What is your NSV?

taintedbutterfly18
taintedbutterfly18 Posts: 189 Member
in Motivation and Support
I know a lot of us are obsessed with getting down to that final number, but what have been your non-scale victories? I had one this weekend. I bought a beautiful shirt 7 years ago. it ran kind of small and I never wore it because it was tight in the arms and it was not comfortable. I kept it anyway with the hope that one day...I'd wear it. Going through my closet looking for something else I thought I could fit into, (which I think I gave away. :(...) I came across this shirt again. I tried it on and it fit perfectly. My arms aren't snug! It was an NSV for me because I have thought many times that my arms were a part of my body that weren't changing...but they did. :bigsmile:

What is some NSV's you have experienced?
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  • LeggiGetsFit
    LeggiGetsFit Posts: 64 Member
    Wow, what a great NSV!!

    Mine would have to be having my Mom look at me and say "wow, you look amazing! I can't absolutely tell you've been working hard." since before MFP I lost 6 lbs, I've lost a total of 16 lbs and wasn't sure I saw many changes but I'm reassured that there has been! It's great having support.
  • terri0527
    terri0527 Posts: 678 Member
    I was in the pool the other day with my 14 yr old daughter. I was sitting on the ladder and she looked at me and said "how are you sitting on the ladder? When I sit there I have to sit sideways". So she gets on and sure enough her hips are just a little too wide to sit on the ladder without turning sideways a little. I get back on and sit straight on the ladder! I was so shocked that my hips had slimmed down that much I could have fell of the ladder!! :flowerforyou:
  • taintedbutterfly18
    taintedbutterfly18 Posts: 189 Member
    Wow, what a great NSV!!

    Mine would have to be having my Mom look at me and say "wow, you look amazing! I can't absolutely tell you've been working hard." since before MFP I lost 6 lbs, I've lost a total of 16 lbs and wasn't sure I saw many changes but I'm reassured that there has been! It's great having support.

    Congrats on your loss! I agree it's great having support. Nothing makes you feel more outstanding than someone saying that you look great and have worked your butt off and it shows! Best of luck to you.
  • Anthonydaman
    Anthonydaman Posts: 854 Member
    Not snoring anymore and tightening my belt another notch every 3-5 weeks
  • BrieLP
    BrieLP Posts: 300 Member
    There is this gentleman where I work that saw me a few weeks ago and told me I look like I've lost weight and now everytime he sees me he calls me Miss Skinny. I still have a way to go but it sounds nice :)
  • walkinmydoxies
    walkinmydoxies Posts: 123
    Congrats! :smile:
  • walkinmydoxies
    walkinmydoxies Posts: 123
    I was in the pool the other day with my 14 yr old daughter. I was sitting on the ladder and she looked at me and said "how are you sitting on the ladder? When I sit there I have to sit sideways". So she gets on and sure enough her hips are just a little too wide to sit on the ladder without turning sideways a little. I get back on and sit straight on the ladder! I was so shocked that my hips had slimmed down that much I could have fell of the ladder!! :flowerforyou:


    Congrats!!!
  • Weebs628
    Weebs628 Posts: 574 Member
    I don't have any boob "muffin top" spilling over my bra!
  • taintedbutterfly18
    taintedbutterfly18 Posts: 189 Member
    I don't have any boob "muffin top" spilling over my bra!

    :laugh: been there. Also glad my backfat has pretty much disappeared!
  • MCinSoCal
    MCinSoCal Posts: 87
    I think mine would be that I have discovered all these muscles I never knew or saw before! Like my upper arms have this curve now that I've never had in my life, my legs are strong and I can RUN!!! Never been a runner, back in my "skinnier" days I never saw a reason too....the. With my weight gain and back problems I never thought it would be possible, but I can! And it feels freaking amazing!!! :cry: <---happy tears
  • creech6317
    creech6317 Posts: 869 Member
    I took some pics to see the difference between my start and finish of 30DS, (I have them on my profile) and I sent them to a friend of mine to check and make sure they looked ok. Anywhooo, her husband can't believe the difference. He sees me 2-3 times a week when my friend and I walk, but I guess from seeing me slowly lose the weight he didn't notice. I guess he kept telling her that he can't believe how much I have changed in just the last couple of months. I actually have some muscle tone now. It feels good to know someone (who I will admit isn't the most observant person on the planet) noticed. It isn't all in my head.
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
    One of the Black Belts at the dojo I attend asked me the other day if I'd lost weight. I was so shocked that anyone would be able to notice, since I'd only just started losing weight again and had only lost 5-10lbs (even looking at pictures, I couldn't really notice a difference), that I could only respond with "I hope so!" I haven't seen him since to ask him what he noticed that was different, but that made my evening.

    I also noticed this morning that my back and sides seem more flat. :)
  • Nene2404
    Nene2404 Posts: 29
    Two NSVs in one week....
    1.bought a new pair of blue jean shorts in the "Normal" section of the store (haven't done that in 8 years)
    2. A coworker who knows all about my journey with MFP offered me a cupcake, and when I turned down the chocolate deliciousness, she called me a not so nice name (yep, the B word).
    I've gotta say it was a great feeling, knowing that someone else was jealous of the success I'm having. I'm encouraging the ladies at work to join the MFP community so we can tackle this journey together. It's so much easier when you've got a support system in place.
  • jadedzen
    jadedzen Posts: 221 Member
    that my dr, who hasn't seen me in 6 weeks (i just did 30 days logging in) said that i looked healthier than when he last saw me (even tho we're coming up to TOM) and asked if i'd lost weight! I haven't lost weight but maybe i'm getting some muscles back
  • natesangel
    natesangel Posts: 210 Member
    big one last night, my brand new (okay maybe 2 month old) size 14 jean shorts… came off and back up without undoing them! i just still can't seem to reconcile in my head that they are NOT the 16's i've worn for years! and now they are getting too small! hubby has mixed emotions, soo proud but now he's (very jokingly) pouting about only getting socks for the next year as i'll need new clothes so often! i haven't been this small since high school!
  • ImKindOfABigDeal40
    ImKindOfABigDeal40 Posts: 807 Member
    I have to wear a belt with my shorts and my ex wife told me the other day that I need to stop losing that I'm getting too skinny. She's never had a nice thing to say to me in the past.
  • betterby30
    betterby30 Posts: 18 Member
    Today I was eating lunch with a (very blunt) coworker and we were talking about baking (one of my great loves!). I do bake a lot, and she said "It's amazing that you're not obese." Now this is not true, but it made me feel great that she didn't view me as obese! Win!
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    The best one for me was a while ago, but it still makes me super happy.

    I went to my husbands office to have lunch with him and ran into one of his coworkers I hadn't seen in a while. She had obviously dropped a decent amount of weight and I thought she looked great, so I told her. She then replied, "Well I have you to thank. I was so inspired by how great you look after dropping so much weight that I decided it was time for me to do the same."

    I kid you not, I literally had tears in my eyes.

    Best. Feeling. Ever.
  • Wabbit05
    Wabbit05 Posts: 434 Member
    Not lost any weight but I'm about the lose these pants! They're falling off! Guess I'm losing inches instead :)
  • dsckrc
    dsckrc Posts: 194 Member
    school clothes shopping today with my 12 year old daughter and some of the shirts she picked out fit me!!! not that i would wear teenager clothes but the solid print tees are so sharable - she's been borrowing shirts out of my closet a lot lately too :noway:
  • o2bADyer
    o2bADyer Posts: 208
    I have to wear a belt with my shorts and my ex wife told me the other day that I need to stop losing that I'm getting too skinny. She's never had a nice thing to say to me in the past.

    LOL! Good for you!!! :bigsmile:
  • o2bADyer
    o2bADyer Posts: 208
    Not lost any weight but I'm about the lose these pants! They're falling off! Guess I'm losing inches instead :)

    Yep...same here. The scale stopped moving but the clothes are getting bigger and bigger on me! :laugh:
  • monicalord
    monicalord Posts: 26 Member
    Down one size pants. This is nice!
  • Couponqueenren
    Couponqueenren Posts: 47 Member
    I had an NSV today. I went to a labor day party with a group of people who always play volleyball. I always sit and route for one side or another, but never played because of how self conscience I felt about my weight. Now there is no reason for that because there were others who are heavy but just played for fun.

    Well with my new found love of fitness and just moving more, and with the need to burn off some of the extra calories I had consumed.... I got out there and played. I remembered how much I use to like playing volleyball when I was young.

    It felt so fantastic, I can't wait to go again :)
  • justmarried15
    justmarried15 Posts: 60 Member
    kept up my fitness goals for 2 months and counting! (posted in the success stories board today) hoping to continue my commitment to exercise :)
  • mrshoneydew
    mrshoneydew Posts: 253
    I have an adjustable belt that I wear at work that looks like piano keys (it's made out of a seat belt). On the belt, every 12 inches there is a thick black line (I call it my goal line). At one point, I could hit line, but then last year as I put on weight, I had to keep adjusting it backwards so it got farther and farther away, about 6 inches away.

    Well recently, I've hit the line again and as I adjust my belt, I'm about to go past it! :bigsmile:

    I also have more belts that I've had to add holes into which is always a good sign!
  • 126siany
    126siany Posts: 1,386 Member
    I've only been at this for about two weeks, but a suit I tried on that was snug in the belly on Monday actually fit perfectly on Friday! :bigsmile:
  • jenjones28
    jenjones28 Posts: 66 Member
    The other day at work one of my coworkers told me they were making a run to McDonald's for breakfast for everyone and asked me if I wanted anything. When I told her no, thanks, she said, "I didn't think so since you don't really eat junk food, but I thought I'd ask." Made me feel good. :)
  • sabolfitwife
    sabolfitwife Posts: 423 Member
    I've had lots of big and little ones... Today, it happens to be that the bra I'm wearing is too big!! In both the cup and the band! I find this to be super exciting because this really isn't an area that I notice to be getting smaller, but obviously it is!!!! :-D
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Not much of an nsv to most here I imagine, but have managed to not binge or purge for a week now.

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