My NSV: today, my fourth day calorie-logging -- I used to just try to cut things out and this is much more intense than anything I've done so far -- I saw my favorite desserts at dinner (college cafeteria), and I managed to budget 100 calories for a tiny slice of pound cake and let the rest of them go. I stayed on plan for the day. But being able to indulge responsibly and resist for the rest of the night was more of a victory than any scale change.
Why are you celebrating yourself today?
- I'm on my third day back calorie counting (I was travelling last week for work so it was hard to count things). The week before that I counted, but before that I sort of took a break for a few weeks.
- After not regularly running for several months, I got to the gym monday and did a 20 minute run. I plan to get out today for another 20 minute run.
I made it through the hardest jumps our spin instructor has ever given us with minimal whining. I guess I'm pretty proud of that.
And today I put on an outfit I haven't worn in a while and realized everything, the pants, the top, the sweater, are really too big. It's unflattering, but hey, I'm poor and my next shopping trip will be for SPRING!
i can finally buy a dress from some online store i've been dying to shop at, AND it's not a large.
I can't even fathom having to buy a small size when i get to my goal weight. NOTHING about me has ever been a 'small', except maybe my shoe size.
oh! it's it's nice just living day to day as a person with a normal weight. It's easy to walk up stairs, and get up from bed, or turn over. Living is just easier.
I went to the work vending machine just now with the sole purpose of getting sugarless, minty gum (my lone "off plan" treat). I got there and realized I also had enough change for a "hot fudge" flavored Pop Tart. The Pop Tart stared at me, it wanted me to get it soooo bad. I stared back for several agonizing minutes.
I'm back at my desk chewing gum, having CONQUERED THE POP TART! Evil Pop Tart, you will not taunt me and talk me into doing something bad! I AM ON TO YOUR LIES!
I'm back at my desk chewing gum, having CONQUERED THE POP TART! Evil Pop Tart, you will not taunt me and talk me into doing something bad! I AM ON TO YOUR LIES!
This was definitely me twenty minutes ago... with tater tots, my favorite unhealthy carb in the world In fact, I took probably a dozen (550 calories) of them on my plate. But through sheer force of will... I ate only four, throwing away the rest and successfully staying on plan. Tater tots, you are nothing to me.
I'm in the depths of despair and fighting gains. My ticker is a lie. I feel completely out of control and like sugar owns me.
But I'll be damned if I'm not eating enough vegetables daily and exercising faithfully, including running regularly. My stomach may be expanding and filled with carby sh!t, but my legs look fvcking fantastic.
I won over the sugar doughnut from the supermarket! I don't know why that sugar doughnut has become my new fave crave. I go to Dunkin Donuts all the time for a medium coffee but rarely do I get their doughnuts anymore, they leave a funny aftertaste feeling on my tongue. But I tried this sugar doughnut from the local supermarket a few months ago and I am hooked! I even got to the parking lot of the supermarket and drove around a few times but the crowded lot and my willpower convinced me to get on the highway and go home. Yay!
I have many NSV's to report:
*I quit soda completely! Can't quit bragging about this one. It was a 25 year addiciton!
*I worked out 6 days last week--ran 18 miles total, swam for an hour and weight trained, rock climbed
*Lost 2 inches off my belly since August AND lost 10 pounds.
*Lost a pants size
*Wearing my size zero gap jeans today with no muffin top whatsoever
*eating clean for the second solid week!!
Nothing like an upcoming wedding/honeymoon to shake out the dust!
But I'll be damned if I'm not eating enough vegetables daily and exercising faithfully, including running regularly. My stomach may be expanding and filled with carby sh!t, but my legs look fvcking fantastic.
You're a rockstar! Hopefully I can get better about toning and have fabulous looking legs or abs or something. Thin is nice; thin and toned like you is even better!
Anyway, I got on the bandwagon good with exercise this week (varied from crosscountry skiing, to biking, to running, to walking. Good balanced workouts and I feel better in my body. I'm looking forward to another run tomorrow... hopefully I'm back into my groove!)
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I guess I'm pretty proud of that.
In fact, I took probably a dozen (550 calories) of them on my plate. But through sheer force of will... I ate only four, throwing away the rest and successfully staying on plan. Tater tots, you are nothing to me. 
