Non Scale Victories
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Shhhhh PAV - it will probably be me that gets kicked out of the bed if they decide three is a crowd.1
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I have lost nearly 20lbs I was level 3 obese. I think I’m level 2 now. Most people can’t see it. But in June I was given a pair of jeans. They were stretchy but I could barely button them. They fit pretty good now.5
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I have lost nearly 20lbs I was level 3 obese. I think I’m level 2 now. Most people can’t see it. But in June I was given a pair of jeans. They were stretchy but I could barely button them. They fit pretty good now.
Congratulations! 🎉 I’ll bet you could see the difference comparing photos from before and now? And jeans don’t lie!!! So happy for you.
Most people don’t notice early on - especially those who see you daily. It wasn’t until I lost about 40 pounds that it was really noticeable. After losing over 100 lbs. three years ago, there are people I’ve met now that never knew me heavier nor can believe that I was ever that large. Inside I’m the same person I was, only now my pants are much smaller.
Welcome to the Smaller Pants👖 Club.
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I ordered broccoli instead of fries with my lunch!4
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Broccoli is good! I randomly threw in an extra 360g of veggies on top of the frozen dinner to make it a "more real" meal
I think it was a bag of chicken alfredo or similar (swanson I'm fairly sure). With veggies and all it covered breakfast and lunch 4 -
I just realized that now that I’m 75, I no longer have to remove my shoes at the airport TSA! I had to take my shoes off in August at airports because I was two weeks short of my birthday. Seriously 😒
Usually I try to wear slip on shoes to expedite the whole process. Now I can wear some good sturdy lace ups without having to juggle shoes, coat, carry on luggage and tickets. Woohoo for getting old!5 -
So what you get an exemption?
I really really hate the infrared heat body scanner.
Lift your hands. (Guys let's skip this and just run me over, stupid thing don't work because of losing weight and loose skin) Oh that didn't work you didn't lift your hands right do it again (Guys let's skip this and just do the secondary, stupid thing don't work because of losing weight and loose skin). Oh that didn't work you didn't lift your hands right. Why don't you do it right. (Guys let's skip this and just do the secondary, stupid thing don't work because of losing weight and loose skin). Jeez dude we're going to have to go over you manually and call another person over to witness too. JUST. DO. IT. LIKE. I'VE BEEN ASKING YOU TO!😡🤬2 -
Yup - when you’re 75 ( in the US at least) you don’t have to remove shoes and you get the easy walk through scan. Honestly it’s like being semi invisible to TSA. Lovely bonus for getting old.2
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I had three rolls of back fat. I now have two rolls and a crease.
I call this progress.
It's interesting because that lower back into hip area is really sort of the first place I'm starting to get a hint of what shape is under all the fat and saggy skin. I've never been at a healthy weight as an adult, so this is totally new territory for me and totally fascinating.4 -
Great stuff, Alexandra!
PAV - lift those hands right. No excuses. Weight loss. Loose skin. Pfft.
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I lift... it still registers "heat anomalies". No, the effing $#$%#$^# won't just do their #$%#$%#$^@ hand scan before playing 20 tries. I do NOT like the little photo booth!2
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Yup - got frisked in Vancouver and Toronto. Either Canada has ultra sensitive scanners or is much more strict in interpreting the scans. Loose skin was confusing because maybe so few people have actually lost enough weight to have surplus skin?
It’s happened a few times in the US but not in the last three years. Now that I’m officially 75 years old I register as harmless!2 -
SO...Yooly...if we want to smuggle some contraband somewhere...you for hire?
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I was thinking more along the lines of "in just xxxx days"* I too will qualify as (mostly) harmless!
*assuming I don't get smacked by a bus before then
**does this explain why I don't much like busses?!!?!?!
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One of the joys of aging is you no longer have to “play the game”. Dress as you please in ridiculously outdated clothes, ask for favors ( I need to sit down or can I get ahead of you in line?). No work schedule. Outside of way too much time with doctors, it’s all good.
Basically you just don’t register with people middle-aged or younger - I’m invisible! I do try to not be obnoxious but I’m sure tempted because I’ll be forgiven for being old. Win-win situation!👍3 -
Another JOY at the start of the holidays.... three years after losing the majority of my weight. My pants fit, coat zip up easily, Christmas sweater fits. Winter gear gets hauled out for only a short time in Texas. It was a toss up whether the stashed clothes would fit after 9 months of waiting. Kind of like pregnancy!
My weight would usually go up between seasons. Rarely in my yo-yo years could I hope for looser clothes or even be the same size. So to have the same things be wearable is a wonderment.
I saved a beautiful red coat hubby bought for me right after we married 48 years ago. We moved often and the coat came with me but I never could wear it after our first anniversary. Well I’ve been able to enjoy that coat for the last three years and hopefully many more.3 -
What inspiration you share in that post, Yooly.
Congratulations!2 -
Little victories yesterday and last night
Victory 1: Actually felt hungry! It has been months and months. Was so excited to cook up my middle of the day meal and it was so satisfying to eat.
Victory 2: I know it was a deficit day - very few of those in the past few months - because I woke up in the middle of the night RAVENOUS! Finally broke down and got up to have a snack. I won't make that a habit...but I'm trying to be smart about my hamster wrangling and I don't want them to stage a full out war.
Victory 3: Had the last two jello pudding cups from yesterday's shopping trip (thank you Athijade for reminding me of those babies) - woohoo - stopping there would have been great on the calorie front - but the pudding cups didn't do it so I added a very early "breakfast" of an egg scrambled with 150g of boiled potato leftover from the day before and a liberal dousing of sriracha. Was satisfied. But, then the crazy wheel started spinning and I wanted to eat everything in the house. Cravings took over, especially for carbs, but there aren't many in the house (foiled again little furry ones). I considered going out to the corner store, but my knee is still not up to that, and then I remembered there was oatmeal...and walnuts...and then...I regained control of the giant hamster beasts and decided NO. Time to go back to bed. And I did. 5 -
So take that!….naughty rodents!3
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I walked into a grocery store needing 2 things (eggs and mashed potatoes). I walked out with eggs and mashed potatoes. My diet and wallet are happy.4
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Way to go, Athijade!4
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Well done!2
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Yes, good job…I can’t go into any store without coming out with a cart full!1
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I have officially be counting again for 10 days.
Really happy about that.6 -
Brought a delicious chocolate ganache birthday cake and a tub of ice cream to my cousin today. And very successfully ate only a skimpy 1/8 slice - passed on the ice cream - came in with a good calorie number for the day.
Major Major Major accomplishment.
He was stunned.
Figures I'll walk over later tonight for another slice 2 -
So glad you resurrected this thread!
Laurie- you are soooo in the zone. Mentally strong and ready to get the job done. It’s funny how nothing seems to work until your head is in the right place.1 -
Thank you, Yooly. I'm hoping my head stays in this place. Every day offers an opportunity to mess up it seems. But by the end of today I have three good days under my belt hoping to finish the week on this good roll.
I am driving an almost friend - maybe she will be? - to the hospital on Friday. She is the woman who owned the chip truck that I spoke about, that my grandson and I used to go to for lunch. She retired from that and sold her truck about the same time he moved to Newfoundland. Turns out she is a neighbour of another friend and we chat often now. She is going for wrist surgery on Friday morning - my friend and I are driving her to the hospital at 7.
He offered to buy me breakfast afterward. With great difficulty I turned him down (and I so love having breakfast out). But it is too soon. There is no way I'll manage to avoid all the tasty things on offer there.
He said "it is only breakfast - just one day." But it isn't. Everyday we have to be on alert. Once I'm at a "maintenance" level of calories building in a breakfast out will be doable. Occasionally. But not now.
Your words make me feel stronger, Yooly. Thank you.
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Actually the refrain of "it's only one day" coming from other people is kitten annoying! Sorry. Honest belief. Yes, it's only one day when *I* CHOOSE to make it so. Not your business to be pushing choices on me BUSTER.
There there now!
Actually I just took a moment to consider where this level of anger is coming from. And I guess it is a cultural issue. It is incredibly common in middle eastern including Greek tradition to keep offering continuously way past the first, second, third or fourth rejection and to be trying to ensure that a guest or friend or relative tries this, that, and the other. Part of a tradition of hospitality I guess.
And it is something that has annoyed the kitten out of me forever, including yelling at my grandmother as an entry level teen that ONE no thank you should be enough: it's pretty tiring to have to say no more than five times (or have to cave in) before food stops getting pushed my way!
Oh, I've caught myself doing it in reverse and now stop after re-indicating the offer is genuine and there. But, one offer, two offers. Maximum three offers with no guilt tripping. After that kitten off person doing the offering and take the kitten hint! XD
There we have a part of my cultural divergence! 2
