What's Your Most Recent NSV

I fit into a size 4 dress (it was a line as I am a size 8/10 pants) but still haha size 4

kmlbarky wrote: »

Tonight my husband took a step back, looked me up and down, and proclaimed, "You're shrinking!"

You must still be grinning from ear to ear. That's a great compliment from someone who sees you every day. Especially someone who loves you.

Finally tried on a pair of jeans that was a size down and they were a little loose! Also completed day one of the C25K and didn't die.

Madwife2009 wrote: »

I think that my DH paid me a compliment yesterday - I was making some comment about how much weight I still need to lose. DH said that compared to last year I am "positively slimline" and then went onto say that I am no longer the fattest person he sees wherever we go. I didn't take the conversation any further as I wasn't quite sure how to take that last comment - was it a compliment or was he being judgmental? Hmmm . . . .

Yeah, I wouldn't have taken that backhanded compliment any farther, either.

I graduated from college this weekend (a success all in itself) but I also noticed that I wasn't shying away from taking pictures with anyone! The pic on the left is me in September, starting to feel like I needed to make some changes - of course I didn't, until March, but I've lost 16 pounds and see such a huge difference even in just my face.

My 16 year old son challenged me to an arm wrestle and thought he would whop me. I'm in my early 50s and currently on day 24 of the 30 Day Shread video. He put up a gallant fight but I was the victor thanks to the weight lifting I've been doing on the 30DS!

One of my pairs of work pants is now too big to wear! They'll drop right off my hips unless I have a super tight belt on. And when standing in them, none of the fabric touches my legs!

It's a huge improvement given that those were always my go-to pants because they were wide around the waist.

Decided to cave and get some junk food from the vending machine. It was almost empty and didn't have what I was after. Went to the next building, it too didn't have what I wanted. I chose not to get anything because it wasn't the junk food I wanted.

NSVs over the weekend:

- Refused a very chocolaty fudgey brownie a mall vendor was trying to sell me on while I was trying to buy my daughter a small cookie. When he kept going on about how fresh they were I told him I have diabetes (I don't) and he finally stopped.
- Tried on a pair of shorts in a size that I previously couldn't squeeze into and they fit.
- Stuck to my iced coffee with coconut milk order even though I really wanted a frap
- Ordered beef and broccoli with extra veggies instead of rice while the rest of the family ordered lo mein, general tso chicken and lots of deep fried goodies

Goals I have for the rest of May:
- Continue bike riding and gain more confidence and balance while riding
- Try 1 new healthy recipe, preferably a new salad. I keep sticking to the same thing which is getting a little boring
- Eat less cheese and find a new type of fat. Perhaps homemade salad dressing with olive oil, using more butter, etc. Reason being is dairy seems to be too "binding" for me, a low-carb fathead pizza made me bloated for 2-3 days even though it was very good. 170g of cheese is just too much cheese

Hazel2005 wrote: »

Out of the "morbidly obese" category into "obese". Im so excited to be "overweight", lol

Holy crap I just realized I'm out of the morbidly obese category and into the "severely obese" category! Yay! I know it doesn't sound good compared to some people but considering I started in a high 40s maybe even 50 It's great for me so far. I'll take that NSV any day.

Congrats to both of us lol!

3 recent ones:
1- did a 2 mile YMCA run. Shirt from last yrs event i got my shirt and it was an 2xl and tight couldnt wear it.made me sad..
This year's event? Ordered an xl and will proudly wear it loose!
2- saw a polo sweatshirt I LOVED that was on clearance. Eeek it is an XL. Tried it on.. And it fit!! and it fits me lose and comfy. First XL sweatshirt that fit my tummy area (where i hold my weight).
3- size 12 work pants. Yes stretchy..but I will take it!

The regular ladies XL clothes I tried on fit yesterday. I can't remember the last time I shopped in a section other than plus-sized (other than Old Navy and their crazy inconsistent sizes).
And I dropped off three donation trash bags full of old clothes. Adios!

I had cataract surgery last Wednesday. While waiting to be wheeled into surgery, they had me hooked up to various monitors. I kept setting off the heart rate monitor. Why? They had the minimum set at 50, and my supine resting heart rate kept dropping to 48/49. Diagnosis: The surgeon confirms this is fitness-induced bradycardia! (To those who are worried, I've been fully checked out in the past, and have no/zero/nada symptoms of cardiac anomalies. I'm extremely active, especially for a 60-year-old woman. And I seem to have dropped a few more beats in resting rate now that the heart that used to power an obese-but-active body is now powering a tinier me.)

I spent quite a bit of time kicking my feet above the gurney, just to make the "ding-ding-ding" noise stop.

Tried on some of my pre-pregnancy shorts today, even though I'm a few lbs above pre-pregnancy weight...and they are loose! It's amazing how much lifting weights can change body shape. Yay!