So you have lost weight, but what are your top 5 NSVs?

AABru

My 3 year old asking to exercise with me.
My belt is two notches smaller.
Getting rid of all my maternity clothes and post-pregnancy clothes.
Working all day and coming home to work more and still play.
MUCH better sex. (Mostly because I feel better about myself, but more because I'm stronger...:blushing: )

chantellove

BUMP! I loved reading these! I need to do mine but I'm still thinking...

vmessyness

1) tonight i got rid of 7 pairs of size 18 pants that are now too loose for me! also, rotated back into my wardrobe my smaller size 16 pants and shorts that i'm beginning to fit back into.
2) feeling confident enough to wear bare arms during the recent heat wave.
3) even on my worst days, i'm still eating much better than my good days a few months ago.
4) preparing my own food at least 90% of the time, saving money and eating much healthier.
5) inspiring my 4 year old daughter with my healthier habits. she now asks before picking up foods if they are healthy, and if i tell her, "no," she chooses a healthier alternative by choice! this has easily made me the most proud throughout my journey!

InnerFatGirl

#1; My curves getting more and more obvious by the day
#2; Feeling confident and attractive enough to wear nice clothes
#3; My skin, hair and energy seems to have improved
#4; Men seem to be noticing me more
#5; I can take pictures of myself and actually be pleased with the result! I feel pretty, sort of

You should feel pretty! You're gorgeous! I'm totally jealous of that body

How bloody sweet are you! Thank you :flowerforyou:

Tara4boys

These are sooooo fun to read! We rock!!!

1. Feeling confident and proud and pretty. I haven't enjoyed shopping lately.

2. I've started taking boxing classes. It is THE>HARDEST>THING I've ever done and I think I suck at it! I want to be good at it!!!

3. I am fat because of my hip injury several years ago. This hope may never come true but I would love to be able to lose enough weight and gain enough strength so that I would be pain-free enough to run another half marathon (or even a full) - a girl can dream can't she???

4. I don't think I have ever said this one out loud. I would like to be a personal trainer/fitness instructor.

5. I LOVE pictures. I have a very active family. The past few years I haven't been including myself in the pictures. I LOVE my photo albums and I want to be in them too!!!

fayglet

1. Increased confidence in all areas of my life
2. Things like cheekbones, muscles and collar bones pop out to say hi
3. Cute guys asking for my phone number!
4. Being able to share clothes with my friends
5. Being able to go on hikes without passing out - expect for the "vertical climb on metal bars" one, that one sucked

susanloveszumba

#1) Calling the police to cancel the missing persons report on my junk hahahahaha

Too funny! So glad you found it!

susanloveszumba

1. Consistently fitting into a Large shirt more often than an XL.
2. Wearing a size 14 in pants. I was up to an 18 or 20.
3. Thighs not rubbing together when i walk or run.
4. Enjoying the feel of muscles on MY body!
5. Self confidence getting better.

LorinaLynn

Not in any particular order....

Winning a medal for best in age group at the Lupus Loop 5k, made especially sweet because I was running it in memory of my Mom.

Having a stranger ask for advice on weights at the gym.

My husband constantly referring to me as "my hot wife." But he did that before, too.

Wearing the prom gown I bought more than 20 years ago to an 80s Prom party last year and having it fit perfectly.

My bum. It's better than it was more than a decade ago.

smbyrd13

1. I fit back into my wedding dress!
2. I can wear shorts comfortably.
3. I "feel" thin.
4. All the clothes I bought for my honeymoon 3 years ago fit me again.
5. I can wear a size 4!

Tonnina

1 The bucket seats in my car no longer hurt me after an hour or more of driving.
2 I can actually "jog" (4mph on the treadmill) but I don't do it much
3 my pooch (under my belly button) doesn't get wet when I do the dishes anymore
4 I get cold more often (I've lost body fat)
5 I'm able to take stairs and not be out of breathe when I reach the top.

madamepsychosis

1. Receiving compliments from friends and relatives about how I look so much slimmer.
2. Fitting into smaller clothes.
3. I can run and I actually enjoy it.
4. I eat when I'm hungry and stop eating when I'm full, rather than just eating for the sake of it.
5. I have more energy and feel happier and more confident.

shammxo

1. Fitting into a size 1/2.
2. My cellulite DISAPPEARED.
3. Noticing men actually notice me.
4. Running around my house naked when nobody is home.
5. My family telling me to eat more on Easter, when last year they told me to "put the fork down".

I did this for me, but when other people notice, it feels soooo good.

EricNCSU

#5 Buying a size pants I hadn't worn since middle/high school.
#4 Packing up my 3X shirts to donate to Goodwill
#3 Fitting into a X-large shirt.
#2 Several female coworkers recently remarking I look good in scrubs.
#1 Completing my first half marathon.

GetFitE

Mine:

**Not in any particular order**

-- I completed my first half-marathon about a month ago and now can run 5 miles like it's nothing! (used to HATE running, but I love it now that I'm adding on the miles)
--I have MUCH more success when I go clothes shopping (it's now harder to chose what I'm going to buy vs when the decision was made for me because less fit/looked good)
--I can do a chataraunga (spelling?) and hold it
--I am almost able to bring my chest all the way to the floor when doing a push up on my toes (No longer doing push ups on my knees)
--People come to me for weight-loss advice (while it can be annoying at times, I'm feel kind of honored that people trust my input)

GetFitE

Mine:

**Not in any particular order**

-- I completed my first half-marathon about a month ago and now can run 5 miles like it's nothing! (used to HATE running, but I love it now that I'm adding on the miles)
--I have MUCH more success when I go clothes shopping (it's now harder to chose what I'm going to buy vs when the decision was made for me because less fit/looked good)
--I can do a chataraunga (spelling?) and hold it
--I am almost able to bring my chest all the way to the floor when doing a push up on my toes (No longer doing push ups on my knees)
--People come to me for weight-loss advice (while it can be annoying at times, I'm feel kind of honored that people trust my input)

OH! And I know you said 5...but I have another one: I am WAY skinnier than I ever was in middle school or high school!

CrazyTrackLady

#5 No longer feeling like I HAVE to exercise, I just do it
#4 Rediscovering clothes in my closet I haven't been able to wear in 20 yrs, and they're still "in fashion"
#3 Finding the "frilly" girl inside of me
#2 Surging confidence and energy
#1 Turning back the hands of time and feeling better than I have in 20 yrs

lacroyx

1) reversing the diabetes. no longer take meds or have it.
2) walking into a store and being able to fit into clothes they have in stock and not need to "special order" because of my size.
3) jogging 1 mile w/o stopping to rest
4) gaining a neck
5) my acanthosis nigricans fading completely away. for those unfamilar with it, it is a skin disorder. it appears dark and velvety like color and texture. some healthy non-obese folks can get it but it's more commonly found in darker colored folks and it's also a sign of developing or having diabetes.

watergirl626

1 The bucket seats in my car no longer hurt me after an hour or more of driving.
2 I can actually "jog" (4mph on the treadmill) but I don't do it much
3 my pooch (under my belly button) doesn't get wet when I do the dishes anymore
4 I get cold more often (I've lost body fat)
5 I'm able to take stairs and not be out of breathe when I reach the top.

I had never thought about #3, but it is SO true!

Not necessarily tops, but some NSVs:
I can wear tops that don't have gigantic arm holes that show my bras
My airplane seat got bigger.
I can walk up/down the stairs past another person without one of us waiting on the landing.
I can cross my legs (this seems to be a big one for many people).
I can sit/stand on things with weight limits (i.e. DS' play table that says weight limit 200 lbs) without worry I'll break them.
No one gives me the stink eye if I decide to have some Dairy Cream or insert any other dessert here.


I have energy. If something is wrong health wise, there isn't an automatic assumption that it must be weight related. I can run (what?! me?!). I am strong. I am healthy. I look good and am smaller at these weights now than I ever was on the way up. Exercise has become a stress release instead of eating. I have inspired several others around me to get healthier as well.

madamepsychosis

Exercise has become a stress release instead of eating.

This for me too! If I'm pissed off, upset or bored, I'm much more likely now to go for a run or to the gym than to comfort eat.

Jeneanhh

#1 being able to get out of the car without my hip rubbing the steering wheel
#2 wrapping the towel completely around myself
#3 zipping up my skirts that have been hanging in my closet
#4 being able to do without desert
#5 being able to work out for more then 5 min

ThePhoenixRose

love my body in pics
down 2 jeans sizes
looking forward to running, and am bummed if i can't get it in
hubs talked me into buying leggings and i totally rock them!
didn't even have so much as a cold this winter!!

oberon0124

Walking from one block 08/14/11 to as much as 8 miles in one day now.
16" down in pant sizes!
I am full of life again, in all ways!:bigsmile:
Being able to purchase clothes at a store and noit the big and tall story either!
Knowing that I will be around for the Pnut (granddaughter) and my girls longer has to be the number one NSV ever!

nickyeatrunread

Mine:

**Not in any particular order**

-- I completed my first half-marathon about a month ago and now can run 5 miles like it's nothing! (used to HATE running, but I love it now that I'm adding on the miles)
--I have MUCH more success when I go clothes shopping (it's now harder to chose what I'm going to buy vs when the decision was made for me because less fit/looked good)
--I can do a chataraunga (spelling?) and hold it
--I am almost able to bring my chest all the way to the floor when doing a push up on my toes (No longer doing push ups on my knees)
--People come to me for weight-loss advice (while it can be annoying at times, I'm feel kind of honored that people trust my input)

OH! And I know you said 5...but I have another one: I am WAY skinnier than I ever was in middle school or high school!

All of the same things!

1. No longer being judged for my food choices at restaurants (the subtle "maybe you should have a salad?"), now even if I get the burger or dessert, no one says anything because of my size/overall healthiness!
2. Seeing my progress in all of my exercise: going from C25K to a half marathon to now training for a full marathon--with a pace faster than my half!!! Also, being able to do a chataranga and other hard yoga poses!
3. The compliments from my friends and family about all my hard work and how it's been inspiring to them! It was so nice to go back to my college reunion and have everyone tell me how amazing I look now!
4. Having to retire my jeans from high school because they're too big! They're too big to even count as painting/working around the house jeans because they fall off!!
5. Being known now as a Runner and feeling comfortable enough with my abilities to talk running with others and to even go join a running group, where I actually feel like I belong! No way in a million years would I have seen myself where I am today!

mabelebam

1. looking in the mirror and seeing some definition in my waist, jaw & shoulders! (those mythical collarbones do exist!)
2. knowing that I'm in control of my food choices
3. CONFIDENCE to do more, accomplish more, live more!
4. shopping is no longer a chore but a delight!
5. I'm the smallest that I've been since I was 12!

CannibalisticVegetarian

1. I can actually see my neck (from having less of a double chin)

2. Picking up a sized M dress/top (a size smaller than what I am accustomed to wearing) in hopes of one day fitting into it... y'know.. like a goal outfit. Well when I got home from the store, I tried in on.. only to have it fit THEN.

3. Unsure which size shorts would fit at Old Navy, I took both a 14 and a 12 into the dressing room.. only to find out that the 14 was much too loose and the 12's fit perfectly!

4. [This one will be a bit lengthy, but was totally worth it] --- While at the gym I struck up a conversation with one of the trainers. We talked about my looking for work and then I reminded her that I'd previously worked at the GNC located literally next door to the gym that very same time last year, but was forced to stop after my area had been greatly damaged by a tornado. She looked at me, her mouth dropped and then she screamed out, 'That was YOU?!?!! I remember you now! You look like a totally different person!!"....Before I quit working in 2011 I'd taken a tour of the gym with her and talked about joining.. but because of the storm, I didn't actually get the chance to join said gym until MUCH later. After this time, she'd re-met me and everything but because of the weight loss from 2011 to 2012, she hadn't even put two and two together.

5. A friend of mines was giving away jeans that she no longer wanted (and I guess that were a bit too big for her. I never asked actually). I snatched up a pair of size 16 capris and tried them on. They were super duper snug around the waist and so I kept them with the prospects of eventually fitting into them someday. Well I totally forgot about them and had the poor things sitting in my closet considering a majority of my fashion was sweatpants now anyways. Later that year I discovered those bad boys and slapped them on... only to have them fall to my ankles. Kay serrah serrah.

nickyeatrunread

Bump. Want as many people as possible to see this in "Recent Posts"! I thought it was so inspiring.

imstartingwithme

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ARDuBaie

1. I have gone from 3. 0 mph on the treadmill to 4.3 mph over 2.25 miles.

2. I used to do #1 at no incline and now do it at maximum incline.

3. I have lost 2 inches from my chest, 3 from my waist, and 6.5 from my hips.

4. I am down 2 sizes and maybe more, but I haven't gone shopping lately.

5. If one more man hits on me, I am going to take up karate.

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo

5.) I can now fit into some size 25 inch jeans & the last time that I ever worn that size was when I was 12 years old
4.) I can now wear any type of bikini that I want. No need to hide my body anymore especially my abs. :bigsmile:
3.) I'm hell of a lot stronger now than before. I can now do pull-ups, push-ups & train like a man with ease.
2.) I'm now back to the old athletic me & can now play various sports (football, swimming, etc.) without getting tired easily
1.) More importantly, my hypertension & diabetes have improved & theres no need to take medications anymore for my hypertension.