NSV...160 pounds gone, my own father didn't recognize me.

dawson55510

Awesome job looking good:)

RawTriGal

Congrats!!!! Such great accomplishments. Keep doin what you're doin! oh... and btw, what is NSV... I've seen that on several posts but am new to the site and not sure what the abbreviation stands for...

ASDavis72

Wow. That’s great!!! I wish you would had taken his picture with his mouth wide open in shock :-) Congratulations on your hard work paying off.

TennesseeSodaholic

Fantastic story! Awesome photos on your page!

gerripho

I just checked your pictures and you really ARE a different person! Nice story about your Dad. Brought a smile to my morning.

babymine55

LOL, photos of my dads face would have been PRICELESS! ;-)

And, thank you, for all your kind words...I'm thrilled my story helped/entertained/inspired others!! I know I sure got a good laugh out of it.

babymine55

Congrats!!!! Such great accomplishments. Keep doin what you're doin! oh... and btw, what is NSV... I've seen that on several posts but am new to the site and not sure what the abbreviation stands for...

NSV is non-scale victory.

Sherylgirl48

Wow ... you are really lovely -- you/ve done a great job! What an accomplishment! My motivation is mainly to be healthy, but frankly I want to look good, too. I'd love to fit into a size 12 again - actually, a size 14 would be a blessing. Being fat seems to dictate who I am, and I know that's not good. I really do have some good qualities -- they are just kind of buried in all this ugly fat. I would sure like to have a good self image once again. Congratulations again and thanks for sharing with all of us!

MindyG150

Loved your story, sometimes it does take more than your inner self to keep going.

babymine55

Wow ... you are really lovely -- you/ve done a great job! What an accomplishment! My motivation is mainly to be healthy, but frankly I want to look good, too. I'd love to fit into a size 12 again - actually, a size 14 would be a blessing. Being fat seems to dictate who I am, and I know that's not good. I really do have some good qualities -- they are just kind of buried in all this ugly fat. I would sure like to have a good self image once again. Congratulations again and thanks for sharing with all of us!

Thank you...and, believe me...I know exactly how you feel. Once I hit a certain weight, I could almost feel people's eyes of judgement on me. Then, I began treating myself just as they viewed me. I gave up.

Wthout sounding cheesy or anything...if I can say anything that would be encouraging, DON'T LET DEFEAT GET THE BETTER OF YOU! I did that for too long. I sat, fat and unhappy..and defeated.

I am so happy to have this MFP community here. To encourage, to laugh...to learn.

I really REALLY appreciate all the kind words, and I am (as I said before) truly happy that there are others that found as much humor in my story as I did!!

babymine55

when someone asks "WHEN ARE YOU DUE??" -BTW.....never ask that--unless a woman is wearing a neon maternity shirt that is flashing 'BABY ON BOARD'...just sayin. How do you go onward and upward?

Jimmy John's sandwich shops were founded by an interesting fellow. They have numerous quirky and humorous posters throughout. One of the funnier posters lists the top 50 life lessons the founder has learned throughout his life.

One of them says something like:

Never ever say anything to a woman that might imply you believe she is pregnant unless you see an actual baby emerging from her at the time.

Almost laughed out loud when I read that one. The others on the list are pretty funny too.

LOL..it amazes me the crap that comes out of people's mouths!! I kid you not, a few weeks ago a friend of the family said to me (as I was holding my 20 month old), "So, I see you're expecting another??!!". AND IF THAT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH...when I responded, no, I'm not pregnant...she continued her verbal diarrhea of the mouth by saying, "Oh, so your still recovering from the last one then?". Gah!!!

ColoradoRobin

Congratulations on doing souch a great job and making your dad's jaw drop! Great story!

rrumbolt

wow that is a huge success. congrats

vjrose

You are an amazing young lady and you can definitely hold that over your dad's head for a longgg time, lol. Don't get discouraged, after a huge loss like that your body is likely regrouping, I've noticed that even though the scale stopped again for me a couple of months ago the clothes continue to get looser. So just keep on keeping on, you are so doing it right and the pounds will continue to creep off. All your MFP pals will be rooting for you no matter how slow or fast it comes off. Be patient, get used to the new you, then continue on the path you've chosen. Congratulations.

tbetts23

Just had a peak at your profile. You are amazing! I have stalled a bit these past couple months. It's reading stories like yours that help motivate me to keep going:flowerforyou:

babymine55

Just had a peak at your profile. You are amazing! I have stalled a bit these past couple months. It's reading stories like yours that help motivate me to keep going:flowerforyou:

I am glad it helped!! That's what it's all about, right? To encourage and be enouraged when needed! And, really, it was a pretty funny moment! LOL

..and, thank you. When I look at old photos of me, I don't hardly recognize that person anymore. My youngest doesn't recognize me in old photos at all. He will never know me as "really big mommy"!