No Scale Victories, share yours!

Last August, I was attended a wedding. I had been in a rush and done a quick change at work before I headed out. As I was walking up the drive to the venue, my underwear and nylons started sliding down! We're talking down-to-the-ankles slide! I ran to the restroom and had to ditch both. Taught me a lesson: always buy the next size down in "foundation garments" when on a weight-loss campaign! Also: Try on *all* of your outfit before you head out! The dress I was wearing was also "too big!"

Five years ago, when I went to go visit my parents, my mother mentioned that there were some old clothes still in a closet. We went to go look at them. She wanted to get rid of them as it was "clear that wouldn't ever see a size six again." I had the clothes shipped back home anyway and recently, on a Skype call she got to see me wearing some of those same clothes!

You know how when you back your car out of a parking space, you physically twist your body around to look out the back window? I couldn't do that for five years! I relied on my rearview and side mirrors to see what was behind me. Not coincidentally, I backed into two different cars that way. Anyway, I realized that that now I can check out the blind spots!

When I was heavy, I couldn't run. Heck, I could barely walk without sounding like I was having an asthmatic attack afterwards! I was at a national park and forgotten my camera in the parking lot. I had three minutes to retrieve it before the tour into the caves began. I *ran* about 50 yards (RT), got my camera and made it back with time to spare! *And*, even though my heart rate went up, I wasn't flopping around like a landed fish!

And finally, by the numbers: I've gotten my BMI well within the "normal" range and gotten my waist measurement to under 30 inches. My risk of diabetes has been substantially reduced. My next NSV goal is to get my sugar macros under control. :-)

WOW! All of your stories are so great!

My NSV:
I have been using Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds DVDs for years and have recently started using them daily for exercise because I haven't been able to make it to the gym. The DVD is 65 minutes long and goes for 5 miles.
Starting out, I was winded after 2 miles (26 minutes in) and dying through the third mile.
A few days ago I started the tape with my mother in law and we made it through 3 miles and she tapped out, winded. I felt good, so I kept going.
I completed the tape! For the first time in my entire life, I walked 5 miles and even though I definitely felt the burn, I wasn't that tired afterwards!

Also, people I work with asking me "have you lost weight?"
Awesome feeling!

The most recent NSVs:

My balance has significantly improved - I can finally do those quad stretches again where you hold your foot behind your back with your hand and balance on one leg. It's been a while since I could do those without letting go to reset my balance.

My knees feel way less wobbly during Zumba and other group fitness classes (yay!!)

Let me start by saying I am not an jogger/runner. I just have never done it...breathing well and jogging/running isn't my strong point. Today I was walking on the treadmill, thought i would just try to see if I could do a slow jog for 30 seconds. I ended up doing that for two minutes. Five minutes later I thought.....why not try for three minutes...and done. I jogged for 5 minutes on the treadmill today. :-D There may be a runner in me yet :-D

My husband came up and started giving me a neck/shoulder rub and said "Wow! Your traps are SO firm! I can totally tell you've been working them."

He never says stuff like that. It felt awesome!

When I put my bathrobe on after my shower today, I noticed that there seemed to be more material to wrap around myself in the front.

LOVE THIS ONE!!!

I've gone from a 24 jeans (squished into a 22 some how) to an 18-20. I haven't worn anything under a 20 since, well, since I was 20. And, I'm back into a regular -not plus sized- XL tee shirt. In ladies. Some cuts are still tight (and a few are "forget it"), but, I didn't think a non-plus sized shirt was ever going to be possible again.
Oh, and I can not only kick to waist level.. I can kick multiple times with out losing my balance (which comes in handy playing super heros with my 4 year old).