Hey everyone. :) For the past month I've plateaued when it comes to the number on the scale. This has been pretty discouraging for me and I find myself cycling through thoughts of failure pretty often over the past two weeks. So I thought I'd share the non-scale victories that have accumulated over the past 6 months since I started trying to live healthier because I'd love some support, and I bet there are many others like me who could use this reminder of their NSVs too and also get support! I'm using CICO and exercising 4-5 times a week for about 30 minutes (usually body-weight stuff and HIIT, also I do a rest week every 4 weeks), sleeping 8+ hours a night, and drinking at least 2 litres of plain water a day. (Yes I love tracking all the things.)
So, the NSVs in no particular order:
- More energy! I can go get groceries and exercise and clean the house without needing a nap anymore. And even then I still have excess energy to burn, sometimes so much so that I don't know what to do with myself lol
- I am physically more fit. It takes longer to get my heart-rate up from jumping jacks (and everything else, just my favourite example) and while my heart-rate is up, it feels more comfortable/far less like dying than it used to. I can also do more reps in 30-45 seconds than before, leading to fewer overall "unplanned" pauses. I still listen to my body and stop when I need to during those 30-45 seconds, but since I started exercising 6 months ago, I just need less breaks. Also I can almost do a full push up now with correct form!
- My progress pictures show noticeable progress. My stomach flab is less droopy, the clothes fit better, my butt is more round with less dimples, my thighs are slimmer, etc. It's like a layer of fat has been removed from most parts of my body, and that's so nice to see.
- I notice how bad it makes my body feel when I binge eat. Like, it just feels so uncomfortable in my stomach, which makes existence uncomfortable, and I don't get the same emotional "benefit" out of it like I used to. As a coping mechanism, it doesn't work nearly as well as it used to. Also, generally I just get full faster/after eating less food.
- My taste has changed a bit. I find myself looking forward to all the vegetables where I was ambivalent towards them before. I recently bought a stuffed toy cauliflower because... I fucking love cauliflower now. Also spinach. God I love spinach now.
- I have a better understanding of what a "long term goal" is and what it takes to get there. This has really been life changing for me because it applies to so many more areas of life than health.
I'm not looking for advice on how to get out of the plateau. I know it will come with time. I also haven't added all my current stats because that's not what this post is about right now, but if you're super curious, I do have a flair.
6 months seems like a long time and yet like nothing at all. I know progress is slow, and that's a good thing for overall health, and it certainly seems so from the outcomes above!
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/lf8rtk/many_nonscale_victories_nsv/
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