What's Your Most Recent NSV

Dr appt this past week 🥳

40 min run today.

I feel more energetic. I'm sleeping better. I feel like I've finally cracked the code on how to enjoy vegetables. My skin feels and looks healthier. I have a cardiovascular condition that limits exercise but yesterday I was able to push myself on the leg press without passing out!

Also about a year and a half ago I tailored a pair of work pants to fit me exactly how I wanted. They were uncomfortably tight a few weeks ago which was very disappointing and one of the things that gave me a kick to get going. They're now feeling much more comfortable! Almost back to that perfect fit.

My morning blood sugar is finally lower than my weight, after three months of low carb dieting. BS 159, weight 162. Hope to have it normal and be in the ideal weight range in another three months. No drugs, just diet and exercise

I ate a single serving of candy today and didn't stress too much about it. It fit perfectly in my calories and I still hit >130g protein for the day. Everything in moderation.

This week in the mail, I got two fun things:

1. My pin for completing another Concept 2 Holiday Challenge, 200k rowing machine or 400k stationary bike, or a proportionate combination of both between US Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve (using Concept machines, of course). I have pins for every consecutive year from 2017 through 2024 so far, plus some intermittent completions before that, at least 2009, 2010, 2012.

2. My second Concept 2 5 million meter t-shirt and pin. That's not 10M meters on the same machine, it's 5M on each of two machines, in my case RowErg and BikeErg.

When I started learning to row back in 2002, as an obese 46-year-old woman who'd been a "chosen last in gym class" kid, I never would've believed this kind of thing would remotely be possible for me, ever, let alone now at age 69.

Keep at the good stuff persistently, surprising things can happen, I guess!

1. My stamina is so much better! I no longer huff and puff trying to get my clothes on
2. I finally made it past 30 minutes on the treadmill with an incline of 10 and speed of 2.8mph! I couldn't even make it to 20-25 minutes going 2mph at like a 7 or 8 incline when I first started this journey a month ago.
3. I feel less lethargic and sick all the time compared to when all I was eating was junk.
4. Water weight in my legs and feet have decreased a lot.
5. Pants that were too tight are starting to fit along with shirts.

I had a different pair of shorts at the gym today. Well, I usually have them but they aren't my first choice for most activities. There was a reason I put 'em on though. They are running shorts, so a little shorter than the soccer (or Ultimate) shorts I usually wear.

I went to do my squats, and the shorts showed my quads. I was shocked to see the muscularity developing through the adipose tissue. I wonder when I'll start to see that elsewhere. I thought it was pretty groovy.

I ran the half marathon distance easily today as a preparation for a full one!