A Medical NSV--it's not all about the skinny jeans

Ok, the smaller-size jeans are great(!), but I had an even-better NSV (non-scale victory) yesterday. I went in for a check-up. Hadn't seen my doctor since before I started my weight loss and wellness journey in January. To date, I'm 48 pounds down. 48 pounds! My doctor walked into the room and said, "Wow, you look fantastic. You've lost so much weight!" She wanted to know how I did it. I extolled the virtues of MFP (of course!) and the hard work and dedication to exercise (running, kickboxing, kettlebell) since January. Her noticing the weight loss and complimenting me on how I look in itself felt great but it wasn't until she told me that I could go off my blood pressure medication that it hit me. Not only am I losing weight to feel better in my own skin (and to fit into smaller-size jeans, but I'm doing it to gain a new healthy lifestyle. So, as of yesterday, no more blood pressure medication. My blood pressure was a near-perfect 121 over 80! I didn't take the medication that morning to see what reading I would get. My doctor was so happy but not more than me. Of course, she wants to monitor me for a month and I'll have to log blood pressure readings twice a week for the next month and follow up with her, but she thinks with the amount of weight I lost so far, she has every confidence that I'll no longer need the medication. How's THAT for an NSV???? I'm stoked!

-Ro