What's Your Most Recent NSV

caroldavison332

jaroby wrote: »

TmacMMM wrote: »

I've suggested to my teen daughter, who has an anxiety disorder, that she might feel better if she got some exercise every day. She rode the indoor bike for 30 minutes yesterday, and said she felt pretty good afterward. Today, she decided to stay on for 45 minutes, and got off smiling.

Reading this made me cry happy tears

Me too! I am SHOCKED at how HAPPY when I stuff multi colored veggies that I suspect people are overfeed but starving. I eat Dr Gabe Fuhrmans eat for strength GBOMBS diet. Bitter greens, collards, kale, turnip tops, watercress. Beans. Onions. Mushrooms. Berries. Seeds. Eaten together these catalyze each others' disease fighting properties. Best!

treehugnmama

ButterballBookworm wrote: »

You're going to laugh, but my latest is that my watch strap went down a notch. It was just too big before, but I wasn't small enough to tighten it (it was super uncomfortable on the next hole). Now it's comfortably on the next hole and I am a happy chicky

isn't that the worst in between watch sizes I hated that!!

__TMac__

jaroby wrote: »

TmacMMM wrote: »

I've suggested to my teen daughter, who has an anxiety disorder, that she might feel better if she got some exercise every day. She rode the indoor bike for 30 minutes yesterday, and said she felt pretty good afterward. Today, she decided to stay on for 45 minutes, and got off smiling.

Reading this made me cry happy tears

Me too. That smile was a big win for her.

jaroby

TmacMMM wrote: »

jaroby wrote: »

TmacMMM wrote: »

I've suggested to my teen daughter, who has an anxiety disorder, that she might feel better if she got some exercise every day. She rode the indoor bike for 30 minutes yesterday, and said she felt pretty good afterward. Today, she decided to stay on for 45 minutes, and got off smiling.

Reading this made me cry happy tears

Me too. That smile was a big win for her.

Yes!! Even though my immediate motivation for exercising is change in body composition and fat loss the nitty gritty day to day reason I workout is for mental clarity and management of depression/anxiety.

In hs I was a runner. I was also a collegiate athlete (who didn't train in winter very consistently...) this winter of 2016/2017 has been the first winter where I've been consistently active and it's also been the first winter where I didn't really suffer from SAD (seasonal affective disorder)/stress/anxiety. It has been managed! Not disappeared, but managed and in check!!

Sara1791

Madwife2009 wrote: »

Mother Nature was unkind today. Walked up to collect my daughter from college and it was raining, so I thought that was an end to my cycling today as it showed no signs of letting up

It eventually stopped so late this afternoon I set off. The wind was horrendous and the sun was nowhere to be seen. It was very cold.

I struggled, I really did. Got up the HFH Part I and II and couldn't bear the thought of doing it again. Carried on cycling for a bit, got my motivation back and decided to loop round and do the hills again. Well, I did it yesterday after all!

The wind was doing its best to get me off the bike and nearly succeeded a couple of times. But I carried on. Had to ride at a peculiar angle but carried on.

Then the clouds ganged up on me and threw some rain in my direction. A bit unfriendly (especially as I wear glasses) but I carried on.

Made it to the top of the hill again, had to pass a horse on a narrow bit of road - slightly scary experience as a few months ago when I passed a horse it reacted badly and the rider, horse and I nearly became entangled so I'm very wary of horses now. Raining quite hard now but I carried on. As you do.

Motivation is waning a bit now, my legs are burning, painfully. I want to go home. But I have a word with myself and point out that to loop around again is only another four miles on top of what I have to do to get home, I've already done 16 miles so maybe I should just get on with it.

Then it stopped raining, so I carried on. Round again, back up to the top of the hill and then carried on to the end of the road before turning around and heading for home. I was so relieved to be going home as the wind had picked up again and was buffeting the bike and me all over the road.

Going down the HFH I hit 40.8 mph despite the driver in front of me having a close relationship with his brake pedal I hate drivers who ride their brake pedals as you never know if they are really braking or just sitting on the pedal.



Then, half a mile from home the sun decided to make an appearance. Still very windy but the sun was a welcome sight as I was very cold by this point (it was also 6.15 pm, so the sun was low in the sky). I did thank the sun, and made a request that it shows itself a little more often, especially when I'm out on the bike. I was probably ignored but if you don't ask . . . .

So, covered 25.28 miles, got that speed of 40+ mph and returned home feeling very happy. Now all I need is a bath to offer my poor legs a bit of relief and I'm good

I really enjoy your updates. I always think of Winnie the Pooh, "For lo, the wind was blusterous."

youdoyou2016

JulieSHelms wrote: »

Here is a partial NSV and partial me trying to show off my cutie....We have a ewe (mama sheep) whose milk never came in when she gave birth--making me the new baby mama to twins. So now I can crawl into their pen and feed them with mama in there with me. I would have NEVER fit 126 lbs ago, not to mention sitting on the ground being impossible (well, standing up again more like it.) This is lambie Laurel getting her bottle this morning.

I'm getting jealous of the people who are getting to feed cute lambs from bottles. (I've seen a few other posts in a couple other threads about lambs.)

Lambs!?

When I'm outside, I'm dodging cabs, weaving through people, and trying to not step in gum (or heaven knows what else).

junodog1

youdoyou2016 wrote: »

JulieSHelms wrote: »

Here is a partial NSV and partial me trying to show off my cutie....We have a ewe (mama sheep) whose milk never came in when she gave birth--making me the new baby mama to twins. So now I can crawl into their pen and feed them with mama in there with me. I would have NEVER fit 126 lbs ago, not to mention sitting on the ground being impossible (well, standing up again more like it.) This is lambie Laurel getting her bottle this morning.

I'm getting jealous of the people who are getting to feed cute lambs from bottles. (I've seen a few other posts in a couple other threads about lambs.)

Lambs!?

When I'm outside, I'm dodging cabs, weaving through people, and trying to not step in gum (or heaven knows what else).

I don't have lambs but I have lot's of heaven knows what else in the my pasture. Come join us in the country.

JulieSHelms

youdoyou2016 wrote: »

I'm getting jealous of the people who are getting to feed cute lambs from bottles. (I've seen a few other posts in a couple other threads about lambs.)

Lambs!?

When I'm outside, I'm dodging cabs, weaving through people, and trying to not step in gum (or heaven knows what else).

Not so different in my pasture--dodging the ram coming at you, weaving through the flock of goats that INSIST it is feeding time, and I won't even tell you what you're trying not to step in!

GemstoneofHeart

JulieSHelms wrote: »

Not so different in my pasture--dodging the ram coming at you, weaving through the flock of goats that INSIST it is feeding time, and I won't even tell you what you're trying not to step in!

Omg this is hilarious

youdoyou2016

JulieSHelms wrote: »

youdoyou2016 wrote: »

I'm getting jealous of the people who are getting to feed cute lambs from bottles. (I've seen a few other posts in a couple other threads about lambs.)

Lambs!?

When I'm outside, I'm dodging cabs, weaving through people, and trying to not step in gum (or heaven knows what else).

Not so different in my pasture--dodging the ram coming at you, weaving through the flock of goats that INSIST it is feeding time, and I won't even tell you what you're trying not to step in!

Wait, what? Rams and goats coming after you, trying to avoid pasture land mines ...

OK, I'm over it now.

AnnPT77

JulieSHelms wrote: »

Here is a partial NSV and partial me trying to show off my cutie....We have a ewe (mama sheep) whose milk never came in when she gave birth--making me the new baby mama to twins. So now I can crawl into their pen and feed them with mama in there with me. I would have NEVER fit 126 lbs ago, not to mention sitting on the ground being impossible (well, standing up again more like it.) This is lambie Laurel getting her bottle this morning.

I do so love the "real everyday life improvement" NSVs like this - and it's especially fun to read when the everyday life is so very, very different from my suburban routine. You've achieved so much, Julie - good show!

SierraFatToSkinny

Today I ran 2 miles!!

In under 30 minutes!!!!!

bbrat333

Someone iIdidn't think noticed me asked if i was losing weight

BestVersionOfMe301

I finally managed to get my weight down to 53.5 kegs (I'm really short, so my weight should be around 50 kgs). I've been yo yo-in up and down since the past few weeks, and it's the first time I've ever gone below the 54 kg mark! Sorry this doesn't sound much, but it made me feel so good

PhedraJD

Last night I signed up for a body fat loss competition at my gym. It scares the crap out of me to be competing with a whole bunch of people. I am fighting with myself thinking there is no way I could do this, and knowing that I can. I have lost 50 pounds in 9 months. I certainly can lose some body fat/weight.

junodog1

My BMI is down 2 to 31. Getting closer to Overweight.

kingleahnidas

So I work for a reading program that is used in lots of schools. We have soooo many motivation ideas for getting struggling readers to read. I figured, heck maybe I'll look through some of these and find a motivation idea for myself! I am 70% done with my goal and just need that extra push to keep going.

Had to change up the student motivation plan to fit my goals of course, but I am happy with what I came up with!
I divided my remaining pounds into 5 pound increments and will have a reward for each one. I tried to think of things that would be special for me, and were also a little different from how I normally would enjoy myself.

I took out $100 in cash (I budget this much per week for spending money, so I used up the current week's for this project) and divided it into six envelopes.

• 250 go to Cookie Love (involves a scenic drive to a little shop with fancy local-made cookies!!) $10
• 245 (75 pounds lost) take the afternoon off work (PTO)
• 240 buy some clothes at Old Navy $25
• 235 buy a plant or plants $20
• 230 go to Target (a big deal for me because the closest one requires taking a ferry to New York! #vermontproblems) $30
• 225 take yourself out to breakfast $15

220 is my ultimate goal (100 pounds lost) so I have other plans for that when I get there

In each of the envelopes I included a little sticky note with a note from me saying things like "Wow you're amazing!! Go get yourself something nice! You deserve it!" and I used all kinds of colorful pens and stickers (I office supplies!)

justkeeprunning91

I've been overweight pretty much my entire life (almost 230 at 14) and have slowly been chipping away at it over the past 10 years, mostly in spurts of 20-40 pounds then a couple years of maintaining. I always thought that once I got down to around a size 12, I'd be just fine. I thought being a 10, or anything less was unattainable for me, as was ever being under 160 lbs. Today, I got my bridesmaid's dress for my sister's wedding, and it's an 8. AND it fits. And I'm still 25 lbs from goal, but I just got into the 150s (159.0 this morning) for the first time probably since elementary school. It's been a long, slow road but I'm so glad things are starting to pay off.

Here's a little visual:

mrschwarten

Today a group that I am involved in had a pizza and bowling party. It was a massive success, and all our guests had a great time. My NSV for it was that there was (nearly) unlimited pizza and cupcakes for me to eat. I had some, but when I got full, I simply stopped. I didn't try to justify eating more to myself, with ideas like, "I've worked hard to put on this party, I deserve it" or "This is the last pizza I'm gonna get for another X months, so I should really stock up". I was kind of indifferent to it, actually. I ate some, and that was it. End of story.

It feels good to have such a healthy relationship with food. It's there, but it's not the most important thing of the party. Having fun with my group was the most important thing!!

elopez1998

As my daughter was assisting me zip up my dress this morning, she said "Mom, I don't have to hold the zipper together!!"