Question of the Week
Mar 27, 2010
Here is our 3rd Question of the Week. Every Sunday, we'll be asking you a question about one aspect of your journey. We hope that when answering this question (by replying to the blog post) not only will it get you thinking, but your answers may provide inspiration for other challenge participants.
Today we'd like to ask....
What has happened in the past few weeks to show you that you've made positive changes to your life through getting healthier?
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I have been in better humour,
I have been in better humour, and have signed up for a beginner 10 km run for your heart. I have the confidence to show up for the class. I have also started out on my bike, which I have hardly ridden for 2 years. So getting out on the bike has been quite exhilerating. I have lost some weight but the fitting of my clothes is much more noticaable. I have been able to get into some of my smaller clothes and they actually look good. I have been paying more attention to the way I eat, what I eat, and how much I eat. All of these changes have given me a real booste. I have been able to tackel some issues with loss from 2 years ago, and that seems to have lightened my load considerably. I am very thankfull, for all the advice and tips I have recieved on this site, and gratefull for the support I have also received from the folks on the sites.
Question Of the Week for April 3
Things are different now, I feel better & I want to go do things before I just wanted to stay home all the time. When I do things with my freinds I just have to watch what I order when we go out.
It is really a new way of life & that is a good thing.
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I feel so much better for 2 things:
I no longer wake up at night with heart burn! In fact I haven't taken any heart burn stuff since January!!
and I gave away all my fat fat clothes and fit into the next size - which I can buy in a regular store not at a larger ladies wear or in over sizes!!! Yeah!!! Although I didn't lose this week - my waist band is definately more comfortable!
small steps
When starting it seemed a long way to the end so I don't think I tried too hard since I was telling myself "you have lots of time", but lately I have realised that the time is going by really fast and I have to remotivate myself. Exercise has gone much better than the eating so last week started a boot camp @ a gym and they did a nutrition plan for me...starting to see some better results! It's just a daily battle one small step at a time.
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I feel better & I know that now I can do this each & every day of the rest of my life. You have to think before you eat & you have to remember you didn't put it
on in one day & it will not come off in one day.
Some times you will not do the right thing but you can start over again the next day.
My old self..
I'm feeling a bit more like my old self again. More energy, flexibility, and stamina. My clothes are definitely a bit looser and my husband has noticed they are fitting better.
well... it may sound
well... it may sound superficial but i am getting a lot of compliments so it's really boosting my confidence. My clothes are fitting better (or in some cases, fitting worse - as in big). I feel healthier and soon I'll meet my doctor's goal for me.
Energy and Mood
I have definitely noticed that my energy levels have skyrocketed, making my mood elevate too. My family and friends have definitely noticed that I'm in a better mood, and so I get asked to go out more often! I also am willing to put more time into myself. Doing my hair and makeup is no longer for special occasions, and I don't mope around in my baggy pregnancy clothes anymore!
I'm feeling better all around
I am not as tired as I used to be. I used to take naps every day but now I can stay up the entire day. I also no longer have shoulder pain from carrying around an instrument all day. Daily activities have become much easier such as going up the stairs of my apartment and doing laundry. Lastly, (this is a positive and a negative), none of my pants fit properly anymore. I'm a student so I don't really have the money to buy new ones right now so I've invested in a good belt to hold them up. I still feel like I could fit another person in those pants with me though.
Just Starting...
This is all new for me (joining the site, not with a weight loss goal) so I haven't really had a chance to experience anything yet other than excitement. I started two days ago. I love that I have a plan, a goal and motivation. I am looking forward to the moment I can say what changes I see. So far...my positive change has been joining XWeighted and starting my life on a new healthier path.
I feel good!
I feel happy to be me again. I don't cringe when I look at myself anymore. So even if I don't make it to my overall goal weight, at least I've gained some self confidence.
More Confidence
The best part for me is that I'm gaining my health back, the doctor has taken me off my bp meds and I'm no longer on the verge of diabeties...I feel more confident in myself, I'm actually learning to love myself and accept that I'm beautiful not only on the inside but the outside to. I'm down almost 4 sizes (since before x=weighted challenge) started. I started a journey before x=weighted started but in total till now I'm down 4 sizes...I feel excited, I don't hate shopping for clothes now. I use to only shop for purses and shoes because I hated trying on clothes because of my size. I actually bought a dress this weekend. I never wear dresses, I usually buy pants, but I bought a dress and it's SEXYYYYYYYY....as my daughter says I look "smexy" her term for sexy....she said mom you look sooooo smexy...I felt awesome and fantastic....I'm happier day and day and best of all I'm regaining my health each and every day. :) Thank you to all those that supported me through my journey up and downs but I feel so great.
Getting There
I'm almost half way to my goal weight and this is the beginning of week 9 for me. I have never done so well before so quickly. The motivation of being part of this group has helped me so much. Also, I'm finding all my clothes are becoming so loose and I can actually see a difference in my abs - my trouble spot for years. I am so motivated to keep going.
Fantastic!
Well done you. That is so good to hear.
Good and bad
A few things have happened. I went shopping for new clothes last week. I thought I'd be down a dress size but I'm actually down 3 sizes. I've also noticed the sagging skin starting to appear. But I've already vented that out in my blog.
Oh and I'm not constantly eating after 9pm. I may have a light supper if I worked the evening shift, but usually it's just a small snack to tide me over until morning.
little things ...
like being able to get that much further over in my bends at yoga .. could the belly be shrinking? pants fitting better with less muffin top? again .. maybe the belly is shrinking? legs are so good and strong ... muscle growth maybe?? i don't hate running anymore ... getting stronger maybe?
lots of great little things .. but they're so little they're barely noticeable .. but i'm patient .. and happy to see change .. no matter how small.
little surprise
The nicest thing that happened was when I was in a hurry to get dressed for work, and grabbed a pair of slacks that I knew were now too big for me (because all my fit-me clothes were in the laundry).
But when I fastened the front, and they were snug! Well, I almost had a heart attack because I knew I had lost weight and how the devil did I suddenly get too big for those old slacks?
And THEN I switched on the light, and realized I'd put on a pair of almost brand-new pants that I hadn't been able to get into in years, much less zip them up.
So I wore them. And smiled and smiled and smiled. It was like I won the lottery.
But as for positive changes - it was about a month ago when I realized I don't like pop any more, and that when I don't get my 5 k-walk in I feel deprived, and I really prefer vegetables over fries. I'm sleeping better, my energy level is way up, and so is my self-confidence.
Fantastic!
So cool. Congrats!
need to step it up
I have noticed, I have gone backwards. I was on holidays, and then went threw big time stress over a friend last week. Haven been able to sleep and do as much excerciseing, and didn't have my heart in it, just went threw the motions . after weighing in this am, I am going to give it 100% this week. I hope to see a good number on the scale next week. Its hard, I am so depressed still . I know if I get moving all will be better.I know what to do, just have to do it.
Tks for listening.
Not doing great lately...
... but I'm still a dress size smaller than when we started this challenge and it feels GOOD. No way I'm going back up a size.
Question of the week
This week I could get into clothes that definitely did not fit when I started. I doubted that I would get back into them. Now I can aim for the clothes that I could fit into when I was at my lowest weight in recent years.
I have started using a pedometer that encourages regular activity because it shows the records in graphs. My goal now is to reach my goals for the year although I only started at the end of February.
not what you'd think
Actually in the last 3 weeks I haven' done well at all, but it's shown me that I "miss" my new lifestyle and want to get back to it. It's not actually about the weight any more, it's about feeling better.
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I just feel better about myself, more confident - like an attitude adjustment, I think its alot of feelng in contol. And more significantly I'm sleeping so much better and rarely wake up wide awake in the middle of the night.