What's Your Most Recent NSV
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I'm at the 14-day mark, last night I walked a mile in 12 minutes without feeling out of breath. My blood pressure has held at normal levels for the past 4 days and my oxygen levels are up! Since I am doing this for my health, this means more to me than inches!23
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Geneveremfp wrote: »It made me a bit sad even though it's irrational.
Totally empathise with that feeling. Toddlers are really unaware of how hurtful some comments can be though. They see, they say. I've had everything from comments about my (then) weight to comments about my (inherited) prematurely-grey (now from a bottle blond) hair to "Did you see any dinosaurs when you were little?". And worse.
But these comments are made in one moment and forgotten by the children in the next. They don't know how to be offensive and hurtful when they are tiny. As I said, they see, they say. Without thinking because at that age they just don't have the experience or brain capacity to understand.
When I've thrown these comments back at my now-teenage children, they have been mortified that they even said it, especially as they don't remember making the comments in the first place. We just laugh about it now. Especially the dinosaur comments . . .12 -
Coming up the the end of the 10k trainer and have just realised that my running is SO slow that it's going to take me 90 minutes to run a 10k.
But I don't care how long it takes me because I enjoy running. Me, the one who used to avoid PE like crazy at school and was always last to finish the torturous running sessions (I always walked).28 -
I’ve relocated for the summer and have some new running trails to enjoy. I did 7K yesterday, my previous longest run has been just shy of 5K since restarting C25K in January.
And I found my old Tomtom watch (last run registered in 2014...) which informed me that the 7K was at an avg pace of 8min/km - the same pace I’ve had on my other 5K loops. I’m excited!!
I’m now aiming for the 10K before I head back home in august, and hoping for some pace improvements as well.14 -
I live inside a school. We’re in strict lockdown here but those of us who live on campus are allowed to walk within the campus in the evenings. As a result we all tend to be out walking around at the same time (small window of time between when we’re allowed out and when it gets dark).
Today when I passed one couple they stopped and asked me (from an appropriate distance) “are you on a diet?”. I said I had been trying to lose weight and they said they’d really noticed how much thinner my face looked.
Nice to get feedback that it is making a difference.21 -
My turnout gear is getting too big! These used to fit snug. Grateful for my suspenders.42 -
You're a firefighter @rosebud69155? The number of cool people on here is boggling! Thank you for all you do!!
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Collar bones are making themselves known again16
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My NSV is not dying!
On the evening of Thursday, 21st May I was admitted to NHS Broad Green Heart & Chest Hospital with chest pain. After 48 hours in hospital, an MRI of my heart & an angiogram, I was diagnosed with myopericarditis, an inflammation of the sack surrounding my heart, caused by a silent heart attack that occurred sometime on Tuesday.
So... I had an actual heart attach. A blockage of an artery that damaged heart muscle. A silent heart attack means it wasn’t severe; not life threatening but definitely life changing. This damaged heart muscle was rubbing against the pericardium which caused the inflammation & pain of the my pericarditis.
I am now under the care of St Helens Cardiac Rehab Centre, albeit over the telephone (because I fall to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel), and will have to wait until the current COVID-19 crisis is over before I have a face-to-face appointment with a nurse or cardio-physiotherapist. I’ve been prescribed statins & aspirin (for life) & no grapefruit (yikes!). But after a month sick leave & instructions not to do anything too strenuous for at least three months, I went back to work this week.
May the gods bless the NHS.
I am old, fat and defective.
Monday was the first day of the rest of my life and I have to reset, readjust, refocus & restart. I weighed myself to give me a starting point, walked the dog for the first time in weeks. Prepare myself mentally with mindfulness techniques and went to work. I will not be stressed about returning after a month off because my team is capable & reliable, & I can trust them to keep calm & carry on in my absence.
I am lucky, I am alive. I have TMBWITW who loves, cares & puts up with me & I have my dogs Pippin & Meri who love me unconditionally. I am in a better position than some people and I can do something about my health.
Be excellent to each other 🤙🏻 because when that ambulance door shut to blues & twos me to the Hospital I thought I'd never see TMBWITW again...
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I went swimming. It was only for 30 minutes but I didn't die and the muscles that hurt the most where my fingers/hands and then don't get much resistance/strength training outside of the pool anyways.
But, that means that my "normal" non-swimming workouts have paid of because I was in the water and not every muscle in my body died. It felt great to notice how I'm becoming much stronger and healthier.15 -
My corset closes completely at the back, not even tight-lacing. It won't be long before it's too big! My other clothes are ones that aren't affected by the loss so far (wrap skirts and spandex-y shirts), so the corset is the only one I notice the difference on.
I'm also still weirded out by being able to feel the bones in my thighs. The padding has always been too much to feel the bones until recently, but now it's loosening up!12 -
Last night, I turned down spaghetti/meat sauce and birthday cake. Tonight I'm snacking on broccoli (say what?) rather than said birthday cake. I've been a carb lover for my entire life, but I'm having to learn to live without, or at least with a lot less! It's not an easy lesson.14
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I tried on jeans and then a dress that I haven't worn in months and they were both loose! 😊😊15
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eating vegetarian 2 days in a row12
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400 pound deadlift!!! Freaking finally! I've been chasing that number for over two years.36
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I strapped on my fanny pack for a bike ride, and I had to tighten it as far as I could.
That was a good moment! Hadn't worn it since I began my fitness journey14 -
KIND of a scale victory? But the part that's MY victory has nothing to do with the scale, so I'll share
My husband has been trying to lose weight for a good year now, to no avail. He's tried "everything," except for tracking calories. That was the one thing he did NOT want to do, even though he watched me have great success with it. He just wouldn't have it.
Last week he opened up about his struggles with his weight again. I assured him that I loved him regardless, but if he was willing to commit to just 7 days of calorie tracking, that I would help him with it and I promised he would see a drop if he took it seriously.
He has taken it seriously! He's lost 7 lbs in 5 days. He understands that much of it is probably water weight at this point, but this is the most significant numerical progress he's ever seen, so he's excited and now he doesn't want to stop.
I'm so excited for him. He's my best friend and I love him so much. I just want him to see himself in the way that I do, and I know this will be a huge transformation for him, not only physically but mentally.42 -
I can do 15 real pushups.25
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not sure if super visible but... same weight, 2 months apart
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Today it was really hot in the UK so I had to find something summery to wear. All of my summer clothes from last year were too big - a bit annoying but amazing also. So I thought I'd try my "skinny clothes" I have boxed up from when I was in my late teens - they fit but were roomy! Never thought I'd be pushing 30 and in better shape than when I was 17/18.22
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I just got back from my "annual" physical exam. Annual is in quotes because I was a bad boy and skipped the last two. The lab work won't be in for a few days, but my BP was significantly down from where it was when I last saw him. I figured it would be because I've been tracking it and had seen it go down as I lost weight. As a bonus, I stood tall when they measured my height, and I got that half or 3/4 inch back. This improved my calculated BMI by 0.4 points. That is GREAT news because it means I'm at my goal. Oh my.
Then he told me I'm one of his healthiest fifty-xx year old patients, and he has LOTS of fifty-xx year old patients. Wow.
He also told me I'm totally healthy enough to keep diving, and he signed my form so the aquarium will let me continue as a volunteer.
The following is kind of scale related, but only tangentially so including it here. Skip it if you don't want to read about scales:For grins, I weighed myself on my scale when I got home with the same clothes I was wearing at their office. My scale read 1.7 pounds higher than theirs did. Or something close. Theirs only resolved to pounds, not tenths, so it could be not quite that much of a difference. But.... This means that "officially" only 0.3 pounds above my goal weight. Woo hoo! Well, maybe. I don't know how often their digital scale gets calibrated or how accurate it is compared to mine. I bet it's better.
For MORE grins, I pulled out my other scale. It read 0.1 pounds lower than the doctor's scale, or essentially the exact same weight. I may start using that scale, but it does not do BIA, so maybe I'll keep using the current scale until it stops working so I can still get terrible estimates of body fat, water, and bone density.
I'm thinking I should take the afternoon off to celebrate.
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I’ve worked out every day this week!22
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My bathrobe is getting so roomy it almost won't wrap right.18
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FINALLY, finally, finally ran 10k. Without stopping. It was a bit of a spur of the moment thing (we went out to run for an hour - during which we normally cover 6.5km - and decided to keep going).
Took ten minutes longer than expected but that was because I was getting slower and slower, just trying to make the distance.
My legs now hate me and are considering going on strike.
I think that I will have to go back to the 6.5km and work up from there. Just to make my legs happier.39 -
brittanystebbins95 wrote: »KIND of a scale victory? But the part that's MY victory has nothing to do with the scale, so I'll share
My husband has been trying to lose weight for a good year now, to no avail. He's tried "everything," except for tracking calories. That was the one thing he did NOT want to do, even though he watched me have great success with it. He just wouldn't have it.
Last week he opened up about his struggles with his weight again. I assured him that I loved him regardless, but if he was willing to commit to just 7 days of calorie tracking, that I would help him with it and I promised he would see a drop if he took it seriously.
He has taken it seriously! He's lost 7 lbs in 5 days. He understands that much of it is probably water weight at this point, but this is the most significant numerical progress he's ever seen, so he's excited and now he doesn't want to stop.
I'm so excited for him. He's my best friend and I love him so much. I just want him to see himself in the way that I do, and I know this will be a huge transformation for him, not only physically but mentally.
This is some of the most romantic stuff I've read all year. You both are great helpers to each other!20 -
It's little, but even though my scale hasn't budged much after one month of taking up MFP and consistent working out and eating healthy I've lost half an inch from my thighs, hips, and bust, and 1 inch from my stomach! Excited to get back into the sun dress I bought LAST YEAR which did not fit at the beginning of June. I think I'll be able to do it!20
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nothing feels better than the loose capris I wore today, decided to split the choc chip cookie with husb at Subway, decided it was not worth it to eat the whole thing, different for me.21
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I went up and down stairs several times today and walked around for an hour in less than ideal shoes (gladiator sandals) and.... I don't hurt and I'm not sore, and I didn't get out of breath.
Also, went out to eat and was able to just eat what of the meal I wanted, box up the rest to take home, and not worry about it, or what people would think.19 -
Following a minor surgery last month, I wasn't able to exercise and, as a result, allowed myself too many "why not" days. My NSV? I'm back on track with exercising and calorie counting...and back to my pre-surgery weight.20
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