Aunt Flo visited for Christmas. Feels good to roll with the holidays and have fun without totally derailing.10
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