What's Your Most Recent NSV

JulieSHelms

AnnPT77 wrote: »

JulieSHelms wrote: »

Julie: So beautiful!! (To me, you look a bit more beautifully defined and muscular now: Very inspiring!)

Thanks AnnPT77! The younger version had never set foot inside of a gym and probably could manage 5 knee push-ups. The older version joined a gym on her 50th birthday, does strength training 6 days/week, lost 130 lbs, and can do 50 regular push-ups. Moral of the story--NEVER let anyone tell you it's too late to start!!

NewLIFEstyle4ME

This is an Nsv of ALL Nsv's for me...

I just thought about this today, I am perfectly content in every area of my life...absolutely NO complaints at all--NONE!

WOW, that IS and feels so very ultra good to know, think and be. I used to be such a nagging, angry, stuck/helpless/victim mentality , critical, murmuring mal-content for MANY YEARS and one of my major and constant complaints was "if I could only be slim and trim again" THEN, I would be (fill in the blank) for YEARS & YEARS that complaint and mind-set dogged my every thought and foot step and haunted me something YUCK. Now that I am now slim and trim, as I look around me (my mental, spiritual, physical and life and health, home, relationships, everything)...it's ALL good. YES, I continue to fight the "good fight of faith" daily, life in general highs and lows and daily have issues, troubles and temptations are ever still rearing their sometimes yucky heads up in my life, but I no longer see these things seemingly negative people, places and things as "enemies or problems" I see them as "learning opportunities, growth/choices realities and humbling myself tools" instead of embracing these sometime daily battles as problems, I see them as again, opportunities of change now. WOW....just WOW!!!!

I am content ( NOT complacent mind you--NO, content and at PEACE) in every area of my life, what a tremendous space and place to be---big ole HUGE, WONDERFUL and POWERFUL Nsv for me and those around me...Thank you Lord and super ultra BOOM and YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NewLIFEstyle4ME

JulieSHelms wrote: »

After 2 decades of weighing in the 250-300+lb range, I am back to my wedding day weight. My grown daughters have rejected my wedding dress that I have saved for 30 years in case they wanted it (it's TOO 80's, Mom!) So before I sent it off to Goodwill, I thought I would see if I could fit back into it. Success!






(Now if I could only fix what gravity has done to my face )

You're CUTE, period--nah, make that you're CUTE exclamation mark!

LyndaBSS

My skin is so much softer than it's been in decades.

@JulieSHelms you look fabulous, very inspiring!

concordancia

My husband has to take me on a date because the one corset I saved fits again. It is a cutesy gingham thing, so more appropriate for the kinds of dates we have these days.

Most of my dresses have become obscene because I only barely ever filled the tops and now I don't have so much bulk in my shoulders helping fill them out.

HDBKLM

JulieSHelms wrote: »

After 2 decades of weighing in the 250-300+lb range, I am back to my wedding day weight. My grown daughters have rejected my wedding dress that I have saved for 30 years in case they wanted it (it's TOO 80's, Mom!) So before I sent it off to Goodwill, I thought I would see if I could fit back into it. Success!






(Now if I could only fix what gravity has done to my face )

I can't believe how much I love this post @JulieSHelms
That is all.

kkrystosek

I wore a Medium shirt today at work!!! Yr and half ago when I started I was 2xl.

Noreenmarie1234

JulieSHelms wrote: »

After 2 decades of weighing in the 250-300+lb range, I am back to my wedding day weight. My grown daughters have rejected my wedding dress that I have saved for 30 years in case they wanted it (it's TOO 80's, Mom!) So before I sent it off to Goodwill, I thought I would see if I could fit back into it. Success!






(Now if I could only fix what gravity has done to my face )

You look so beautiful!!! I love this! It made me smile . What a great NSV!

IwillLOSE40kg

Selling $1000 of my too-big clothes on eBay

gradchica27

Free day without the kids while on vacation—instead of shopping or going out for big lunch and dinner, I convinced my husband to go kayaking, despite the oppressive heat. I was feeling so antsy and energetic after a few days of rest and relaxation! And it was a beautiful paddle around Charleston.

Madwife2009

Walked Parkrun again this morning (also volunteered) - two and a half minutes off last week's time. Which may not seem much but it means that I am slowly regaining my fitness.

Can't wait to be able to run again.

I've now completed 85 Parkruns and volunteered on 93 occasions.

If it cools down later and if the arthritis will allow me, I may go for a gentle, traffic-free bike ride now I have a new bike

rheddmobile

Madwife2009 wrote: »

Walked Parkrun again this morning (also volunteered) - two and a half minutes off last week's time. Which may not seem much but it means that I am slowly regaining my fitness.

Can't wait to be able to run again.

I've now completed 85 Parkruns and volunteered on 93 occasions.

If it cools down later and if the arthritis will allow me, I may go for a gentle, traffic-free bike ride now I have a new bike

I was just thinking about you! I didn’t realize quite how badly you were hurt, that’s terrible. But glad to hear you are recovering from your bike accident.

whmscll

I just reached my goal weight, which in the past has triggered the “yea now I can eat what I want” mentality. But because I am older, my maintenance cals are only 1450. Last night my husband and I went to a dance potluck and I was eyeing the sweets table. I really wanted some, BUT I knew from logging my calories that I didn’t have enough room for sweets (even with the extra cals from dancing) and once I got started I would probably eat too many. So I walked away and asked my husband to rhumba again. Hit my maintenance calories for the day dead on.

Madwife2009

rheddmobile wrote: »

Madwife2009 wrote: »

Walked Parkrun again this morning (also volunteered) - two and a half minutes off last week's time. Which may not seem much but it means that I am slowly regaining my fitness.

Can't wait to be able to run again.

I've now completed 85 Parkruns and volunteered on 93 occasions.

If it cools down later and if the arthritis will allow me, I may go for a gentle, traffic-free bike ride now I have a new bike

I was just thinking about you! I didn’t realize quite how badly you were hurt, that’s terrible. But glad to hear you are recovering from your bike accident.

That's really sweet of you. I'm getting better, slowly but surely. There's a little improvement every day.

I've got a nasty wound on the back of my calf which had to be kept "open" to cleanse it, but that's now being allowed to heal. My left shoulder is problematic and causes pain at the front when I'm reclining or lying down, my left forearm has tendon issues (very painful), the arthritis was triggered by the accident and is the worst it's ever been (mainly in my hands and feet). And my head is still "interesting" as I forget things, say the wrong things, have to think carefully about what I'm saying, silly stuff like that. I'm also scared to go out cycling unless I know it's safe; being too close to moving cars makes me physically flinch (even if I'm a passenger in a car and a car gets too close alongside).

Don't like taking the anti-imflammatories or painkillers but have no choice at the moment. The open wound on my leg also meant that I was unable to take my arthritis medication which, conversely, I am desperate to take as I know it helps! But now the wound is being allowed to heal, I can take those again.

But, as I say, little improvements every day. At least I can walk normally now, even if a little slower than before - and I'm getting quicker and doing more each day. Plenty of rest still, though.

Terytha

I couldn't even get this dress to zip a few months ago, and the seams felt like they'd split.

Well, hopefully it doesn't look too weird, but it definitely isn't tight and zipped up easy peasy.

TheMrWobbly

I started cycling last month and bought a new helmet - today I had to tighten the chin strap. One chin down, 6 to go!!!

nighthawk584

my once debilitating anxiety is being replaced with confidence. (not saying I am cured by any stretch, but this is the best I have felt in decades.)

alteredsteve175

Went on a power walk yesterday. I've been working to get my pace below 15:30 per mile. Got three miles at 15:11 or less. GPS glitched on the fourth mile, although the pace was in the same neighborhood.

Now for four miles under 15:00 per mile!

alteredsteve175

whmscll wrote: »

I just reached my goal weight, which in the past has triggered the “yea now I can eat what I want” mentality. But because I am older, my maintenance cals are only 1450. Last night my husband and I went to a dance potluck and I was eyeing the sweets table. I really wanted some, BUT I knew from logging my calories that I didn’t have enough room for sweets (even with the extra cals from dancing) and once I got started I would probably eat too many. So I walked away and asked my husband to rhumba again. Hit my maintenance calories for the day dead on.

Congratulations on reaching your goal weight! And on your self control! Posts like this are an inspiration!

NewLIFEstyle4ME

I've got a few!

Yesterday, my beloved and I went to a wonderful FUN party and saw some folk there I haven't seen since I was obese. One person told me I look like....A MODEL! Another person I didn't know at all, tapped me on my shoulder and told she was watching me, and that I had an "elegant" look AND way about myself" ( I super LOVED that). Me and my boo was "cutting the rug something fierce" and a couple of people told me I could really dance good!!!!

So, more wonderful Nsv's for me and CHEERS AND BIG OLE HIGH FIVES to/for ALL the other Nsv's I'm reading on this thread...SUPER MEGA YAY Y'all And me too!!!!

AmethystEFC

Had a lady tell me after Aqua Zumba tonight that she was in awe of how I could stretch and raise my leg high out of the water.

*Grins* I still have a long way to go but this chubby Zumba goddess is quite bendy!

Bi0wellnesschic

Fitting into a dress that I originally thought was a shirt. It fit tight when I bought it. Now it hugs me in all the right places.

AZTeri2016

Fitting into a pair of capris and having them be loose!

springlering62

Ran 5k for the fourth time, and decided to carry on. Finished with a 7k run. Just two weeks ago I could barely run two. Our crazy unseasonable cool weather helped, but am learning to like this running thing. And the fab naps that result, lol.

HDBKLM

springlering62 wrote: »

Ran 5k for the fourth time, and decided to carry on. Finished with a 7k run. Just two weeks ago I could barely run two. Our crazy unseasonable cool weather helped, but am learning to like this running thing. And the fab naps that result, lol.

From 2 to 7km in just 2 weeks!? That's incredible progress. Well done!

Madwife2009

I have a slightly sore rear end.

From the saddle on my new bike.

Which I just rode for 7 miles.

Including some very short stretches of road.

It was wonderful but also very scary.

But my lovely son was with me so I had to be calm. Although to be fair to him, he was encouraging and helped keep things in perspective.


Sadly I cannot transfer the saddle from my old bike to the new one as it literally got ripped in half. No amount of superglue is going to fix that back on

bobsburgersfan

JulieSHelms wrote: »

AnnPT77 wrote: »

Julie: So beautiful!! (To me, you look a bit more beautifully defined and muscular now: Very inspiring!)

Thanks AnnPT77! The younger version had never set foot inside of a gym and probably could manage 5 knee push-ups. The older version joined a gym on her 50th birthday, does strength training 6 days/week, lost 130 lbs, and can do 50 regular push-ups. Moral of the story--NEVER let anyone tell you it's too late to start!!

@JulieSHelms I thought the wedding dress story was fantastic, and then I read this. You're amazing!

RelCanonical

I just want to write down that I still am so so happy that I can cross my legs comfortably again. I love sitting with my legs crossed but it's just not comfortable when I had too much extra weight.

brenn24179

had to take my capris up an inch on each side!

aerochic42

pseudo-scale related but I'm claiming it here anyways. I did not gain any weight over the weekend. that means I managed to balance by calorie intake with my calorie expenditure (less mindless munching and more outside time because of nicer weather)