What's Your Most Recent NSV

I fit into my pair of shorts and they are loose.

I told 2 of my friends my current weight and both thought I must be lighter than that, so I guess I look skinnier than I weigh. I half-joked that it must be all my muscles, they actually agreed...

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Just today I was able to Bend over and tie my shoe with out losing my breath or losing balance. For so many years I had to sit down and bring my shoe to me instead of bending over to tie it.

I really enjoyed it when I realized I could do this as well. Good stuff!

My friend who always has talked about losing weight and wanting to get in shape but never wants to listen asked me for advice. This is a person who still believes all the fake stuff peddled from before we were born and she knows that I think that stuff belongs in a toilet. She said "I want to do what you are doing because it is working!"

I just realized I made it through shark week without ravishing the vending machine for junk. score! of course that may have been partly due to fighting a cold as well, but I'm counting it anyways.

Today I realized by brewing my own unsweetened tea and bringing it to work, I don't miss my diet mountain dew that I used to have every morning at work. Healthier, and saves me money.

My NSV is I'm still going. A couple of years in and it's been a journey, will always be one.

Lost 6.25" from various parts of my body over the last month, and more than 17.5" in total - I didn't measure at the start of my journey and wish I had now! My first measurements are from around 5-6 weeks in.

On Sunday a girlfriend of mine gave me a massive pile of clothing she no longer wanted. In it were a pile of super cute date night dresses, including one I plan on wearing tonight. It's size 'M', which is meaningless as all get out, but it's been 16+ years (high school) since I last wore a size 'M' anything.

Got up to an early alarm and walked the dog before work.

Went out for lunch today (husband's birthday). Normally I would have a mixed grill but today I couldn't face it. In fact, there was nothing on the menu that I fancied as it was all served with chips or deep fried and just THINKING about eating it made me nauseous (apart from the horrific calorie count).

So I decided not to have anything except a diet drink. My husband was upset or annoyed (sometimes it's hard to tell ) until I pointed out to him that it was MY choice not to throw any old rubbish down my throat and that I chose NOT to pay a vast amount of our hard-earned money eating something that I didn't want and wouldn't enjoy, just to make him happy. Discussion over.

The NSV? That I had the strength not to bend to someone else's wishes over my food choice (and NOT to eat is a choice).

BTW, I had a huge fruit salad when we got home and it was really tasty. A good choice as I would have really regretted that mixed grill . . .

Hummm, I've had a few recently. 1) I told myself that on a 3 week vaca I would only allow a 5 lb weight gain. Came home to read 5.8 on the scale...pretty darn close when I would have TOTALLY not even thought about it in the past. 2) On my vaca I wore a bathing suit 90% of the time without total humiliation. 3) When I returned this past Saturday, I IMMEDIATELY reverted to my healthy habits & started working on dropping the vaca weight & am now motivated to drop even more. I feel like it was the 1st time I was responsible for my actions yet I still was able to have a blast & enjoy my beer & BBQ while away.

I'm down three cms (about one and a half inches) around my belly button, and two cms (about an inch) down around my bottom - achieved in just 10 days.

Walked dog before work two mornings in a row. Getting back in the habit after circumstances prevented me last week. And the dog loves it!

I couldn't find my white summer cardigan to wear to work today. When I asked The Husband if he saw it when he put away laundry, he said he put it with my 11 year old niece's clothes because he thought it was hers!