Friday NSV Post yours below!

It's casual Friday today at work so I can wear jeans. The pair I have on today are normally the ones I have to wear around the house and dance around in before going out when they come out from the dryer (ladies y'all know what I'm talking about). Today, I just put them on and zipped, without feeling like I have to suck in or like I'm rocking an epic muffin top.

I'm also wearing a L tank top from Old Navy under my jacket today. Granted, it's a super stretchy tank but it's still nice to not see that X before the L :happy: .

I'll be honest when I say those are both big surprises. I just moved recently and between work, moving stress, and not being able to cook at home so eating out a lot, when I unpacked my scale it said I had put on 5 lbs :noway: ! As of last Sunday I was back to just 0.6 lb above my last official weigh in. Phew lol. BUT now that I AM officially in my new place, I'm back to cooking all my meals and can now start going to the gym with my sister .

When hospitalized this week, I wore a regular Johnny and used a regular bp cuff. I'll take that positive NSV out of a negative situation.

...and I chose eating at home versus running through drive through as I was home by myself - that made me proud of me as previously the choice would have been so the opposite!!! WHOOT WHOOT!!!

That is a big one!! Super cool!

I had a couple of similar experiences this week...my husband was out of town. He is the main cook in our house, and a huge positive influence on me, and while he was away instead of grabbing a fast food lunch I still went home and cooked healthier things for myself. On Tuesday night, I had purposely squirreled away LOTS of extra calories so I could enjoy a girls' night out with friends. We went to a Mexican restaurant and I ordered one of the healthiest entrées. My friends got margaritas but I didn't, because it just wasn't worth the calories to me and I knew I wanted something sweet. I could have stopped at the frozen custard place on my way home (about a 4 block trip home) and gone over by 200-300 calories to have a treat there...instead I drove a few miles in the other direction, walked around Target for an hour (not exercise but a FEW steps anyway) and treated myself to a 190 calorie Lindt chocolate bar instead. Was totally satisfied and ended my day under by about 90 cal.

I have a "test" dress and skirt in my closet that I try on periodically to test whether I am becoming smaller or not instead of relying on the scale (up and down) and my mirror (it lies like a *kitten*). For the first time in months, maybe a year, I can zip both articles closed without issue. Dress fits perfectly and skirt fits. Almost there. Abs really are made in the kitchen.

totally an NSV, outsiders who have no vested interest in your happiness noticed the change. Regardless of why they think it happened, it happened and you know it was your hard work and dedication to making yourself healthy and happy. Just wait till they see you again

My size 12 jeans are too lose! Shopping for size 10
AND last night I ran for 30 minutes non-stop, and felt like I could keep jogging! Not too shabby.

I'm wearing my New York and Company XL slacks with barely any love handles....Friday is a weigh in day and it served as confirmation too

I had several NSV's this week...

1. Today will be day seven in a row that I have been to the gym!
2. I wore dress pants to work, and they were comfortable, that haven't fit me in about 2 years.
3. I had to drill another hole in my belt because it was just getting to loose to do its job!
4. I had to buy new jeans this week because I was developing "droopy butt" in my old, saggy jeans.
5. And the big one... I have horrible knees, to the point where walking steps is painful and I could do one step at a time. This week, I have started doing the steps normal again and my knees are feeling MUCH better!!!

I have two:
1. I've been posting my runs on FB with runkeeper and today I noticed one of my friends doing the same and I'm gonna assume (though of course I don't know for sure) that I inspired him!
2. I checked my fitbit stats and it turns out that I did over ten thousand steps every single day in the past two weeks except for 1 day when I was on a 7 hr road trip and 1 day when I had dental surgery!

I am wearing my new Nike Air's today that are 2 that's right TWO sizes smaller than I was wearing when I started. Whoot~!

I'm wearing a size 12 for the first time in years

I put on a maxi dress that I bought 3 weeks ago to wear on vacation. It was looser!!! Overall just looked better than on vacation.

I've made it two full weeks here and went to the gym 4 days out of 5 this week! Also, as a full figured woman I was not about to buy the next size up, but I probably needed to. Now I don't need to anymore!

I was finally able to do 5 extra minutes of exercise without dying!! :bigsmile:

Ran the fastest minute mile ever......

In the rain......

Felt amazing!!!!!