NSV- water sinking! I'm no longer too fat to float!

bevskiwolf

Since I had a minor (one pound) gain this week I thought I'd counter-act it with a little NSV (Non Scale Victory for those who aren't familiar with the lingo). Check this out!

I remember trying to swim at my heaviest, or somewhere near there. I love the water. I swear I am part mermaid. Imagine my surprise when I could not get my BUTT to cooperate and go under water. So there I am, trying to do a typical over arm swim and....my head keeps going under water. I couldn't even swim if I wanted to. I literally kept floating to the top of the water and could not swim. Not that I could do more than a few strokes, but still. For the first time in my life could not swim!

Fast forward to a 75 pounds or more loss. I'm in the deep end of a pool (I was taking water aerobics at one point) and I noticed if I stopped treading water, I stayed in place. I was at the perfect 50/50 proportion of head-perfectly-above-water with no effort. I tread water. I'd stop. I would simply stay above water and not have to move my legs!

So here I am this summer, 160+ pounds down and we get an above ground pool. I have been water jogging as many of you know, but I don't have a deep end. This is only 4' deep and yes, I can swim! My butt goes down! But better yet, read this:

Last week we were in a hotel overnight and we tread water in the deep end, hubby and I. I stopped treading to see what would happen and guess what. I SANK. *wipes tear*. I no longer float. I must now keep going, or drown.

That's my little NSV on a day I fee like taking the scale out the driveway and running it over, continuously, with the truck.

♥
Bevy

routerguy666

Lol, best NSV ever. Grats!

JNettie73

I can completely relate to your post. Congrats on the NSV that is a great one!

crzyone

Wow, I've always wondered why I could float but other people said they could not. I had no idea it had something to do with fat. I just thought it was my special talent!!!

bbjnkidz

That is so amazing! Congratulations. I don't even know you, and I wiped a tear away.

hannahbaby417

That's beautiful. Congratulations!

Misslissa16

Such an inspiration! Congrats! Keep up the great work!

SeasideOasis

Fantastic work! You are doing so well! Keep it up with those awesome NSVs.

Debs1971

Last summer holidays i was laughing at my husband saying how easy it was to float when he was sinking like a rock! This summer after loosing some weight and toning up i sink! nothing i can do makes me float anymore!

I used to feel really smug about my party trick, now i realise it was just my fat keeping me up! :laugh:

joyeaann

I can totally relate to this... I noticed myself being less buoyant the other day and made a comment to my friends about it! At first they looked at me blankly, but eventually got the significance! and laughed with me!
there has long been the standing joke that i would serve well as a flotation device... but that is getting less likely everyday!
Congrats on the NSV! Be proud to have the choice of sink or swim!

Congrats,
Joyea

bevskiwolf

Ha ha ha ha ha! I was likened to the Salem Witch trials!

melzeeryp

Funniest post I have ever read! I too am so good at floating...never rezlized it was my fat that was holding me up! Time for me to stop bragging about it now...haha! :laugh:

myfriendamy

LOL I noticed that a few years ago at a hotel pool. I floated in the deepens like a bouy. I could have floated there all day! I'm anxious to see if I sink next time I hit the pool

congrats on such a fun NSV!

CrazyDaisysMommy

that's awesome!!