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yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/04/06, 03:27 PM It's always nice to have the BIG GOAL, be it to get to 8% bodyfat, lose (blank) number of pounds or whatever BIG GOAL you see and are striving for. But to get there, we all have to overcome the little things. Lately I've been noticing things I haven't been doing and have called them my Little Victories. Example, yesterday a gal at work made a big ol' batch of cupcakes and brought them here. I did not have one. Victory #1 yesterday. Someone brought donuts, again, I didn't have one. Victory #2. What are your Small Victories? -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* - One should not lift like a man or a woman, lift like a human.
jonshez Posts: 273 Joined: 2007/01/14	2007/04/06, 06:35 PM I bought some new jeans today and had to get a waist size under 40". Got under 30% body fat this week. People are asking me what the secret is. My trainer at the gym used a bad word when he saw how much I'd lost :)
Velasca Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/10/26	2007/04/06, 10:58 PM Ive been eating more vegetables and small portions of fruit in my diet...
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2007/04/06, 11:38 PM I have my hand and wrist in a hard cast and wrapped with bandages and tape to protect the finger I had surgery on last week. (Shattered finger playing basketball, now have pins and cadaver bone in there.) It looks like a frickin' oven mitt. Despite the setback, I still made it to the gym 3 times this past week. Squats, box squats, leg extentions and curls, good mornings, seated calf raises, and most ab exercises don't bother my hand so I can get at least some work done... -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
dfly411 Posts: 1,352 Joined: 2004/03/04	2007/04/07, 09:46 AM My biggest little victory is self realization concerning this holiday weekend away. Instead of telling myself that I can make it through without cheating and then ending up on a binge when it doesn't work, I have planned well thought through and decisive cheats. -------------- A morning without coffee is like something without something else.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/04/07, 10:53 AM My trainer told me today that a lot of people have been commenting to him on my progress:) And NOT eating birthday cake last night :) -------------- Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle
jonshez Posts: 273 Joined: 2007/01/14	2007/04/07, 03:57 PM Not sure if I'm allowed another little victory post, but I'm so chuffed I'm going to make it anyway! Went to buy some clothes today and 3 cool things happened. I bought a jacket because I liked it and it was fashionable rather than because it hid me. When I was trying on some shirts, I realised I had dropped an X. No more XXL for me! Oh, and my wife said another woman was checking me out. When I was wearing my new jacket with my shades on my wife said I looked like Tom Cruise in Top Gun, and even more importantly - she meant it!!! Seriously I was so fired up I went and did 30 mins elliptical and 30 mins bike. I love the changes in me, and all of you have had a part to play in it. Great day :) (Sorry for being so excited!)
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2007/04/07, 04:12 PM I actually had enough strength back to wrestle with my daugher and flip her over the couch and onto me so I could spank her! lol! Scared the bejesus out of her too...:big_smile: -------------- Bettia "Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open." - Lord Thomas Dewar
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/04/07, 04:52 PM I didn't have a Pizza Pop like the rest of my family for lunch. I had a can of tuna, mixed with a smidge of mayo, mustard, celery, onion and flax meal, on toast with some cheese. A little better for me than a Pizza Pop. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* - One should not lift like a man or a woman, lift like a human.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2007/04/07, 05:06 PM I found out why my knee hurt!! -------------- Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack! I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance) 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/04/08, 10:27 AM Why does your knee hurt? -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* - One should not lift like a man or a woman, lift like a human.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2007/04/08, 11:44 AM gout -------------- Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack! I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance) 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
msmogreen Posts: 717 Joined: 2006/04/22	2007/04/08, 01:36 PM Tim--what the heck is a Pizza Pop?
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/04/08, 02:41 PM It's a big, fat, cheese and meat filled dough thing. It's basically pizza topping shoved into a folded over dough wrap. Certainly not the healthiest thing in the world. You bake 'em or microwave them. I knew a guy who deep fried his. Yum. Here's a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Pops t -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* - One should not lift like a man or a woman, lift like a human.
jonshez Posts: 273 Joined: 2007/01/14	2007/04/08, 02:51 PM Maybe it's just me, but what you had sounds delicious Tim! I'll be trying that out soon.
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/04/08, 03:01 PM The tuna thing? I liked it. The pizza pop? I like 'me, too, but they just ain't good for y. t -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* - One should not lift like a man or a woman, lift like a human.
jaytori129 Posts: 657 Joined: 2006/11/14	2007/04/09, 12:00 AM filling up easter eggs for the huge family hunt and not eating a single piece of candy...probably 130 filled eggs altogether...not one little jelly bean steal:big_smile:
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2007/04/09, 01:39 AM No candy for me here either, but then again I am not that much of a candy person. :) Another small victory, I only ate two pieces of ham! That is a huge victory for me as I love Black Forest Ham! -------------- Bettia "Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open." - Lord Thomas Dewar
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/04/09, 09:46 PM On location today, I only had ONE slice of pizza. t -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* - One should not lift like a man or a woman, lift like a human.
jaytori129 Posts: 657 Joined: 2006/11/14	2007/04/09, 11:58 PM 305 SQUATS FOR REPS IN THE BAG!
Vedakathryn Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2004/05/28	2007/04/11, 05:33 PM The realization that the three new pair of pants I bought 4 weeks ago are not difficult to button, on the contrary, they are loose -- I hadn't been weighing myself over the past month and so I then went and weighed and realized I had lost 10 pounds, what a hoot! -------------- Veda It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. - Mabel Newcomber Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. - Napoleon Hill
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2007/04/11, 11:04 PM Good for you Veda! NICE WORK! -------------- Bettia "Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open." - Lord Thomas Dewar
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/04/12, 09:13 AM My daughter proclaimed yesterday that she wants to be healthier and wants to exercise with me!:) -------------- Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2007/04/13, 01:08 AM That is always awesome to hear Amy! :) -------------- Bettia "Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open." - Lord Thomas Dewar
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/04/30, 06:55 PM I walked by a box of chocolates multiple times today. Didn't take any! I love chocolate. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* - One should not lift like a man or a woman, lift like a human.
jaytori129 Posts: 657 Joined: 2006/11/14	2007/05/01, 12:46 AM my brother who bragged about outlifting me for so long in Japan came over worked out with me today....I kicked his arse in every lift lol feels good when you squeeze out 8 reps of wide grip pulldowns when he barely gets 3 of the same lol -------------- Jason Fox 6\\'1\\" 374 lbs-personal records- DL-315x2, BOR-265x3, Inclined Bench-225x3, One Arm rows 106x8, Military-205x3, squats-335x3 Problems are only opportunities in work clothes-Henry J. Kaiser The only person\\\'s opinion that matters is the person in the mirror.-Original
conan_0822 Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/11/23	2007/05/01, 01:18 AM When I 1st tested my max on the bench a few months ago, I barely got up 185lbs. 2 weeks ago I did 185lbs 6 times!!
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2007/05/01, 01:31 AM Today is our 8th wedding aniversary -------------- Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack! I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance) 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
pcorey Posts: 37 Joined: 2007/03/30	2007/05/01, 08:17 AM I totally fell off the wagon this weekend. What started out as my cheat meal turned into two days of pizza and beer. My little victory is I got right back on track Monday, still lost a pound and a 1/4 inch from my waist!
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/05/01, 08:45 AM Happy anniversary, Mutt! t -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* - One should not lift like a man or a woman, lift like a human.
dfly411 Posts: 1,352 Joined: 2004/03/04	2007/05/01, 10:39 AM I drug myself to the gym even though I was up most the night. -------------- A morning without coffee is like something without something else.
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/05/18, 03:11 PM I finished a portion of a routine. And I've been tracking my food. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* - One should not lift like a man or a woman, lift like a human.
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/05/22, 05:26 PM Didn't eat any cake that was dropped off at the office today. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* - One should not lift like a man or a woman, lift like a human.
k-ok Posts: 163 Joined: 2007/02/24	2007/05/23, 03:13 PM Last September, my goal when I started weight training was to last three months. When I met that, I was able to up the game and last 6 months. This month I hit 8 months and now I have transitioned to free weights. Next goal: 1 year!
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/05/23, 03:20 PM Congrats!
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/05/23, 03:20 PM There is yet more cake in the building. In fact, a piece on my desk. It will not be eaten by me. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* - One should not lift like a man or a woman, lift like a human.
jaytori129 Posts: 657 Joined: 2006/11/14	2007/05/23, 08:55 PM been at my gym i joined about 3 weeks and the clerk already memorized my member number :)
amyksmith76 Posts: 601 Joined: 2005/07/26	2007/05/25, 12:15 PM 1. Two ladies at work told me that I looked pretty! They can't tell if it's the hair, or the make up or if I have lost weight or something, I just look different and very pretty. :) 2. My son had to fill out a questionaire at school about his parents. One question was "what does your mom do in her free time" and he said "goes to the gym". 3. My wedding ring keeps slipping off my finger (good thing as long as I don't lose it!) 3.
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/05/30, 05:02 PM I passed on a date square today.
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2007/05/30, 06:01 PM I was getting dressed for the Hot Chicks In Metal Concert last night and my daughter Andrea looked at me and said, "Momma! WOW, you are slimming down big time!" Felt soooooo good! She never says much so coming from her that is a lot!:love: -------------- Bettia You Get What You Train For! - Unknown
stevehwms Posts: 169 Joined: 2003/02/17	2007/05/30, 06:48 PM At lunch today, everyone my assistant bought everyone a cookie even though I specifically said, "don't get me one." She sat it in front of me while everyone did the whole, "C'mon! We're all eating cookies!" thing. (I pointed out to them that they sounded like crack dealers trying to get a middle school student hooked.) I did not eat a cookie. :big_smile:
msmogreen Posts: 717 Joined: 2006/04/22	2007/05/31, 12:26 AM Wow! That is a victory. Someone plopped a piece of cake on my desk a week ago then left (and yes, I said 'No, thank you', but she left it anyway). She called about ten minutes later to find out if I'd 'tried' the cake. I blurted, "I ate the whole damn thing!"...she laughed and said, "Ha ha, I sabotaged you!" ============ Quoting from stevehwms: At lunch today, everyone my assistant bought everyone a cookie even though I specifically said, "don't get me one." She sat it in front of me while everyone did the whole, "C'mon! We're all eating cookies!" thing. (I pointed out to them that they sounded like crack dealers trying to get a middle school student hooked.) I did not eat a cookie. :big_smile: =============
stevehwms Posts: 169 Joined: 2003/02/17	2007/05/31, 07:39 PM It's wierd how people actually try to get you to do that!
amyksmith76 Posts: 601 Joined: 2005/07/26	2007/06/05, 12:50 PM Work is having a food day today. 150 employees contributed, there are 7 food stations set up from sloppy joes, to cookies to taco salads, etc. I was strong enough to stay away from the tables and eat my home packed snacks and lunch. Man, that's tough!!! I'm going walking now while they clean up so I don't have to smell it anymore. It smells SOOOO good!
msmogreen Posts: 717 Joined: 2006/04/22	2007/06/05, 01:05 PM Go, Amy! That was a tough one. Good job!
amyksmith76 Posts: 601 Joined: 2005/07/26	2007/06/06, 09:29 AM Thanks ms. I have to post another! It's amazing, this new lifestyle just brings on new positive effects every day! Hubby told me last night that he would like to figure out a schedule so that he can go to the gym and start bulking a little (we have 2 kids and a tight schedule). YAY! He was a hockey player, but a motorcycle accident last fall destroyed his ankle and he won't be able to skate again. It's very encouraging to know that he is taking notice of my victories and wanting to improve his own health. I've sent him the link to this site, I expect him to be signing up soon and joining us on the msg boards. :)
k-ok Posts: 163 Joined: 2007/02/24	2007/06/08, 12:43 PM Really tempted to eat at Burger King today. Managed to get away.
amyksmith76 Posts: 601 Joined: 2005/07/26	2007/06/08, 01:15 PM Good job k-ok!!! That's really hard!
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/06/08, 01:18 PM Good job.... I dunno who thought it was a great idea to have cake to celebrate birthdays, but I avoided another piece of cake yesterday. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* \"He may be gone, but Sanjaya proved that it doesn\'t matter how talented you are - if you believe in yourself, you can annoy literally millions of people.\" Jimmy Kimmel
msmogreen Posts: 717 Joined: 2006/04/22	2007/06/08, 02:32 PM Good for you, Tim! I didn't do so well--I had a big piece of birthday cake and went back for another! Can't blame that one on anyone else. ============ Quoting from TimDay: Good job.... I dunno who thought it was a great idea to have cake to celebrate birthdays, but I avoided another piece of cake yesterday. =============

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