What some of your best NSV's so far?

m16shane

Please share some of your great Non-scale victories since you've been on your journey!

My top NSV's so far:

1. I'm off my blood pressure medicine
2. Ran a 10min mile
3. Ran my first 5k at the gym without stopping

ehunte

My best NSVs so far -
1. I'm officially off HBP meds
2. I'm at 29% body fat down from 41!

marapalumbo

I've only been doing this about 2 months, but so far my NSV's are:
1. Lost my double chin
2. Can now run/jog 4 miles
3. Have to keep pulling up my formerly-tight jeans so they don't fall off

nicholawelch

One of mines a bit strange -sorry

1 thinner face
2 clothes are too loose and can wear stuff that has been in the wardrobe for years
3 The white patch on my legs when i have a very hot bath has got smaller

m16shane

Those are all awesome!

Fieldsy

being taller than my belt
my ankles are no longer sore

enyo123

So far, I've only had one: I noticed definition in my calves when I was lacing up my workout shoes.

KeenamCausey

1st -- off all my meds from BP to depression
2nd-- Can walk up a flight of stairs and not have to stop at half way point to catch breath
3rd -- I know not that important to you but is to my wife ( I can now keep up with her) LOL
4th -- I feel comfortable in my own skin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sox90716

Clothes fitting better.
Runs getting faster, longer.

ashtonvv

I have a jawline/cheekbones again.. and my super cute knee high boots zip up.. no problem!

dannytheman

1) Having new holes placed to tighten my belt.
2) Being easily able to umpire 2games back to back.
3) Losing that fat face and belly look!

Jersey_Devil

I've had a bunch, but my favorite was when i realized i could make my pecks "dance" lol. soo funny and cool.

TNFirefly

All right...I can figure out from context that NSV means good stuff from getting in shape. I cannot for the life of me figure out what it stands for. A vowel anyone?

Meg_78

- I could do more than 1 (real) push up.
- Seeing muscle definition (its slight but its getting there)
- I walked past a mirror and saw I was finally getting a butt, rather than being a pancake *kitten*!
- Feeling noticeably stronger, higher endurance
- Clothes are fitting better.

scinamon1

These are awesome!

Yesterday I bought a UK size 8 dress (previously a very tight 12 in denial of bigger sizes)
This morning I went rowing, and then went to pizza hut and was feeling fat, BUT just got back from an evening gym session and I ran at 10.5km/hour!

Meg_78

I couldn't for the life of me guess this one either when I first saw it...It's Non Scale Victory.

scinamon1

All right...I can figure out from context that NSV means good stuff from getting in shape. I cannot for the life of me figure out what it stands for. A vowel anyone?

Non-scale victories stuff that isn't about the number on the scale

jesusHchris

Some coworkers saw me coming out of the gym while we were at a work conference in Vegas. They told me I looked like I just got out of prison and quite a few people I ran into that week had heard people talking about it and started asking me nutrition / fitness questions.

I guess they weren't expecting the quiet engineer to be going beast mode.

Babyglass13

NSV = Non-Scale Victory

1.) I was able to have a shopping trip where I bought nothing but "L" and nothing with a "W" behind it!
2.) My current clothes are practically falling off
3.) My first sub-11:00 mile!

TNFirefly

Thanks scinamon. I was feeling like an idiot seeing it all over these boards but not having a clue.

Princess_Sameen

tops ones so far:

*I can jog on the treadmill without nearly passing out
*can leg press 110kg
*I no longer wear a UK size 26 trousers!
*The best one of all....I dont waddle like a duck when I walk now!! lol

mizzthang

I can wrap a smaller towel around myself now :0)... less weight to carry in my luggage on holiday lol
Swollen ankles seemed to have disappeared.. my list of positives are growing... endless shops to buy clothes from now... nearly five sizes down.. it's just fantastic...

crisanderson27

My best NSV:



See the tie on those pajama pants?

That was my waistline 3mos before that picture was taken.

SomeMorr

1. Got rid of my double chin
2. Had a client I hadnt seen in a couple years compliment me (didnt know she even remembered me)
3. Gave away half of my wardrobe to Goodwill (the other half is stuff I used to fit in that I am getting back into now)
4. Feeling my hip bones & seeing ribs in the mirror (Im 190lbs but I can see ribs defined)
5. Ran a 10k and 5k
6. Having a fitness worker at the YMCA tell me he sees a noticeable difference

SomeMorr

I can wrap a smaller towel around myself now :0).

omg this for me too, I use a "regular" size towel when I get out of the shower now and not a beach towel! lol

camdor

Today I bought a pair of size 12 skinny jeans. (and they fit!) In October 2011 I was getting too big for sixe 22 stretch pants.

emnk5308

All right...I can figure out from context that NSV means good stuff from getting in shape. I cannot for the life of me figure out what it stands for. A vowel anyone?

No Scale Victory

ka97

-completed 5ks, 10ks, half-marathons, and sprint triathlons
-doctors referring to me as "an athlete"
-feeling my arm and shoulder muscles
-walking around an amusement/water park all day in a swimsuit and shorts
-coworkers coming to me for food and workout advice
-buying a size "small" - this one still feels weird!

goexpos

loving reading this thread! for me ...

1. I can now do one full chin-up
2. had to retire a pair of board shorts that I bought last May b/c they were falling down
3. people keep asking me what I've been up to because I look great :-)

JulieMTiffany

1. I'm starting to see my hour glass figure again
2. my clothes are fitting better, and I've went down a pant size (single digits now!)

Elise_healthy4life

1- going from size 26 to a eighteen
2- my fitness I can now jog I've never been a runner ever
3- I have one chin
4- it's just so much easier to move around and do every day things