NSV's
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »@retirehappy - worth investing in some tailoring, methinks...or making a sewing dummy (t-shirt on you, form fitting duct tape wrapped to create solid mold of your body) to fit all your shirts yourself...
@knitOrMiss,Yea, to get a well fitting blouse, tailoring is needed.
@cstehansen, My husband feels the exact same way.2 -
Haha @retirehappy I feel your pain! But my NSV of the day is that today I'm wearing a very cute jumper from the misses department at Target, size L! This is a big deal to me because my bajungas (aka boobs) are out of porportion to the rest of me lol and I can never find stuff that fits on the top and bottom. I am so happy at my look today and I encourage you to check out Target
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@Genmon00 I only own one dress because of this issue. I did just get rid of all my XL shirts, I'm back in my Ls. Only if a M is extremely over sized can I wear one of those.
If I do buy a classic blouse, which now that I am retired I don't think I will be needing, I would have some tailoring done. For now I will just buy Ls, too.4 -
I have the opposite problem with jeans, I'm a 3, but with a 35" inseam...wallflower brand of womens jeans, you can buy them by inseam length like guys jeans which is amazing...kohls sells them and so does amazon - love getting jeans in a specific size and length2
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I bought a dress that wasn't in season because it fit beautifully and I assumed in a few weeks weather would be perfect for it. Well a few weeks turned into almost a month before I wore it and it's a little on the lose side now. It's a beautiful dress so I'm planning to tailor it down even though it wasn't expensive, I'm not willing to give it up yet!7
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tcunbeliever wrote: »I have the opposite problem with jeans, I'm a 3, but with a 35" inseam...wallflower brand of womens jeans, you can buy them by inseam length like guys jeans which is amazing...kohls sells them and so does amazon - love getting jeans in a specific size and length
Yep, my problem exactly.... same inseam (although preferring 36" for a bit more length while in my heels... thank you Wrangler) and when at my happy weight 2 or 4. Right now in my fat sz 6's - I've been eating too many carbs and not paying attention. 14 pairs of assorted jeans are just waiting for me to fit back into them... right now I only have 2 jeans and one pair of cords fitting
back on the wagon now though.
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I bought a dress that wasn't in season because it fit beautifully and I assumed in a few weeks weather would be perfect for it. Well a few weeks turned into almost a month before I wore it and it's a little on the lose side now. It's a beautiful dress so I'm planning to tailor it down even though it wasn't expensive, I'm not willing to give it up yet!
Great problem to have. I hear you on not willing to give it up, my dress I found at a cosignment shop ages ago. At the time I fit into it. I'm happy I can wear it again. Luckily I don't go many places where separates are not welcomed.2 -
A girlfriend cleaned out her closet and handed me down a bunch of size 14 and 12 clothing. I've been an 18/16 for years. I reluctantly tried things on, and the 14 fit! The 12 will fit soon. I don't think I've lost much weight (I don't take measurements), but clearly I have!11
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Have passed a landmark. My chest is now bigger than my stomach.19
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TravellerRay wrote: »Have passed a landmark. My chest is now bigger than my stomach.
One of the markers for reduced risk of heart disease (better than cholesterol) is for a man's waist to be no more than 90% of the size of his hips. For a woman, I believe it is 85%.
Of course, getting waist smaller than chest is the first step. Great job!2 -
A couple NSV's...
Recently on my morning walk, an elderly lady who I see most mornings riding her bike, passed me and we exchanged our usual "Good Morning". After she passed, she turned around and came back to me and said " I just wanted to tell you I can see you've lost weight and you look great!" I smiled and said thank you and she turned and rode away.
For the first time in 25+ years... yes 25... I am wearing a size 34 inch waist jeans...15 -
I love this board. Very inspiring!3
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cstehansen wrote: »TravellerRay wrote: »Have passed a landmark. My chest is now bigger than my stomach.
One of the markers for reduced risk of heart disease (better than cholesterol) is for a man's waist to be no more than 90% of the size of his hips. For a woman, I believe it is 85%.
Of course, getting waist smaller than chest is the first step. Great job!
I really pissed off my husband a while back. We were discussing waist and hip ratios and he was saying that he had a 36" waist because he wore size 36 pants. Nope. He was not impressed when I showed him that waist size is actually over the belly button and not under the beer belly.
On the bright side, very shortly after that he lost 20lbs so waist and pant size are much closer again.
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My hubby is starting to get that 'old man skinny-butt syndrome' lol. He will be turning 60 this year and still works carrying, and climbing up and down 30 ft ladders and hauling heavy buckets while window cleaning (his legs are to die for - I'm a 'leg gal' ). I think the lower carb WOE I have finally convinced him to try may take down the mini-belly and give him a trimmer look. We'll see in a few weeks. I may have to help him pack his lunches as he is clueless without a sandwich. At least I've got him off the 4 servings of cereal for breakfast (that's his NSV ) 3
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One of my friends called me "the incredible disappearing woman" today. *beaming*10
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Today I am a wearing a shirt and pair of trousers that I did not fit in at the start of the year. Beginning to look at some new clothes :-)7
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Sat., I was at a fun run; which was part of an Irish festival used as a fundraiser for a church. They also had a pancake breakfast during / after the run. I ended up going through for the sausage. Didn't get pancakes... got some strange looks, but ok. Then someone said, "You should get some cake too." So I just said, "No thanks... I don't eat carbs." More strange looks, then one guy says, "Well, whatever you're doing, it is working!"11
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for me, it was this week when I could actually see my legs smaller than what they have been in a while. My jeans are loose and my face is looking thinner. Yay me, Yay KETO7
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My list of NSV's could be endless. I just love fractions every since I grasped the concept of Least Common Denominator as a kid.
Very recently I learned the least common denominator to great health/longevity, etc is simply working to get the lowest possible CRP level. WOE's, etc are proven good, bad or indifferent by this one low cost simple test. I like to start with the full male panel but after a while the numbers seem to change little.
C-Reactive Protein level testing lets me know the things that I do that may make it go up or down. I use Life Extension for testing since it is more affordable than from the doctor plus it is private (not going into my national health records on-line).
lifeextension.com/magazine/2014/5/Testing-For-C-reactive-Protein-May-Save-Your-Life/Page-01
I do have to drive 40 miles to a LabCorp lab but the price is dirt cheap.
lifeextension.com/Vitamins-Supplements/itemLC120766/C-Reactive-Protein-CRP-Cardiac-Blood-Test
Being 66 and working to be walking and talking at age 110 has really changed my outlook on health.
I just love reading your NSV's. My pain level the last few days has been the lowest that I can remember in 40 years.7 -
@GaleHawkins, thanks for the link to LabCorp, I am just under 4 miles from one of their sites, just under 5 miles from another. My Dr. didn't think I needed this, but at this cost, I want to get a baseline for the coming years.
Since I am at higher risk for colon cancer, I think this will be helpful. Dr. is all for me getting colonoscopies every 3 yrs. , but not a simple blood test to check for possible inflammation that would signal cancer in the body. At least she has come around on almost every other thing, like this WOE, not concerned that my CHO is slightly elevated, etc.2
