One thing I posted about in my Facebook group was something called NSV - Non-scale victories. What are they? Well, it's when the scale may not have moved much, but you're able to do something you weren't in the recent past. Now, I've lost a lot of weight in the last 2+ months so that has had a lot to do with all of my victories. But there are things that have no bearing on the scale.
Things like shaving 4 minutes off my miles - almost 5. Yeah, it helps that I've lost just about 40 pounds, but if I don't go out and actually take walks or jog, that doesn't matter. I'm sleeping a little bit better. Some has to do with my thyroid being under better control, but as you may know, sleep apnea is something that affects many overweight people. I would not be shocked if I had it for a while as I would wake up a dozen times a night and never wake up rested.
Old Navy recently had a sale on gym shorts for $5. I bought 2 pair, an XXL and an XL. Initially the XL were too tight and the XXL fit just about right, perhaps slightly loose. Well, about a month later the XXL fall down. They don't have a tie at the waist, so for a while I just safety pinned them, but today I tried on the XL and they fit pretty much perfectly. I'm glad I only spent $5 on the XXL!
I went shopping in my basement last week. The sad thing about someone who has binge eating problems is that they often gain and lose quickly and go through many sizes. I have pants from size 10 to size 20. I don't know if I'll ever be in the 10's again, but I have plans for my 12s. As of now I'm down one size. It's a little sad just how many clothes I DO have in my basement. But I just haven't been able to bear getting rid of some of them, even if I was 3 sizes bigger. Deep down I've always had faith in myself, just difficulty getting it moving.
I'm officially signed up for the Tinker Bell half marathon at Disneyland in January 2014. Right now I'm at that 16 minute mile which consists of running 2.5 minutes of it and walking the rest at 3.5 mph. In talking with my BFF, who is also doing it, we're planning on alternating run/walking. My asthma makes running difficult, but it's not going to stop me.
My results as of today? Down 39.3 lbs since March 4th and 35.7 on Medifast since May 6th.
