What's Your Most Recent NSV

fposte2016

I ran my entire 5k run and did so at an average 12min/mile pace, which I previously couldn't do. I'm wearing my grandma's ring on my middle finger again and fitting into clothes from more than a decade ago. It feels like someone else's life, but I'm so glad.

Syneea

My midsection is really tightening up! My
stomach and waist have responded pretty well all along to my fitness (and weight loss) regimen.. But my back was lagging behind a bit.. Went to scratch it today and thought THIS is what I'm talking about! Still have a bit more to go but I'm sure that the body weight exercises and more recent heavier weights will continue to make a difference... It seems like the indentation of my spine is deeper.. Don't remember that before..

KareninLux

Scale hasn't budged much - still 3.5 lbs away from my goal - but three more pairs of jeans were put in the donate pile today. At least something is changing, lol!

Also went for a great hike today - first one really since almost mid-July due to holidays and house moving - despite the rain and chill, we managed to hoof through 9kms in 113 minutes.

ridiculous59

fposte2016 wrote: »

I ran my entire 5k run and did so at an average 12min/mile pace, which I previously couldn't do. I'm wearing my grandma's ring on my middle finger again and fitting into clothes from more than a decade ago. It feels like someone else's life, but I'm so glad.

I love that line "it feels like someone else's life". That's exactly how I feel!

Also, I wore my deceased grandmother's wedding ring for the first 10 years of marriage. Then I had to put it away for the next 25 years. I just started wearing it again this summer. My Nan came from a generation where women did NOT let themselves get overweight. I'm sure she was glaring down at me for all those years that her ring didn't fit lol

thisonetimeatthegym

1) Spent half the day wondering what kind of takeout/fast food I would indulge in. Ended up making my own low cal lunch, and having 1/2 of the indulgence dinner I wanted. And no, I wasn't depriving myself - it just worked out that way. Thank you God! On indulgenge day, I only went over my calories by 95 cal.

2) So Nutella was banned at my house, because I can eat a jar in a week by myself. But since I thought I could handle it, I bought the first jar of Nutella in years. I prelogged two tablespoons w/strawberries. I ended up only eating one tablespoon and was totally satisfied with my dessert.

DezYaoified

I made a deal with a friend that we could get on the treadmil only if i ran/jogged.

I did it!

It was only 5 minutes at 4mph and a 3 hill... But i jogged the whole 5 minutes without stopping!

Ultima_Morpha

I ran my 10 mile course in 91 minutes and 35 seconds...that is THREE minutes faster than my previous best time. Cool weather and new, lighter shoes made me fast this morning!

Alarae21

Let me preface this by saying I started my journey in January.

It's started to get cold and today I wandered to my drawers to pull out a jumper. Ah man. NONE of them fit me anymore! They are all too baggy and not the baggy I can get away with!

It makes me, and my bank account, extremely sad. Awesome at the same time, but sad because I loved my collection of jumpers.

fposte2016

ridiculous59 wrote: »

fposte2016 wrote: »

I ran my entire 5k run and did so at an average 12min/mile pace, which I previously couldn't do. I'm wearing my grandma's ring on my middle finger again and fitting into clothes from more than a decade ago. It feels like someone else's life, but I'm so glad.

I love that line "it feels like someone else's life". That's exactly how I feel!

Also, I wore my deceased grandmother's wedding ring for the first 10 years of marriage. Then I had to put it away for the next 25 years. I just started wearing it again this summer. My Nan came from a generation where women did NOT let themselves get overweight. I'm sure she was glaring down at me for all those years that her ring didn't fit lol

Too funny! Congrats on your loss!

katkearro

My BMI is no longer in the Obese Range! I am now simply... Overweight #NSV

missy6744

We had just been to visit my daughter (who has always been very small) and when we got home I saw a new pair of my jeans when I was unpacking and they looked like my daughters size, I was concerned I had mistakenly brought home a pair of her jeans, I had to check the tag:).

Madwife2009

missy6744 wrote: »

We had just been to visit my daughter (who has always been very small) and when we got home I saw a new pair of my jeans when I was unpacking and they looked like my daughters size, I was concerned I had mistakenly brought home a pair of her jeans, I had to check the tag:).

It takes me ages to sort the washing now as I have to check the sizes; my underwear is getting to be so small that it's bordering on my (very petite, teenage) daughter's sizing.

meritage4

An acquaintance/friend who is a personal trainer-and I were talking about my journey. She said that it looked like my body fat was now at a healthy level. I laughed and lifted a corner of my shirt and pinched a roll. Nope. Not there yet but HEY with clothes on I can pass! For me that is a victory!

CipherZero

Back in the gym after two weeks off for the complications of work and ragweed allergies. Lost about 15% off my lifts.

Fsuseminole2005

I was able to twist a lot further in my yoga class this week. I also had to buy all new belts.

The best one this week: my sister gave me a beautiful necklace for Christmas a few years ago. I had to wear it with an extender because it did not fit my neck. I was finally able to wear it without the extender. The necklace means a lot to me because I am very close to my sister.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Hungry_Shopgirl

jessiferrrb wrote: »

tomteboda wrote: »

@jessiferrrb my jeans are a little looser than what you showed. I've been wearing them for 20 lbs (6 months). My mom's comment when I pointed this out was that they might fit right if I lost 20 more pounds. Ahhhhh...mom!

ugh, moms! i try not to talk to mine about the process but sometimes i break down because she asks about a million times "have you lost any more weight?" or she'll say something like "i didn't know if you were still trying because i saw you eat a cookie the other day" she has always defined her worth and mine by appearances and would tell me since grade school that nobody would love me if i didn't lose weight. it's hard to separate her issues from mine sometimes.

Oh that sounds exactly like something my mom would say!! LOL

smiles4jo

I'm wearing boots for the first time this fall and they fit so much better! No more wide calf boots needed for me!

RebeccaLansdown

I've had to retire all but two pair of dress slacks that I wear for work. I don't quite fit into the next size down because I've lost weight everywhere but my thighs. I've had to resort to wearing skirts and dresses. The positive nsv that I'm taking away from this is that I am shrinking slowly but steadily.

LynnBBQ72

I am wearing a skirt for the first time in about 3 years. I quit wearing them because I felt like I had to wear a super-baggy overly long top with any skirt, to hide my lapping-over gut and the odd butt/hip shelf I had somehow grown. I'm nowhere near my goal weight but my gut is less noticeable and the butt shelf has disappeared.

jessiferrrb

AnnPT77 wrote: »

jdhcm2006 wrote: »

Saw the PT I was working with for my groupon and he told me that I have a lot of muscle in my arms. I was telling him how I feel like my arms are fat, and he told me that it is mostly muscle. I felt really good about that.

WIth apologies for digressing from your excellent accomplishment, and yea, the whole point of this forum thread:

It makes me sad how many women go through this "arm fat" misconception.

It seems especially common with the supposed "upper arm fat" - you see women hold up their upper arm and wave it around to watch the "fat" jiggle . . . but if you ask them to flex, voila, most/all of the "fat" turns out to be nice firm triceps muscles.

Ladies, please - at least see whether your "fat" firms up when you tense/flex the underlying muscle, before falling into the "I'm so fat" trap. Let's get familiar with our bodies, recognize our muscles whether flexed or relaxed, and feel good about our accomplishments . . . just as @jdhcm2006 has led the way in doing!

(End of li'l ol' lady rant. Sorry.)

nope. still fat in my case. lol. but i totally get what you mean.

NSV - in the never-ending saga of me wanting to wear jeans that fit properly. Old Navy was having a sale this weekend and i grabbed a pair of 14's to see if they fit, then my friend said that this style runs small. basically if she's one size in every other pair in the store she has to size up for those. so i grabbed a 16 too. when i got to the fitting room i held up the 14's and thought "no way those will zip" so i put them in the "no" pile and tried on the 16's which were too big. then i tried the 14's just to see, then i bought them. there's some initial muffin top happening, but with any luck that will be alleviated by the stretching process when i wear them and the thinning process a few weeks from now.