Whats your current NSV (non scale victory)

I went on a 6 mile hike yesterday. There is no way I could've done that 89 pounds ago.

I had a student give me a candy bar last week. I carried it around in my purse all week and today I gave it back to her when she got a good grade on something! I resisted eating it and it was my FAVORITE kind!

I was able to actually reach my foot when we stretched them behind us in our class this morning. Haha

I've had a few this past week.

Most of my socks are ankle length because higher socks bite into my leg. I wore a pair of higher socks this week and had no ring around my leg after taking them off. My lower leg has decreased in size enough that my tall socks are comfy.

Earlier this week I decided to wear a belt that I rarely wear. I put it on but couldn't wear it because the last hole was at least 4 inches from where I needed one. (The tag end of my regular belt is passing through three loops beyond the buckle now.)

With cooler weather coming out, I've gotten out some of my long legged workout/lounge pants. They all fall off with the drawstring tied where it was when I last wore them in the spring.

Yesterday it started raining right as I getting ready to head out to the car for work. I grabbed a jacket that was given to me by the company I used to work for. Although it was the largest size available at the time, I have never been able to wear it correctly and zip it up. I figured what the hell and gave it a try. It zipped right up and fit fine. "I'm singing in the rain"

One of my former co-workers that had switched to another group asked another person in my group if I was sick or something because I had dropped a lot of weight.

And finally a scale victory. Sixteen years ago at the age of 21 I was working second shift in a factory while going to college. I weighed myself on the inventory scale since I was over capacity on regular scales. I weighed something like 466 or 468 pounds. This week I weighed in at 458 pounds. While that's still extremely heavy, it's less than I've weighed in 16 years.

Keep up the great work everybody!

I had to climb into the church's 10-passanger van last night. That has always been a real challenge. Last night... no problem.

I resisted victoria sponge cake

that is a very big deal for me. Going to the gym later, gunna SMASH IT HULK STYLE!

:bigsmile: Ribs I now have them... :bigsmile:
A friend at work gave me a hug today and said "wow you are so much smaller!!!"
My first 5k this Saturday..
I HAVE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME READING ALL OF THIS; WE SHOULD ALL BE SO VERY PROUD!!!!!!

I had a totally awesome NSV today!

While I was riding my mare, my mom mentioned that the saddle went from too big to too small (I've only been working on this for 6 weeks, and no where near my goal!).

This was followed up by my mare spooking (she traveled b/w 30 and 40 feet in less than a second), and with this much of a spook, even when I rode horse two or three times a day, I would not have stayed on...I didn't even have a chance to grab the saddle horn with my hand before I'd gotten her calmed down and...was STILL IN THE SADDLE!

I was so relieved that I had not landed in the dirt, I was literally holding Zaida in and doubled over laughing! My mother said it looked like the gym was REALLY paying off toward that goal because my legs and balance were able to compensate for the sudden sideways/forward motion!

I started my journey to get healthy in mid march. In mid July we went to visit our son. If he noticed anything he didn't comment. Last week I went for another visit. When he picked me up at the airport, I had the door open and my suitcase put in the back seat before he could get out of the truck. When I looked up at him he was just sitting there looking at me... I looked at him and said what? What???? He continues just looking at me and he says " Mom you, you, look so fit " So worth all the hard work!!!

Mad at myself for buying new jeans before deciding to go this road. Non returnable. They fit OK except they're too long.

I actually have 2 scales in my house. I may be small enough for one of them but don't know where my friends put the top part that shows the NUMBERS.

I put on a skirt yesterday, I haven't worn since last year. It was no longer skin tight, but too big. Things like this help me realize that all the hard work I am doing is worth it. Even with the scale not moving.

these!!!

I just walked five miles, up and down some pretty steep hills, pushing my jogging stroller with my 2 year old in it, and got home peppy and full of energy. In August, I did a TWO mile walk and was almost wrecked!

New pair of jeans in size 27 (US4)!!

My Current Non Scale Victory: Got on my bike today for the first time in.... 12 years! I was always scared to try again because I was bullied about being larger and going slow while riding, instead of speeding around. So my insecurities got the best of me (of course, then I was a kid and bullies were the biggest of my then problems) and just never got around to biking again.... I fell off about a dozen times before I got really going, but it was great and I felt like SUPERWOMAN! :bigsmile: I can add this to my weekly workouts (as long as our coastal weather will allow it) and hopefully by next summer, I'll be riding like a pro! :drinker: