What's Your Most Recent NSV
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I turned 55 on Dec 1st and bought myself this t-shirt to acknowledge and also celebrate it. At this time last year, I didn't think I would make it to 55. I was in such horrible health and shape, and now 88 lbs lighter am a changed man and have a body and health that I haven't seen since I was 35. Never lose hope or give up!
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At my most recent doctor's appointment, she told me that whatever I was doing to keep doing it. All my blood work was great, I was down 10# since my last visit and my blood pressure was normal.
My migraines have improved drastically and I truly feel like a million bucks most days.
What I did was quit eating processed food and I gave up soda.
I do go "off track" once in awhile for a meal out, but it truly is once in awhile and for only one meal. I still avoid my food triggers even then.
That's awesome! I rarely see migraines mentioned on MFP but for me, pretty severe ones have completely stopped since I lost the majority of my excess weight (100+). What used to be a serious health problem for me during my twenties & part of my thirties, no longer happens...it's crazy and awesome! I'm so glad you're having a similar outcome!
My latest NSV was a comment from an old friend last night. I've been maintaining in the same small range for years, so it's not like I've recently lost weight. We see each other every month or two so she is used to the "new" me for the most part. But we were together at a store and I was in line while she was in the restroom. When she came to find me she said that between my longer hair and how "skinny" I looked from the back, she truly didn't recognize me at first and thought that was someone else. Made me feel very good, even though I still have a huge rear end (which I am fine with) and am deifnitely not skinny. haha18 -
Jeans are getting baggy.19
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My trainer grabbed my leggings at the knees and told me they were getting loose!14
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Today I fell in my driveway while bringing in groceries. I limped inside, made my planned salad, and then dropped it - splat all over the kitchen floor, to be trod upon by my dog (his hopes were quickly dashed by the dullness of undressed lettuce). Grimly remade the salad and promptly dropped it AGAIN to the same results (dog by this point feeling very betrayed). I took a big, big breath and did not reach for the delivery menus as badly as I wanted to. And oh how I wanted to at that point
I decided that fate was telling me something about the salads, and made a small baked potato with steamed veggies instead. Eating it felt like the gold medal of NSV's. Here's hoping that tomorrow goes a bit better than today, though!54 -
It sure doesn't feel like a victory... all of my clothes just don't fit. All of my shirts don't fit. All of my pants don't fit. All of my shorts don't fit. Every time I have to go outside I have to wear a pair of jeans as high up my stomach as possible, wrap a belt around my ribs and wear the exact same medium-size coat that was given to me as a hand me down by a friend and pull it far over the jeans so people can't tell. The coat is the ONLY thing I have that fits even a little. Even then every time I'm carrying groceries home I have to constantly stop, put them down and pull my pants up over and over.
I simply don't have the money to buy clothes so IDK what I'm going to do. Around the house it's fine to wear unfitting clothes but going outside I only have 1 outfit that I have to constantly keep washed and ready to go. In June I got rid of all my old clothes that were too big and bought new ones that were tight so they'd last long as I lost weight. Now they're far too big and have already been for a long time.
When I finally do get new clothes it's probably gonna be the same lol. It's bittersweet. At least it means I'm getting closer and closer to one day being able to buy clothes that will last!
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IWillTakeBackMyLife wrote: »It sure doesn't feel like a victory... all of my clothes just don't fit. All of my shirts don't fit. All of my pants don't fit. All of my shorts don't fit. Every time I have to go outside I have to wear a pair of jeans as high up my stomach as possible, wrap a belt around my ribs and wear the exact same medium-size coat that was given to me as a hand me down by a friend and pull it far over the jeans so people can't tell. The coat is the ONLY thing I have that fits even a little. Even then every time I'm carrying groceries home I have to constantly stop, put them down and pull my pants up over and over.
I simply don't have the money to buy clothes so IDK what I'm going to do. Around the house it's fine to wear unfitting clothes but going outside I only have 1 outfit that I have to constantly keep washed and ready to go. In June I got rid of all my old clothes that were too big and bought new ones that were tight so they'd last long as I lost weight. Now they're far too big and have already been for a long time.
When I finally do get new clothes it's probably gonna be the same lol. It's bittersweet. At least it means I'm getting closer and closer to one day being able to buy clothes that will last!
Thrift shops can help tide you over, or if you’re really desperate ask around and ask friends to pass the word down the line, usually someone somewhere is going up while you’re going down. When I was in the process of losing I bought a few simple things at Walmart on clearance just so I wouldn’t be falling out of my clothes.
By the way your new icon photo looks great!10 -
rheddmobile wrote: »IWillTakeBackMyLife wrote: »It sure doesn't feel like a victory... all of my clothes just don't fit. All of my shirts don't fit. All of my pants don't fit. All of my shorts don't fit. Every time I have to go outside I have to wear a pair of jeans as high up my stomach as possible, wrap a belt around my ribs and wear the exact same medium-size coat that was given to me as a hand me down by a friend and pull it far over the jeans so people can't tell. The coat is the ONLY thing I have that fits even a little. Even then every time I'm carrying groceries home I have to constantly stop, put them down and pull my pants up over and over.
I simply don't have the money to buy clothes so IDK what I'm going to do. Around the house it's fine to wear unfitting clothes but going outside I only have 1 outfit that I have to constantly keep washed and ready to go. In June I got rid of all my old clothes that were too big and bought new ones that were tight so they'd last long as I lost weight. Now they're far too big and have already been for a long time.
When I finally do get new clothes it's probably gonna be the same lol. It's bittersweet. At least it means I'm getting closer and closer to one day being able to buy clothes that will last!
Thrift shops can help tide you over, or if you’re really desperate ask around and ask friends to pass the word down the line, usually someone somewhere is going up while you’re going down. When I was in the process of losing I bought a few simple things at Walmart on clearance just so I wouldn’t be falling out of my clothes.
By the way your new icon photo looks great!
Many, many congratulations on your loss so far! It is absolutely an NSV, even if it's bittersweet (as you say).
In addition to shopping thrift stores and friends' closets, check to see if there are free exchange social things in your area (we use freecycle, but I think Craigslist used to have a 'free only' section and there are others). We've mostly used it for clothes for our son (and my kettlebells... and our piano... and to give away countless things we didn't need but someone else did...) but in my experience people just want their old things to have a further life - and you may end up meeting some wonderful folks along the way. It may be the wrong time of year for them, but garage/car boot sales are brilliant for finding 'new to you' at hilariously inexpensive.
When I lost a ton of weight and couldn't replace jeans, I would roll them at the waist. Doesn't work if they're more than about 3 sizes too big, but it did keep them on my hips.7 -
A little disappointed in your dog @martianspuds as our go mad for a bit of iceberg with cucumber and tomato!
Just back from my weekend visiting family and a friends do for his 50th. Lots of compliments from people I haven't seen in 6 months or more ranging from - "wow, you've lost weight" to "you look really good". Feeling chuffed though I did eat very badly whilst travelling so need to switch back on today.
I appreciate the advice for @Madwife2009 though I would be more conciliatory. As I have a son and daughter at Uni I understand their times have not been easy and when things kick off it is easy to shut the door to them. The pressures of Uni, being away from your traditional support structure, new relationships that can go wrong - there are lots of things other people don't know about and your children will find it difficult to talk about as this is the bit where they are supposed to be all grown up. I don't for one second believe in this softly-softly give them a safe space stuff, my two have had to learn the hard way that $h1t happens and you cannot allow it to make you a victim however I also believe that the one door that should always be open is from your parents. Whatever the issues are they are probably not with the colour of the room and this is just an outlet for the anger. On somebody else's suggestion I gave my two offspring a card that says "I need to talk about something and I don't know how to say it" and they can leave it for me or send me a picture of it and I will make the time to talk about it. Occasionally I have to tell them to stop being a dumbass about something but they appreciate I won't just brush it off and if I say that it is probably true. Good luck and I hope you get to the bottom of it.21 -
At the start of the year I really struggled to do a 5kg OHP or bent over row. Today I had to do a fasted workout so went for light weights. Halfway through I realised my light weights are 20kg!! For a little 5ft 2 person I was rather impressed with myself19
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I got rid of my diabetes diagnosis.57
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bobsburgersfan wrote: »
Luggage is a very practical and useful graduation gift.quiksylver296 wrote: »I tell my poor kid he's getting luggage for graduation. Get out! :laugh:
It absolutely is! I got a big suitcase at HS graduation and it’s still in use 20 years later!8 -
I had my blood drawn and analyzed at my annual Dr. visit last year. I was barely into the pre-diabetic stage with my Hgb A1c% (5.7%), and my HDL (good cholesterol) was low (37). That's what jump started me into my most current iteration of weight loss. I got the results back from my latest blood work, and both my HDL and my A1c% are in the normal range. Bonus: my LDL (bad cholesterol), triglycerides, overall cholesterol, have all improved as well.
NSV 2: I bought a slim fit suit for an annual alumni dinner that I attend every year. It will be this coming Friday, and my wife thinks I look really good in it.21 -
My gym featured my success story on their Instagram page today.
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rheddmobile wrote: »IWillTakeBackMyLife wrote: »It sure doesn't feel like a victory... all of my clothes just don't fit. All of my shirts don't fit. All of my pants don't fit. All of my shorts don't fit. Every time I have to go outside I have to wear a pair of jeans as high up my stomach as possible, wrap a belt around my ribs and wear the exact same medium-size coat that was given to me as a hand me down by a friend and pull it far over the jeans so people can't tell. The coat is the ONLY thing I have that fits even a little. Even then every time I'm carrying groceries home I have to constantly stop, put them down and pull my pants up over and over.
I simply don't have the money to buy clothes so IDK what I'm going to do. Around the house it's fine to wear unfitting clothes but going outside I only have 1 outfit that I have to constantly keep washed and ready to go. In June I got rid of all my old clothes that were too big and bought new ones that were tight so they'd last long as I lost weight. Now they're far too big and have already been for a long time.
When I finally do get new clothes it's probably gonna be the same lol. It's bittersweet. At least it means I'm getting closer and closer to one day being able to buy clothes that will last!
Thrift shops can help tide you over, or if you’re really desperate ask around and ask friends to pass the word down the line, usually someone somewhere is going up while you’re going down. When I was in the process of losing I bought a few simple things at Walmart on clearance just so I wouldn’t be falling out of my clothes.
By the way your new icon photo looks great!
I agree! I "treat" myself to a thrift store outfit to celebrate my weightloss journey. I just bought a banana republic size 4 navy dress for my theme colored leadership party and got compliments.12 -
rheddmobile wrote: »Thrift shops can help tide you over, or if you’re really desperate ask around and ask friends to pass the word down the line, usually someone somewhere is going up while you’re going down. When I was in the process of losing I bought a few simple things at Walmart on clearance just so I wouldn’t be falling out of my clothes.
Looking forward to getting into "normal" sizes, as I have never had much luck finding anything plus sized in thrift shops. This is a NSV I am REALLY looking forward to.
For now, belts help!11 -
I went clothes shopping with my 15yr old daughter to her favorite shop, and she convinced me to try on some clothes myself. Turns out the clothes there fit me now, and it wasn't even the biggest size available! I was never able to shop in the same stores as her, unless they had a plus size section. This is such a good feeling
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I ordered a dress from Debenhams as a reward for another 5kg lost and got it slightly smaller than I was expecting to fit (a UK size 16). Well it fits! It is stretchy material which I wasn’t expecting so not sure if I am actually a size 16 but it sure does look cute on me!21
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I am comfortable wearing (faux) leather pants for the first time in my life. They are a size medium!
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Kinda new here. What, may I ask, is an NSV?
I can tell by the posts that they are victories, or new found realizations of the results of our efforts at losing wight and getting health.
I am three months into my new lifestyle, and a couple of mine are being able to walk down steps like a normal person, and not sideways, one step at a time. I can work for longer peiods of time without needing to sit down and rest, and my back doesn't begin to spasm after standing for ten minutes. I love how much better I feel after only 30 lbs!!25 -
SistaMills wrote: »Kinda new here. What, may I ask, is an NSV?
I can tell by the posts that they are victories, or new found realizations of the results of our efforts at losing wight and getting health.
I am three months into my new lifestyle, and a couple of mine are being able to walk down steps like a normal person, and not sideways, one step at a time. I can work for longer peiods of time without needing to sit down and rest, and my back doesn't begin to spasm after standing for ten minutes. I love how much better I feel after only 30 lbs!!
NSV = Non-scale victory
Congratulations!! Those are fantastic NSVs.2 -
Madwife2009 wrote: »Madwife2009 wrote: »My (adult) daughter was particularly difficult yesterday and continues to be difficult today.
She's at university and has been sending her dad and I the most horrible messages - think along terms of "you don't know me, you don't take my feelings into consideration, you don't love me".
We must have done something really, really awful for her to be like this, don't you think? But no, it's all over the colour of a room we are getting ready for her - a room that didn't even exist a couple of months ago - up until now she's had to sleep on a mattress on her small sister's bedroom floor. Very upsetting, as DH and I have worked really hard to get this ready for her and have put everything else aside so that she will have her own space.
Clearly, in her 20-year old's eyes, we have failed as parents.
The NSV is that I did NOT respond to these hurtful accusations by hitting the food cupboards.
Good job for not hitting the cupboards! Eating will not make the messages different. I hope your daughter smartens up.
Perhaps she needs someone to let her know that she is welcome to continue sleeping on the floor if she's going to be ungrateful and rude.
Or, you know, not welcome at all.
I am ashamed to say that I told her that she was welcome to sleep elsewhere if the room colour was not to her liking . . . her response was, "WHERE?". Hmm. Not my problem. Not this time.
The really stupid thing is that she hasn't even SEEN the room. It looks really good. My teenage sons are totally perplexed by her extreme reaction to it all. As am I.
Is this her first term at Uni? Not defending rude/ungrateful behaviour by any means but I have had friends whose newly fledging children can be difficult if home changes at all without their input. They kind of feel that home is getting ready to launch them out on their own and that they don't 'count' any more. Odd, as you have created the room especially for her but young adults are not always rational. Perhaps she feels as though you waited for her to leave before finishing the room! Some of them also feel the pressure of 'doing for themselves' more difficult than they anticipated, especially if course work has been demanding and Mum isn't on hand with encouraging words and cups of tea
I am sure she will be fine when she gets home and will appreciate all you've done to make her room feel special. Meanwhile - well done for not eatng all the Christmas biscuits and sweets before she gets there 
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Midwife... I still am catching up with comments from previous years and I think it was you who said that your daughter was very tentative about heading to university. Plus, your talk of the time you spend with your children makes me believe that you homeschool? I can see how the transition might be difficult, especially if your family has moved and she is no longer part of the daily closeness among the rest of you. Still, family stressors make it so hard not to turn to food. My weight loss journey started after a fight during a family vacation helped me realize that I am responsible for my happiness and well-being as family won’t always behave as we would hope. Good for you for continuing to look after your health. I really enjoy the stories of your family. Best wishes on this situation!7
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pyrusangeles wrote: »I am comfortable wearing (faux) leather pants for the first time in my life. They are a size medium!
It looks like the bottom half of a SUPER HERO! Congrats!13 -
A little off topic from fitness. My credit score went up 15 points. I've been rebuilding it for a few years now and I'm proud of the hard work. Congrats to others.38
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I did a max deadlift in the early summer and it was 135lbs for one rep. Today I did a max 3 rep and I hit 165!32
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I went to a bounce house park with my son and climbed up a 15ft slide with no issues or struggle. I would have never been able to do that in the past35
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IWillTakeBackMyLife wrote: »It sure doesn't feel like a victory... all of my clothes just don't fit. All of my shirts don't fit. All of my pants don't fit. All of my shorts don't fit. Every time I have to go outside I have to wear a pair of jeans as high up my stomach as possible, wrap a belt around my ribs and wear the exact same medium-size coat that was given to me as a hand me down by a friend and pull it far over the jeans so people can't tell. The coat is the ONLY thing I have that fits even a little. Even then every time I'm carrying groceries home I have to constantly stop, put them down and pull my pants up over and over.
I simply don't have the money to buy clothes so IDK what I'm going to do. Around the house it's fine to wear unfitting clothes but going outside I only have 1 outfit that I have to constantly keep washed and ready to go. In June I got rid of all my old clothes that were too big and bought new ones that were tight so they'd last long as I lost weight. Now they're far too big and have already been for a long time.
When I finally do get new clothes it's probably gonna be the same lol. It's bittersweet. At least it means I'm getting closer and closer to one day being able to buy clothes that will last!
Take in your "too big" clothes to goodwill and get a store credit! Then you can shop your size!!17
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