NSV--Finally a huge one! What's yours?
SkinnyDevi
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Good Morning All:
Guess what happens when your landscaping company quotes you $650 for a spring yard cleanup?? Umm...you get your own butt out there and get to work! Over the past several months I've experienced several NSVs (e.g. smaller sizes, flexibility, etc) but this weekend, I had my biggest one yet. Last Spring, I was only able to work in the yard for an hour or so and it was painful and exhausting. Fast forward to this weekend and 64 lbs down, I was able to work on my yard on Saturday for 6-7 hours and a couple hours on Sunday. I'm completely sore but I am amazed that I was actually able to do it. I don't want to discount my other NSVs at all but this one was a reminder to me of exactly why I decided to go on this journey. I am loving the added energy and stamina that weight-loss has given me. This makes me believe that my life is actually changing and I can and will be able to do the things that I've wanted to do for so long.
What's your biggest NSV so far?
Guess what happens when your landscaping company quotes you $650 for a spring yard cleanup?? Umm...you get your own butt out there and get to work! Over the past several months I've experienced several NSVs (e.g. smaller sizes, flexibility, etc) but this weekend, I had my biggest one yet. Last Spring, I was only able to work in the yard for an hour or so and it was painful and exhausting. Fast forward to this weekend and 64 lbs down, I was able to work on my yard on Saturday for 6-7 hours and a couple hours on Sunday. I'm completely sore but I am amazed that I was actually able to do it. I don't want to discount my other NSVs at all but this one was a reminder to me of exactly why I decided to go on this journey. I am loving the added energy and stamina that weight-loss has given me. This makes me believe that my life is actually changing and I can and will be able to do the things that I've wanted to do for so long.
What's your biggest NSV so far?
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That is AWESOME. I am finding myself able to do things I could not physically do before as a huge motivator! This past weekend I ran a 5K with minimal training--- no WAY i could have done that pre surgery.
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Congratulations! A few months ago I ran a mile for the very first time (without stopping). That was HUGE for me. I think even in high school I stopped to walk! This past Saturday I ran 3 miles!0
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Hey! Just make sure that you do *not* tell my wife that I am now capable of 6-7 hours of garden work!
Seriously, though, that sounds like a great NSV!
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That's awesome! I did a boat pose in yoga- that was my big NSV. Before I couldn't reach back far enough to grab my ankle because there was too much chub in the way.
Also my yard still needs some work... You know with all that energy you have
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Thats fantastic!!! My biggest one to date is climbing 10 flights of stairs at work without needing ACLS (that's the cpr certification docs and nurses get that allows them to participate in those code blues you see on tv--well, soooooooo not like on tv, but you know what i mean). Looking VERY forward to a soon-to-be NSV that I will be SHOUTING from the rooftops on here, but keeping it under wraps for now!
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Hey! Just make sure that you do *not* tell my wife that I am now capable of 6-7 hours of garden work!
Seriously, though, that sounds like a great NSV!
Rob
Don't tell my wife either please. I did over 5 hours of yard work yesterday felt great to do more than 30 minutes at a time.
Randy
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I love reading these. It helps a newbie like me look forward to all the great stuff to look forward too. Thank you!0
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So exciting. Way to go!! My NSV is going out to NYC this weekend and being able to walk over 22,000 steps Sunday and still feel energetic at the end. It was great!!0
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I have narcolepsy, so I often get bummed that I don't have tons of extra energy like everyone else finds. I can keep moving, but I still feel an afternoon crash.
Mine current nsv is a bit more body driven. It took a lot of pounds, as I still have a bunch in the middle, but I can see my toes!! I think a pedi is in my near future!!0 -
Congratulations! Isn't that a great feeling?
My biggest NSV was last year at Disney World. I walked two teenage boys into the ground! They were begging me to slow down 0 -
My biggest one so far was walking/hiking the south rim of the Grand Canyon (the eintire rim within the national park we were in that is). I would never have been able to do that before this weight loss.0
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That's a fantastic NSV - well done.
My NSV today was getting on a plane and bring able to fasten the seat belt WITHOUT asking for a belt extension AND getting the tray down fully to put my cup on - not wedging the tray on my belly!! Little things do mean a lot.0 -
I have not had my surgery yet. But I have found that since losing 27lbs I can actually move better without feeling so tired. I had my daughter riding her bike and was jogging/walking beside her for almost a hour without feeling like I was going to die. If I'm feeling this good before surgery I can only imagine how great it will be after surgery. My kids actually told me the other day that I'm a fun mom now. We go to the park we play tag and all that stuff that held me back before because I was so heavy. 0
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A couple big ones for me is no seat belt extender when flying anymore and I bought a bike this weekend.0
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I've lost enough weight to go on the transplant list..I lost my kidneys and received a transplant 2008. The prednisone I was taking made me gain a ton of weight. I could not be put on the list until j lost it...today I got evaluated to be put on the list again and they said my weight would not hold me back0
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I've lost enough weight to go on the transplant list..I lost my kidneys and received a transplant 2008. The prednisone I was taking made me gain a ton of weight. I could not be put on the list until j lost it...today I got evaluated to be put on the list again and they said my weight would not hold me back
That is the best NSV yet!!! Congrats!! You must be thrilled!0 -
I am but it's still a scary process...I only had this kidney for a few years and it was supposed to last me 200
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I've lost enough weight to go on the transplant list..I lost my kidneys and received a transplant 2008. The prednisone I was taking made me gain a ton of weight. I could not be put on the list until j lost it...today I got evaluated to be put on the list again and they said my weight would not hold me back
Best wishes for continued good health. Best NSV I ever saw.0 -
I've lost enough weight to go on the transplant list..I lost my kidneys and received a transplant 2008. The prednisone I was taking made me gain a ton of weight. I could not be put on the list until j lost it...today I got evaluated to be put on the list again and they said my weight would not hold me back
Awesome NSV!!! Praying that all goes well and this new one lasts much, much longer!0
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