[Solus]

I looked and didn't find a thread like this in this forum so I thought I would start one.

What are some of your recent non-scale victories?

[Solus]

For me it was realizing that I climbed the flight of stairs leading to my bedroom without getting totally out of breath. I still huff and and puff a bit, but not nearly as bad as I used to.

[Extrinsic Rapture]

my most recent is being able to walk to class without stopping to stretch my back or take a breath. shamefully i can't walk there everyday but i used to not be able (within my recent gains) to walk very far at all without my back acting up terribly.

[theotherjen]

Way to go ladies....I went to Walmart yesterday with my sis and we tried on jeans...I actually zipped up a pair of sz22's...now they were tight and not attractive...but they were on

Last night I went swimming with DH and my best friend and her BF and we had to hike a big hill to get there and I kept up with the normal sized people...YAY!

[Solus]

Keeping up with the "normals" is always great fun!

[pearwoman]

One of my non-scale accomplishments is that I can walk 2-miles and not come home and pass out on the couch. I have energy to do other things like cook healthy meals and pick up the house.

[Solus]

How about making it to the gym today for the first time in the 6 months since I bought my membership? Or spending 25 minutes on the treadmill, going faster than I've ever managed before and feeling INCREDIBLE afterwards. Ohhh, those lovely endorphines!

[CatherineM]

my biggest non-scale victory is being treated like a real person for the first time in 15 years. I can squeeze past someone in a store and accidently brush against them without them reeling away in horror. I got offered a food sample in Sam's. Old ladies ask my opinion in the grocery store. I had an old man tip his hat to me. Mostly, strangers speak to me now instead of either ignoring me, or staring at me in disgust.

[Lilion]

This past weeks event was quite a active time and I did ton's of walking. Last year when I went, I had to wear my cross-trainer tennis shoes under my medieval garb, because otherwise my back would just KILL me. This time, I wore sandals and leather moccasin-type shoes, with no support at all. The worst thing that happened was blisters from my ill-fitting sandals! I KNOW that the difference is the weight loss!

Also, I fit into a size 20 at Cato and a size 22 at CJ Banks. Didn't buy them...but they fit!

Finally, a friend I haven't seen in about a year asked me how much I'd lost! I wasn't sure anyone would notice when I was all decked out in medieval clothing, but apparently the difference is obvious! Made me feel really, really good...and very much motiviated to continue!