NSV's = Non-scale Victories
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This is such a great group for NSV's. You're all "Rock Stars".
I increased my running time yesterday by another 5 minutes and could have gone longer. I need to buy a really good pair of
running shoes before I get too carried away though.
Also, my husband bought me a new bathing suit cover-up (totally cute) and he told me he could just look at it and
tell that a medium would fit......LOL, it did too!0 -
great news on the running and the cover-up.0
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Awesome, @MostlyWater!! How are you feeling today?
I feel good! My physical therapist is surprised at how much muscle memory I actually have. I heard that when a person stops exercising, they start losing muscle mass within a few days. I seem to have beaten the odds !
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This is a very inspiring group. Great results everyone, and good luck to all as we set the bar for the fittest seniors.0
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MostlyWater wrote: »Awesome, @MostlyWater!! How are you feeling today?
I feel good! My physical therapist is surprised at how much muscle memory I actually have. I heard that when a person stops exercising, they start losing muscle mass within a few days. I seem to have beaten the odds !
The loss of muscle mass does happen but it's not like the muscle just melts away instantly. It's a small percentage.0 -
Some great NSV well done everyone
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This is such a great group for NSV's. You're all "Rock Stars".
I increased my running time yesterday by another 5 minutes and could have gone longer. I need to buy a really good pair of
running shoes before I get too carried away though.
Also, my husband bought me a new bathing suit cover-up (totally cute) and he told me he could just look at it and
tell that a medium would fit......LOL, it did too!
Try the new UnderArmour Gemini 2 sneakers; they sell them at Sports Authority online and the sneakers sync with MapMyFitness. It will measures steps stride etc.
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This is such a great group for NSV's. You're all "Rock Stars".
I increased my running time yesterday by another 5 minutes and could have gone longer. I need to buy a really good pair of
running shoes before I get too carried away though.
Also, my husband bought me a new bathing suit cover-up (totally cute) and he told me he could just look at it and
tell that a medium would fit......LOL, it did too!
Try the new UnderArmour Gemini 2 sneakers; they sell them at Sports Authority online and the sneakers sync with MapMyFitness. It will measures steps stride etc.
Interesting......thanks. My daughter suggested the brand Hoka so I'll look at both.0 -
I love my Brooks but I really believe in finding the right shoe for you. Running stores will help with that based and stride and how you feet hit the ground.
Tried on a pair of jeans that I thought would be too small. Apparently I was wrong. They fit and are comfortable. Glad I put them on now rather than waiting for another 10-15 pounds.0 -
Montepulciano wrote: »I love my Brooks but I really believe in finding the right shoe for you. Running stores will help with that based and stride and how you feet hit the ground.
Tried on a pair of jeans that I thought would be too small. Apparently I was wrong. They fit and are comfortable. Glad I put them on now rather than waiting for another 10-15 pounds.
Hooray for new old jeans!
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This NSV isn't fitness or weight related but I'm feeling good about it so I thought I would share.
One of my coworkers approached me and talked a bit about issues with her current supervisor. It's been a couple of years since we worked directly together but we're still in the same group, just not on the same team. She explained her concerns and said, after a recent conflict, she pulled the supervisor aside and spoke to him about her concerns.
She said he responded by rolling his eyes and said he disliked being a supervisor as he couldn't understand why he keeps running into these kind of issues, claiming he's trying to be up-front and honest with people and they keep getting "offended" and accusing him of being rude.
So what's the NSV? She suggested he should talk to me and learn to adopt some of my communications strategies as I'm really good with people and manage well… She considers me to be the best supervisor in her experience. She was giving me a 'head's up' in case he approached me for mentoring…
I thanked her sincerely…1 -
@UncleMac - That truly is a most wonderful NSV.0
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@JMarcella57, it was all the more affirming as I struggle with my own supervisor who, coincidentally, hired the guy who is troubling my coworker. The next time I wonder if I'm the problem (as my supervisor claims), I will savour this moment as I push ahead.0
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This NSV isn't fitness or weight related but I'm feeling good about it so I thought I would share.
One of my coworkers approached me and talked a bit about issues with her current supervisor. It's been a couple of years since we worked directly together but we're still in the same group, just not on the same team. She explained her concerns and said, after a recent conflict, she pulled the supervisor aside and spoke to him about her concerns.
She said he responded by rolling his eyes and said he disliked being a supervisor as he couldn't understand why he keeps running into these kind of issues, claiming he's trying to be up-front and honest with people and they keep getting "offended" and accusing him of being rude.
So what's the NSV? She suggested he should talk to me and learn to adopt some of my communications strategies as I'm really good with people and manage well… She considers me to be the best supervisor in her experience. She was giving me a 'head's up' in case he approached me for mentoring…
I thanked her sincerely…
Really nice success! Enjoy it!0 -
This NSV isn't fitness or weight related but I'm feeling good about it so I thought I would share.
One of my coworkers approached me and talked a bit about issues with her current supervisor. It's been a couple of years since we worked directly together but we're still in the same group, just not on the same team. She explained her concerns and said, after a recent conflict, she pulled the supervisor aside and spoke to him about her concerns.
She said he responded by rolling his eyes and said he disliked being a supervisor as he couldn't understand why he keeps running into these kind of issues, claiming he's trying to be up-front and honest with people and they keep getting "offended" and accusing him of being rude.
So what's the NSV? She suggested he should talk to me and learn to adopt some of my communications strategies as I'm really good with people and manage well… She considers me to be the best supervisor in her experience. She was giving me a 'head's up' in case he approached me for mentoring…
I thanked her sincerely…
Totally awesome and I hope you're enjoying the moment!!!0 -
@Montepulciano and @luluinca, I'm still basking.0
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That is terrific, take nsvs, no matter the source. Always knew you were a keeper.0
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Thank you, @marekdds.
From the onset of my dieting days, the dietitian suggested eating less restaurant and/or prepared meals. As a guy who ate out for lunch at work every day for the past 27 years, I wasn't looking forward to changing that. In order for change to be sustainable, I needed to find a way that worked for me…
The same young coworker and I made an arrangement in place whereby on Mondays, she brings in lunch for me and on Wednesdays, I bring in lunch for her. So far, it's worked out well. When I told the dietitian, he loved the idea and says he's going to recommend that to others in similar circumstances.0 -
I put this up on my newsfeed this morning and a friend called it an NSV so I'll share it here too. We have our own business and a warehouse in our backyard. It's a wholesale sporting goods business and our main product which sells all over the world, mostly on the internet, has had a tooling problem for several months. We're finally back up and running and filling tons of backorders.
My husband is battling a cronic lung issue (ILD) and hasn't felt well lately so I've taken over the manual labor involved and he's doing the easier work which encompasses labeling and scraping a little part to make it smooth.
The manual labor involves me putting the parts together, checking to make sure the pressure in them is correct, and then packing them 60 to a box, which weighs 45 lbs. Then I move the boxes to the front of the warehouse and stack them to get them ready to be picked up by DHL or UPS, depending on whether they're going out of the country or not.
All the deadlifts, leg presses, squats, lunges, tricep pushdowns, bicep curls.....etc, that I've been doing the last two years have paid off and I'm strong enough to do the work. I think he thought I was overdoing it at the gym but now he realizes how strong I've gotten...........and just in time I think!
If you want to see our product just go to Amazon and type in Tennis Ball Saver...........if more than one pops up, which it shouldn't, ours is the yellow one. We've been selling them for over 30 years and moved the business home 10 years ago. Once the patent ran out there were a couple of companies that made knock offs in Taiwan, but they don't actually work......LOL. They missed a couple of details in the tooling and a couple of tricks we have to retain the pressure inside.1 -
Congrats UncleMac. I've been in management roles in industry and the fire service for a lot of years, and you get the respect you earn. I've always considered my role as just part of the team, and always treat people with the respect and care I would expect to receive as a team member. It's worked well for 40 years now. When I was a FD Captain, I was the first in and the last out. It cost me a few sets of gear and a few burns, but the people on my team came first. I've reported to a lot of people in my 40 years in the work force, and have only respected a handful of them. I took their qualities of leadership, and incorporated them into my own. Sounds like you do the same.0
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@luluinca, it sounds like you're strong in body and spirit both! Great NSV!!
@Farback, over the years I've worked with and for a wide variety of people; good, bad and ugly. I've always tried to make the best of every situation and sometimes that isn't easy. For quite a number of years, work was a refuge from a dysfunctional marriage… not a healthy situation, to say the least… That was before I was in a supervisory role.
Since I've moved to Ottawa, I've been trying to make the work/life balance livable… Ironically, the dysfunctional marriage got worse and then imploded… and shortly after, they reorganized our group and put a narcissistic asshat in change… Home life got better and continues to improve. Work life is still a struggle since I can't divorce my supervisor. That being said, we've had a change in the executive ranks and the new boss doesn't like morale problems so the activities of the narcissistic asshat are coming to light.0 -
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Montepulciano wrote: »
It would probably bring negative karma to me if I wished ill on my supervisor. Instead, I hope he finds enlightenment. Of course, to do so, he would have to dig his head outta his *kitten*...
Another NSV. On Sunday, I dropped into the local sporting goods store and picked up new shorts for the gym. Mens athletic clothing is usually sized in S-M-L-XL-XXL. I found the XL too loose and got L instead.
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Buns of steel! Bravo, Uncle Mac!0
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