What's Your Most Recent NSV

mangrothian

I got to go shopping in my closet! I can now wear a pair of jeans I didn't even fit into when I first met my husband 6 years ago. You bet I was strutting my stuff around the supermarket yesterday

MKEgal

I rode my bicycle almost 15 miles yesterday.
That's only the 3rd ride I've done in who-knows-how-many years.
My knees hurt quite a bit, but other than someone throwing an egg at me everything was fine.

ETA: and I wore shorts for the first time in quite a while! Didn't stress over how my legs look,
because I think they look good.

mangrothian

MKEgal wrote: »

I rode my bicycle almost 15 miles yesterday.
That's only the 3rd ride I've done in who-knows-how-many years.
My knees hurt quite a bit, but other than someone throwing an egg at me everything was fine.

Someone threw an egg at you? Geez. Did you shout back at them "thanks, I haven't made my protein goals today!"?

MKEgal

MKEgal wrote:

I rode my bicycle almost 15 miles yesterday.
That's only the 3rd ride I've done in who-knows-how-many years.
My knees hurt quite a bit, but other than someone throwing an egg at me everything was fine.

mangrothian wrote:

Someone threw an egg at you? Geez. Did you shout back at them "thanks, I haven't made my protein goals today!"?

LOL! No, I just wish I could have seen the tag as they drove off.
Telling police "a white sedan, westbound on Capitol from Port Washington" doesn't help much.
The only good thing about it was that I only felt a cool spray on my arm, and the shell went past on the pavement,
so I'm pretty sure the egg fell apart in his hand as he tried to throw it. :snicker:
Didn't have any on me that I could tell.

mangrothian

MKEgal wrote: »

MKEgal wrote:

I rode my bicycle almost 15 miles yesterday.
That's only the 3rd ride I've done in who-knows-how-many years.
My knees hurt quite a bit, but other than someone throwing an egg at me everything was fine.

mangrothian wrote:

Someone threw an egg at you? Geez. Did you shout back at them "thanks, I haven't made my protein goals today!"?

LOL! No, I just wish I could have seen the tag as they drove off.
Telling police "a white sedan, westbound on Capitol from Port Washington" doesn't help much.
The only good thing about it was that I only felt a cool spray on my arm, and the shell went past on the pavement,
so I'm pretty sure the egg fell apart in his hand as he tried to throw it. :snicker:
Didn't have any on me that I could tell.

I guess that's what riding with a go-pro would be good for. That way at least you'd hope the camera would have a recording of the cars details.

That, or you could start riding with a frying pan

MKEgal

toriraeh wrote:

My current NSV is that, according to BMI, I'm OVERWEIGHT! Not obese anymore!
I love that I can come on here and say that and you guys GET IT.

LOL! Yeah, only people who have 'been there' understand why it's so great to only be overweight.

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ALSO my husband made the comment that I can stop losing whenever I want because he thinks
I look incredibly healthy. It's bogus, I still have about 30 lbs to lose, but so sweet of him to say.

I've had a couple people tell me I should stop losing now (have about 20 lb to be at the top end of
a healthy BMI), one of whom was a doctor! I think our perception of normal/average has been so
skewed by the obesity epidemic that we can't recognize healthy any more.

MKEgal

toriraeh wrote:

My current NSV is that, according to BMI, I'm OVERWEIGHT! Not obese anymore!
I love that I can come on here and say that and you guys GET IT.

LOL! Yeah, only people who have 'been there' understand why it's so great to only be overweight.

.

ALSO my husband made the comment that I can stop losing whenever I want because he thinks
I look incredibly healthy. It's bogus, I still have about 30 lbs to lose, but so sweet of him to say.

I've had a couple people tell me I should stop losing now (have about 20 lb to be at the top end of
a healthy BMI), one of whom was a doctor! I think our perception of normal/average has been so
skewed by the obesity epidemic that we can't recognize healthy any more.

IAmTheGlue

AnitaHardin wrote: »

I was able to get down on the ground and turn off the propane gas to my fireplace without holding onto somethimg to get up. May be small, but it was a huge deal to me.

That is an awesome NSV! This is one of the things that motivated me to get serious about my weight loss. Standing up from a squatting position was no longer a smooth movement and I definitely don't want to lose mobility as I age. I'm only 38 but it scared the hell out of me because of the mobility issues my 70 year old mother is having. Good for you!

karen_fitzgibbon

jennfeustel123 wrote: »

I had to tie my shoe laces into double, triple knots because my feet are getting smaller and the double knot leaves the loops hanging out too far... Realized this the hard way, tripped my self doing day 20 of the 30 day shred!!! Woooo!!!

Meeeeee too!!!!!

aenglert_04

My original 'out of breath' speed on the elliptical is now my 'slow down and catch my breath' speed!. I would have never been able to (previously) get up to 8mph!

crazyjerseygirl

MKEgal wrote: »

MKEgal wrote:

I rode my bicycle almost 15 miles yesterday.
That's only the 3rd ride I've done in who-knows-how-many years.
My knees hurt quite a bit, but other than someone throwing an egg at me everything was fine.

mangrothian wrote:

Someone threw an egg at you? Geez. Did you shout back at them "thanks, I haven't made my protein goals today!"?

LOL! No, I just wish I could have seen the tag as they drove off.
Telling police "a white sedan, westbound on Capitol from Port Washington" doesn't help much.
The only good thing about it was that I only felt a cool spray on my arm, and the shell went past on the pavement,
so I'm pretty sure the egg fell apart in his hand as he tried to throw it. :snicker:
Didn't have any on me that I could tell.

If they had only studied their classical physics harder they would have been successful. Happily they were morons.

duckykissy

I ran for a little over a whole block, during a meh asthma day. I needed my inhaler but I have a feeling that if it wasn't for the smoke in the air I would have been able to keep running.

NotAResolution

I finally have a good one to post. I can now wear the YMCA provided towel while walking back from the shower without holding onto it. I used to have to grip it cause it wasn't long enough to overlap and tuck in. Now I have two hands free!

jennfeustel123

My arms fit closer against my body!

cdcllcga01

On Saturday walking home from the gym, my wife (who's lost 20 lbs so far) said to me, "I'm so glad we are doing this together; I'd have never done this alone." I know she could have, but it was still great to hear.

0505jen

On Saturday at the mall a sales person I havn't seen for a while said you look great. Nice to hear from a younger person. And my daughter and I both wanted the same skirt. I won of course!

SeriouslySta

melissaw78 wrote: »

DD14 had her first 2 softball games this week. She was bummed out over her performance so far. To give her a somewhat funny motivation, I told her that everytime she gets a base hit, Mom will drop and do 10 pushups, no matter who is watching.
She can't wait for Monday afternoon's game.

At any rate, it's a NSV because it just popped out of my mouth and I was surprised that the thought of it did not intimidate me at all.

This is brilliant.

liftrunrepeat

I had one scoop of ice cream this weekend..typically I have 1-2 pints.

AND I bought some workout clothes in my usual size (online). When I tried them on a few days ago I realized I need to size down .

paulaviki

I put on some cropped jeans today to work in the garden. Last year I couldn't do them up, today when lugging about bags of gravel they were falling down!

AngeBee18

cdcllcga01 wrote: »

On Saturday walking home from the gym, my wife (who's lost 20 lbs so far) said to me, "I'm so glad we are doing this together; I'd have never done this alone." I know she could have, but it was still great to hear.

Having someone who understands and supports you makes all the difference. great work both of you - and keep it up!

allyyyson

A few months ago, I ran a mile for the first time in my LIFE. I had been very overweight since I was probably 6 or 7, and got tired even walking a mile. It was the best feeling in the world... it may not seem like much, but it was amazing for me.

Susieq_1994

Today I made brownies for my husband, and while I only ate one, I ended up messing up my calories badly with the leftover chocolate chips. Rather than going crazy because "the day is already blown, so let's eat the whole house and start again tomorrow!" (like I ALWAYS do)... I STOPPED EATING, calculated the damage already done, and found that I can fix it by tomorrow if I do an hour of exercise on top of my regular deficit. Win!

erinm5

Two Christmas' ago my sister bought me two pairs of shorts from LaSenza, they were size Mediums. I tried them on and they looked awful, they were tight on my hips and tummy and squeezed my thighs...

Last night I was in my drawer looking for something to wear to bed and I pulled out a pair of those shorts. Scared I decided to pull them on expecting the worst. Not only did I get them on but they were too big in the thighs AND I had to use the draw string so that they wouldn't fall off! I have only lost about 10 lbs so far but the scale hasn't budged in a while. This felt great!

Don't always trust the scale..

owensy12

Being complimented on how I look by people in shops i usually go in, and by people at work. I've lost 17lbs and they all say my face has changed quite a bit. I don't see it myself, but they do.

erinm5

spacelump wrote: »

My greatest achievements are the ones that happen inside, first and foremost. Most recent NSV?

I let myself eat everything I wanted for 24 hours. I decided I wanted to enjoy my mini vaca and gave myself permission to do eat. I ate very nutrient dense foods and some, not so much. The victory you ask? Well, after my day of allowing food and not requiring forgiveness for said eaten food, I went for a long walk with a pup and age as usual. For me, sticking to my goals is a huge victory. Not feeling guilt for my off track day is utterly freeing.

I could get use to this objective vs emotional view on food, eating and tracking.

This is such a powerful NSV. Good for you! I have a tough time guilt tripping myself if I go over, it can be so emotional. Keep it up, and thank you for the inspiration!

jorinya

Fit into clothes pre-pregnancy, been four years since I fit into them. Can walk up the stairs without panting.

karen_fitzgibbon

Size 10 sports bra!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbleepingbelievable

Nataliegetfit

the last two weeks doing laundry my favorite pair of jeans ended up in my 14 yr old son's jean pile by mistake. Had to go hunting for them.
I am only down 23 lbs but haven't been this weight for probably 3-4 years.
Am needing to weed out my clothes to spring and summer things that will fit and get rid of all winter because I know I won't be a Large or XL next winter keeping up with my new routine. Most of the clothes I really don't like anyway. I tried on some capri's I bought a year and a half ago for a trip to AZ, and they are all too big, and gave them to my daughter to try and they were too big for her too. I want to slowly the next week or two go through all the clothes and get rid of stuff. I don't ever want to be that size again.
I hadn't been eating fried foods for months, had a corndog this weekend and it was weird eating something greasy, there was unfortunately nothing healthy to pick from. Things that used to taste good, don't taste as good as you remember.

ScorpioJack_91

Running a mile in 13 minutes and 9 seconds....better than I did before at 14 minutes and 47 seconds.

Oberon21

I wore a pair of pants today that were falling off me. I had to belt them but they were loose everywhere. At work I suddenly realized I hadn't worn these since I started losing weight. Last time I wore them I had regulated them to the "hooker" pile - clothes so tight they made me look like a hooker. I was totally psyched.