NSV today! Share yours?

EMTFreakGirl

I (re)started on my 'get fit' journey August 17, 2013. At that time I was wearing Women's 2XL T-shirts, as in WOMEN's sizes, which tend to run larger. Today, I was working Ski Patrol up on the local ski mountain and we were having a benefit for an injured co-worker. The rep for the SPYDER company was there raffling swag. Now sports apparel is notorious for running SMALL, SPYDER especially. I won 2 t-shirts and the only sizes they had were Med and XL. I KNOW I'm not XL anymore so I picked up the mediums thinking that I'd be in them by summer. Lo' and behold....THEY FIT NOW!!!! (and they look pretty darned good, if I do say so myself! I'm sporting one in my new profile pic!) :bigsmile:

xsmilexforxmex

How exciting! Congrats!

kelly_e_montana

So awesome! I love this. I was in plus sizes when I started too and now have lots of mediums. Woo hoo!

I have two NSV's: girl at the gym front desk who sees me every day told me I looked like I lost a lot of weight recently. I told her I had not but explained my recomp.

Yesterday: hit 225 on my deadlift, up 20 pounds. Slowly working to 300!

supermysza

I noticed there is now a much smaller bulge on my belly when I sit down, couldn't believe it :drinker:

bethanytapp

My biggest NSV of the whole journey was last night. I have never been a runner. In November I could run 1 mile and thought I would die. 2 weeks ago I tried 2 and did it. Last night and thought 'let's see if 3 is possible).

I ran 3.24 miles in 38:35- average pace was 11:55/ mile, but the first mile was barely 11 minutes. When I stopped I wasn't dead. This might become a weekly thing.

missiontofitness

Well, I've been going consistently with this for around two/three weeks now.

My body feels great, and is moving faster and feels stronger. I think it's saying thank you for all the TLC. I haven't felt this great in a long time.

And, I'm back to training for getting back into my running routine, and I'm able to run in place for five minutes non stop. Bringing it up to 6 tomorrow!

MamaRiss

We went on vacation last week to see a couple castles in Romania. I made it through the whole tour of Bran Castle ( Dracula's Castle) without being out of breath one, and it was all stairs. I'm on the tail end of a cold and also had a terrible night of sleep last night and managed to get a good 45 minute workout in. Where as just a month ago if I had even the slightest symptom I wouldn't leave the couch all day. I'm so proud of myself for staying commited to my goals even through bumps in the road. And I'm really starting to see the changes in my body, I can almost get away with wearing a too small shirt I bought last year

marinashakeel

fitting in to my clothes that i use to wore 5 years back!

Chickee8586

Completed a 30 day plank challenge and did 105 seconds in one shot on Sunday.

JONZ64

Was invited to an Air Force banquet by some of my troops and ALL my dress pants were way too big!

HaibaneReki

bought a couple of UK size 32 pants last week. Used to wear 38 2 years back! :noway:

JustSomeEm

My hubby has always been supportive of me getting healthy, but has never been very interested in doing it with me. This morning, he put on a pair of boxers that he had trouble fitting a month ago and they fit. He put them on, then came to show me, telling me I'd motivated him. Woot! We'll be healthy TOGETHER! Yay!

ETA: You guys, those NSVs are awesome! You totally ROCK!

EMTFreakGirl

OMG! All of those NSV's are too AWESOME! I reading them...gives me so much motivation!
You ALL rock! :flowerforyou:
Keep sharing, please!

QS82

My hubby has always been supportive of me getting healthy, but has never been very interested in doing it with me. This morning, he put on a pair of boxers that he had trouble fitting a month ago and they fit. He put them on, then came to show me, telling me I'd motivated him. Woot! We'll be healthy TOGETHER! Yay!

ETA: You guys, those NSVs are awesome! You totally ROCK!

Aww, I love this! My OH has been inspired too, even though he has been overseas for the last 4 months, he is due back in two weeks and seems excited about the prospect of being my new fitness and healthy eating buddy.

My NSV wasn't today but a couple of days ago, got to work and realised my uniform was dirty, the only other ones spare were ones I had never been able to even fit over my chest before let alone get on but was amazed to find not only did it fit but it looked really good and I got some lovely comments from my colleagues who had got used to seeing me in the baggy ones. I looked in the mirror and thought "is that really me?".

Well done everyone :flowerforyou:

AusAshMommy

Loving all of these!! How awesome!

Have 2:

1. I was tired Saturday night, and I went and rocked out an almost 2 hour cross training workout (elliptical, weights and calisthenics) at the gym

2. I noticed that my heart rate on the elliptical (according to the heart rate handles on the machine) has stayed under 160 BPM no matter how fast I go - just a couple of weeks ago it was as high as 188. I am happy with this!

Good Job Everyone!

seltzermint555

That is awesome, OP!

My latest NSV involves wearing a certain style button-down shirt from Target. I saw it last year when it first came out, it's kind of a Western style (NOT like country/rodeo, more like vintage) and I loved it but trying it on at the store there was just no way it was going to fit me. I saw it several times in various Target stores, often on clearance, and finally ordered it on their site in December for a crazy low price. When I received it, I tried wearing it with a tank underneath and the look just did not work...so it went into my closet and then one day earlier in this month, I put it on and it looked cute and fit me fairly well. I am wearing it again today and it fits even better :-)

colibri23

These are some amazing NSVs!

Mine is that yesterday I went indoor rock climbing for the first time ever. It was hard but I loved it! I kept thinking to myself that 30 pounds ago, I would never have been able to haul myself up that wall. I also loved feeling strong, and getting in some strength training exercises in an unusual way. I got an online deal that allows me to go to the same rock climbing center again in 30 days; my goal is to improve my upper body strength in the meantime (my forearms ACHED!) so that I can do even more difficult climbs when I go again!

Cheers to everyone's NSVs! :drinker: I'll definitely be coming back to read more of this thread.

coltsgirl311

These are awesome, way to go, all of you!
Mine is how much my endurance has improved over the winter. Last summer/fall, I had trouble running for more than a minute or two at a time. On Saturday, I ran 6.5 miles without having to slow to a walk! I'm thinking about trying a half marathon later this year.

Hornsby

At this time less than 1 year ago I weighed 255 pounds and couldn't run for more than 1 minute without needing to stop. This weekend I completed a sprint duathlon (2 mile run - 13.5 mile bike ride followed by another 2 mile run). Pretty proud of myself for that.

missnelso04

...When I stopped I wasn't dead....

It's amazing what you can do with your mental strength! Our bodies can (usually) handle way more than we think.

Hooray for NSV's!

elghee123

Yesterday, BF finally went to the gym! He refused to be left behind while I am getting fit.

petefromguelph

Tried on every single thing in my wardrobe and found NOTHING that didn't fit (even the skinny clothes I had been keeping for "one day") Its amazing when you look at belts you had to make your own holes in and now you are on the 4th hole or something. What an amazing feeling and a huge motivation to keep going!! I would open my closet door (before) and do an inventory of what wasn't "too tight" to find something to wear. Feels great to look in and know I can wear everything! Woot! How your clothes fit is a way more telling metric (to me anyways) than the pesky scale (although I do weigh everyday... ) I just don't get freaked over small fluctuations!

Love to see these NSVs on here! You guys are awesome!!

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qtgonewild

MY NSVS are from this weekend.

Saturday I went to Disneyland and had absolutely no worries in the world about fitting on rides. IT WAS FANTASTIC.

Yesterday I went to the Padres/Dodgers Opening night game (padre fan) and we won woo hoo
But as I was walking through the crowd, this woman grabs me and tells me I love your hair and you are f'ing beautiful and kisses me.

NSV for sure.

FatNFightingIt

Donated ALL of the clothes in my closet that had a 2X size on them.

tabbyblack13

My first one is, that one of my shirts that is a size smaller then what I wear is fitting better.
The second is, that my current shirts are overall looser then usual.
The third is, I might be needing new belts soon.

nomad1000

I have a couple.

1. I actually had something to enter in my workplace's wellness tracking for the last quarter. I averaged 26 minutes a day for exercise in the last 3 months.

2. DH and I have committed to a exercise plan for the next 10 weeks. We have it on our calendars so have the time blocked off 6 days a week in both the mornings (yoga) and the evenings (alternating cardio or weights). We are both committed to getting fit in 2014.

1princesswarrior

OP, awesome NSV! Everyone else, awesome NSV's!

Last week I was doing 30DS because I was bored and when stretching at the end I could finally reach beyond my toes. The week before I went running after recovering from a sprained ankle and only had to walk because of bad footing, not because I was out of breath, and for the last 1/2 mile was holding a conversation about my dog with another runner. This was after not running all winter because of the crappy weather. And I can't believe I just typed that I did 30DS because I was bored.

sandjar131

I pulled an old suit jacket out of the closet to try on - it used to juuuust barely button. If I had to sit down, I had to unbutton it.

It was so big on me, I looked like a kid wearing my dad's jacket .

Mommy23js

Congrats to everyone!! Since most of us dont wear the number on the scale around our necks, the NSV's are really what make these journeys fun.

I have had several (lots of new, smaller clothes, compliments, new ID badge at work with my skinnier face) but my fave was yesterday.

I picked my daughter up to take her to a class. We were running late and she was with a friend at a restaurant. My daughter and her friend waited outside the restaurant for me, and when i arrived and stepped out of the car to grab her bag, the friend's mom ran out of the restaurant thinking the person my daughter was leaving with, was NOT her mom. The friend's mom had not seen me since Thanksgiving, and had no idea I had lost weight, and did not recognize me.

I still have a ways to go in my journey, but it sure is nice to have moments like that.

blondiebabe92

1.) Family reunion this weekend and I kept my food mostly in check. I did eat a little junk food and dessert but no where near what I used to. I spent a little time in the gym each day and went swimming both nights and even lead family water aerobics. Keeping your food in check and exercising really works...go figure


2.) On the Jillian Michaels yoga Meltdown and 30 ds I can do more and more each time I do them. That is one of the best feelings in the world to noticeably be doing more everyday.

kportwood85

I had to switch to my fake wedding ring because my old one (that barely fit on my finger on our wedding day) was sliding off.