What's Your Most Recent NSV

rckeys88

My NSV from yesterday: Losing weight and working out produced greater agility and strength: Agility to easily climb over our goat paddock fence (gate was frozen to the ground) to heft and hand over three goats, probably 80lbs apiece.

rckeys88

Also - looking forward to my first air travel since I lost 40 lbs. Prior experiences were uncomfortable (squished between arm rests) and embarrassing (difficulty buckling up - almost needed the extension strap).

Madwife2009

I love finding/experiencing NSVs!

1) During my last strength training session, I used the machines after an apparently-fitter-than-me guy. He was getting off the machines and air-punching and jumping around, presumably in joy and not because he'd pinched something! I had to increase the weights on all of them except for the overhead press (I really struggle with this one)

2) Did a 45-minute kettlebell class tonight. I was, without doubt, the oldest there. By a couple of decades on most of the others there. They were looking at me, as if to say "what's with the old one? Is she in the wrong class here?" (they probably weren't but occasionally paranoia sets in). Not to brag (well, maybe a little) but I finished the class in better condition than the younger ones, and I worked harder too (this I know as the younger set were collapsing all around me). It felt GOOD!

3) My brain is finally catching up with my body. In my kettlebell class, I was easily the smallest (thinnest) person there. But the NSV is that I could see it. Up until now I've looked at myself and seen that person I once was, the one before I lost 10 stone (140lbs). Now I look at myself and see the person who has lost 140lbs. I still dislike mirrors though

4) I no longer care about the scale. I've been strength training for a month now and can see some very subtle changes in my appearance. This matters more to me than what the scale tells me. I occasionally jump on it just for fun, and don't care if it shows a small increase as I know that I'm getting fitter and stronger and my body is changing shape. This makes me so happy

5) Even though I only had an hour on my bike today, I still managed to get in a ten mile run including a very steep hill which took 20 minutes to crawl up. I did some parts of the hill in a slightly higher gear today, which I was really pleased about. I've been cycling up this hill every day for the last three or four days, the first time was just to see "if I could", now it's "because I can". Yesterday I had more time so went up it twice, just for fun. Tomorrow I may attempt it three or four times "because I can" and I like the view from the top which is different every time I climb it . Mad? Me? Yup!

Incidentally, I'd been taking a longer, less-steep route to the top of this hill for the last four months, so tackling the direct route is an achievement. There is another even steeper but not-so-direct route which I may take on in a couple of weeks. The only other time I've attempted this one I had to stop halfway up and walk as i couldn't pedal any further and some old chap in a pick-up truck offered me a tow to the top (I declined but I think it was offered out of kindness - my mum always told me not to accept lifts from strangers though).

ridiculous59

Madwife2009 wrote: »

Up until now I've looked at myself and seen that person I once was, the one before I lost 10 stone (140lbs). Now I look at myself and see the person who has lost 140lbs.

Did you just say you had lost 140 pounds?? I had no idea!!!! I read your posts on here all the time but did not know you had lost that much!! Congrats on such an amazing achievement

soufauxgirl

An old work colleague dropped into work yesterday - haven't seen her for over a year and she exclaimed to me 'what happened to the rest of ya!' lol

canadianlbs

quiksylver296 wrote: »

I'm meeting with a powerlifting coach Thursday! EEEeeeee!!!

YAYyyyyy!!

rickc74

soufauxgirl wrote: »

An old work colleague dropped into work yesterday - haven't seen her for over a year and she exclaimed to me 'what happened to the rest of ya!' lol

I had the same thing today, former coworker stopped by and asked where the rest of me went. Kinda nice, not gonna lie . Congrats.

KareninLux

TmacMMM wrote: »

My daughter made cookies tonight. Baking as therapy. And I was in a comfort eating mode, so I dove in. Got two cookies in, and thought, "WTF am I doing? This won't help." Put the rest back and got a mug of lemony tea.

Oh, la. I am with you on this one!!!

Madwife2009

ridiculous59 wrote: »

Madwife2009 wrote: »

Up until now I've looked at myself and seen that person I once was, the one before I lost 10 stone (140lbs). Now I look at myself and see the person who has lost 140lbs.

Did you just say you had lost 140 pounds?? I had no idea!!!! I read your posts on here all the time but did not know you had lost that much!! Congrats on such an amazing achievement

Thank you; it's been an adventure. I would never have believed that it was possible I am not the person I was 18 months ago, that's for sure, either physically, mentally or emotionally. I have a way to go yet but I'm more focused on how I look, and how I feel, rather than on the scale these days. I need to improve my fitness still, and my strength as I have one side slightly weaker than the other, and my core is like a jelly But every day brings another change.

beerfoamy

I won a league match in squash! normally this guy beats me 3-0 or sometimes 3-1
I beat him 3-0! (10-8, 9-6 and 9-7) - now, I did have a new racket but can honestly say I only noticed an improvement for 2 back hand shots that made it to the wall when normally they wouldn't have.

Just really noticing how much more time I seem to have to reach shots now. Fitness win!
And the win means I didn't come last in my group this month!

geminiswede

I fell the other day walking around my apartment complex (still not completely sure if I just stepped wrong or slid on something) and bruised my upper leg/hip. I normally would've used the soreness as an excuse to skip a few days of activity even if it didn't really hurt, but I did my cardio and leg day of weights yesterday as usual...and what do you know, my leg didn't even bother me.

Mellykay88

I found a shirt in the back of my closet that I used to hate because it was too tight/short. I put it on today and it looks GREAT! I'm 38 lbs down so far and have a long way to go, but this was great motivation to keep on going!

postchrysalis

Okay, so I love karaoke, right? And there's this one verse in one of my favorite songs that I always mess up because I don't have the lung capacity for it--I always get winded halfway through.

You can imagine how surprised I was when I not only nailed it, but actually had breath to spare afterwards.

It's such a small thing, I know, but I'm still super excited.

RandiNoelle

Yesterday I attended and successfully completed my first Pilates class... And, y'all, it was a breeze! When I first started working out at the gym back in August of last year, I had next-to-no core strength and now I'm a sit up and plank machine!!

fitoverfortymom

RandiNoelle wrote: »

Yesterday I attended and successfully completed my first Pilates class... And, y'all, it was a breeze! When I first started working out at the gym back in August of last year, I had next-to-no core strength and now I'm a sit up and plank machine!!

What did you do for your core? That is where I am the weakest and it's affecting my ability to advance in other areas. I'm sure the answer is planking, but if it's not planking, please let me know.

ladyreva78

fitoverfortymom wrote: »

RandiNoelle wrote: »

Yesterday I attended and successfully completed my first Pilates class... And, y'all, it was a breeze! When I first started working out at the gym back in August of last year, I had next-to-no core strength and now I'm a sit up and plank machine!!

What did you do for your core? That is where I am the weakest and it's affecting my ability to advance in other areas. I'm sure the answer is planking, but if it's not planking, please let me know.

Not sure what @RandiNoelle 's answer is going to be... but I'm afraid mine is planking in all shapes, forms and variations. It's the only core exercises I can currently do that don't aggravate my back problems.

That said... I can now plank with the best of them. Which, I guess, counts as an NSV as well considering I face planted after 10 seconds when I first started.

RandiNoelle

Hehe, @ladyreva78, planking is the simple answer to @fitoverfortymom 's question! I starting a morning planking routine about 4 months ago (forearm plank, side plank both sides, then another forearm plank). Started with 15 seconds each and have moved to 30 seconds in each hold so the whole routine is 2 minutes long. I also incorporate reverse sit ups (or leg lefts) and crunches/full sit-ups into my workouts a couple times a week. Usually it's 2-3 sets of 15 reps.

TMW2119

I got a bicycle in the fall. I used it twice and both times I didn't make it very far. Probably a total of a quarter of a mile both times. I took my son out today and made it up the same hill that stopped me twice before. My legs burned like hell, but we went 1.75 miles.

Also, I've lost 15 lbs and the seat I accused of being broken doesn't squeeze any more.

SalvationMountain41

Attended a social event and didn't break out into an anxious sweat. At my heaviest of 242, I had so much social anxiety which would manifest in me sweating profusely. The more I thought of not sweating, the more I would. I started to avoid social gatherings, because it was so embarrassing. Since starting my journey, I have attended 3 parties and didn't even break a sweat. Not sure if it is because of the increased exercise or just feeling confident about myself, but I am so, so glad.

tristramtrent

I was getting a bit fed up because the scale has not gone down much since before the holiday. BUT I see other progress: my cycling mileage is up, I feel fitter than I have for years and several people lately have said I look like I have lost "even more" weight....so maybe I swapped some fat for some cycling muscles?? I don't feel like giving up just yet. ALso, I've had some success swapping snacks out and having very posh coffee and (no sugar) flavoured coffees instead, it seems to work for me, a whiff of luxury.... good luck everyone, this is quite the battle, is it not.

pearso21123

So, with winter here I haven't been getting my jogs and long walks in like I was in the summer. Call me a wimp, but I just don't like being out in the cold. I've still been reaching my daily step goals, but not good cardio steps, if you know what I mean. This week I suddenly got fed up of not having any good workouts and decided I needed to find an outside winter sport that I enjoy. I'm currently planning a family outing so we can all learn to cross-country ski. This is a big deal for me because I've never been athletic and I'm very uncoordinated, but I'm hoping I can do it. It looks like really good exercise and it will be great fun with the kids. My NSV- I'm not as scared to try new physical activities as I used to be.

ALG775

It's wonderful to read everyone's NSVs.

I have 2 to share.

The first I started playing soccer about 8 years ago (at 41- because my kids looked like they were having such a great time!) I used to have to play keeper for half the game because I was too tired to play the whole game. 50 pounds down and I find I can last the whole game-and even play midfield! (My favorite position as a kid -but involving too much running for me!)

The second - I'm more or less in maintenence now- and finding it challenging. Last night, I fell into old habits and binged right before bed. Before I went to sleep I made myself log it- was around 500 calories- that's a NSV in itself as my binges before we're easily 1000 or more. But the real NSV is having brushed my teeth and ready to go to bed just under my goal today.

Learning to forgive myself and just start again has been really important to my success. And it is still hard to do..

JeromeBarry1

The skinny dude at church told me how rough it was to be body-shamed by fat people.

That's a freaking NSV for me. He thinks I'm one of him.

ashcky

I can walk up to the 4th floor for my class and not be out of breath.

SueSueDio

I was out doing some errands on my own today, so I decided to try on some smaller size clothes just for fun. Apparently I can now comfortably wear Medium tops and size 14 jeans! (From XXLs and 22s.) I looked in the mirror and actually thought, "Who's that skinny person?!" I mean, I'm not skinny, and I know that, but compared to how I used to see myself last year it's a huge improvement. I actually felt like I looked nice.

(The 'scale' side of this victory is that I'm only about 12lbs from edging into 'normal BMI' territory now.)

cjdsign

Hubby took me out to dinner and neither of us finished our plates nor did we get dessert. We took half dinners home and ate them for lunch today! Great NWV for both of us!

CaitKilla

The size 5 Hollister jeans I bought about 1-2 months ago are all feeling really loose in the butt area lol. Maybe not the worst problem to have but I have to go shopping soon!

gradchica27

Decided to get on the erg for the first time in years. It was a torture device when I rowed in college and I haven't touched one in at least 10 years. That's an nsv in itself, but I had 2 more--

1) I started my first 500 meter sprint and had to stop and check the resistance bc it felt so easy! Nope, it was set to max. Ended up doing 6 500 meter sprints mixed in with my lifting.

2). I felt compelled to tell the dad "teaching " his daughter how to use the rower that she needed to lower her arms (I was afraid she'd hit herself hard in the throat!) and explode with her legs. I mentioned i rowed in college and he checked me out and said, "I can tell!"

__TMac__

gradchica27 wrote: »

Decided to get on the erg for the first time in years. It was a torture device when I rowed in college and I haven't touched one in at least 10 years. That's an nsv in itself, but I had 2 more--

1) I started my first 500 meter sprint and had to stop and check the resistance bc it felt so easy! Nope, it was set to max. Ended up doing 6 500 meter sprints mixed in with my lifting.

2). I felt compelled to tell the dad "teaching " his daughter how to use the rower that she needed to lower her arms (I was afraid she'd hit herself hard in the throat!) and explode with her legs. I mentioned i rowed in college and he checked me out and said, "I can tell!"

Erging for the win! I'm going to the CRASH-B's in February. Can't wait!

kingleahnidas

had a moment the other day... Heard a song on the radio about Paris (by the Chainsmokers) while I was driving. It made me think about when I was in Paris in 2012. I had been studying abroad in Amsterdam and went to Paris with some other US students for the weekend. We, of course, visited the Eiffel Tower. Most of the students went straight to the stairs. I, of course, did not, along with one other girl. So she and I waited in line for the elevator. For hours. In the cold. One of the elevators had broken. The line was not moving and we were freezing. So we eventually just decided to bail and waited in the warm gift shop. So I never actually made it to the top. Because I didn't want to take the stairs.

This past weekend in Montreal, I climbed every single stair to the top of Mount Royal.

So I may have been a bit weepy in the car.