first, tiny, maybe even a wee bit silly nsv for me

Jweb8969

okay, so i've lost just shy of 25 pounds and really haven't noticed any difference in my body at all ~ actually kind of a downer ~ but i tried on a pair of jeans this morning that are a size smaller than the ones i've been wearing - and easily buttoned and zipped them! so, not huge thing, but i have to say that i'm walking around feeling a little lighter in these jeans and now feeling more motivated to keep working so i can fit into other, smaller sized jeans that are still hanging optimistically in my closet!

it may seem a bit silly, but i was pretty psyched ~ ~ my dad used to say "you didn't gain it overnight - it's not gonna come off overnight" but sometimes the scale just seems to move sooooo sloooooowly. i'm going to try to focus on how my body is changing for the better - how i can already walk farther than i could before - and how much better i'm already feeling - OH ~ AND how great it feels to be in these jeans and how great it will feel to keep trying the smaller ones til they fit!

thanks for reading my first, tiny, maybe even a wee bit silly nsv!

summergirl73

that's a great nsv and I think a victory!

Jweb8969

thanks!! i'm just trying to focus on the baby steps! LOL

CannibalisticVegetarian

Sounds like you're on your way to excellence. Also, I don't see how your NSV would be 'silly' at all. Newly fitting jeans that are a size smaller than the originals is always something to dance and shout about. If I may take it a little old school, 'YOU GO, GIRL!'

privatetime

I know exactly what you mean! Congrats!!

Luandanielle1979

Thats a great feeling well done you. And 25lbs is a fab amount of weight x

BBoros

That is so awesome, keep up the good work.. and baby steps are good... looks like your stepping in the right direction..

Jweb8969

:happy: thanks so much, everyone!! i get so much inspiration and motivation from posts on here, so i put this up in the hopes it would continue to motivate me and maybe someone else too! ~ i have such a long way to go, but little steps along the way like this one are great reminders for me! :happy:

apvalletta

not silly at all, it's AWESOME!!!! Keep up the great work!

j77r68

that nsv is not at all silly. in fact i have lost about 22 lbs but cannot fit into a smaller pair of jeans that is just waiting for me in my closet. hope it happens soon because the only pair i wear now are getting pretty thin in some spots. Soon....
Great Job

2kidsandadonut

Great Job!! 25lbs is nothing to sneeze at! And wearing new (old) jeans is the best feeling!

Jenny111372

I felt the exact same way when I got my first pair of "motivation" pants on. I had used to be able to wear them easily when I lost weight before. Gained it all back and put the pants up! Several weeks into my start of this I tried them on and although tight..I got them on! Now I can get them on easily and I'm pushing myself to my next "motivation" pair! So no, I don't think it's silly at all! Great job..keep it up!

Evelyn_Gorfram

..... i tried on a pair of jeans this morning that are a size smaller than the ones i've been wearing - and easily buttoned and zipped them! so, not huge thing, but i have to say that i'm walking around feeling a little lighter in these jeans and now feeling more motivated to keep working so i can fit into other, smaller sized jeans that are still hanging optimistically in my closet!

it may seem a bit silly, but i was pretty psyched ~ ~ my dad used to say "you didn't gain it overnight - it's not gonna come off overnight" but sometimes the scale just seems to move sooooo sloooooowly. i'm going to try to focus on how my body is changing for the better - how i can already walk farther than i could before - and how much better i'm already feeling - OH ~ AND how great it feels to be in these jeans and how great it will feel to keep trying the smaller ones til they fit!

Not at all silly, and IMO a big wonderful super NSV! Congratulations!! :happy:

Be able to walk further and feeling better ar also NSVs worthy of celebration. You deserve plenty of credit - you are rocking this thing!!! :flowerforyou:

blakejohn

your Dad sounds like a smart guy, and don't kid yourself this is a big deal, stay away from the scale, it's like you said it's all about how you feel. keep up the good work

Snubbleup

Not silly at all, I've got a smaller pair of jeans that are calling my name and I can't wait to declare victory!! Congrats!

comet_wow

That's a great victory! Well done you

taliesyn_

No NSV is silly... it is well-earned! Well done!

Nsmurphy

Great job.... that must feel good !!! But.....whats "nsv" ? Anyone ? Sorry I am still new to this blog/board thing ! LOL !

jadedone

Sounds like you're on your way to excellence. Also, I don't see how your NSV would be 'silly' at all. Newly fitting jeans that are a size smaller than the originals is always something to dance and shout about. If I may take it a little old school, 'YOU GO, GIRL!'

+1

A smaller size is always exciting!

Jweb8969

* thank you * :happy: * thank you * :happy: * thank you * to each of you!!

thanks for reading - and responding - and (most of all) for understanding and appreciating this small victory with me! :flowerforyou:

MrsGoHard

Congratz!!! that's a darn GOOD thing!

sammyjbray

Well done!

lindyc11

Well done!! I have a pair of jeans that I am trying to get back into as well.....thanks for sharing your story, I am feeling a bit more motivated after reading it!

peacefulsong

Not silly at all! Not long ago I had a similar experience. I was shopping at a department store and decided, just on a whim, to try on a pair of pants. Usually I never bothered because I'd spent so many years only being able to shop at specialty plus sized stores, and I'd gotten to the point where I could buy shirts and such in the plus departments of regular stores but not pants. But I tried them on, and they fit! I was so ridiculously happy. So I know the feeling. Congrats!

opal24

Definitely not a silly NSV. It's all these 'little' things that add up to keep us motivated and on track. You should give yourself a pat on the back for your achievement - it's actually a huge step forward! Well done!

bemott

Fantastic! Not silly or tiny, AWESOME!!!!!!

5kidsforme

Nope - not silly. Very excellent NSV!! Keep up the great work!!!

Evelyn_Gorfram

“Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.”
Louis L'Amour (American writer)

Your NSV made me think of this quote, which wasn't written about fitness & weight loss, but which sure applies. IMO, no one loses a hundred pounds - they lose one pound at a time, a hundred times over. Or they lose one ounce at a time, 1600 times over. Which makes each pound, each ounce, each inch, a victory all its own.

Even holding the ground already won, sticking with it when you're stuck on a plateau, is a victory; and one won day by day, or even minute by minute. Each boring salad eaten in a restaurant brimming with greasily oversugared options, each stair climbed in lieu of an elevator ride, each button hanging slack on a shirt that didn't even close a short time ago - every one of those is a solid victory and deserves to be noted.

(suddenly realizes that she has no fittlingly grand conclusion, hurriedly steps down off of soapbox)