What's Your Most Recent NSV

Seeing veins pop out during lifting i never knew were in my arms, at least seen obviously. My 42 size pants look like a drawstring crown royal bag all loose at the bottom but bunched up around my waist, and my belt is out of notches! :grumble: Sometimes being a man and hating shopping makes things difficult.

I don't know if this is the right place for it, but I wanted to share.

One of my co-workers is a small feisty woman, who often challenges everyone to arm wrestling matches. She challenged a few of the guys. She brought in chocolate to work on my birthday, so I said I'd arm wrestle her for the chocolate, then flexed. She looked at me, said "No way, I'm afraid of you!" and ran off.
I'm 40 to 50 lbs overweight, but working out regularly, and I can see a difference in my arms. Apparently she did too!

Second one: I went out for a jog with my spouse, and did not have to slow down to walk once. We weren't jogging quickly mind you, but still. I haven't been jogging in years, so I was quite happy to do a 3 km jog that easily.

I have lots to lose, but I lost 1/2 in my waist.

Now into "training" for stuff and less focus on calories in/out. Much more fun and exciting. Plus, I get complimented a lot more these days. All glory to God!

Being able to get my scrub top off over my breasts without too much jumping and tugging! Ha!

BIG NSV day for me today...went shopping All of the pants I tried on were size 8 and almost all of them fit. One pair was even too big! I bought a pair of size 8 white linen pants to replace the size 12's I was trying to get into before I started this (I was wearing a 16 at the start) !!! AND. All the tops and dresses were a MEDIUM! AND - oh I am not done yet!!!! I bought a size SMALL Maxi dress!!! Yes I said it a SMALL - when I came out of the dressing room with the medium on I asked the sales lady what is wrong with this dress she said - uh - It's too big!!! LOL! and got me a small. It fit perfectly.

<--- this profile picture - me rocking size 8 pants and medium top from my shopping trip today!

My most recent NSV was a confidence boost this morning when I was feeling especially puffy. I'm down to my last five (stubborn) pounds until my goal weight, and this morning I was very aware of my love handles.

I went into the employee area at work, and overheard two of my coworkers talking in the other room who didn't hear me come in. They were talking about working out, and one mentioned that her main goal was her figure. She said she wished she could have a smaller waist but still have nice hips and curves, like I do.

All this time all I could see was the extra pounds in my hips, and it turns out that others see it way more positive than I do. It changed my perspective and made me feel pretty good about my body

I actually tucked my shirt in for work all last week. The only other time I've tucked in the last few years was when I wore a suit jacket to hide all the rolls.

Plus all my belts are on their last loop!

Today is my wedding anniversary! 18 years, its a victory in my book:-) ... God bless!