First NSV

mitsi94

Well, maybe not my absolute first, but the first one that made me want to post about it since joining MFP.

So, I regularly ride my bicycle back and forth to work every day as often as I can when it's not pouring down rain. I do have rain gear for light rain, so I do ride most days. During the summer when I was also playing softball a couple nights a week, I would take the direct route from my house to work, which ends up being about 2 miles each way. Now that softball season is over, I was feeling like I wasn't getting enough exercise anymore, so I started taking the "long" way to work to increase my calorie burn for the day. The long route works out to be about 6 miles each way, so I have been getting in a total of 12 miles a day, which gets me about 60 min of exercise a day. This has been feeling really good!

So, now for the NSV. The other day on my ride home, I had to stop at a stop light. As I was waiting for the light to turn green, I noticed that I was standing comfortably over the frame of the bike, between the seat and the handlebars. This has never happenend before!!! Since I started riding, whenever I would stop, I would have to stand to one side of the bike with it leaned over underneath me because I physically didn't fit between the seat and the handle bars. My tummy and my behind were always too big ....until now - Now I fit!!! As soon as I realized this, I was soooo happy!!! I was so happy, I rode an extra mile on the way home!

I still have a long way to go on my weight loss journey, but I finally feel like I am getting somewhere this year. This little victory just made my day!

sweetandtenderhooligan

good for you! well done

deb3129

Yay! Those little things that you notice spontaneously are great!!!!

HollywoodDJ

This post! Congratulations! Keep goin hunne!

wick09

Way to go!!! Keep up the great work.....mfp needs a like button!!!

leeanneowens

That's awesom! Congratulations.

leeanneowens

That's awesom! Congratulations.


And let me add that you are my hero for riding your bike that far each day.

honey_bee_keysha

congrats!

gargisingh

Wow! That is a great NSV! I am also amazed that you bike about 12 miles a day. I have been cutting slack and biking to work for couple of weeks. (Time to get back upon wheels. Thanks for inspiring!)

WillLift4Tats

That's so great, what a cool NSV! Today was actually my first day biking to work, so woohoo for us! As my avid bike-rider friend always says "Burn fat, not gas!"

Fvaisey

You are doing such a great job! I have commuted to work on a bike before and it's a great feeling. Congrats on your NSV! I know there are more coming.

Eleanorjanethinner

Good for you! Keep up the great work!