What's Your Most Recent NSV
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Child's pose is SO much easier with less belly!12
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Child's pose is SO much easier with less belly!
Ohmigosh, YES! XD I was actually able to pull off child's pose 'properly' for the first time last week and it was amazing. At my highest weight, I didn't understand why it was a restful pose because I couldn't breathe all squished up like that. But now that I have less belly, I keep finding myself falling into it and just relaxing (especially early in the morning when I'm trying to talk myself into getting out of bed lol)8 -
Been searching for a pair of full 💯% cotton jeans to confirm if size I wear these days is not to far off. Most of the jeans you get these days have way to much elastine interwoven. Usually shop at Costco and stick with Levi’s which have about 2% elastine. So not men jeggings, but they definitely are a tiny bit forgiving. Well I managed to find a pair of BDG all cotton 32W/32L to go on and button up. Didn’t buy them since twice as much as a Costco pair and what gives with how short a supposedly 32L is. Apparently it’s a thing with their jeans. Felt a little like Hulk Smash mode 🤣, but nice to know at least I’m not cheating to much with the forgiving material in the Levi’s.13
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My abs are looking better from when the lockdown started. I’m getting into shape and definitions are getting better 😊👍🏻11
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Was scrolling through a dating website and realized I was swiping right on a lot more guys, especially ones who are fit and active. I think I'm not automatically rejecting guys before they can reject me. I'm still heavier than I want to be, but weight isn't the first thing people notice about me now. The comments on how tall I am have increased substantially again!16
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Yesterday, I was chatting on the phone with an old friend and walking around the park when I decided to sit on one of the swings. I used to love swinging, but haven't been able to do it for years because the chains dug into my hips. So, imagine my surprise when I not only fit on the swing, but had some room to spare! I spent the rest of our conversation swinging and even took a cute picture to commemorate the moment ^_^16
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@JenKindo "Did you get taller again??" Lols, I love it!!3
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Started running back in the Spring. Ran a 5K a month throughout the Summer. Ran my first official 5-mile race this Fall. Last week I ran my first 10K training run.
Looking forward to running my first official 10K in the Spring.
It's true, the more you run, the easier it gets!14 -
justanotherloser007 wrote: »@JenKindo "Did you get taller again??" Lols, I love it!!
Oh no, not another puberty! 😆3 -
In November, I swam my first mile...1825 yards, in 1 hour and 20 minutes. I thought I'd challenge myself today to do it again. I swam 1800 yards in 1 hour and 12 minutes. I only started swimming laps in July and I'm thrilled with my progress. Slow and steady is paying off.16
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This one will maybe be unpopular, but it's an NSV in my world:
Spending Christmas alone (pandemic, etc.), I decided I'd celebrate by planning, cooking, and eating whatever I wanted on Christmas Day, as much as I wanted, not worrying much about nutritional balance. (I've been in maintenance long enough to know that whatever I do in one very rare day has very little meaning in the big picture.)
I've proven myself, on occasional random days in maintenance, to be able to eat 4000-5000+ calories on the rare day, which is maybe 2-2.5 times TDEE.
Christmas day, I went ahead with my plan, noted down everything so I could post-log the recipes and such, but just cooked and ate happily. (Big portion of oven fried potatoes with a swimming pool of ketchup for breakfast, a crustless savory pumpkin/ricotta pie with herbs for lunch, black bean/queso fresco tamale casserole topped with avocado mash and Greek yogurt for supper, coffee with frothed milk with breakfast, red wine on the side for lunch/dinner.)
I was full and happy, by the end of the day.
Next day, added it up: I figure about 2,875 calories, so 800-ish over maintenance. I exceeded my protein goal (always good, for a vegetarian eating ad libitum without paying attention to it), of course exceeded carbs/fats. Got some good veggies in there, too, so pretty good micros and 39g fiber.
Better yet, I have leftovers of the ricotta/pumpkin pie (161 calories per 1/8 of big pie), and the tamale casserole (327 calories per 1/8 of good-sized casserole dish), and they'll freeze well for future meals. (I did eat >1 serving of each on Christmas Day! 😉)
I'm happy with this, all the way around.
I think that very often, the things I now want and eat tend to be lower in calories and more nutritious than they used to be, automatically, without even thinking about it: Seems like an NSV to me.35 -
This one will maybe be unpopular, but it's an NSV in my world:
Not even REMOTELY unpopular in my world. I'd call it a victory, but you won this battle a long time ago. I see people from time to time say, "I'm not logging for xx day." I don't understand that. I totally get giving yourself permission to take a day and essentially commit the deadly sin of gluttony. It's actually built in to some of our holidays and why it makes people say they don't log. I say you've got the totally right approach. Go ahead and have the celebration. Then, be honest with YOURSELF and log it. I've had days at 100% over my maintenance goal. I log 'em. My body knows I ate them, so why lie to myself?
The other victory here is that there is no guilt associated with having the day of your choice. I think our culture has too much guilt. That's maybe another reason people won't log. Other people might see it. Who cares what other people think about what I eat?
Logical, reasoned and happy approach to making a small departure from the program. Plus you usually bank calories. It's like saving up for a new truck. You can keep stashing money away, but then at some point you have to buy the truck and start saving up again.
Have a safe and happy new year. I hope I do too.
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I'm starting to see changes in a lot of bodyparts. My hands & fingers are skinnier. A pair of shoes I couldn't wear anymore I fit into again. My calves look a lot more defined and my ankles are visible again. My triple chin has changed into a double chin. The tops of my shoulders & neck are looking better.
It's definitely true what they say about losing weight happens everywhere but last in the place you want it most, but it's very different to actually experience it yourself than reading it.
(For reference, I'm about 3 months in and have lost about 7 kilo's)
A sorta scale victory but also NSV is that I'm obese class 2 instead of 3 now. This right after the food holidays 😱15 -
The thing about logging is that you do it every day. I have stayed on track because I log. I often go over my calorie goal but it’s more likely an educational tool about myself and how I am working on this goal and the efforts I am putting in to work on it. I am having some success having days within my calorie goal this week because of all the days I’ve seen how much I’m eating and what it takes to eat to lose weight. Anyway logging is a NSV and a training I have undertaken. I think it is going to work!14
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Bravo @AnnPT77 I ate everything I wanted on Christmas too, and then made sure to leave the higher calorie and tempting leftovers at my family member's house. My weight definitely bumped up, but is well on its way back to where I started. Just a few more days should get me there and I'm thrilled that I can enjoy my favorite holiday meals and treats without guilt.13
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This last weekend, I ate everything I wanted MINDFULLY. I put on almost 5 lbs, but my NSV is that I am not punishing myself and I certainly am back at eating sensibly.14
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I agree about logging, even when I know I’ve gone over. & trying to get fairly accurate about size & calorie count of things. Guessing small or taking the lowest calorie option won’t help at all.
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Agree with the logging. I like to log ahead of time and plan.....in fact I do this every day. If l look like l will be, let's say even 11 caloriesover, well then I adjust my portion or do a little extra cardio. l like my under to be between 1-40 calories
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I got back out for my 5K jog this morning. Yes it was slow, and yes I felt it, especially that last kilometre, but after 4 weeks off with my back, I am FINALLY back at it. I’m taking it slow for the next month or so just to make sure I don’t flare my back up.
I went through my “too small” pile yesterday and everything bar one pair of shorts (funnily enough the ones Im looking forward to wearing the most) fit! And even that pair of shorts button and zip, there’s just too much muffin top for me to wear them comfortably. But I’m excited about fitting these clothes. Some of them I have had for 10+ years (because I always had faith that I would fit them one day) I am now putting everything that is too big in a pile to list for sale so that I can afford to buy some new smaller clothes as I will not have many that fit before too long!
Scale victory- I moved from Obese to simply being Overweight on Monday!24 -
I was out of town for Christmas week and ate everything in moderation and I only gained 0.2 pounds. My new habit of eating in moderation is truly working. I had candy, pie, cake, casseroles, prime rib, and even rolls. WOOHOOOOoo16
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