NSV - I'm okay with stairs and squats!

This is my 3rd go awound on losing weight. This time I've ditched the scale and focused on getting healthier and losing inches.
So far, 1/2 inch off my hips, and only a week in!!

My NSV, however, made me happy. I actually have two;
1. I live in a upstairs apartment. I used to hate those stairs. I'd get winded, not completely out of breath, but enough to irritate me. As of day-before-yesterday, I can go up them easily. No heavy breathing, not side pains. Nothing. I actually ran up them yesterday just for fun, felt great!
2. I've been doing the 30 day squat challenge. I'm done with week one. The first day I had pains after 10 squats, yesterday I did 60 and didn't start feeling REAL burning until about 45, I even pushed a bit further and did 10 more!

I love that I can feel myself gaining strength, that is my goal. Yes, I want to look good. I want my cute clothes to fit again. I want my wedding dress to fit great. But I mainly want to be healthy.

And tomorrow I am going on a 5 mile roundtrip hike (not much, but its a good one). The first hike I did this year was about 3 weeks ago and after 20 minutes I wanted to give up. It took us longer than expected but I finished.

Anyway, I just wanted to share. I can't wait until the day I can share my success photos!