Living The Lifestyle, Thursday, 8/27/2020

MASSRUNNER_FRANK

We meet here to explore, share, celebrate and (sometimes) agonize over how we do (or don't) incorporate weight loss guidelines into our daily lives. "It's a lifestyle, not a diet" is easily and often said, but sometimes not so simply put into practice.

This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight loss, your questions and comments are always welcome. If you're maintaining, or a long-term loser, your thoughts on the topic may be just what someone else needs to hear. If you're reading this, join in the discussion!

Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion.

Monday - 88olds (George)
Tuesday - whathapnd (Emmie)
Wednesday - misterhub (Greg)
Thursday - MASSRUNNER_FRANK
Friday - imastar2 (Derrick)

Today’s Topic: NSV (Non Scale Victories)

To conclude our final Thursday of the LTL thread and unofficially the end of the Summer that wasn’t, I thought it would be good to remember the good times - NSVs.

Your first?
Your most recent?
Your best or most memorable?

Discuss.

linmueller

Your first? I can't remember, it's been too long. But maybe noticing the size of my stomach shrinking.
Your most recent? Despite the lack of weight loss the last couple weeks, I've noticed a thinning in my torso. DH even mentioned that a shirt looked really nice (it's not new), points for him!
Your best or most memorable? I have lots ... Rolling over in bed and not traveling across to the other side, seeing my knee caps, sitting w/ my legs crossed w/o having to tuck one behind something to keep it crossed, being able to walk thru narrow areas w/o bumping my rump on everything, being able to sit in the small space my snuggling pup leaves me.

I love NSVs!

88olds

First- walking around The Museum Of Science And Industry in Chicago. A childhood favorite. Took a weekday afternoon off and had the place pretty much to myself. About 90 min without sitting. A very big deal.

Recent- any session with my personal trainer. Been on hold since March. Miss it.

Memorable- That avatar pic on the paddle board.

MASSRUNNER_FRANK

First was years ago when trying on a medium size shirt in a store and realizing that I was floating in it. If only I had kept on course!

A recent NSV was a result of cognition and the diet.
When choosing a Goal weight this round, I chose10 pounds above what I really wanted. I thought the weight I wanted was unsustainable. Well, here I am not only at that unsustainable weight but an additional 20 pounds below that.
So exactly how is this an NSV? I now am confident with the Plan and my execution of it.

Most memorable has to be when someone who hadn’t seen me in a year saw me and had a very stunned reaction and asked if I was working out calling me buff! Not bad for a 60 year old man.

misterhub

Don’t remember my first, but I am guessing it would have been clothing related.

A recent one is that my right foot, which hurts most of the time is hurting less due to weight loss.

The most memorable is probably the first time I had a blood panel done after losing my first 25 pounds, and it came back super good.

Al_Howard

Also clothing related. Noticing that my pants were WAY too big,
Recent, this AM, my jeans are really needing my belt which won't go on until ALTER me weigh-in at the studio.
Most memorable, when my Dr. said that I didn't need the diabetes medication any longer. That and the day I was him, after a trip to the ER for almost passing out in church. He said "that's what you get, for losing all that weight." And he adjusted my PB meds.