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12/1/12 7:11 P

that is awesome news about not having cancer. My non scale victory ~ my husband hugged me this morning and said "you r so little" yeah. still long way to go.

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11/29/12 5:58 P

Found out today that I don't have cancer. I still have to have mamogram and ultrasound every 6 months. but its good news today

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11/29/12 3:38 P

Looking in the mirror and not seeing a double chin, I had to take a 2nd look and then I burst out laughing, Hubby asked me what was so funny. He said he never even noticed i had one. I had to tell him I had two.

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11/27/12 8:59 P

I've been working out for 2 weeks , and i lost 2 inches from my waist,1 inch from my hips.

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11/26/12 10:53 A

that is WONDERFUL! yeh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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11/25/12 8:22 P

Purchased and ate kale.

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11/13/12 11:42 A

Took a bag of clothes to our local clothes closet because they don't fit any more. Besides I have no intention of wearing that size ever again! ;)

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11/8/12 9:33 P

I checked out the nutrition information on a regular cheese calzone from a pizzeria before I ate it. After I saw the information, I ate half.

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11/8/12 9:24 P

I checked out the nutrition information on a regular cheese calzone. After I saw the information, I only ate half of the calzone. A serving size is 1/2 of the calzone. Live and learn. :)

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11/4/12 5:26 A

I dropped a size. YIPPIE

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11/4/12 2:55 A

I put on a pair of pants that use to be tight and are very comfortable now.

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11/2/12 3:05 P

I know it's a bit strange.... but I got a new set of undergarments because all of my size 11s and one 12 were too big on me. I've now got polka dot size 10s! But I can wear a size 9, it's just more comfortable to wear 10s.

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10/29/12 6:01 A

Great Choice!

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10/27/12 1:12 P

I took my daughter out for lunch earlier this week at a restaurant of her choice since it was her B.D. She decided on going to the pancake house...I was a little nervous about her selection but I went and had a good time chatting with her. I ordered a spinach egg omelet that came with a small fruit salad. I had my coffee and that was it for me. I was very happy and satisfied. On the other hand, my daughter had 3 pancakes, along with a big steak and eggs. My meal was about 320 calories, and my daughter's meal was well over 1000 calories.

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10/26/12 9:27 A

Woohoo! You all are doing AWESOME!

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10/23/12 11:51 A

I bought a new pair of dress pants a size smaller yesterday!

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10/22/12 3:25 P

9.25 inches
Wow this is a lot of inches considering it has only been 14 lbs.

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10/21/12 2:00 P

I can actually jog up my stairs and not be out of breath at the top.

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10/20/12 5:10 P

I am wearing a shirt that last fall I couldn't button!

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10/20/12 4:21 P

two inches gone from round my posterior!

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10/15/12 5:32 P

I have collar bones!

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10/10/12 1:24 P

I went to a restaurant yesterday and did not eat anything that was not in my food plan...including deserts!!

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10/7/12 3:42 P

Wearing clothes that I could not wear for two years. I think they are about two sizes smaller in clothes than when I started SP. I am feeling so so healthier and not as much pain in my lower back.

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10/7/12 11:41 A

I can finally wear my wedding band and engagement ring, they haven't fit for over a year.

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10/6/12 9:01 P

I just got back from vacation and I walked 8-10,000 steps a day that is besides swimming. I kept right up with my husband the whole time.

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10/1/12 11:41 A

Woohoo to all!

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9/18/12 10:01 A

I have diabetes and was on oral meds and insulin 4 times a day. I have only lost 32 pounds total (29 since SP) but am now completely off my daytime insulin, only taking oral meds and my nightime insulin (This is necessary as its a liver issue at night). I was told that losing just 10% of your body weight would make a difference and it has. My blood pressure is much better too because of exercise. Just having one less medication to take is a huge victory!

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9/12/12 12:07 P

I joined a water aerobics class Monday, took a lot of courage to put on a bathing suit and go out in front of others..BUT I did it

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9/12/12 10:10 A

I bought my first dress in years. not a skirt and top but a dress.

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9/11/12 5:28 P

Reachingforhome, congratulations on your weight loss! I've had a bad few months because of the stress of taking care of my mom and watching her die. I'm hoping to get back on my weight loss journey and be successful. I know my mom will be proud.

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9/9/12 5:46 P

SOMEONE I HADN'T SEEN IN 7 MONTHS SAID, "WOW! HAVE YOU EVER LOST WEIGHT!"

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9/6/12 10:54 A

I have lost 8 total body inches in 30 days

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9/4/12 9:32 A

Size 11 undies for the first time in 20 years!!!!!!

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9/4/12 4:56 A

Woohoo! Way to go!

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9/3/12 3:40 P

I AM CURRENTLY WEARING A TEE SHIRT TWO SIZES SMALLER THAN ALL MY OTHERS AND IT FITS.

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9/3/12 2:16 P

size 20 jeans

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9/1/12 10:40 A

BRAVO!

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8/13/12 4:32 P

I CATERED A POOL PARTY FOR 20 PEOPLE AND MADE EVERY ITEM FROM SCRATCH. NO ONE KNEW THEY WERE EATING HEALTHY FOOD AND I DIDN'T BRING A SINGLE BITE BACK HOME - THEY ATE IT ALL. I WON'T TELL THEM IT WAS HEALTHY UNLESS SOMEONE ASKS. I COULDN'T HAVE DONE ANY CATERING 2 YEARS AGO AND I SO LOVED DOING IT. IN ADDITION TO MY PAYMENT, I GOT A WHOLE BUSHEL OF FRESH VEGGIES FROM PEOPLE'S GARDENS! WHAT A GREAT SURPRISE!

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8/12/12 5:49 P

OMG BETH! THAT IS WAY, WAY COOL! GOOD FOR YOU. BUT I BET YOU'RE REALLY SORE. WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR WALKER TO HOLD ON TO, YOU REALLY HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON YOUR BALANCE.I HOPE YOU AREN'T SORE TOMORROW.

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8/12/12 1:37 P

Way to go on those NSVs, TEAM!

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8/12/12 1:36 P

I walked a 5k without my walker

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8/8/12 3:20 P

MY FAMILY DR. NOTICED MY WEIGHT LOSS THE MINUTE I WALKED INTO THE DOOR! I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE STUPID EXERCISES THAT I HAD MADE UP DURING THE OLYMPICS AND HE LAUGHED SO HARD AT ME. HE THINKS I AM "INVENTIVE". BUT ALSO APPROVED!

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8/6/12 11:42 A

I've been getting a little frustrated because I haven't been losing any weight according to the scales. I have quit eating out and am eating at home more. I trying to watch my carbs very closely. I'm making tea instead of drinking soda. And I'm not losing any weight. I live in an apartment and have a dog that I have to take walking several times a day. My apartment's name is Southern Slope for a reason. I have to walk up a hill every time I leave my apartment and down a hill every time I come home. I have got to noticing that my shirts are fitting a lot looser around my lower abdomen, you know, where the "spare tire" is. I haven't measured, so I couldn't tell you how many inches, but I have noticed that my 3X T-shirts are just hanging now instead of clinging. I have also notice a slight decrease in my blood sugar readings from in the 150's at night to the 120's. So apparently waling up and down that hill several times a day is paying off!!!

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8/3/12 2:37 P

WHEN I HAVE A GOOD DR'S APPOINTMENT AND HE IS HAPPY WITH MY PROGRESS, I TEND TO SABOTAGE MYSELF AND LAX OFF THE EATING AND EXERCISE A LITTLE. THIS TIME I DIDN'T DO THAT. AND INSTEAD OF WEIGHING THIS WEEK AND SEEING THE SCALE MOVE BUT NOT SEEING A DIFFERENCE IN MY CLOTHING, I TRIED TAKING MEASUREMENTS INSTEAD AND FOUND MY WAIST IS DOWN 2 1/2 INCHES!

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8/2/12 3:11 P

WHEN I STARTED TO DO "HOLD CHAIR CRUNCHES" I COULD ONLY HOLD ONE FOR TWO COMMERCIALS ON TV. (SOME OF THOSE STUPID THINGS ARE 5 MINUTES LONG)
NOW I CAN GO FOR 7 COMMERCIALS BEFORE MY STOMACH MUSCLES START SCREAMING AT ME.

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7/29/12 3:29 P

I AM WEARING AN ACTUAL BLOUSE - WITH BUTTONS - INSTEAD OF A STRETCHY TEE SHIRT. WOW! THAT MEANS MORE IRONING!

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7/27/12 12:47 A

My knees hurt less often. I have a lot more energy. I can get up off of chairs and the sofa without struggling.

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7/25/12 4:08 P

WHEN I WENT TO THE DR. TODAY, I PUT ON A PAIR OF PANTS THAT I BOUGHT AS "INCENTIVE PANTS" AT CHRISTMAS TIME. THEY WERE A LITTLE BIG! I HAD BOUGHT THEM TWO SIZES TOO SMALL AND COULDN'T EVEN GET THEM OVER MY KNEES. BUT I REALLY LIKED THE COLOR SO I BOUGHT THEM ANYHOW AND NOW THEY ARE A LITTLE BIG!

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7/24/12 4:48 P

I HOPE THIS ISN'T TOO MUCH INFORMATION. ALL MY EXTERIOR CLOTHING STILL FITS, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE LOST OVER 100 POUNDS. BUT MY UNDIES AND ESPECIALLY MY BRAS WERE REALLY SAGGING AND BAGGY. SO I GOT NEW ONES. I ACTUALLY WROTE A BLOG ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE EXPERIENCE WAS WEIRD.

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7/20/12 2:32 P

I have more energy and I can now walk up a hill

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7/19/12 9:47 P

I just love reading this thread - the wonderful achievements that you are all achieving are so uplifting - especially since I know from experience the effort that has gone into those achievements!!
I am just so very proud of you all!!
So give yourselves all a pat on the back - and then set the next goal - the next step in taking back a "normal" lifestyle!!

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7/19/12 10:03 A

I was able to walk a trail in the Rocky Mountain National Park with my friend. It was the greatest afternoon - for the first time in longer than I can remember, it wasn't my fitness level that took my breath away - it was the sight of the majestic peaks and sharing it with my friend.

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7/17/12 1:42 P

My non-scale victory today is that my brother is in surgery for a liver transplant and I AM NOT STRESS EATING!!!!

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7/12/12 1:18 P

i have WAY more energy and strenght compared to last year. I get more stuff done. I take better care of myself - eat better, better hygiene, better clothes, etc.

I still get tired but NOTHING compared to last year at all. more flexible. more stamina. more patient (sometimes).

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7/12/12 12:31 P

Oh such timing for this thread. I am struggling to get out of the 150's. I have lost a total of 96.3 pounds since 2/2011 Someone calculated that I have lost 1.28 lbs a week since I started to lose weight. While I did not lose all my weight with SP. I want to reach that 100 pound loss so bad and it has eluded me for over a month and I am getting frustrated.

My NSV's are self esteem has risen---down 3 pant sizes.--went for a 1x bathing suit to a M---less pain in my knees, I have OA--less pain in my back--stronger and more energy--I was just discharged last week from PT because I met every single goal.

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7/12/12 1:17 A

We tend to think that we are doing great if the scales go down – but there are other things that are as important if not more important than the scales – these are what we call NSV (non-scale victories)

For many of us these are a necessary, though often forgotten important part of claiming backs our lives, and or freedom!! Things like being able to breathe better, wanting to do things we used to avoid, going to bed tired at night, getting a good night’s sleep and waking ready and eager for the next day. There are so many things you might notice are changing as you get fitter and more toned.

Let’s record these NSVs each week as we notice them, no matter how small - and let’s celebrate these as an important part of our journey.

Each week I want you to record the NSV’s that you have noticed that week
Remember we are all different and we all have different bodies so this is NOT a competition – this is a celebration of progress on your journey to better health!!

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