Non - Scale Victories (NSV) - care to share?

eriemer

Lost 3 inches off my belly this month! My Muffin top has a little less muffin. My pants are starting to fit better. Less hip pain. Taking less arthritis medication 1-2 times a week instead of 1-2 a day! Went from BMI 30.7 to 29.6. Gave myself a smiley on my calender 24 days this month for working out at least 30 min/day. Tracked everything that so much as touched my lips so far this month.

kekl

Pants looser.
Can finally climb up ropes (the 10 year old inside me is so proud)
My body feels hard, not squishy.
My 2 pack slowly morphing into a 4 pack.
Leads the pack when I go on group runs - used to be in the back.
Can leg press 2x my weight.
Can pick up my 200 lb brother in a fireman's carry and carry him around.
Eating whatever I want... if I eat too much it will get exercised off.

And so many more!

Elise_healthy4life

I have a couple the bath towel fitting, going down six/eight sizes in clothes, my fitness when I run is improving and my back fat no longer touches I'm actually starting to get my waist back

CallMeCupcakeDammit

I had to keep pulling up my underwear while I was working out this morning, and my workout pants I was wearing were so loose they no longer contained my jiggle. They will be washed and put right in the giveaway pile!

mrsmel55

When I am sitting on the sofa, I can bend over and paint my own toenails! I could not do that 3 months ago!
My bike ride is getting easier. I would watch that timer thinking it would never end (30 minutes), now I could go longer if I wanted too.
I bought some new capris Saturday that I figured would be too small (2 sizes smaller than I usually get) One pair I wore yesterday and I hope it shrinks when I wash it cause its a little big!!! The other three are a little snug, but I could actually get them on and zip them up. I usually wear stretch waist pants. These actually have a zipper! Thats a biggie for me. Two more weeks and I will be able to wear them comfortably.

Agefyter

Found 4 pair of jeans folded up in the back of my closed I had outgrown. Fit great now! It's like I went shopping.

Trishajac

Wanting to be in pictures again!!And liking the way i look in them!!:)

I can sooooooo relate to that one!! Just away on vacation... I only wanted "scenery" pics..... There were some taken though - that might be worthwhile in my "before and after"...

Trishajac

Found 4 pair of jeans folded up in the back of my closed I had outgrown. Fit great now! It's like I went shopping.

love it!! have some folded on a shelf in my closet... it will be a while for me - but I'll get there!

Trishajac

Good for you.... 4 weeks at it is a great start ... and better choices already! I know that I am doing that too... and am SMILING because of my decisions!

Trishajac

Good for you.... 4 weeks at it is a great start ... and better choices already! I know that I am doing that too... and am SMILING because of my decisions!

Msg was for ONEEYEDANDGRE ... (still learning how to post, obviously!) :blushing:

Trishajac

How 'bout some other NSV's ..... anyone else want to share!! Some great ones here if you want to check them out!

ttaylor68913

went to mexican with my mom monday.. ordered enchiladas verdes instead of the HUGE combination platters... ate the enchiladas and the guacamole salad ( guac, lettuce and tomoato) and left the rice on the plate

Zombriana

I have a 2fer? Hahah

Sunday I benched 110lb [FLEX]
Monday at work I told a guy how much I benched and he goes, "You can bench your weight?"

Boo yaaa~

Btw totally don't weigh 110, I'm 130!

TXBelle1174

I have a LONG way to go but here are a few of mine:

My fat pants are ridiculously too big for me
I bought a size smaller jeans and they are getting loose
I pulled out two old pairs of jeans that are 2 sizes smaller than I was at my SW and they fit. They are snug, but they fit.
Last night I put on a pair of pants AND buttoned them. I havent worn these pants in over a year
My huge granny panties are getting saggy
My favorite, worn out "comfy" pants now fall off of me on a regular basis
My wedding ring is not so tight that it squishes the fat up to my knuckle (gross, I know)
My face is getting thinner
my spare tire is now the size of a regular spare tire instead of a monster truck tire.
By bras are getting too big around my rib cage. The cups still fit though.

squishycow7

Using my heart rate monitor for the first time and learning that my typical work out burned 687 calories!!!

wow!! wish I'd seen such nice numbers, when I got my HRM turned out I was overestimating my biggest workout, lol



my latest NSV - fitting into some size 6's! & sometimes... at juuust the right angle... I kinda see some upper abs ....yessssssss

ball858

this may sound silly, but a regular size bath towel able to fit around me with no gap It feels good!!

Definitely^^^^

And fitting into clothes that have been in my attic for the past 3-4 years as they didn't fit before.

A bit embarrasing also - my training pants almost falling down when running today (and they are the same size my clothes are)

MissLuana

We are required to wear smocks at my job. Each year at review time, we get a new smock. This year, my smock size went from a 2x to a 1x. It's a tad bit tight when I zip it so I wear it unzipped...for now. When it zips with room to wiggle, that will be another NSV.:bigsmile:

NicLiving

My daughter gave me a hug and her hands overlapped. She said, "Mommy you're getting so small"! That made my day

Sarahmeridith

I can fit into L and XL shirts now instead of having XXL be too small! pants are starting to get looser but havnt lost a full size yet.

And

I can now do the intermediate level of Zumba on the wii

tallen3687

Mine these past couple weeks are : ran a mile non stop and ran two miles non stop (Have twisted knee caps from being thrown down a flight of stairs in 2005)

Is the ball you talk about the Marine Corps Ball?

spectralmoon

1. My scrub pants nearly fell off in lab a few weeks ago. (Almost a fail, but represented a win!)

2. I found an amazing coat, but it was a size smaller (in the S/M/L sizing) than what I wore. I stood corrected; I am a size lower now.

3. I've gone down a ring size.

4. People are noticing that I'm slimming down.

MissLuana

When I am sitting on the sofa, I can bend over and paint my own toenails! I could not do that 3 months ago!
My bike ride is getting easier. I would watch that timer thinking it would never end (30 minutes), now I could go longer if I wanted too.
I bought some new capris Saturday that I figured would be too small (2 sizes smaller than I usually get) One pair I wore yesterday and I hope it shrinks when I wash it cause its a little big!!! The other three are a little snug, but I could actually get them on and zip them up. I usually wear stretch waist pants. These actually have a zipper! Thats a biggie for me. Two more weeks and I will be able to wear them comfortably.

LOL...I hear ya on the toenail painting :bigsmile:

MysteriousWays

The pants I'm wearing today.....I can take off without unbuttoning.

While at the gym working out with my trainer on Monday, I owned 3 teenage girls. We were doing the ropes on a truck tire and it was killer. I was holding my own. The teens got on to do the same exercise and all I heard was, "Oh my God...how did she DO this? This is so hard!" That's right girls....and I am 24 years older. My trainer and I (both around 40) chuckled at that.

still_crafty

I wear ridiculously expensive suits to work so I refuse to go buy new ones until I have to. So I've become reacquainted with my sewing machine and have taken my pants in 3 times since January. (a couple pairs have the back pockets almost touching so I may have to give in soon and buy new). Thank God summer is coming and I can get away without wearing the suit jacket around the office because I've moved the buttons on my jackets once and if I do it again it will just look stupid.

minnesota_deere

people that i am with seem to talk more about dieting and losing weight, its weird because these people never talk about it. you can tell there fishing for my 2 cents, i keep to myself.

DieselGrrl

One of my NSV that I am most proud of is that April 1st will mark 4 months since I've ate any FRIED food. French fries are my favorite food! I live with my bf who eats whatever he wants, whenever he wants, so the temptation has definitely been there. Last week, I stopped at McDonalds to pick up dinner on the way home (I eat a grilled chicken snack wrap w/o dressing and a yogurt parfait) and they gave him an extra order of fries in the bag. I saw this and immediately started drooling. It took every ounce of will power not to scarf those fries down on the way home, but I did it!

My second NSV, was cleaning out my closet last night. I went shopping over the weekend for pants because most of mine are now too baggy in the butt and waist. I replaced my size 16's & 18's with 12's & 14's. The 14 fits great and I went ahead and got a few pair of 12's for motivation! When I went shopping (at Old Navy) I was pleasantly surprised when all of the 16's were too big and the 14's fit "just right". Its been years since I've fit into a 14. So excited!

tkaawa

:happy: I can now fit into my husbands board shorts for swimming now. I've always loved going to the beach, but not having anything to wear to the beach always got to me. But not anymore..i can fit his shorts and have no excuses..hopefully by summertime i'll be sporting nothing but a two piece.:happy:

AshRyd

My boobs stick our futher than my stomach!

mdundon09

My biceps are beginning to show! My husband caught me flexing in the mirror the other day

jjelizalde

Fitting into my favorite jeans for the first time in years.