NSV (Non Scale Victory) Not shared enough. Let's hear it!

My little one who is almost 3 is quite a fast runner and today she decided she would run most of the way to school and instead of stopping her I ran alongside her for over 5 minutes. Pity I did not now she was going to do it though as a sports bra and my running shoes would have been a bonus (especially as i was wearing walking boots).

The best thing was her smile as mummy ran with her.

Refusing to buy clothes headed into the end of the school year because I just KNOW I will have to buy more before school starts back next year because I will need another size smaller So I'm just making due with what I have for the next couple weeks no matter how sloppy!
(except that one pair of pants for a job interview next Tuesday, and to wear for church!)

The scale didn't squeak (groan? lol) when I stepped on it this morning.

It squeaked at 209 lbs. and above. Today at 208, it did not squeak. I keep stepping on it to hear the no-noise.

When I smile, my cheeks don't meet the bottoms of my sunglasses anymore.

Last night I was wearing a skirt that was getting too snug two months ago. I stood with good posture and lifted the waistband and dropped it, and it fell loosely around my waist and settled comfortably on my hips--in the evening, after supper!

That, and having my husband be proud of me! :smooched:

My boyfriend smacked my *kitten* this morning and hurt his hand on it. The squats are a-working.

YAY! New lower sizes. I was at a size 12 for months, and found a pair of tens that fit at the store, and now they are loose. Yippie.

1.) Not thinking about my next meal right after I finish my current one.
2.) All my work pants being super baggy on me and pulling out ones that I haven't worn since before my last child - and they fit with room to spare.
3.) A co-worker actually said I was looking scrawny (I am not really, people, just her sense of humor).

For lack of having anything for warm weather right now that kind of fits, I've lately been wearing old t-shirts and other clothes that mentally/emotionally feel too snug or revealing ("not there yet, your arms are still gross, etc." says my judgmental self). But whenever I do, I get comments about how great I look, particularly from people who didn't previously realize I've lost weight. I've always hidden under too-large clothes, so this is helping me shed the mindset that I still look the same on the outside, no matter what the scale says.

Recently, someone who was startled at my seemingly-overnight weight loss told me "you need to eat!" which is the first and only time I've had someone tell me that in my life, except when I was bedridden from the flu. It felt great

The other day at work "Hey Michelle, those jeans are getting baggy looking!"

When I started work there, I was a size 10. Now my 8's are BAGGY.

::happy dance all the way to my desk::

One of the bodybuilders at my gym gave me some unsolicited encouragement on my hang clean this week. Told me to keep working at it....I've almost got it! :happy:

When I bought a pair of jeans that showed my shape rather than hid it and my children thought I looked good.

Running 3.5 miles and still feeling like I could hit the weights (this coming from a guy who got winded going from the bed to the couch).

I'm still, in my head, not really seeing a whole lot of difference when I look in the mirror, so it was a very happy and unexpected NSV I had recently...

I was out for a walk the sun was shining (first time in a while where I live) and I looked down and saw my shadow walking along with me and had to turn around and do a double take to make sure nobody was following me, because that sure didn't look like my shadow. It was to small. Loved it!

I love this BigDog, Congrats!

Fitting in those FAVORITE pair of jeans from 4 years back and they look GOOD!