What's Your Most Recent NSV

DeviatedNorm

Size 10 pants!!!

STEVE142142

I had two openers today.

Was in one of the big box stores and used their bathroom. as I walked in I looked at my reflection in the mirror and I said what the hell is wrong with that mirror. It doesn't look right. It hit me my brain still hasn't processed my weight loss. I am two totally different people.


I was at the gym today and there was a gentleman in his late thirties who is extremely overweight. We started talking and before I knew it he said to me I wish I could be skinny like you. I said what he said yeah I wish I could be skinny like you. I told him you should have seen me 10 months ago. We talked a little and he said what you're not eating late. I basically told him it's a simple matter of calorie in vs. Calories out and he looked at me a little surprised. I also told them in my opinion everything he heard about weight loss is a bunch of b******* and it's simple simple eating less calories than your body Burns.

I told him about the MFP website and that the weight loss was 95% mental.

daworley

I ate dinner at Freddy's this evening and had a steak burger, shared fries with my hubby, dipped my fries in the delicious fry sauce and I didn't stress about it! This is major! I enjoyed the time eating good food with my husband. That was all! Major nsv! I also stayed within my calories for the day.

meritage4

Rocked the dress I wore at a wedding Sat. Many people I haven't seen for awhile and lots of compliments.. It felt great.

DeviatedNorm

Another recent NSV:

I finally like the way I look enough to show my face on Facebook. It's been 3 years since any photo of me has been posted there, and I've *never* submitted a photo of myself (the few that showed up, other people posted and tagged me).

But last night? My facebook friends finally got to see my achievements as I completely rocked this dress:

LacednLace

@DeviatedNorm I love your dress and I saw your transformation in another thread. Awesome

kitkatlp

DeviatedNorm wrote: »

Another recent NSV:

I finally like the way I look enough to show my face on Facebook. It's been 3 years since any photo of me has been posted there, and I've *never* submitted a photo of myself (the few that showed up, other people posted and tagged me).

But last night? My facebook friends finally got to see my achievements as I completely rocked this dress:

Excellent ! What an achievement, well done ! You look lovely !

dutchandkiwi

Walking up and down real steep rocky hills (we don't have those in the Netherlands) without asthma meds, without Nordic walking sticks and past all benches because I did not need to catch ch my breath. Impressing my husband in the prices Two coastal walks in Australia in a row and only mildly feeling my calves protesting

Secondly recognizing when I am full and still having great meals

oolou

Last week, I was out for dinner with visiting family. I ordered a steak and it came with a side of fries. Now, I knew I would be eating those fries, but before I emptied the side dish of fries onto my plate, I offered them around the table - no one else had ordered steak so I was the only one with fries - and when the dish came back to me it was half full. Yay!

However when dessert came, no one else got a look in on my Eton Mess.

ccrdragon

I am ticklish in the tummy area and when I was at my largest, my daughter would walk up to me and poke me in the tummy to see if she could make me laugh. Some where along the way, she took to saying 'SQUISHY' as she was doing it. So a couple of days ago, she walked up to me and poked me in the tummy, then she poked again, and several more times in rapid succession, then she looked up at me with the most disappointed/pouty look on her face and said "Its not SQUISHY! I can't do SQUISHY any more!!" and then she stomped off. I still have a long way to go, but that just made my day!

samthepanda

Weird one but for me a huge NSV and a long one so bare with me! I have a lot of anxiety issues and they are bad at the moment, manifesting in some strange new ways as well as the ones I'm used to. There was a time when just the thought going into the gym building became a huge anxiety issue for me and I had panic attacks. I didn't go for long time. In the last few years exercise has been a big part of managing my stress. Some staff at the gym I go to now have been very supportive but my lovely friendly gym has jusgobeen taken over by a 24 hr chain and they have made it the most intimidating entrance- a metal cage and then airlock style entrance! I can't do this. Panic started to rise as soon as they described it. I tried it once and had a major panic attack. I know it sounds daft to many but the claustrophobia is real to me and I cried ever time I thought about it. We've been on hols for the last couple of weeks while the final changes from new to old system have gone on and today was my first day back. My NSV was that I did not turn and run when I saw the big cage, realised I couldn't get in(now have to get fingerprints taken to get in) finally attracted a member of staff, got fingerprints taken after 4 attempts as my hands were shaking so much. Then came the crunch- go through the airlock - no chance! NSV - I managed to speak, explain my issue and not run out (though I was crying!). Knew if I left now like that I would never go back. The staff member was really helpful, said his mum has similar issues. He took me through the staff entrance and sorted out an alternative with the manager while I didn't workout. Wasn't the best workout as was really freaked, but feel good for having
done it and got in there. Not out of the woods yet,but NSV today as did not let my anxieties get the better of me.

sst036

I thought I had broken my little finger again because there was a lump on the side (wouldn't be the first time!), but I haven't! It's a callous from where I loosely hold the static rest of elliptical machine so I don't fall off when my ankle sublexates. I don't even care how stupid I look holding it because I know I look even more so falling off, but damn I am proud of this little lump. Lots of cardio sessions have made it, all without me giving up.

I might try holding it a bit tighter though so it doesn't rub so much. A little is fine, a big lump would be weird to be proud of.

cschmitz110515

Last night I got home from work, hubby was working at his 2nd shift. It was beautiful out, so instead getting things done at home, I walked the dog 3.35 miles. So worth it!

IILikeToMoveItMoveIt

STEVE142142 wrote: »

I had two openers today.

Was in one of the big box stores and used their bathroom. as I walked in I looked at my reflection in the mirror and I said what the hell is wrong with that mirror. It doesn't look right. It hit me my brain still hasn't processed my weight loss. I am two totally different people.


I was at the gym today and there was a gentleman in his late thirties who is extremely overweight. We started talking and before I knew it he said to me I wish I could be skinny like you. I said what he said yeah I wish I could be skinny like you. I told him you should have seen me 10 months ago. We talked a little and he said what you're not eating late. I basically told him it's a simple matter of calorie in vs. Calories out and he looked at me a little surprised. I also told them in my opinion everything he heard about weight loss is a bunch of b******* and it's simple simple eating less calories than your body Burns.

I told him about the MFP website and that the weight loss was 95% mental.

Awesome! There's so much C$@p fed to people about weight loss. I hope he really heard what you had to say. When I found out about CICO I was, Really? That's it? (It's that easy and hard at the same time.) But it works so well. So good for you in telling someone the truth. It might save their life. You never know...

jrobertson290365

Today I done something that I've not been able to do for over 6 months, I actually took a trip into Glasgow which is over 20 miles away and I honestly couldn't do that a month ago.

So that is a huge achievement for me even though I was just there for about an hour.

PhedraJD

@samthepanda I don't suffer from anxiety, so I can only imagine the stress you went through, however, you should be so freaking proud of yourself. Not only did you overcome your anxiety, you made a plan to continue with your goals. You didn't let an obstacle stand in your way to reaching your goals! That is awesome!

Toronto6fan

samthepanda wrote: »

Weird one but for me a huge NSV and a long one so bare with me! I have a lot of anxiety issues and they are bad at the moment, manifesting in some strange new ways as well as the ones I'm used to. There was a time when just the thought going into the gym building became a huge anxiety issue for me and I had panic attacks. I didn't go for long time. In the last few years exercise has been a big part of managing my stress. Some staff at the gym I go to now have been very supportive but my lovely friendly gym has jusgobeen taken over by a 24 hr chain and they have made it the most intimidating entrance- a metal cage and then airlock style entrance! I can't do this. Panic started to rise as soon as they described it. I tried it once and had a major panic attack. I know it sounds daft to many but the claustrophobia is real to me and I cried ever time I thought about it. We've been on hols for the last couple of weeks while the final changes from new to old system have gone on and today was my first day back. My NSV was that I did not turn and run when I saw the big cage, realised I couldn't get in(now have to get fingerprints taken to get in) finally attracted a member of staff, got fingerprints taken after 4 attempts as my hands were shaking so much. Then came the crunch- go through the airlock - no chance! NSV - I managed to speak, explain my issue and not run out (though I was crying!). Knew if I left now like that I would never go back. The staff member was really helpful, said his mum has similar issues. He took me through the staff entrance and sorted out an alternative with the manager while I didn't workout. Wasn't the best workout as was really freaked, but feel good for having
done it and got in there. Not out of the woods yet,but NSV today as did not let my anxieties get the better of me.

Fantastic job working through it. One of my kids has anxiety and it is so hard to hit reset once it starts.

thenananator

Ran 1.5 miles this morning on the treadmill. 11 min mile with a slight incline. It felt so amazing. Loved every second of it. Simply the word "ran" in a sentence to describe something I did.....well seemed so ridiculous 6 months ago but here I am. Me and Forest Gump

acbraswell

Put on some pants this morning that I purchased over the summer but haven't worn in several weeks. Waist is way too big. Time for a trip to the tailor! Paid way too much to only have worn them a couple of times.

AnnPT77

samthepanda wrote: »

Weird one but for me a huge NSV and a long one so bare with me! I have a lot of anxiety issues and they are bad at the moment, manifesting in some strange new ways as well as the ones I'm used to. There was a time when just the thought going into the gym building became a huge anxiety issue for me and I had panic attacks. I didn't go for long time. In the last few years exercise has been a big part of managing my stress. Some staff at the gym I go to now have been very supportive but my lovely friendly gym has jusgobeen taken over by a 24 hr chain and they have made it the most intimidating entrance- a metal cage and then airlock style entrance! I can't do this. Panic started to rise as soon as they described it. I tried it once and had a major panic attack. I know it sounds daft to many but the claustrophobia is real to me and I cried ever time I thought about it. We've been on hols for the last couple of weeks while the final changes from new to old system have gone on and today was my first day back. My NSV was that I did not turn and run when I saw the big cage, realised I couldn't get in(now have to get fingerprints taken to get in) finally attracted a member of staff, got fingerprints taken after 4 attempts as my hands were shaking so much. Then came the crunch- go through the airlock - no chance! NSV - I managed to speak, explain my issue and not run out (though I was crying!). Knew if I left now like that I would never go back. The staff member was really helpful, said his mum has similar issues. He took me through the staff entrance and sorted out an alternative with the manager while I didn't workout. Wasn't the best workout as was really freaked, but feel good for having
done it and got in there. Not out of the woods yet,but NSV today as did not let my anxieties get the better of me.

@samthepanda: What an amazing example you are, of facing your fears and working your way through. We can all learn from your strength and resolve! Keep up the goodness - I have no doubt you can achieve any goal you set yourself.

sunflowerhippi

soufauxgirl

thenananator wrote: »

Ran 1.5 miles this morning on the treadmill. 11 min mile with a slight incline. It felt so amazing. Loved every second of it. Simply the word "ran" in a sentence to describe something I did.....well seemed so ridiculous 6 months ago but here I am. Me and Forest Gump

lol...one of my playlists I have named Run Forest Run

fposte2016

I've hit double digit weight loss (lbs) and single digit clothes size (us). And I can run 2 miles at 5mph, when it took me over 15 mins to run/walk a mile when I started. But I am still waiting to move my ring to my middle finger without it turning red.

OneHundredToLose

I had to show my ID to an older guy who was obviously gay. He said "You've lost a lot of weight since this picture! Younger me would have a few more things to say about that!"

I'll consider that a victory.

rankinsect

Exercising with someone whose fitness was once miles beyond my own and realizing that now, he is the one who gets winded first. I mean, I knew my own fitness had gone up by a ton, but there's something weird about when you realize your fitness now exceeds that of other people you know.

SueSueDio

On August 29 I wrote this...

SueSueDio wrote: »

I have been wearing a wedding ring for a whole week! It's my hubby's, as mine is still too tight to wear, but still... it's been a while! I thought it was uncomfortable because it was tight, so haven't been wearing it often, but I eventually realised that it's actually uncomfortable because I'm just not used to wearing a ring. I've kept it on day and night and am slowly getting used to the feeling again.

I'm looking forward to the day when I can wear my own again - been married 27 years and only wore my rings for about 5 of those...

Well... today I was able to wear my own rings for a few hours! They're still quite snug, and I had to take them off this afternoon when they started getting uncomfortably tight, but I'm getting there! Back to wearing hubby's for now, but I'll be trying my own every day from now on to see when I can wear them.

I might have sniffled a bit when I got them on easily this morning...

jdhcm2006

I logged 255 days today! Yay!

fostersu

Been getting into a regular yoga practice - after a week and a half I finally could transition from plank to up-dog without collapsing on the floor, AND I made it through reverse warrior without getting light headed and needing to break the pose. Breathing, learning

KareninLux

Wonderful posts these days! Congratulations to everyone!!!

campfirequeen1

First of all because I'm new I have no idea what NSV stands for but I've read them all and I'm so proud of everyone! I gave you all an "awesome". What I am so proud of today is that I have taken over second place in my step challenge today and tomorrow I'm gunning for that number one position!!! And what I'm most excited about is that I've lost enough weight and gotten strong enough that I can actually jog a bit now! When I started four months ago, I could barely walk to the end of my rather short drive way!!! I feel so much happier!