What's Your Most Recent NSV

My NSV from yesterday: Losing weight and working out produced greater agility and strength: Agility to easily climb over our goat paddock fence (gate was frozen to the ground) to heft and hand over three goats, probably 80lbs apiece.

I love finding/experiencing NSVs!

1) During my last strength training session, I used the machines after an apparently-fitter-than-me guy. He was getting off the machines and air-punching and jumping around, presumably in joy and not because he'd pinched something! I had to increase the weights on all of them except for the overhead press (I really struggle with this one)

2) Did a 45-minute kettlebell class tonight. I was, without doubt, the oldest there. By a couple of decades on most of the others there. They were looking at me, as if to say "what's with the old one? Is she in the wrong class here?" (they probably weren't but occasionally paranoia sets in). Not to brag (well, maybe a little) but I finished the class in better condition than the younger ones, and I worked harder too (this I know as the younger set were collapsing all around me). It felt GOOD!

3) My brain is finally catching up with my body. In my kettlebell class, I was easily the smallest (thinnest) person there. But the NSV is that I could see it. Up until now I've looked at myself and seen that person I once was, the one before I lost 10 stone (140lbs). Now I look at myself and see the person who has lost 140lbs. I still dislike mirrors though

4) I no longer care about the scale. I've been strength training for a month now and can see some very subtle changes in my appearance. This matters more to me than what the scale tells me. I occasionally jump on it just for fun, and don't care if it shows a small increase as I know that I'm getting fitter and stronger and my body is changing shape. This makes me so happy

5) Even though I only had an hour on my bike today, I still managed to get in a ten mile run including a very steep hill which took 20 minutes to crawl up. I did some parts of the hill in a slightly higher gear today, which I was really pleased about. I've been cycling up this hill every day for the last three or four days, the first time was just to see "if I could", now it's "because I can". Yesterday I had more time so went up it twice, just for fun. Tomorrow I may attempt it three or four times "because I can" and I like the view from the top which is different every time I climb it . Mad? Me? Yup!

Incidentally, I'd been taking a longer, less-steep route to the top of this hill for the last four months, so tackling the direct route is an achievement. There is another even steeper but not-so-direct route which I may take on in a couple of weeks. The only other time I've attempted this one I had to stop halfway up and walk as i couldn't pedal any further and some old chap in a pick-up truck offered me a tow to the top (I declined but I think it was offered out of kindness - my mum always told me not to accept lifts from strangers though).

An old work colleague dropped into work yesterday - haven't seen her for over a year and she exclaimed to me 'what happened to the rest of ya!' lol

soufauxgirl wrote: »

An old work colleague dropped into work yesterday - haven't seen her for over a year and she exclaimed to me 'what happened to the rest of ya!' lol

I had the same thing today, former coworker stopped by and asked where the rest of me went. Kinda nice, not gonna lie . Congrats.

ridiculous59 wrote: »

Madwife2009 wrote: »

Up until now I've looked at myself and seen that person I once was, the one before I lost 10 stone (140lbs). Now I look at myself and see the person who has lost 140lbs.

Did you just say you had lost 140 pounds?? I had no idea!!!! I read your posts on here all the time but did not know you had lost that much!! Congrats on such an amazing achievement

Thank you; it's been an adventure. I would never have believed that it was possible I am not the person I was 18 months ago, that's for sure, either physically, mentally or emotionally. I have a way to go yet but I'm more focused on how I look, and how I feel, rather than on the scale these days. I need to improve my fitness still, and my strength as I have one side slightly weaker than the other, and my core is like a jelly But every day brings another change.

I fell the other day walking around my apartment complex (still not completely sure if I just stepped wrong or slid on something) and bruised my upper leg/hip. I normally would've used the soreness as an excuse to skip a few days of activity even if it didn't really hurt, but I did my cardio and leg day of weights yesterday as usual...and what do you know, my leg didn't even bother me.

Okay, so I love karaoke, right? And there's this one verse in one of my favorite songs that I always mess up because I don't have the lung capacity for it--I always get winded halfway through.

You can imagine how surprised I was when I not only nailed it, but actually had breath to spare afterwards.

It's such a small thing, I know, but I'm still super excited.

Hehe, @ladyreva78, planking is the simple answer to @fitoverfortymom 's question! I starting a morning planking routine about 4 months ago (forearm plank, side plank both sides, then another forearm plank). Started with 15 seconds each and have moved to 30 seconds in each hold so the whole routine is 2 minutes long. I also incorporate reverse sit ups (or leg lefts) and crunches/full sit-ups into my workouts a couple times a week. Usually it's 2-3 sets of 15 reps.

Attended a social event and didn't break out into an anxious sweat. At my heaviest of 242, I had so much social anxiety which would manifest in me sweating profusely. The more I thought of not sweating, the more I would. I started to avoid social gatherings, because it was so embarrassing. Since starting my journey, I have attended 3 parties and didn't even break a sweat. Not sure if it is because of the increased exercise or just feeling confident about myself, but I am so, so glad.

So, with winter here I haven't been getting my jogs and long walks in like I was in the summer. Call me a wimp, but I just don't like being out in the cold. I've still been reaching my daily step goals, but not good cardio steps, if you know what I mean. This week I suddenly got fed up of not having any good workouts and decided I needed to find an outside winter sport that I enjoy. I'm currently planning a family outing so we can all learn to cross-country ski. This is a big deal for me because I've never been athletic and I'm very uncoordinated, but I'm hoping I can do it. It looks like really good exercise and it will be great fun with the kids. My NSV- I'm not as scared to try new physical activities as I used to be.

The skinny dude at church told me how rough it was to be body-shamed by fat people.

That's a freaking NSV for me. He thinks I'm one of him.

I was out doing some errands on my own today, so I decided to try on some smaller size clothes just for fun. Apparently I can now comfortably wear Medium tops and size 14 jeans! (From XXLs and 22s.) I looked in the mirror and actually thought, "Who's that skinny person?!" I mean, I'm not skinny, and I know that, but compared to how I used to see myself last year it's a huge improvement. I actually felt like I looked nice.

(The 'scale' side of this victory is that I'm only about 12lbs from edging into 'normal BMI' territory now.)

The size 5 Hollister jeans I bought about 1-2 months ago are all feeling really loose in the butt area lol. Maybe not the worst problem to have but I have to go shopping soon!