NSVs (Non-Scale Victories)

night_watcher
night_watcher Posts: 825 Member
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That being said, share your NSV's here guys,
Tell us how your old colleague thinks you look way slimmer.
Tell us how you were able to play run and tag with your kids without getting out of breath.
Tell us how you took straight 5 flights of stairs and you did not need to stop to catch breath.
If you have dropped a pant size or if you're able to fit in to old tee.

This is the thread to share it on :)

Remember, Every single day is a success. And realize, you're a beauty!
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  • MargaretLunan
    MargaretLunan Posts: 5,299 Member
    this is a few days early but i am so happy just saw my specialist he cut my merformin dose in half,removed my water tablet and changed my stomach pill to use as needed instead of daily
  • sue_01
    sue_01 Posts: 3,068 Member
    this is a few days early but i am so happy just saw my specialist he cut my merformin dose in half,removed my water tablet and changed my stomach pill to use as needed instead of daily

    That is such an important message. Great news.
  • night_watcher
    night_watcher Posts: 825 Member
    this is a few days early but i am so happy just saw my specialist he cut my merformin dose in half,removed my water tablet and changed my stomach pill to use as needed instead of daily

    I am so proud of you marg :)
  • langda
    langda Posts: 23 Member
    this is a few days early but i am so happy just saw my specialist he cut my merformin dose in half,removed my water tablet and changed my stomach pill to use as needed instead of daily

    It's wonderful to see the scale go down and clothes fit better (I'm particularly liking buying new clothes now) but the REAL feeling of success is when medical issues are improved or resolved. Congratulations Margaret!!! I can identify. When I started this journey in March of this year I could have been diagnosed as diabetic. All my numbers indicated that was the case. My doctor knew I was starting a weight loss program through the clinic so she held off and said we would recheck the numbers. Fast forward 8 months and I'm no longer at risk, in fact I'm not even in the pre-diabetic range anymore. Feels pretty darn awesome!
  • night_watcher
    night_watcher Posts: 825 Member
    langda wrote: »
    this is a few days early but i am so happy just saw my specialist he cut my merformin dose in half,removed my water tablet and changed my stomach pill to use as needed instead of daily

    It's wonderful to see the scale go down and clothes fit better (I'm particularly liking buying new clothes now) but the REAL feeling of success is when medical issues are improved or resolved. Congratulations Margaret!!! I can identify. When I started this journey in March of this year I could have been diagnosed as diabetic. All my numbers indicated that was the case. My doctor knew I was starting a weight loss program through the clinic so she held off and said we would recheck the numbers. Fast forward 8 months and I'm no longer at risk, in fact I'm not even in the pre-diabetic range anymore. Feels pretty darn awesome!

    That is great @langda, congratulations on getting there.
  • MargaretLunan
    MargaretLunan Posts: 5,299 Member
    langda wrote: »
    this is a few days early but i am so happy just saw my specialist he cut my merformin dose in half,removed my water tablet and changed my stomach pill to use as needed instead of daily

    It's wonderful to see the scale go down and clothes fit better (I'm particularly liking buying new clothes now) but the REAL feeling of success is when medical issues are improved or resolved. Congratulations Margaret!!! I can identify. When I started this journey in March of this year I could have been diagnosed as diabetic. All my numbers indicated that was the case. My doctor knew I was starting a weight loss program through the clinic so she held off and said we would recheck the numbers. Fast forward 8 months and I'm no longer at risk, in fact I'm not even in the pre-diabetic range anymore. Feels pretty darn awesome!

    great news and thanks
  • TracyeS4
    TracyeS4 Posts: 746 Member
    langda wrote: »
    this is a few days early but i am so happy just saw my specialist he cut my merformin dose in half,removed my water tablet and changed my stomach pill to use as needed instead of daily

    It's wonderful to see the scale go down and clothes fit better (I'm particularly liking buying new clothes now) but the REAL feeling of success is when medical issues are improved or resolved. Congratulations Margaret!!! I can identify. When I started this journey in March of this year I could have been diagnosed as diabetic. All my numbers indicated that was the case. My doctor knew I was starting a weight loss program through the clinic so she held off and said we would recheck the numbers. Fast forward 8 months and I'm no longer at risk, in fact I'm not even in the pre-diabetic range anymore. Feels pretty darn awesome!

    Woo Hoo!
  • langda
    langda Posts: 23 Member
    Today's non-scale victory: I have advanced osteoarthritis in my left hip from carrying around all that weight all those years... When I first started this weight loss program I thought perhaps I would be able to put off hip replacement surgery by loosing the weight. While it has helped tremendously in so many different ways the damage is too far gone and I'm scheduled for surgery in early January.... BUT WAIT.. you say... HOW is this a victory? I CAN'T WAIT.... I am so anxious to have the range of motion and flexibility back in my hip so I can do all the things that I now could do.. ride a bike, kayak, hike into the Red Rock Cannon of Utah..... that feels like a victory to me :D

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  • SeijuroEmperor
    SeijuroEmperor Posts: 31 Member
    I have actually dropped 2 sizes of pants skinny jeans O.o ;ooooooo I tried on my regular size and noticed it was too big and so i took 2 jeans the smallest one i took fit perfectly :open_mouth:
  • socalgardengal
    socalgardengal Posts: 116 Member
    Great NSV's everyone!
  • vsoffen
    vsoffen Posts: 190 Member
    No plans last night, just an evening on my own once the kids were in bed, I did not snack or have anything to eat that I hadn't planned. This is a bad habit I have got into so feel really pleased I managed to stay on track
  • mysteps2beauty
    mysteps2beauty Posts: 493 Member
    My skin has looked so much better since I have started to regularly drink water.
  • TracyeS4
    TracyeS4 Posts: 746 Member
    langda wrote: »
    Today's non-scale victory: I have advanced osteoarthritis in my left hip from carrying around all that weight all those years... When I first started this weight loss program I thought perhaps I would be able to put off hip replacement surgery by loosing the weight. While it has helped tremendously in so many different ways the damage is too far gone and I'm scheduled for surgery in early January.... BUT WAIT.. you say... HOW is this a victory? I CAN'T WAIT.... I am so anxious to have the range of motion and flexibility back in my hip so I can do all the things that I now could do.. ride a bike, kayak, hike into the Red Rock Cannon of Utah..... that feels like a victory to me :D

    That is a victory! All of those things sound like a ton of fun!
  • amyrichard34
    amyrichard34 Posts: 108 Member
    vsoffen wrote: »
    No plans last night, just an evening on my own once the kids were in bed, I did not snack or have anything to eat that I hadn't planned. This is a bad habit I have got into so feel really pleased I managed to stay on track
    I can definitely relate to this. Great job staying on track, it's not easy, but feels so good the next day when you wake up knowing you didn't blow it the night before!



  • SamandaIndia
    SamandaIndia Posts: 1,577 Member
    Great NSV! My fave red wool suit out of the archives today. 7 years ago was the last time it fit. Wore it today. Success kid :)
  • Scarlet_Be
    Scarlet_Be Posts: 163 Member
    this is a few days early but i am so happy just saw my specialist he cut my merformin dose in half,removed my water tablet and changed my stomach pill to use as needed instead of daily
    congratulations!!

  • Scarlet_Be
    Scarlet_Be Posts: 163 Member
    I'm back to the beginning again but I did make some really positive changes in my life while I was putting all my weight back on! :p I don't use any artificial sweeteners. I VERY rarely drink soda - maybe once a month or less. I kicked the Klonopin to sleep habit. I have become very aware of contents of beauty products, especially skin cream. I drink plenty of water.
  • amyrichard34
    amyrichard34 Posts: 108 Member
    Great NSV! My fave red wool suit out of the archives today. 7 years ago was the last time it fit. Wore it today. Success kid :)

    That's some real progress! Hope you felt fabulous wearing it :-)

  • 1cand0it2
    1cand0it2 Posts: 169 Member
    My small jeans are getting loose and my impossible jeans almost fit!
  • hmoehl70
    hmoehl70 Posts: 8 Member
    langda wrote: »
    Today's non-scale victory: I have advanced osteoarthritis in my left hip from carrying around all that weight all those years... When I first started this weight loss program I thought perhaps I would be able to put off hip replacement surgery by loosing the weight. While it has helped tremendously in so many different ways the damage is too far gone and I'm scheduled for surgery in early January.... BUT WAIT.. you say... HOW is this a victory? I CAN'T WAIT.... I am so anxious to have the range of motion and flexibility back in my hip so I can do all the things that I now could do.. ride a bike, kayak, hike into the Red Rock Cannon of Utah..... that feels like a victory to me :D

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    I love your positive attitude! Good luck! :)
  • hmoehl70
    hmoehl70 Posts: 8 Member
    1cand0it2 wrote: »
    My small jeans are getting loose and my impossible jeans almost fit!

    Yay!
  • hmoehl70
    hmoehl70 Posts: 8 Member
    Great NSV! My fave red wool suit out of the archives today. 7 years ago was the last time it fit. Wore it today. Success kid :)

    That's some real progress! Hope you felt fabulous wearing it :-)

    Wow! That had to feel awesome!
  • rdbasile
    rdbasile Posts: 82 Member
    I wore a size large shirt yesterday for the first time in many years! Also, my jeans fit much better, and so do my shirts.
    1cand0it2 wrote: »
    My small jeans are getting loose and my impossible jeans almost fit!

    Awesome!
    I have actually dropped 2 sizes of pants skinny jeans O.o ;ooooooo I tried on my regular size and noticed it was too big and so i took 2 jeans the smallest one i took fit perfectly :open_mouth:

    Great job! Feels good, doesn't it?
    langda wrote: »
    Today's non-scale victory: I have advanced osteoarthritis in my left hip from carrying around all that weight all those years... When I first started this weight loss program I thought perhaps I would be able to put off hip replacement surgery by loosing the weight. While it has helped tremendously in so many different ways the damage is too far gone and I'm scheduled for surgery in early January.... BUT WAIT.. you say... HOW is this a victory? I CAN'T WAIT.... I am so anxious to have the range of motion and flexibility back in my hip so I can do all the things that I now could do.. ride a bike, kayak, hike into the Red Rock Cannon of Utah..... that feels like a victory to me :D

    7yglzx6rquvy.jpg

    That's a great outlook! I love Utah's canyons, too!

  • iheartcookies2
    iheartcookies2 Posts: 952 Member
    It's so wonderful to read about your NSV. You are inspirational :)
    My own this week is that I actually can see my collarbone again. It was "Hello, where have you been hiding for all these years" - moment. LOL
    It might seem to be very insignificant compared to all of you who have improved your health so you don't have to take medicines anymore, but a big thing for me. :)
  • Mnaminal
    Mnaminal Posts: 90 Member
    Yesterday my husband asked me to help him get a tile saw up into the garage attic. I was able to get myself and the base of the saw (roughly 2' x 3' and ~30lbs) half way up the ladder and then push it over my head with one hand so he could grab it and pull it into the attic. I'm pretty sure that would have been a disaster a month ago.
  • missm2
    missm2 Posts: 608 Member
    Although the scale is not moving I can fit into my size 12!! It's been 14 year since I've been able to get into that size :-)
  • treebek
    treebek Posts: 261 Member
    We had a retirement party at work today and I totally skipped taking a piece of cake.
    And it was EASY to say no!
  • treebek
    treebek Posts: 261 Member

    It's so wonderful to read about your NSV. You are inspirational :)
    My own this week is that I actually can see my collarbone again. It was "Hello, where have you been hiding for all these years" - moment. LOL
    It might seem to be very insignificant compared to all of you who have improved your health so you don't have to take medicines anymore, but a big thing for me. :)

    Collarbones are awesome :smiley: Congratulations!

  • TracyeS4
    TracyeS4 Posts: 746 Member
    Great NSV! My fave red wool suit out of the archives today. 7 years ago was the last time it fit. Wore it today. Success kid :)

    That is awesome. Congrats!
  • TracyeS4
    TracyeS4 Posts: 746 Member
    1cand0it2 wrote: »
    My small jeans are getting loose and my impossible jeans almost fit!

    Nothing is impossible! Keep at it girl.
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