What are you proud of?

I'm proud of being able to jog for an hour non-stop, even if it is only at the 'ridiculous' speed of 6.8-7kph!

That I am on week 2 of couch to 5k and I bloody hate running!

I feel proud that my decision is working out, to ultra-slowly lose a few more pounds, starting back in October, in year 4+ of maintenance. That was before my birthday, before the holidays, before the post-holidays irritation with indoor exercise that annually leads me to shrink my activity hours (and lasted longer this year, as the rowing club was closed, and is still limited).

I won't add the "stay at home" orders, or other coronavirus issues, to that list of potential counter-forces, because it turned out that, for me, fewer social events, restaurant meals, and brewpub visits actually made the slow-loss process easier. (That's an individual effect, obviously. I know it's been a weight management challenge or roadblock for others, and empathize. It's been a challenge for me, too, just in other ways.)

My trend-line was getting into the upper 130s pounds there in the Fall, with the occasional individual day over 140 (I'm 5'5"). Now sitting at around 130, plus or minus a pound-ish.

It's a big confidence builder that I can make a slow loss actually work, while keeping the drama level ultra-low, where I like it.

I was soooo proud the first time I could do a rope climb at 58 years old!!! Don’t know why this was so significant to me but it doesn’t matter! I felt like a hero in an action movie lol!!