Small wins

[Jay66UK]

2.5kg lighter, jeans on for the first time in a week and they feel slightly baggy, belt done up one extra notch.

THIS is when it feels good!

[Ripcurlrana71]

😍

[sallenson Graduate]

Woof!! You've always been a hunk to us tho!!

That "my clothes feel a bit big" feeling is good tho eh?

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to sallenson]

Certainly is. About 5 years ago I did the 5:2 diet and lost loads of weight. But then piled it on again when life became stressful. Running is helping me lose it without fasting.

[misswobble Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

Eat in a sustainable, healthy way and you’ll be happy.

[Eiralas Graduate]

Oh yes!

[Keepcalm-keepsmiling Graduate]

Added benefit of running - well done 👏

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Keepcalm-keepsmiling]

Absolutely. It’s the little things...like not feeling the need for alcohol, and enjoying smaller amounts when I have it; being mindful of the fact that this is fuel; knowing I have to lug any excess weight around for 30 minutes. Life changing.

[misswobble Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

It sure is! I was lugging around five Stones I didn’t need. I’m only a dwarf, so phew 🙄

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Me too, actually. Except I’ve chipped the edge off one of them.

[das_vikas Graduate]

That’s great! Loosing weight without fasting, that’s encouraging. I just can’t do fasting so kinda enjoy reading posts that tells me that I can continue loosing weight without starving 😀

[misswobble Graduate]

Ha ha! Yesss 💪👍😃. This is what happens. The fattest bits of us start to disappear first. You can literally run your ass off. Quickly! Mine was there one minute - the size of a small country - the next it wasn’t. I looked south for it but nope it was gone 🤷‍♀️

Well done! It’s all good isn’t it 😃👍

Keep running and eating healthily 👍😃🏃‍♂️

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Thanks!

[pianoteacher Graduate]

Well done Jay! That's a great weight loss - although I did have to convert it to pounds as I have no idea in kgs

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to pianoteacher]

Nor do I. I’m weighing myself in kilos as stones just demoralises me! My aim is to remain below 100kg (which I’m managing well, hovering 96-98).

Sadly I really need to be (...Googles it...) below 70kgs, so almost 30 to lose. 😱🤣🤣🤣

[pianoteacher Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

Just like couch25k - slow and steady Jay. Like misswobble says eat in a sustainable healthy way and you'll get there x

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to pianoteacher]

Trying 😜

[Ang33333 Graduate]

That's great! Well done. To lose weight I know I need to eat less and move more. At least I'm moving more!

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Ang33333]

My problem is I enjoy cooking and therefore eating. I’m getting my portion control working better - I batch cook and chill/freeze for future meals. But I’m a sucker for cheese, alcohol, sweet things, ...

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

Definitely cheese and alcohol! And crisps.... and sweet stuff. I'm better than I was. I lost 3 stone a few years ago and it is creeping back slowly. The running is to stop that and to make me eat better too. And I'm actually enjoying it!

[misswobble Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

You can enjoy cooking healthy stuff 👍😃

[Fimoo Graduate]

Well done! I really regret just weighing myself at the start of C25k and not taking measurements too. It's great to see and feel the results of all your hard work in any case!

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Fimoo]

Likewise. But I can tell. My calves are frankly amazing (ok, I’m a bit biased); my thighs have toned up too; my belly is definitely shrinking. Slowly but noticeably I’m getting thinner.

[Hidden]

Well done Jay that is a great feeling. Unfortunately my clothes are still feeling tight 😢

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Then choose to accept it (if only for now) or choose to change it. Fretting sheds only tears x

[Hidden in reply to Jay66UK]

Tough love eh?! Ha ha! No - you are absolutely right. I am trying to change it - I'm just impatient!

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Hidden]

If only I could apply it to myself!

Seriously, worrying about it just feeds (sorry!) comfort eating, which is one of my downfalls.

My aim is long term. I want to be a shape I like by the time I feel ready to meet someone new. Running is really helping but not enough on its own.

Good luck making your changes - you know you can make yourself run, can you make yourself the shape you want to be as well? That’s my battle.

[Hidden in reply to Jay66UK]

I know it's hard I'm not overweight now - I'm very lucky I know but I have put on more weight than I would like having battled to lose 2.5 stone which took over a year to lose. Look how well we've done with the running though - we never imagined that did we? Well I didn't. We can do this too! Have you joined the healthy eating forum?

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Well done - I need to lose twice that and was hoping to do it in half that time! “Fat” chance!

No, not on the healthy eating forum. Dieting is worse than hills! 🤣

[Kar43]

That's fab jay 😊your doing a great