Small victories..

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9/14/12 10:26 A

I'm not a big soda drinker to begin with, but there are those days when a Coke just sounds so refreshing and you don't care how much sugar is in it. Well, as I stood in front of the vending machine getting ready to select my Coke I glanced just inches to the left and chose a V8 instead. Yes, it has a bit of sodium. But it also has vegetables which Coke will never have. Go me!

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9/14/12 3:08 A

One tablespoon of ice cream, and not a whole dish or scoop, can make me smile for weeks!

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9/13/12 4:38 P

I was having my usualy afternoon crash and I REALLY wanted the Zero bar in the vending machine! It was just calling my name, but I took a look at my vision board and I went straight to the fridge and got celery and pb instead!! that was a huge victory for me!

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9/13/12 4:32 P

got myself back to spark
drinking grean tea instead of diet coke
went for bike ride after work
feeling hopeful once again

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9/13/12 4:25 P

I resisted the urge to have that extra serving of almond butter at lunch!

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9/13/12 4:19 P

Consistent tracking of every single calorie I eat... three days in a row!

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9/13/12 4:05 P

Didn't eat the piece of zucchini cake that my co-worker gave me at lunch time. Gave it to hubby instead.

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9/13/12 3:15 P

Instead of "making myself" exercise, I find that I'm looking forward to that time... it's great!

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9/13/12 2:13 P

resisted the things that are not so good on a 5 hr walk... instead went for a small bagel niom niom :) I am the new queen of the ice cream

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9/13/12 1:43 P

I added five more minutes to my elliptical workout and made it to 65 minutes today !!

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9/13/12 12:35 P

Setting small goals and meeting them truly helps you to get to that greater goal. I was so happy to walk an hour on the treadmill and then going into Zumba. It took forever to be able to do them both without taking a 6 hour break (choosing to only do 1 in the morning and the other at night). Now I want to be able to hike a mountain without being out of breath or legs & back pain. I am going slow but the turtle still wins the race!

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9/13/12 12:29 P

I was feeling overwhelmed by my desired weight loss goal (I am not a patient person) so I split it up into 3 increments and focused on goal one. Before I knew it I was there! Now I am working towards goal 2 and it does not seem so far away.

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9/13/12 12:28 P

Last night I went to Olive Garden & ordered the Venetian Apricot Chicken instead of pasta & only had 1 breadstick & stayed w/i my calorie range.

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9/13/12 12:07 P

Today is day 4 of SP. I've been eating better, not necessarily healthy, but better than I have been. I am already starting to see a better trend in my sleep pattern, as well as, my energy level. Hopefully soon I'll be back in the gym to finish this upward trend I have going.

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9/13/12 11:19 A

Small baby steps, added up over a year, can equal the successful strides of a giant!

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9/13/12 11:17 A

Last night I wanted ice cream but had popcorn instead!

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9/13/12 6:55 A

Feeling good today after very depressed and emotionally imbalanced nearly 3 months. Things are settling down slowly and having fun with my friend. I have learnt that I should be happy and confident to keep my loved ones happy and safe. I am not going to give in depression to ruin my life.

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9/12/12 10:04 P

Didn't beat myself up over having a sweetie for breakfast. I still managed to keep to my daily calorie range.

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9/12/12 8:45 P

Went shopping by myself today. Haven't done it for a year due to health issues, depression...etc. It was good to take my time, move at my own pace, shop for what I wanted. Tomorrow I will be driving to a doctor's appt. and a professional meeting 32 miles from my home. I feel like I'm getting my life back!!!

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9/12/12 2:11 P

an entire week of eating in my recommended range, and today jogging the entire 5K without taking walking breaks!

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9/12/12 1:43 P

FINALLY started going to exercise class! The hubbie and I have gotten into the habit of going out to eat after work (which makes it difficult because the last class at the gym is the only one that I can make... after work)... but I think I have him OK with going 2X a week to Zumba, finally!

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9/12/12 1:29 P

Had toasted pita bread with my vegetable soup instead of crackers. I was able to satisfy my carb craving for about half the calories with 0 fat.

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9/12/12 1:06 P

I just had cravings to eat some chocolate covered cake that has more than 300 cals, chose to have some crackers (100 cals) and drink some water instead. Probably could have done it with just water but this was a victory for me.

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9/12/12 11:21 A

A small victory for me is putting on my pants and having them feel more comfortable in the waist.

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9/12/12 10:20 A

after wifi was down for a week due to lightening strike I realized that tracking in my head is possible. my small victory was still losing half a pound while unable to log on but boy am I glad to be back among my Spark friends with the inspiration they provide.

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9/12/12 10:09 A

I ran for 35 minutes at a sub-15 minute mile average pace! I am moving from a shuffle to an actual jog!

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9/12/12 9:07 A

I ran for 4 minutes straight this morning while doing my regular walk!!!!! Yeah!!!
Oh! this is day 12 of my goal of exercising every day in September .. No an easy thing to do, but so worth it..

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9/11/12 9:29 P

Congrats to everyone. All of you are very inspiring. Tonight we went out to eat. I love the Italian sub on focaccia bread. I only ate half and brought half home for lunch tomorrow! It's rare that I set out to NOT finish dinner out.

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9/11/12 9:07 P

Someone gave me a brownie. I only ate half of it. I wanted all of it, but realized I was full and then stopped. Small victories.

Edited by: APTOREN at: 9/11/2012 (21:09)

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9/11/12 8:00 P

2 weeks on sparkpeople and I have lost 10 pounds. When I buckled my belt this morning I was shocked to discover I was in the next belt hole down. The most exciting thing was walking home 2 miles today. This is the same distance and route I used to bike before I started having health problems 4 years ago.

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9/11/12 7:13 P

Last time I did the 1 mile walk test it took me 22 min today it took me 19.21 and I was able to keep the treadmill at 3.3-3.5

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9/11/12 3:47 P

Bought four new tops on Saturday, all were 2 sizes smaller than when I started my life change program. Down 1 bmi level since I started with sparkpeople 2 weeks ago.

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9/11/12 3:13 P

Yesterday, I finally crossed from Twoterville into Onederland.

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9/11/12 2:51 P

I just got my blood work done. My A1C was 5.7 ( it was 10, last year. 6 three months ago. below 6 is consider non-diabetic). my cholesterol went from 274 to a 125. She reduced my insulin by 50%, and predicts that I should see some weight loss with the lower dose.

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9/11/12 2:02 P

I actually ran a 5k and it was so fun!

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9/11/12 1:45 P

when i started back here at spark about a month ago, i could only walk down to the park gate and back home, and now a month later i can walk 3 laps around the parks outer walk path. walking to and from the park is about another lap around it, so i guess im doing about 4 laps 2 times a day, thats quite the feat for me. i currently weigh 227, and am 4'11, i also have cerebral palsey, and a few breathing problems, but ill not quit this time, i need to get healthier for me and my family. ill be 39 in dec and i want to be 125 by that time next year before im 40. one day at a time, and i keep track of all my eating here, it has been a god send for me. have a great day.
my husband and i walk every morning before he goes to work and every night when he gets home, that helps keep me motivated to :)

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9/11/12 12:56 P

Trying to cut back on meat through the week and today is day 2. No meat!

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9/11/12 12:38 P

In regards to DIANAHALLOCK's post, that is huge! Yea for you. I hope to follow your example and be in the 100's in a few months.

Edited by: KANAGAR00 at: 9/11/2012 (12:44)

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9/11/12 12:17 P

Getting your exercise in every day may be a small victory by itself, but all together those days add up to a huge victory. I feel so proud when I do my exercise, even when I may not be "in the mood".

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9/11/12 9:04 A

running on the treadmill, a much younger person getting on the one next to me after i get on and getting off exhausted while i'm still going

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9/11/12 7:56 A

lite popcorn over peanuts

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9/11/12 6:57 A

1. Stayed within my calorie range yesterday and hit my macronutrient balance pretty well.
2. Did not give in to the peach cake at work - not even a nibble.
3. Had a particularly good workout yesterday.
4. Hid the scale in the closet this morning as I was becomning compulsive about weighing.

Thank you for this conversation. Sometimes I forget to notice the small victories and get frustrated that the larger goal is so far away and my journey towards it is so slow with so many sidetracks.

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9/11/12 3:08 A

Ran 6 instead of 3 miles ... usually only run 3 on Monday. Super.

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9/10/12 11:31 P

looks like we represent a wide spectrum of people, all ages, levels of fitness, differing lengths of time on SP. I just want to say I'm really proud of you folks who have steadily lost weight and proud of you who are just starting to take back your lives through healthy eating and fitness. I can't do much in the way of vigorous exercise (bad arthritic knees) but my next "small victory" will be ten minutes tomorrow morning of walking one of my little dogs. May end up being a stop n sniff stroll but if it gets me off my butt and moving, it has to be good right.

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9/10/12 10:55 P

congrats....I know how hard the"emotional" eating is & how hard it is to resisit that kind of trigger. You did GREAT

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9/10/12 10:47 P

My small victory for today was creating this account! It feels good just to get started moving in the right direction. My life has been utterly chaotic, and without discipline for quite a while now, and I need to get my mind and my body back into shape to make it through the next few months. Can't wait to see what I can do with this program to keep me focused and motivated!

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9/10/12 10:27 P

lead to big victories

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9/10/12 10:04 P

I LOVE this thread! I wanted to share a few of today's small victories:

1. Got enough sleep last night and woke up happy on my own at 5 a.m.!

2. Set the treadmill at .1 mph faster and felt great for my 45-minute walk this morning.

3. Planned ahead enough to eat two whole slices of pepperoni pizza for dinner with a yummy cucumber salad I made myself. :)

Here's to an excellent tomorrow!

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9/10/12 9:55 P

OK, so first of all, you haven't been a member of SP too long, so not doing everything 'perfectly' now or EVER, really, is not a big deal.
What helped me after decades of yo-yo dieting, even the first few years in SP, I decided to get which I read cover to cover before even doing anything. I basically started as if I was new here, even tho' it'd been a couple years. I started exercising 10 minutes a day; followed the suggestions of GRADUALLY adding healthy habits & eliminating unhealthy ones. The fact that you passed on the snacky-foods was a thing! You had a successful evening just by doing that. So the next time you go somewhere, maybe you'll skip the snacks & have one less drink (or something similar). Trust me (& SparkGuy)...doing things gradually, slowly, works SOOOOO much better than trying to do everything right from Day 1!
In a year from now you will have gotten rid of SO many unhealthy habits & adopted so many healthy ones. Shoot, you may even set your mind on doing a 5K down the road--even walking, which my first one was since I weighed 200#.

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9/10/12 9:49 P

OK, so first of all, you haven't been a member of SP too long, so not doing everything 'perfectly' now or EVER, really, is not a big deal.
What helped me after decades of yo-yo dieting, even the first few years in SP, I decided to get which I read cover to cover before even doing anything. I basically started as if I was new here, even tho' it'd been a couple years. I started exercising 10 minutes a day; followed the suggestions of GRADUALLY adding healthy habits & eliminating unhealthy ones. The fact that you passed on the snacky-foods was a thing! You had a successful evening just by doing that. So the next time you go somewhere, maybe you'll skip the snacks & have one less drink (or something similar). Trust me (& SparkGuy)...doing things gradually, slowly, works SOOOOO much better than trying to do everything right from Day 1!
In a year from now you will have gotten rid of SO many unhealthy habits & adopted so many healthy ones. Shoot, you may even set your mind on doing a 5K down the road--even walking, which my first one was since I weighed 200#.

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