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My First NSV!

Lachanga
Lachanga Posts: 9 Member
edited November 2024 in Success Stories
4 weeks ago I could barely do 5 minutes on the elliptical without having to stop and take a break. Today I did 30 minutes straight without stopping! I realized today that I CAN do this and nothing is going to stop me :)

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  • the_jinxster
    the_jinxster Posts: 63
    Great attitude, Keep at it!
  • Nucky719
    Nucky719 Posts: 143
    First off: Congrats! I know the feeling. The first time I got on the elliptical I barely made it 15 min on a light setting. Then I got all the way up to an hour on a harder setting! I knew I was the shizz!

    Second: what is NSV? I'm new here.:laugh:
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    First off: Congrats! I know the feeling. The first time I got on the elliptical I barely made it 15 min on a light setting. Then I got all the way up to an hour on a harder setting! I knew I was the shizz!

    Second: what is NSV? I'm new here.:laugh:

    It means Nude Surfing Village.
  • kaetra
    kaetra Posts: 442 Member
    Congrats! There's no stopping you now! You've got the groove!
  • fitnessbudget
    fitnessbudget Posts: 53
    First off: Congrats! I know the feeling. The first time I got on the elliptical I barely made it 15 min on a light setting. Then I got all the way up to an hour on a harder setting! I knew I was the shizz!

    Second: what is NSV? I'm new here.:laugh:


    NSV = NON-SCALE VICTORY.....a weight loss victory that may not involve movement on the scale, but an improvement in fitness level or smaller pant size etc.
  • Nucky719
    Nucky719 Posts: 143
    First off: Congrats! I know the feeling. The first time I got on the elliptical I barely made it 15 min on a light setting. Then I got all the way up to an hour on a harder setting! I knew I was the shizz!

    Second: what is NSV? I'm new here.:laugh:


    NSV = NON-SCALE VICTORY.....a weight loss victory that may not involve movement on the scale, but an improvement in fitness level or smaller pant size etc.
    Thanks!
  • j4nash
    j4nash Posts: 1,719 Member
    just wait :) it gets even better.
  • kellyrorie
    kellyrorie Posts: 47 Member
    Yay for you!
  • coraliethomas
    coraliethomas Posts: 336 Member
    YIPPEEE !!! Ive been bootcamping for 3 months and Im still on brave enough for the dreaded elliptical!
  • mom2mozart
    mom2mozart Posts: 307 Member
    It definitely gets easier... Keep up the good work!
  • LeanerBeef
    LeanerBeef Posts: 1,432 Member
    Very nice! Congrats! Keep up the good work ;-)
  • Way_2_a_Healthy_Mel
    Way_2_a_Healthy_Mel Posts: 175 Member
    I could only do 5 minutes the first time I tried it, as well. Then 10 days later, I was able to do 45 minutes, and only a few weeks in, I have done an hour three times this week, plus a 45 minute day, and a 33 minute day. I love the elliptical, as walking on the treadmill is very boring to me. I can't walk that fast, or run, so just walking bores me, even listening to music. I do need to step up my resistance on the elliptical, and that is my goal next week. Congrats on your NSV!
  • tbresina
    tbresina Posts: 558 Member
    It does get better and easier! I just started jogging, now I am 42 and have never attempted this before but I have found that I love it and I can do it fairly well now!
  • KAFunk
    KAFunk Posts: 2 Member
    LOL... I BELIEVED YOU! (re. Nude Surfing Village)
  • CSummers316
    CSummers316 Posts: 74
    I LOVE the elliptical trainer. I remember the first time I used one when I started my weight loss journey, I tried to kill myself on it and barely went 5 minutes. After a while though, i used some sense and stopped trying to kill myself and instead went at a comfortable pace until I got used to it.

    Now I can rock out on the elliptical for upwards of an hour, periodically slowing down just a bit to slow the heart rate if I feel it gettin too high...

    Great Job
  • reka74
    reka74 Posts: 70
    I couldn't stop laughing!! ( Nude Surfing Village) Thank you. You made my day
  • Lachanga
    Lachanga Posts: 9 Member
    Thank you everyone for your encouraging words. All of your stories are such an inspiration to me and keep me motivated to keep going!

    Ohhhh and I didn't know what NSV meant til last week when I finally Googled it lol I wasn't even close :)
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