What's Your Most Recent NSV

janetsnakehole wrote: »

I need this skirt in my life so badly....

donnamwebb39 wrote: »

I actually zipped up my winter coat (instead of just kind of holding it closed with my hands in the pockets). Timely due to the weather and an NSV!

Nice! I had to buy a new coat for this winter. My old one was fitting me like a garbage bag. It was getting up there in age as well, so it was time for a new one.

My NSV was going in for my latest check-up with the doctor and the lab results came back with really good numbers. My cholesterol has dropped 70 points (from 199 to 129) since I started trying to get healthy back in March and I'm no longer pre-diabetic! I also had a prostate check and that came back normal.

There were a few things still above the normal range (CO2 and Urea Nitrogen) but not by much and the doctor wasn't very concerned with it. All in all, I left the clinic feeling on top of the world.

My NSV: perfecting single jumps in jumping rope class at the gym! Even though I'm pretty sure I just died doing it... So close to almost throwing up or passing out so many times during the 25 min class.... Finally, after going 3 other times beforehand and only being able to skip rope, I'm so proud of myself for making the class and finally getting the jumps done the way they should be done!

I have a belt I wore back in high school, 20 years ago. When I started in January the ends didn't even meet, at all. Now I'm on the first hole of it--only three more to go!

Played a full hour of ice hockey scrimmage today, first time in 10 years. A year ago couldn't walk an hour !

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Am now bench pressing nearly twice the weight I started with, and I can really almost do an actual pushup with correct form. Oh, and last week I had my measurements done again and my body fat % is now "high" which is a far sight better than "very high." Working on getting to "normal" for the first time what seems like forever.

155 days ago, I wouldn't have imagined that I would be able to:

-Fit into medium sized clothing (from XXL)
-FIt into size 32 pants (wearing size 38 at my highest weight, size 36 when I first started using MFP)
-Feel good about myself.

This is because of all the people that continues to inspire me in MFP

Ok, this is a weird one. My sister came over on Tuesday night and we were working on a computer graphic project for fun. My husband, who had been down in his man cave working on one of his gasoline powered tools, comes up to the computer area wielding two fancy beers. The old me and my sister included would have been VERY excited to grab a beer. The funny thing was, he just kinda stood there waiting for the "Awesome, tanks!" And it just wasn't happening. After an awkward minute or so, he said something like "I guess you guys don't want these.". I said I didn't want to drink on a Tuesday, but thanks. That was some serious willpower. He was VERY offended and a bit pouty the rest of the evening, but I didn't care because I didn't drink a bunch if empty calories and alcohol always makes me lose my control when it comes to eating too. I can't tell you how often the man sabotages my daily plans. I don't blame him though, there will always be temptations, it's up to me to be strong. This day I was strong.

Today - realizing how much more productive I am at work. Turns out that eating a huge lunch and falling asleep in my chair wasn't great for productivity. Whereas being fit and eating heathily definitely is.

So yesterday was my first day back at the gym in a while (like over a week ). I decided to try a 3 walk/2 run treadmill session to try and get a better feel for treadmill pacing...had one of the best runs in weeks. I was able to up my speeds and increase my mileage. I also tried a stairmaster for the first time in my life, climbed about 9 flights in 3 minutes and found a new favorite machine.

1) I no longer dread mealtime. I used to (funny for a fat person to say), but it was because I never had a plan and I always ended up overeating and then feeling bad about myself. I have a collection of go-to recipes on MFP and have stocked my pantry, fridge, and freezer with items that allow me to put yummy (just ask my 4 year old!) dishes together with little stress.
2) My fittest co-worker just told me she wished that her gym had an AMT (Precor 100i) because she can really see the transformation in my body from using it consistently for the past few months.

I haven't wore a fat sucker (aka - Spanx) in over a month!!!

I was able to clean and squat double 20 kg kettle bells! (That's a total of 88 pounds - 44 each.)

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Doing that this past Friday (12/12) for the first time since I broke my ankle coming off that back in May 2013. It was a HUGE victory and yes I teared up when I reached the top step. It's nice to be back in shape again. I had gained 35 pounds after my injury and just recently lost all the weight plus a few more. My victory picture is my profile pic.