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My (pear) hips are now smaller than my waist was when I started taking measurements! And my waist is currently only 7cm (2.75 inches) larger than my thighs used to be. :o I can't get my head around it!

After almost a year and losing over 80lbs, I hit goal today. I did the happy dance I've been looking forward to for so long! 😄 My NSV was that I went to the supermarket this afternoon, filled up my basket and didn't buy a single treat! Not because I didn't want to reward myself, but because I didn't want to use food as a…

Thank you! And congratulations to you too! It'll be baby steps on the march forward for me for a while! :)

After 351 days of logging, I hit my goal weight this morning! :D I've decided that it will be my target upper limit for maintenance. I've never consciously been in maintenance before! My mini-goal is staying below this weight for the next month.

I ran my first Park Run! :D (And kept my first New Year's Resolution! o:) )

Goal 11 completed! Roll on 2019 without all that baggage! :D 💫 Goal 12 didn't happen as I hurt my knee quite soon after and I have been very gentle with it since. (I got to about 20km though, which is 20km more than over the same period in 2017!) I am extending my own deadline to complete this to the end of January! Goal…

I fit into my only pair of skinny jeans again! Just in time to rock them with a Christmas jumper! :D

I am 200 days logging today! The temptations have been strong this week, but I have been very disciplined! :) Christmas party season starts soon and I have sparkly new outfits to fit into!

I know you haven't, but don't give up! I was the exact same, if it wasn't my shins it was my feet. But this month I finally completed it without injury and at least 15lbs heavier than on my previous attempts (and much more than 15lbs above goal weight!). I was never a runner by nature either, but I'm really enjoying…

Goal 9 completed! I finished c25k to schedule, and I'm now working on building up my running outside with Zombies, Run! since all my training was on a treadmill. It's so much more interesting when you have something to look at other than a tv screen looping songs you can't hear and ads for the gym! I've tried to 'get fit'…

I ran outside today for the first time! :D Before now I have been too self conscious to run outside (apart from running a few metres for a bus the odd time!), but since I was on holiday in a quiet area I thought I would give it a go. I found it harder than on the treadmill and my pace was too fast as my headphones died…

I finished c25k today (distance version)! I can run 5k!! This is my third time attempting it and my first time to a) finish and b) not get injured. :D I think lots of walking over the last 6 months, and lots of stretching/core work (yoga, pilates) on the side, made the difference. I rewarded myself with a deep tissue…

I went to the gym 17 times this month (and managed not to hurt myself!), up from 11 times in September...and maybe 4 in August! :)

Ticking off Goals 7 and 8 as complete! :D I am now halfway to goal, and simultaneously 3 stone (42 lbs) down from my starting weight! My new mini-goals are: 9. To finish c25k (distance version). I'm currently on week 7, so hopefully this day week I will complete it! 10. Onederland! Hoping to reach this by the time I start…

As of this morning, I am halfway to goal and have also dropped BMI category to Overweight! :) I was stalled all this week, waiting for that magical moment to happen, and I just couldn't get over the line! Great to start the weekend with it! :D My real NSV is that despite finding my current rate of loss manageable and…

I ran (jogged) for 31 minutes!! :D That is definitely the longest duration I have run in my entire life! Not quite at 5k yet as I am quite slow, but almost in touching distance! Also, five days after shelling out a scary amount of money, someone noticed I got my hair done! A good day all round. :p

150 days logged today! The last time I was on MFP about 150 days was all I needed to get to goal. This time I'm not even halfway there (the distance is twice as long :# ), but I am *almost* halfway there, and I am still going strong! 💪

I've tried three new classes at the gym this week. o:) Usually I like to workout on my own so they were a bit out of my comfort zone! Hopefully I will be a bit more coordinated next week! And today I removed a link from my watch strap! Just before I started this journey, my watch had become very tight and uncomfortable to…

I fit into a beautiful party dress that hasn't fit for two years, and that I had only ever worn once. It is special to me because I wore it for my going away party when I moved country. <3 I'm looking forward to giving it a few more outings before it becomes too big! :)

I usually work out in the evening, but - despite a night out last night - I fit in my c25k session this morning before check out, because I won't have the chance to fit it in tonight. o:) On the flipside, my suitcase is now a horror show of how not to pack! >:)

I have a set of interlinked NSVs today! :) I'm travelling for work this week and today I actually used the hotel gym! I had packed my gym clothes but part of me doubted I would actually go through with it based on past unfulfilled good intentions...but I did!! What's more, I ran for 20 minutes (c25k) after a full/active…

My ankles are reappearing! :o

Mini-goals 4, 5 (SUP counts, right? Especially when everyone comes up to commiserate with you for falling in?!) and 6 all met as of this morning! :D 3. I'm still working on building enough strength to start a progressive lifting programme, so it will be a while before I get there. 7. In the meantime, my first new mini-goal…

I did c25k W1D1 today and it went better than expected! :D It's the third time I have started the programme - the last time was over 7 years ago (and at least 25lbs lighter) - but I remember it being much more difficult that time, and on my first attempt. I've never made it the full way through, as I always pushed too…

100 days logging today! And, I attended a friend's wedding yesterday and danced all night! My fitbit autorecognised it as Sport!! :D Being lighter on my feet and much more active recently made a huge difference compared to the last wedding I was at! o:)

For me, it has been how the positive momentum creeps into other areas of my life. Now that I have gained back control of this specific area of my life (in which there is a clear effort/reward ratio), I feel like I have more agency in my life overall.

Just before I restarted on here, 3 months ago, I bought two pairs of trousers in the same size but different colours, a size up :neutral: from what had unhappily become my normal size over the previous year. I got home and realised one pair was a different - much tighter - cut than the one I tried on in the shop and was…

Just met Mini-goal 2 this morning!! I'm delighted. I really needed a boost after a really tough week. Mini-goal 4: I have a fortnight until my friend's wedding and my new mini-goal for that day is to be able to zip up my pretty new dress without hurting my fingertips! (And then to find as many opportunities as I can to…

Mini-goal 1 achieved this morning! 😀 (Existing) Mini-goal 2: Hit 25% of target. Aiming for this by mid-August, just ahead of my friend's wedding. <3 (New) Mini-goal 3: Build enough strength to start a progressive lifting programme like stronglifts. Aiming for early October. (Hopefully sooner but even bodyweight squats are…

Mini-goal 1: Get to 14lbs (first stone). Hoping to get there mid-July. Passed 10lbs today and am delighted :D Mini-goal 2: Hit 25% of target. Aiming for this by mid-August, just ahead of my friend's wedding. <3