What's Your Most Recent NSV

Going to see my family Dr. and she asked if I was me? She honestly said she didn't recognize me.

Trying on clothes in wardrobe, now have a pile of "too big" stuff. Previously I would've kept these in case I put weight back on and of course I did but this time I will keep it off !!

My legs are getting longer...well back when I was fit (and took it for granted) I wore a 32 inch waist/32 inch leg 501 levi's... then I got this office job... yaaay for sitting around all day (not) anyway a few years ago I went shopping...well because I sit around all day and my pants were fitting a little snug...Guy measure me up and say.. yup... you need a 40 inch waist... WTF???!!!??? and a 30 inch inseam??? how the hell did I lose 2 inches of inseam???

well that sucked... hearing the cold hard facts about how my eating and activity habits had affected my wardrobe choices... weird how... I thought I was fat wearing a 32 inch waist... and here I was being told... I needed 40...

and that my inseam was 2 inches shorter??? that was still a puzzler... SO.. turns out the fat I was accumulating around my torso... along with my denial about needing a 40 inch waist... caused me to by 38 inch waisted pants which gave me Dunlop ( my belly done lop over my belt) which in turn caused me to wear thoise 38 inch pants lower on my hips... as it turns out 2 inches lower... WELl my state of denial is still well in place... BUT the 38 inch pants are fitting looser, and I can pull them up higher on my hips SO I am doing something right...

so the NSV??? reclaiming 2 inches of my inseam.

Started C25K today and was able to complete the first day without collapsing...LOL.

I was in a wedding this past weekend. I bought my dress around November. It was a size 14, which was slightly too big, but the 12 was slightly too small.

Fast forward to a few days before the wedding. Another bridesmaid and I were trying on our dresses one last time before the wedding. I held my altered dress against her unaltered size 10 because I was curious how much I had actually gotten mine taken in.

My dress was smaller.

I ran for 8 minutes without stopping, then walked for 5, then ran for another 10 minutes without stopping! 6 weeks ago I stepped out the door and was dying by the time 1 minute came along (C25K) and now I feel so much fitter and stronger!

Oh, and I also have ARM MUSCLES from weight lifting

Lovely NSV I am able to wear again the ring my Mum bought me when I was 21 (50 years ago) It has fitted now and then but not for long as I have been a yoyo dieter all my life Mum passed away a long time ago and I am determined that the ring will never be too small again

My toddler proclaimed my stomach "too hard" to lay his head on ... it's definitely not, but my ribs were harshing his snuggle.

I had to dig out my belt because my current jeans are too baggy at the waist. I hate wearing belts. Also had to cut 6" off the end so it didn't flap around like a strangled chicken.

Nearly forgot about this but last night I discovered that I could feel the bone going from my elbow to my wrist on my right arm. Turns out I can feel it on my left arm as well.

I'm constantly learning new things and ways to make my lifestyle choice work even better for me. As I go along learning more about weightlifting and form, keeping my macros as close to recommendations as possible, actually resting on rest days, realizing instead of just knowing this IS a life long choice... tons of stuff. When I first started (after I finaly discovered CICO) I was just happy to drop weight with food, but as time went on, my goals for myself changed, and I'm more active than I have been in years. I guess my NSV in a nutshell is I'm very happy with the knowledge and action I am using to get to where I want to be and be the best me I can be. 'Cause after a while, needing to drop 2lbs a week just isn't working and you gotta find yourself or you might just get too discouraged and join the droves of people who may never make it... I hope that makes sense...

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I'm constantly learning new things and ways to make my lifestyle choice work even better for me. As I go along learning more about weightlifting and form, keeping my macros as close to recommendations as possible, actually resting on rest days, realizing instead of just knowing this IS a life long choice... tons of stuff. When I first started (after I finaly discovered CICO) I was just happy to drop weight with food, but as time went on, my goals for myself changed, and I'm more active than I have been in years. I guess my NSV in a nutshell is I'm very happy with the knowledge and action I am using to get to where I want to be and be the best me I can be. 'Cause after a while, needing to drop 2lbs a week just isn't working and you gotta find yourself or you might just get too discouraged and join the droves of people who may never make it... I hope that makes sense...

You make total sense. What you said about educating yourself is absolutely true it's not a diet you're actually changing the way you think and you approach food.

You talk about the other thing I firmly believe in it's the mental aspect. Like you after a while that 2 pounds per week doesn't mean anything anymore once you hit your goal weight all the sudden your thought process begins to change and you go let me try this and you can do it and then you go let me try this and you can do it your inner confidence starts to build and it starts to change your mental approach

UMmmm... hope not TMI... bought new bras yesterday. Went from a 44DD to a 40D... I'm a work in progress

I finally got my side climb. 9 weeks ago I all I could do was get my legs and arms in the right position, but I couldn't pull myself up. But my instructor made us practice it tonight, and I can do it with 2 separate grips on both sides of my body, and I can do multiple climbs with minimum problem (I say minimum b/c it's still requires a lot of strength so it's really tiring).

I can also now do a pull up on my pole and get my body to where my arms are making 90 degree angles. When we worked on it today, I really felt my biceps, shoulders, and lats. It was amazing. I've been trying to do this since January 2015.