What's Your Most Recent NSV

SueSueDio

bele2009 wrote: »

SiegfriedXXL wrote: »

This morning, I had to put a new hole in my belt. It's officially way too big. Still want to get some more miles out of it. It feels like such an accomplishment. I'm shrinking out of my old clothes and I shall never return to them.

Funny, I just did the same today! All my belts are too long now but in to great shape to throw them away. The only problem is the loose end that becomes longer but not enough to reach the next belt loop ;-)

Yeah, the flappy end is annoying me right now! I might have to just put an elastic band on the belt to hold it until I shrink a bit more!

SueSueDio

JulieSHelms wrote: »

quiksylver296 wrote: »

JulieSHelms wrote: »

The loss of chocolate as one of my four major food groups has been one of my biggest challenges while losing weight. So I figured out how to squeeze it in. Every day I put 9 Hershey Kisses (1 serving) in a bowl and I get to eat them whenever I'm overcome with need. And I log it of course. My NSV is over the past week, almost every morning when I go to refill my bowl there have been one or more kisses left in the bowl--THAT I FORGOT ABOUT! I'm thinking I may actually be weaning myself off of them inadvertently!

That is really cool! I'm a chocoholic and have some every night. Sometimes I just eat it out of habit, rather than want or hunger. I need to find a neat solution like this.

I think part of the trick is that since I know I can have it, I don't get panicky or obsessed about it--so I'm not thinking about it as much.

Yep, that's why I didn't cut out chocolate - any method of losing weight that made me feel deprived of my favourite things just wasn't going to work for me!

I started out buying 85% dark chocolate (I love dark more than milk anyway) and having one or two squares almost every day, but I gradually cut down and now I rarely have it at all. It was an amazing day for me, when I realised that I was able to honestly think "I don't want chocolate today". Not "I shouldn't have chocolate" but "I don't want chocolate"! I really never thought that day would come. So take heart, @quiksylver296 , it IS possible!

(By the way, this is not to say that I don't have chocolate at all - I still have chocolate-covered treats or a piece of chocolate sometimes, but it doesn't have the hold over me that it used to have. It's also much harder for me to do this with milk chocolate. I think that because it's sweeter I crave it more, and it's really hard to stop at one or two squares. But I'm absolutely fine now with the darker stuff!)

AdviDaddy

I am new to weight training. Normally I do not weight train in interval training mode. Today, I tried a 30s workout & a 30s rest fashion. It nearly killed me, but I managed to survive at the end of those grueling 60 minutes

And, I did 8 sets of 5 push ups. My biggest number so far. These are not 100% perfect, but I am inching towards it. Felt good about it.

chunkytfg

JulieSHelms wrote: »

The loss of chocolate as one of my four major food groups has been one of my biggest challenges while losing weight. So I figured out how to squeeze it in. Every day I put 9 Hershey Kisses (1 serving) in a bowl and I get to eat them whenever I'm overcome with need. And I log it of course. My NSV is over the past week, almost every morning when I go to refill my bowl there have been one or more kisses left in the bowl--THAT I FORGOT ABOUT! I'm thinking I may actually be weaning myself off of them inadvertently!

This is similar to what I do. I have a cake tin that gets stocked with bags of sweet snacks of all types. Every bag is measured to be approx 300 calories(always under never over). The ease of just putting a quick add 300 calories on my diary each day and then Just forget about it takes the temptation of forbidden food away and stresses me out way less.

rsamuelsgold

Sharon5913 wrote: »

No chocolate or added sugar for 48 hours... baby steps.

I fell off thatvwagon and I'm trying to get back on. Taking it one minute at a time.

starryeyedsnoozer

I never thought I'd ever post in here.
I have always had a pair of jeans that I love, but they've always been far too small for me and hurt my hips. About a month ago I tried them on as I'd lost 20lbs and they fit perfectly. I went on to lose a bit more in the last couple of weeks and now the blinking things are too big!

rsamuelsgold

I lost 2cm around my waist. I was super shocked because I haven't seen any improvements.

Also while doing stretches las Sunday I realized i can actually lift my shoulders and upper back off the floor couldn't do that last week. Then I used to be KO after 20 minutes of PopPilates but this week I can actually go for 40 minutes without the KO. My mind says im done my body says nope you're not keep going.

ridiculous59

rsamuelsgold wrote: »

My mind says im done my body says nope you're not keep going.

I totally find this happens now when I'm on the stairmaster or stationary bike at the gym. It's like my mind hasn't caught up to my muscle capabiities. If that makes sense lol

lalee115

Had a bad day yesterday. I mean bad. Hungry all day, had a bad day, frustrated, etc, etc. Did not log. Did not care.

Today started in a similar fashion. I woke up this morning and ate something I never normally would if I was counting. Then I came to work and ate a piece of Godiva out of the GIANT box a specialist sent our office for a holiday treat. Then, I sat and thought about what I was going to do for lunch. I decided to log the things I have eaten today "just to see". And, to be honest, it wasn't terrible. The day is not lost. Maybe I'll end up being over in the end, maybe not... I'll try to not be. But either way, I am being accountable. That's my NSV.

SueSueDio

lalee115 wrote: »

Had a bad day yesterday. I mean bad. Hungry all day, had a bad day, frustrated, etc, etc. Did not log. Did not care.

Today started in a similar fashion. I woke up this morning and ate something I never normally would if I was counting. Then I came to work and ate a piece of Godiva out of the GIANT box a specialist sent our office for a holiday treat. Then, I sat and thought about what I was going to do for lunch. I decided to log the things I have eaten today "just to see". And, to be honest, it wasn't terrible. The day is not lost. Maybe I'll end up being over in the end, maybe not... I'll try to not be. But either way, I am being accountable. That's my NSV.

That's awesome! Taking back control after feeling like we may have lost it is hard, but once you get a grip on it again you can keep going. Falling down isn't the problem, not getting back up is!

SueSueDio

JulieSHelms wrote: »

The loss of chocolate as one of my four major food groups ...

Finally found this... one of my favourite moments!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTSbr4VpZrY

greeneyedfurball

Although I'm going to talk about pounds on the scale, I still think this success counts for an NSV. . .!

I started my new way of eating just a bit less than a year ago (late December 2015). Because I know from past experience that I get WAY too obsessive about my weight on a scale, I decided I just wouldn't weigh myself during this journey. at least until I got closer to goal. So my weight has not been checked AT ALL since a year ago at my last physical exam. Based on my TDEE, I picked a daily calorie level I was comfortable with (predicted to lose about 1 lb a week), and have been eating that way ever since. I knew I was losing weight based on how my clothes fit and what I've been seeing in the mirror, but I had NO idea what my scale results were. I would have been happy if I'd lost 30-40 pounds.

Well, I just got back from the doctor's office, and things were better than I expected! I've lost 52.5 lbs! I'm very happy! The reason I decided to count this as an NSV is that this happened while I paid ZERO attention to the scale and just trusted the process. And I'm amazed at how close to the prediction my actual weight loss is! That's even with cheat days thrown in here and there. I still have a ways to go, but now I have even more confidence in my method.

So for anyone else out there who hates the scale, know that eating well and trusting the process works!

Thehardmakesitworthit

.... I now have callouses from barbells on my palms.... feeling pretty badazzzzzz right now! Lol jk but it is yet another physical sign that I'm different than I used to be..... all soft and stuff

cschmitz110515

Several NSVs from last week:
1) I was helping decorate our dept. for the holidays, and a woman who works on the same floor came by and told me my walks are really making a difference. I hardly ever see her, and sometimes bump into to her on the stairwell when I'm doing my basement to 3rd floor steps. Nice compliment!
2) Went to my neices' basketball games and sitting on the wooden bleachers is getting hard on my tailbone. Didn't before, too much padding.
3) I walked in the Jingle Bell 5K as a "runner" since only runners were chip-timed. When I looked up my time I was pleased to be under 50 minutes, and I actually finished with a better time than some other "runners".

FeraFilia

Generally sedentary, and after not exercising for a very long time, I have hit 11k steps for 3 days in a row

crazychlobug09

I have 2 that both happened today. The first was comparing a photo from today versus November 11 and seeing a difference. The second is that I finally walked a mile in about 20 minutes during my lunch. The past few days I've gotten so close (like 0.94, 0.95 miles) but today I got it!

RuthanneBowers

I have to start this by saying I LOVE THIS THREAD!! NSV's are my favorite!! I was looking for something like this on the sparkpeople forums but couldn't find it. But I found it here - 13,000 comments worth!!

Y'all are amazing! This thread is super encouraging to read! I like seeing the progress as I recognize people's profiles and can see the changes.

Anyways.

I was super bummed this morning when I weighed in because I gained 2lbs. But as soon as I saw that I knew I needed to post on here because regardless of the scale, I do have some NSV which is what this is all about.

1) So far this week, I have not drunk any coffee. This is one of my mini goals because I tend to put a lot of milk and sugar in it (I don't actually like the taste of coffee), and then sometimes I was drinking 2 or 3 cups a day... and I admit, I was not always paying for it (it is a coffee machine in the workplace, we have to feed the frog).

2) I did not eat the cinnamon rolls this week either. Every week someone brings in cinnamon rolls that we can buy. And every week I tell myself I am not going to eat one, and then I eat 2 or even 3 sometimes. But this week, I did not have one at all.

3) Every so often we have birthday treats if one of the staff has a birthday that week, or unbirthday treats for the summer people. Usually I cheat and have more than one, but this time I only had one. And bonus - they were mini-muffins, so that made it even better!

4) I have gone out walking everyday so far this week and on most days hit 10k steps or more. And yesterday I did some dance fitness videos, and on one day I even did a Fitness Blender strength video.

5) (This is not weight related but it makes me feel accomplished) I finished a book that I have been reading off and on for the past few years.

So with all that I need to not think about the number on the scale. To motivate myself to continue next week I need to focus on what I did well this week. And if I do just as well or better next week then the number on the scale will eventually change. Then I will lose inches and fit into my pants again (I have no pants that fit anymore ). Then maybe if I lose weight, I can finally motivate my mom to do the same.

Sorry this was super long but I needed to process it all. I hope it will encourage someone else the way all those other posts have encouraged me.

moodyfeesh14

I hit 15000 steps on one day for my fitbit and got a new badge anyone know if there is one out there for 20k steps?

catsfire

moodyfeesh14 wrote: »

I hit 15000 steps on one day for my fitbit and got a new badge anyone know if there is one out there for 20k steps?

Yes, there is one for each additional 5k steps a day up to 100k steps in one day http://www.developgoodhabits.com/fitbit-badge-list/

JustMissTracy

My most recent NSV would probably be the 31 year old waiter who hit on me very persistently the other day. I told him I'm 47, and he could have cared less! He was sweet, very complimentary, and blushed every time I mentioned that he was welcome to come sit with us! he kept saying "you're so awesome" as he walked back to his station..lol! Young enough to be my son (almost), but he definitely made me feel good about myself!