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Way to go!!! This is one of my motivators right now. My husband knows I wear fakers, but I think he didn't know why or for how long I have been. The other night I had a new set on that he noticed, and he was sad when I told him that it's because my real ones don't fit, and haven't for years. We haven't talked about it…

Now that New Birthmas* is over, I feel ready and refreshed to start things off good. The NSV is that I have satisfied the desires and sweet tooth, and am looking forward to exercise and healthful nutrition choices! *My birthday is Jan 5th so the holidays last a bit longer for me which I refer to as New Birthmas, to include…

A conservative one for this week for me - I will be trying to eat my meal-prepped food this week! I often forget to prioritize myself when doing meal prep and focus on my family's needs instead, but this time I tried building my meal prep in with theirs. It turned out good from the taste-tests I had, so I think this was…

A big one!! I have to return a pair of pants I ordered online because they are TOO BIG!!!! I usually don't order online for this very reason, however we've moved and now that particular store is a bit of a drive, and through a big city. I have been struggling very much with consistency lately, both in nutrition and…

Oh wow!! 20 years, congrats!!!!!

Oh wow, thank you for sharing!!! My physical therapist said losing weight would help with my pain from an old injury too, so seeing your story is very inspiring!

Right!! My goal is the cinder block...thinking about myself walking around with a cinder block in my pocket! It makes me feel motivated to think of it this way :)

I am trying to eat more vegetables! I go through cyclical phases, and am transitioning from a 'veggies are yucky' to ' maybe they're not so bad???'. The 'veggies are yummy!' phase is in the future, and I would like to get there quicker than usual so I am trying to help myself make that leap! Did well today for that, had…

That's entirely possible...I should take another look at my breakout, and see if I can rearrange. Thanks, @JessiBelleW!!!!

I would like this week to stick to my meal plan for 4 of 7 days! I've got dinners prepped already, and sticking to my breakfast and lunches are generally no problem. I struggle with snacks - particularly when I misjudge what time dinner will be. Some days, no matter how hard I try, I lose my brain in the late afternoon. So…

Hy, yy, I need some support too. It's not always about you.

I stuck to my meal plan today! Despite many temptations and reasons to go off plan!

To have at least 5 out of 7 days this calendar week of sticking to my nutrition plan. So far, 3 days of success! I am feeling confident of this one!

Wow!!! These pics and your stories are so awesome! I am feeling inspired! I did a 40K in July of 2018, The 4Days Marches in Nijmegen, Netherlands (https://www.4daagse.nl/en ). Add up all the training and other leisure hikes I did that year, my mileage was through the roof! I've done many other shorter hikes, including a…

This doctor...was not the best I've been to, to put it kindly. You are right, I have no specifics. That's a great suggestion, thank you! Finding a different cardiologist has crossed my mind in the past, maybe I should explore that a little more. I'm glad MFP diary has a sodium tracker, that'll come in handy!

I made this :blush:

@Bridgie3 I like that speedboat analogy! That captures what I meant perfectly! :D And no-man's-land is the literal woooorst :s @CoachDee77 Thank you for your encouragement :blush: And of course, there's 'seasons'; seasons of good fitness and nutrition choices come easy, and seasons of struggling or priorities lying…

Yes! You are welcome :blush: :blush: It's not all or nothing. I think we need a poster that says that!

Thank you all for sharing your NSVs, reading these always makes my day 1000% better! The week before last week, I took a recovery week after finishing a 60-day routine. Woo hoo! But last week, I got back to it. However! I went really hard: I did the video workouts super intense, ran a 5K, and completed my regular running…

I know I just posted literally yesterday but I have another one! Today was the last day of mine and my husband's two month workout plan and WE FINISHED!!! No skipped at all, and even did doubles on some days!! I am so proud of us for sticking through this. I think I am going to take a week now for recovery, and he is…

Hey all! I love reading these NSVs :blush: Yesterday was, without a doubt, a bad day. I couldn't even remember all of the things I ate, and I was so so uncomfortable when I was in bed. Rolling around in pain, wishing for a massive fart or vomit or something to take away the pain. Where's the NSV?? I realized today that…

I got notification that my job application is still in the running! Haven't been rejected yet!

These are all so inspiring! To be able to do my whole run route without slowing down to walk. Almost there, after today's run!

My NSV today is that my husband and I have completed week 7 of an 8 week program! With no missed days, no injuries, and even doing doubles some days!! 💪💪 It was so hard to work out today, I am hitting a motivation wall lately! My husband has had to drag me kicking and screaming (not literally, but close - he is truly a…

Thank you all for your input here! I've been looking locally and finding mostly large-scale catering services, so I will have to keep hunting. Factor has been popping up recently a lot for me and it looks appealing. And @Xellercin , ngl that's a good solution too...I know what I like and what works, I just don't like the…

I just finished my third and final planned run for the week! And I feel pretty good! Maybe I can do this after all 🤔

Of all the NSV's and SV's and other things I see on these message boards, loose undies will always be, by far, the funniest and most surprising effect of weight loss. Whenever someone posts a loose undies NSV, I lose it 🤣🤣🤣 Perhaps its the cartoonish images I have, or the vulnerability we share here, or that it's one of…

Lol that's happened to me quite recently! It's funny to me when they slide down ~inside~ my workout pants and I have to do some wigglin' around!

@cwolfman13 I would love to support small and local - great idea, checking out gyms and stuff! And congrats to your sister's friend for having a successful business :) That's a lot of it for me, is that sometimes I don't mind cooking but some nights I just don't have it in me. Thank you for your time and suggestion, I will…

@COGypsy Thanks! They look interesting, their smoothies look so good! The "on-demand" option makes me want to give it a try. Thanks for taking the time to reply!