What's Your Most Recent NSV

springlering62

Because, in my head, I used all the gears, even the one where you do the itty bitty pedalling and still failed shamefully and miserably. So to do it without the gears was a thumb in the nose at “former me”.

I thrive on mind games inside my head. I conquered something in there.

From now on, gears are welcome tools.

Man, I didn’t realize how much I enjoyed bicycling. It’s like being a little kid again. I get this big sloppy grin on my face and can’t stop smiling, from beginning to end. I bet I look like a happy lunatic.

Dreamwa1ker

500 day logging streak today!

springlering62

At my annual OBGYN visit, all the paper towels covered me.

Shortgirlrunning

I shaved 37 seconds off my time for getting up the big hill in the middle of my running route! My goal has been to get up it in less than 8 minutes and I crushed it today!

mtaratoot

springlering62 wrote: »

Because, in my head, I used all the gears, even the one where you do the itty bitty pedalling and still failed shamefully and miserably. So to do it without the gears was a thumb in the nose at “former me”.

I thrive on mind games inside my head. I conquered something in there.

From now on, gears are welcome tools.

Man, I didn’t realize how much I enjoyed bicycling. It’s like being a little kid again. I get this big sloppy grin on my face and can’t stop smiling, from beginning to end. I bet I look like a happy lunatic.

Next time you go, try the gears. Keep your cadence steady and use the gears to you don't hurt your knees.

Bicycling is AWESOME.

A friend has a bike with an internally-geared hub with infinite gear ratios. I told him he must ALWAYS be able to find just the perfect gear. He said actually it's the opposite; with such fine adjustments, he is NEVER in exactly the right gear. You may find if you go to a low gear and "spin," you get a good workout but it's easier on those joints. Get it!

GummiMundi

I started C25K today - that's my most recent NSV.

For context: I was indeed a couch potato for over 20 years. I used to loathe the idea of exercising. Then I started doing pilates and realized I liked it. Then I joined MFP and realized losing weight wasn't an impossible thing. Then I started walking daily and realized I really liked it. Now I'm doing C25K, even though running is something I never ever considered doing.

This is proving to be a process full of surprises and enlightenment.

VeraJMali

I put on my first ever two piece swimsuit today. By normal girls standards they would probably be horrified to take this body to the beach in a two piece, and ain’t gonna lie I’m more than a little scared myself, but this is a big deal to me. This is a size 10/12 body that was once a size 26.

tuckerrj

Took all my XXL and XL clothes to Goodwill today. Good riddance!

AwesomeSquirrel

After a a week or so of hitting the chocolate hard I seem to have turned a corner and have been craving fruit instead. Tonight I went to the store to buy strawberries and pineapple instead of being tempted by the remaining chocolate stash.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this happened just as the weather turned warm and sunny here. I need to find a good strategy for future rainy days!

Terytha

I'm starting to feel smaller. I didn't think that would ever happen. I still struggle to see it but slowly I feel better in my own skin.

I took a picture wearing last year's jeans to help remind myself.

helen_goldthorpe

I was digging through some old photos the other day and found a fat photo. I had completely forgotten just how big I was (as background I lost most of my weight back in 2004 and this photo is from then - although i've lost some weight this year to get back to my target weight, that's just fine tuning maintenance compared to what I lost back then). My nsv is that I realised that I don't really recognise that 2004 person as me any more.

joyanna2016

My skin is getting too big for me! 😀

netitheyeti

ok this is gonna be so "what is she even talking about" but I feel like I've finally managed to shape/round out my shoulders a bit through exercise past 2 months... and I know it's probably not noticeable to anyone but me but... (same weight both photos, march on the left, may on the right)

brittanystebbins95

I looked at pictures of my pre-pregnancy body and my current pregnant body side by side, and after scrutinizing them, I realized I don't really look like I've gained 20 lbs.
In the mirror, I feel huge. Even in my arms and thighs, not just my belly. But if you put the pictures next to one another and were to just draw a line down my belly, not much has changed except for the belly.
Keeping my fingers crossed that its mostly baby and fluids. But even if I have gained a bit extra, a healthy baby is all that matters.
I lost 60 lbs previously. I can certainly lose 10-20 lbs again if I have to, especially if its for a good cause.
Every little baby kick or flutter is a steadfast reminder of why weight gain is not always the end of the world (as mentally challenging as it is.)

tuckerrj

brittanystebbins95 wrote: »

I looked at pictures of my pre-pregnancy body and my current pregnant body side by side, and after scrutinizing them, I realized I don't really look like I've gained 20 lbs.
In the mirror, I feel huge. Even in my arms and thighs, not just my belly. But if you put the pictures next to one another and were to just draw a line down my belly, not much has changed except for the belly.
Keeping my fingers crossed that its mostly baby and fluids. But even if I have gained a bit extra, a healthy baby is all that matters.
I lost 60 lbs previously. I can certainly lose 10-20 lbs again if I have to, especially if its for a good cause.
Every little baby kick or flutter is a steadfast reminder of why weight gain is not always the end of the world (as mentally challenging as it is.)

The OB/GYN told my wife (at 5'3" and 130 lbs) that she should/could gain 35 - 40 lbs, averaging a pound per week starting in her 4th month during her pregnancy. That was a while back, but I doubt it's changed much. She bounced back fine and each time the babies were perfectly healthy.

brittanystebbins95

tuckerrj wrote: »

brittanystebbins95 wrote: »

I looked at pictures of my pre-pregnancy body and my current pregnant body side by side, and after scrutinizing them, I realized I don't really look like I've gained 20 lbs.
In the mirror, I feel huge. Even in my arms and thighs, not just my belly. But if you put the pictures next to one another and were to just draw a line down my belly, not much has changed except for the belly.
Keeping my fingers crossed that its mostly baby and fluids. But even if I have gained a bit extra, a healthy baby is all that matters.
I lost 60 lbs previously. I can certainly lose 10-20 lbs again if I have to, especially if its for a good cause.
Every little baby kick or flutter is a steadfast reminder of why weight gain is not always the end of the world (as mentally challenging as it is.)

The OB/GYN told my wife (at 5'3" and 130 lbs) that she should/could gain 35 - 40 lbs, averaging a pound per week starting in her 4th month during her pregnancy. That was a while back, but I doubt it's changed much. She bounced back fine and each time the babies were perfectly healthy.

My midwife did tell me that I'm gaining a little bit more than the charts suggest, but that my rate of gain has been steady, and with how active I've been, that she's not worried about it and it should come off just fine
She said every pregnancy is different and the weight gain suggestion is just that, a suggestion, not a one-size-fits-all.
It's just really hard to not imagine this as me undoing all of my hard work. Gaining weight is even harder than losing weight. At least, mentally it is, for me.

wildrosewood

My NSV is that my toes felt cold last night! My feet only get cold like that when I'm in a deficit.

VeggieMeg71

I had to put on "real" clothes for the first time in 9 weeks yesterday and found that the old pants that have been on my "too-small shelf" are no longer too small, and in fact are too big. It left me in a bit of a quandry because I assumed those were the pants I was going to move into next! You can really lose track of what's going on with your body when you wear stretchy pajamas/workout clothes 24/7 for weeks at a time!

Sand_TIger

I don't drive much these days - and today I noticed my gut was quite a bit farther from the steering wheel.

Sand_TIger

netitheyeti wrote: »

ok this is gonna be so "what is she even talking about" but I feel like I've finally managed to shape/round out my shoulders a bit through exercise past 2 months... and I know it's probably not noticeable to anyone but me but... (same weight both photos, march on the left, may on the right)

Very nice, I can see a difference. The shoulder is a little rounder and the arm looks more toned. Great work!