MOTIVATION through the power of non scales victories

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All welcome :) losing weight and being healthy through the power of motivation (particularly on Mondays)

The idea of jogging, I'm not even going to type 'running', makes me very apprehensive. But Ive just eaten a packet of crisps and Im going to have to burn them off somehow!

A whole year? wow! Have you changed a lot since then? I dont just mean weight, i guess i mean how you look at things/food/body etc.

I used to smoke and for a long time after i gave up i still felt like a smoker, just one that didnt smoke anymore. Now however....9 years down the line i definately feel like a non-smoker so something significant shifted somewhere. i hope i will have a similar shift to food/eating. Im on the way but still not entirely there!

Do you feel like a 'sensible eater' (the food version of a non-smoker) now or like you're a not-sensible eater being good? or somewhere in between?

Ok so I did it.
I went jogging, partly because I told a stranger, eightytwenty thats you , on the Internet that I would.
It was ok. Well it was hard but not as bloody impossible as it would have been 3 months ago.
I spent the time holding up my leggings though so need something with a tighter waistband for when (if) I jog again!

Well done tobermory!

Well done Tobermory!

I'm still here. Just lurking for a while.

Thankyou all. I am feeling quite proud of myself.

Accountable, yes but also people on here are so open which makes it so much easier

I used c25k, it was on my husbands phone, but I only did 20 mins as opposed to30. I do have good excuses though, wardrobe malfunction and I didn't take a hat and my ears were icy. When I'd done my lap and went past my house 20 mins in I had to go in.
Need to create a longer route for next time.
...... Next time?!

It's snowing! I keep thinking the novelty will wear off, then looking out of the window and noticing it's still snowing.
It's like rain with party frocks on, pretty and delicate like I wish I was
One of these years I worry I'll have to grow up and be miserable about snow, but not this year!
Well done Tobermory, I know what you mean about the accountability factor of the thread, it got me through certainly the early habit changes.

Tober You'll have missed my post about my first C225K where I missed the first few seconds, started running like a loon to hear 'okay you've completed your ten min warmup walk, lets get running!'

By this point I was fit to colapse, it started pouring so i took sanctuary in ASDA to be told 'you're doing GREAT!' while I fondled the bras!!

Love 'rain with party frocks on' IMST you're a storyteller indeed!

Kato I do remember that story about bra fondling. I now understand the warm up walk 10 mins. Hilarious....bot prob not so much for you at the time.
You ran for the entire warm up? Omg. I was feeling proud of self for running for a minute at a time!

Snow, I love it when I can stay in! Snow has been falling here all day, quite half heatedly now though!

Needless to say, I've not been back out since!Prefer the comfort (and telly) of the gym!

I have worked out the spreadsheets photos - you just need to sign into google/googlemail when on the ss and then you can add your pictures . I've just done mine. I can't find/do any 'body' shots so head fat will have to do

Kato I did a massive laugh to your c25k and bra fondling

IMST so how much snow do you have then?

Tober well done on the jog. Seriously. This thread is just the best isn't it? Honestly ladies, I was thinking this morning I would NEVER have got so far without you, I'm convinced I would have given up so many times

Snow has been floating down all day, so obviously there is....

None at all.
It seems to get an inch from the ground and vanish mysteriously!
The Manchester snow shield is out in force again.

Imst, that's because you're on the wrong side of the Pennines!

yes eighty, I have a g mail account (but have never used it!)

still feeling rubbish here and exhausted after sleeping very badly too, so no shred today :(

Morning everyone this motivational monday. I'm feeling tip top motivated today. Lost 2 lbs and hit 5 stone loss now . Just tried on all of my pre preg dresses and they ALL do up. Some fit nicely and some still a bit too tight to get away with. Odd thing is my boobs seem to have grown since pre preg as dresses are all too tight in this area when it fits elsewhere. It means most of my pre preg tops are still too tight. I guess is one area of me had to be bigger than pre preg this would be an OK area to increase in . Also, today I wear a size 14 pre preg pair of jeans [proud] . I think it might be a fluke sizing as I also have a size 16 pre preg pair of jeans which are still too tight, but I'm wearing with pride!

Sorry for self boasting post here Im just so pleased. I never ever thought I'd ever get back here again. This time last year I was a size 22, now I've got size 14 jeans on even if the size of them is freakishly large for a 14

reastie that's tremendous! Five stone is staggering! You've done an amazing job despite lots of factors out of your control but you've stuck at it!

Well done you! You've certainly motivated me to try harder this week!

Well done, Reastie that is just amazing. 5 stone...wow!
I think you are completely entitled to at least one SB post after all tht hard work, maybe even sneak in a second later today!

Walk around with your label sticking out to let the world know you're a 14!!

Monday again, weigh in time.
I've maintained this week, hopefully this is the beginning of the end of my weight loss, I don't really want to go below 9st, I might blow away in this unending cold wind!
How is everyone else doing?

I was 0.5 lb down. It isn't marvellous but probably a reflection of my falling off the wagon, i bought chocolates yesterday - and ate many of them
Were it not for Zumba and jogging I'd have probably gone up!

That takes me to the very boundary of a healthy bmi, 25. Anything e,se I lose makes a 'healthy' bmi.
So I'm on the wagon.
One more stone before summer is my goal.

I fit into my size 18 trousers today! Bit of a squeeze but still good for me! I lost 3.5 lbs last week.

Uh oh.... my fitbit aria scales arrived today... no hiding now!!!