Tell me some recent progress stories - scale or non scale

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Anonymous wrote:I joined a gym 10 days ago for the first time in nearly 20 years. I’ve worked out 8/10 days.

That's great!

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Anonymous wrote:At 42yo, I am 20lbs overweight, following covid and three miscarriages in the last couple years. In the last week I decided I am not going to continue in this trajectory and need to invest in myself so I can be healthy and around for my family and myself. I quit my nightly wine habit and my morning tea with sugar habit. I started walking a minimum of 10,000 steps (up from average of around 6,000) and am hitting my water goal and tracking macronutrients through Fitbit. I have lost zero weight on the scale so far, but I am sleeping better, my HRV is improved and I’d say keeping low carb/higher protein is keeping my mood weigh more steady throughout the day.

Good for you! That's great.
I am similar in age and miscarriage history, more overweight. Cutting out sugar and white flour had similar effects, after the initial withdrawal. I'm half irritated - so annoying when the bummer thing people tell you to do, works! - but neat to see changes.

[Anonymous]

OP I love that you started this thread. It’s inspiring and encouraging. We all need more of that in our lives. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

I’ve always struggled with cardio, but after 2 months of working out consistently, I walked all the way to the top of the escalator at the Tenleytown metro without getting winded. Never been able to do that before.

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I started WW about 6 weeks ago and have only lost 8 lbs so far but my clothes fit WAY better and I feel so energetic running. I think that’s when I notice the biggest difference. I’m trying to do it unobtrusively and still have a few bites of dessert with my kids on occasion and so far I’ve managed that. Proud of the process as well as the results.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I started WW about 6 weeks ago and have only lost 8 lbs so far but my clothes fit WAY better and I feel so energetic running. I think that’s when I notice the biggest difference. I’m trying to do it unobtrusively and still have a few bites of dessert with my kids on occasion and so far I’ve managed that. Proud of the process as well as the results.

There is no "only" here. Eight pounds in six weeks is great! Congratulations!

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Anonymous wrote:I got a FitBit at the beginning of the month and have become a bit obsessive about it: averaging 17,000 steps a day. My goal is to make it through October doing at least 15,000 steps a day.

Impressive!

[Anonymous]

I tried on my wedding dress on our 10th anniversary a few weeks ago and it still fits! Feels great after having 3 kids and csections in the last several years. Proud I worked off all the baby weight.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lost 45 pounds (yay me!). More importantly, I lost inches! Measured every month, because that helped me more than seeing the pounds go down.

Before measure - after measure

Thigh 27 - 21
Hips 45 - 34
Waist 36 - 28
Bust 42 - 36

Have bought tons of new clothes and feel great for the first time in years.

Have been exercising 5-6 days a week (Sundays are always my day off), and tracking everything that goes in my mouth.

Those are huge changes. Congrats!

How tall are you?

5'3"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve always struggled with cardio, but after 2 months of working out consistently, I walked all the way to the top of the escalator at the Tenleytown metro without getting winded. Never been able to do that before.

Woohoo!!

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I having been doing a Peloton core class almost everyday for the past two months. At first I only did 10 minute intermediate classes, now I usually do at least 15 mins, sometimes 20 minutes and sometimes advanced level. The exercises are so much easier for me and I can feel that my a muscles are strong. If I didn’t have a big old layer of fat over them, I might just have a six pack.
I’ve also lost 20 pounds since January on Wegovy. I know they say you can’t spot lose but I really feel that the core focus has really helped my clothes fitting so much better, especially tops. Shopping is now a joy and not a fraught endeavor.

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Anonymous wrote:I started WW about 6 weeks ago and have only lost 8 lbs so far but my clothes fit WAY better and I feel so energetic running. I think that’s when I notice the biggest difference. I’m trying to do it unobtrusively and still have a few bites of dessert with my kids on occasion and so far I’ve managed that. Proud of the process as well as the results.

6 weeks is a great commitment so far! And 8 pounds are a lot!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I started WW about 6 weeks ago and have only lost 8 lbs so far but my clothes fit WAY better and I feel so energetic running. I think that’s when I notice the biggest difference. I’m trying to do it unobtrusively and still have a few bites of dessert with my kids on occasion and so far I’ve managed that. Proud of the process as well as the results.

6 weeks is a great commitment so far! And 8 pounds are a lot!

Wow thank you for this nice comments! I’m pretty excited about the 8 lbs since my weight had really not budged in years. Hoping to lose about 15 more.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lost 45 pounds (yay me!). More importantly, I lost inches! Measured every month, because that helped me more than seeing the pounds go down.

Before measure - after measure

Thigh 27 - 21
Hips 45 - 34
Waist 36 - 28
Bust 42 - 36

Have bought tons of new clothes and feel great for the first time in years.

Have been exercising 5-6 days a week (Sundays are always my day off), and tracking everything that goes in my mouth.

Those are huge changes. Congrats!

How tall are you?

5'3"

Same height.

My hips are a lot bigger than 34 inches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I having been doing a Peloton core class almost everyday for the past two months. At first I only did 10 minute intermediate classes, now I usually do at least 15 mins, sometimes 20 minutes and sometimes advanced level. The exercises are so much easier for me and I can feel that my a muscles are strong. If I didn’t have a big old layer of fat over them, I might just have a six pack.
I’ve also lost 20 pounds since January on Wegovy. I know they say you can’t spot lose but I really feel that the core focus has really helped my clothes fitting so much better, especially tops. Shopping is now a joy and not a fraught endeavor.

That's great, congrats! I've been thinking about doing a Peloton core program in the mornings. Hard to break my usual habits though, since I work from home.