Hi everyone ! Lets keep the momentum going! January challenges help start the year off right!

Info needed: Surgery status, losing/maintaining, weight, goal (challenge specific)

Start Jan 2nd -Starting weight

End Feb 1st - Ending weight

To kick it up notch there will be incentives!!! From a city I have a complicated relationship with lol...

shhhhh, it's a surprise for the winners

Adding a few fun rules I found on Instagram (follow her!) you can throw in to maximize participation!!! Let's keep it fun!!!

Stay engaged and accountable. Participate as much as you like!

Even pre ops can participate with the 30 Day Challenge rules as well!

Allons y !!!

Edited December 26, 20187 yr by GreenTealael

Very nice pictures Ummyasmin, you have a very nice kitchen area. I feel very blessed to know you on here,

Thank you kindly.

Jan. 14th:

My biggest NSVs so far are both related to travel and lifestyle. I am a minimalist and a backpacker.

When traveling prior to this journey I always had to bring my own towel which was a bath sheet (the biggest one). This took up so much valuable backpack real estate it was a crying shame.

I also had to travel with way too many spare bras (44H) just in case something happened while away, knowing I would not find my size easily or cheaply.

Now regular towels wrap around/close just fine and I can rest assured that anywhere in the world will likely carry my new and common bra size (38D/DD)

GRATEFUL BEYOND THE SCALE

#14 My biggest NSV so far. Last Saturday, I discovered I can pass the Army PT running requirement.

A group of military recruits were being timed on the same track I was running on. It was an adrenaline rush to see if I could keep up with them. (The average age 17 to 31) I kept up with the person in the lead. I was still on the track running after all the recruits completed two miles.

Not bad for an old woman who used to be morbidly obese.

Edited January 14, 20197 yr by Healthy_life

46 minutes ago, Healthy_life said:

#14 My biggest NSV so far. Last Saturday, I discovered I can pass the Army PT running requirement.

A group of military recruits were being timed on the same track I was running on. It was an adrenaline rush to see if I could keep up with them. (The average age 17 to 31) I kept up with the person in the lead. I was still on the track running after all the recruits completed two miles.

Not bad for an old woman who used to be morbidly obese.

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CONGRATS...Corporal Calves

I did my first bodyfit class at Gold's this morning. My legs are noodles, but felt so good to start working out again.

So much to catch up on

#12 - How I eat now

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I'm a natural carb lover, so I'm having to find some high protein foods that I actually enjoy. These are big parts of how I'm trying to get to my protein goal everyday.

Edited January 14, 20197 yr by sillykitty

#13 - My Weekend in pictures

Weekend getaway with Bae

Two people, three days, five bags ..... something is wrong with this math

Go out to a nice dinner

Some cardio

Hiking

Hiking payoff, a beautiful waterfall

Explored the town

Did some wine tasting

More cardio

Sunday football, pizza & beer

It was almost the perfect weekend!

#14 - Biggest NSV so far

I'm going to change this to my biggest NSV this month .... hiking without feeling anxious I would be out of breath, sweaty, overly exhausted, and generally just feel embarrassed about my weight. That was a huge reason I avoided physical activity, I felt humiliated I was so out of shape.

The. End.

Edited January 14, 20197 yr by FluffyChix

Biggest NSV so far: happened today peeps. My MIL had given me a gift card for a place that sells nice clothes and household stuff. I thought I'd check out their bed linen but found myself in the clothing part. I haven't been into this store for ages so I nearly fell over myself when I found a few items I thought might fit me. Well! Not only was I spoiled for choice (zomg, I don't just have to buy the one plus size item available) but I found a gorgeous blue top that I thought I could even go DOWN a size! I'm genuinely shopping for clothes like regular people!

NSV: buying (and wearing) two pairs of boots this year that were not “wide calf”

Biggest NSV so far: Warning TMI (Y'all know me by now! No filter!)

Sex has brought about a whole new (old really) set of issues buuut! It's so much better! I used to get tired like a dude after only a single orgasm but now? child I tell you what! We don't stop 'till I say so! ^.^

Day 14 - Biggest Non scale victory this far?

Running again. I use to run 5Ks hike multiple times a week, and snowboard and kayak. So to be able to go run, and kayak makes my heart happy and the surgery so worth it! The fact that I'm looking forward to kayaking in Hawaii in March, and spelunking, that I signed up for 5 5ks/fun runs for the summer without fear. Those are the best NSV I could ask for!

4 hours ago, ummyasmin said:

Biggest NSV so far: happened today peeps. My MIL had given me a gift card for a place that sells nice clothes and household stuff. I thought I'd check out their bed linen but found myself in the clothing part. I haven't been into this store for ages so I nearly fell over myself when I found a few items I thought might fit me. Well! Not only was I spoiled for choice (zomg, I don't just have to buy the one plus size item available) but I found a gorgeous blue top that I thought I could even go DOWN a size! I'm genuinely shopping for clothes like regular people!

All of the choices are so pretty and soft. So so nice!