Friday NSV!!! Post yours below

cityjaneLondon

I used to have really swollen ankles, especially in the evening from fluid, but I had them all day as well from previous sprains and adhesions. A doctor told me that woukd never go away. That has almost gone altogether and I never get fluid.
My feet used to be awful and make summers really difficult as I could only wear trainers with orthotics or I could hardly walk. Sandals were a no no.
Now I can walk for some time without agony, thanks to losing weight and concentrating on arch strengthening exercises. I used to walk flat footed, now I can walk normally. It feels great.
Even my knee is improving which has been a problem since I was 16. I am 64 now. I do knee exercises every day.
It is wonderful to have good mobility.:bigsmile:

Sobus76

Bittersweet but I can no longer wear my wedding ring because it is too big. I will wait to resize once I am closer to my goal.

My rings spin around my finger now! Definitely bittersweet!

I have had this too, i had to get a new wedding ring because my original was cobalt chrome and couldnt be resized, my gold one i have now that i got 4 months ago is loose now too, i have to get it resized soon.

baby_bokchoy

I got up late today for the first time in WEEKS (that in itself is a sweet, sweet victory), and I made myself a big breakfast, with two slices of bacon, a couple of tomato slices, a handful of frozen peas, a fried egg and some onion (all for about 310 calories), and afterwards I felt SO FULL. Literally all I could do is sit here drinking water, trying to recover. About a month ago, I could have eaten twice that and still been able to eat more. Yay for shrinking tummies!

Kitten2629

a pair of capri's that didn't fit me or wouldn't button at the beginning of the summer are now fit with a belt..

StarFall90

Fit into my high school prom dress. Down a pants size and ran into my ex and he commented on how great I'm looking.

CPRsMom

All VERY inspiring stories. Way to go everyone! I just began my journey and can't wait to share my successes.

TGIF!

shutch2112

It's not a very big one, but it felt like a big deal at the time: I had finished my lunch. Someone was cooking something in the microwave and it smelled delicious. And for the first time since I can remember or maybe ever, I appreciated the smell of food without feeling hungry. Plus, I actually recognized I was happily full, which has been something I'm working on too. Tiny victories!

MickieM623

I was cleaning out and reorganizing my closet today. I found a sweater I received for Christmas 2 years ago, that I haven't been able to wear yet. I tried it on to see how much futher I had to go to fit into it. ...found out it fits me!!! I love seeing progress like this even more than seeing the number on the scale go down!!!

PunkyRachel

ummm...my size 6's are getting loose

joesjl

Last night while watching a movie, I decided to spend the first half stepping on and off the Wii Fit board. But that's not the victory! When I was done, I sat down next to my hubby who's been telling me since I started working on my health and fitness in Februaury that he wants to do it with me, but hasn't even tried. With out a word he got right off the couch and did the same thing for the second half of the movie! I was thrilled and I hope his switch will click on just like it did for me:) I need him with me to enjoy our watching our girls grow up!

Knittinger

My mother-in-law talked to me for about a half hour and didn't mention my weight loss at all, not surprising to me as it usually takes about 25 pounds for anyone to notice and I am only down about 15, but when she hugged me goodbye she definitely noticed. I got a "you are so thin!" Feels good!

milyba

Two days with out coffee

LStonePTL

My NSV is that my husband and I ran together tonight. I NEVER thought this day would ever come. I always hated to exercise/sweat and my husband was so morbidly obese we could barely walk up our street together. We walk/jogged 2 miles together. Yeah us!!

LStonePTL

Last night while watching a movie, I decided to spend the first half stepping on and off the Wii Fit board. But that's not the victory! When I was done, I sat down next to my hubby who's been telling me since I started working on my health and fitness in Februaury that he wants to do it with me, but hasn't even tried. With out a word he got right off the couch and did the same thing for the second half of the movie! I was thrilled and I hope his switch will click on just like it did for me:) I need him with me to enjoy our watching our girls grow up!

Love this!! It's great to be doing it together!!

Mangopickle

Donuts were brought to office and I really didn't have much trouble turning them down. They just aren't worth it and they never taste as good as my size 8 Ann Taylor slacks feel. I used to be size 22.

melbrown22

These are FANTASTIC!! Thanks to everyone for posting. Such an important reminder that the number on the scale is not the only factor in our victories. If I can keep this in mind, I think I will be more successful this time. I will DEFINITELY be looking for more threads like this as time goes on! :bigsmile:

kateandkevin

I took the kids to the pool this afternoon, but I couldn't get in the water. My unfashionable, fat mama swim skirt is now a size or two too big. It falls right off when I climb out of the water. Since we go back to school in just a few weeks, I refuse to buy a new one, but I can't wait to see what size I am next summer. I'd love to go from the granny skirt to actual swim bottoms.

Ladina1990

I was able to do 60 crunches on the ab machine carrying 32 pounds on the machine!

ajff

I have fresh wild black raspberries in the fridge. You know, the kind that makes ice cream sing????? Yum.

But. Today I didn't get my walk in and we went out for fish fry (mine was broiled, thank you)... so... I am waiting. Until tomorrow, when come hell or high water, I am having berries and ice cream.

Maybe for breakfast.

Kate7294

Got carded tonight. I thought my skin was looking better from all the water, and no make up to boot. Insert cheesy grin here. LOL

samanthab19

I squatted 175 pounds today, many times :bigsmile:

jellybeansmamma

4 weeks ago just walking up the driveway left me out of breath, heart hammering, dripping in sweat and needing to sit down. Today I did week 3 day 1 of c25k, which was a significant jump from week 2 and actually managed to run all of my run minutes! Oh and walked up the driveway yesterday, not even slightly puffed!

lynn_glenmont

My dad has been watching me lose and his doctor has been after him about his weight and blood sugar levels. This morning, he asked me a couple questions and I taught him how to use the food scale and got him on the elliptical for 20 minutes!

I never thought I had the power to influence anyone, let alone my father! :flowerforyou:

I love all of these responses, but Lilaclovebird's is my favorite so far!! My mom's health problems really motivate me to get healthy, and I wish I could influence her the way you've influenced your Dad. Good job!

My NSV is I finally pushed past the 2 mile mark on a run this morning, and feel great!

+1

Thanks to the OP for starting this topic; sometimes I get so busy I forget to pay attention to NSVs, and I think in a lot of ways they're much better than SVs.

I had four NSVs this week.

1) Swam laps for 40 minutes on Sunday -- when I got into the pool back in December, I couldn't even swim for 20 minutes.

2) I ran into the woman from membership services at the gym, and she asked how I was doing, and I said I really hadn't lost much of anything for the last few months, but I was OK with that, "not a race," etc., and she said, "You don't have that much to lose." And me standing there in leggings! She was probably just being nice, but she said it with a straight face ;-)

3) I started a new group training session this week at the gym (a weight loss challenge sort of thing, but I really do it just for motivation and to get to know some of the trainers at the gym), and they used the hand-held machine for figuring your BF%. I had readings of 36% and 38% in January, and this week it was 25%. Honestly, I'll happily trade the weight loss I "should" have had the past few months for a drop of 10+ percentage points in BF%.

4) The skirt I put on this morning seemed much looser than the last time I wore it (probably three or four weeks -- I've been working from home a lot recently and haven't had to wear my "office" clothes so much). When I took it off, I realized it was practically backwards, because the waistband is so loose it just slipped around. I really like that skirt, but I guess I'm going to have to retire it.

lynn_glenmont

Last night while watching a movie, I decided to spend the first half stepping on and off the Wii Fit board. But that's not the victory! When I was done, I sat down next to my hubby who's been telling me since I started working on my health and fitness in Februaury that he wants to do it with me, but hasn't even tried. With out a word he got right off the couch and did the same thing for the second half of the movie! I was thrilled and I hope his switch will click on just like it did for me:) I need him with me to enjoy our watching our girls grow up!

That's terrific!