What's Your Most Recent NSV

Madwife2009 · May 2017

The weather forecast was grim (high speed winds, rain, blah, blah, blah).

The alarm went off at 5am. I got up. Looked outside, could see it was really windy but not too much rain.

Get kitted up to cycle to the gym. It's raining but not enough to put me off.

Got the bike out.

Got on the bike, started cycling and a gust of wind pushed me off it.

I was annoyed. Very annoyed.

I put the bike away and had to drive the car to the gym (first time in about six weeks).

So . . . no bike ride (yet).

Then I had to walk with my daughter to college and go to the Post Office. Convince my son to go as well so that we can continue our C25K quest. It's lightly raining and very windy.

We start the workout . . . . and it starts raining.

We get to the first 5-minute run . . . and it rains harder.

We did not let the weather beat us though. We carried on. I managed to complete all four runs (2 x 3-minute runs and 2 x 5-minute runs) - my son struggled a bit so we may need to repeat this week but we finished it. In the rain, against 20mph winds.

I still enjoyed it.

I will NOT let the weather beat me.

junodog1 · May 2017

I did not eat the donut. It's a small NSV but today I will take it.

Penthesilea514 · May 2017

junodog1 wrote: »

I did not eat the donut. It's a small NSV but today I will take it.

Small victories add up in the end

My NSV: went to celebrate my 3rd anniversary with my husband at a nice Italian restaurant and while I did go over calories (by about ~700), I logged it all and went right back to my normal food the next day. Overindulging used to result in me spiraling down and making me want to indulge more, but not this time.

These things will always happen and dealing with them is so important. Don't beat yourselves up for slipping- find your stride and keep going!

Mooma29 · May 2017

I love everybody's Nsvs. Here is my first one. I need a belt for all my trousers and jeans. I can put on smaller trousers,but I look like a sack of spuds tied up in the middle. So the belt it is for now

ridiculous59 · May 2017

nichell88 wrote: »

I went to a baby shower yesterday and was able to show restraint that surprised myself. I had a sensible portion of baked ziti and eggplant parm with one meatball and salad. A year ago I would've loaded up my plate and gone back for seconds. I experience FOMO pretty seriously so in the past I've always felt like I was going to be missing something or deprived in some way if I didn't take advantage of free food (I think I might've been malnourished in another life; no justification for the FOMO effect) in social situations. I was so proud yesterday that I was able to partake in the celebration and eat some very tasty food without going overboard. I call that a NSV

FOMO: I had never heard that before so had to Google it. Oh my.......that is completely me when it comes to food. We used to have a dog who stole every scrap of food in sight. If it was on the kitchen counter, and you left the house, he stole it. Same with getting into the garbage. It didn't matter how we disciplined him, he just couldn't help himself. And yes, he had been found as a stray when we adopted him from a shelter. So now I have that vision in my head of my behaviour being like our dog's. Thank you! Honestly, this will help me so much!!!

And good job on your NSV!

Silentpadna · May 2017

I have a particular pair of shorts that I typically do all my yard work in - lots of digging, moving retaining wall bricks, etc. along with regular lawn and garden stuff - really anything that makes me dirty.

Last year I had to leave the top button open because they were too tight. 3 weeks ago I put them on for the first heavy work of the season....

... and I needed a belt to keep them up!

zharptichka · May 2017

kingleahnidas wrote: »

Tacklewasher wrote: »

cordney wrote: »

I ran today!! Me! At 275lbs. It was definitely not impressive but I ran 30 seconds, walked a minute, ran 1:30, walked a minute then ran another minute. This came at the end of my 2mile walk so it was even more amazing to me. I want to lose more weight before doing it regularly though.

I started C25K at ~275. Was down ~ 16 lbs when I finished 8 weeks later. Did it on a treadmill. Honestly sounds like you might be ready for it with the right pair of shoes (and, no I don't sell shoes).

Agreed. I ran my first 5K at 280. It's definitely possible. Check with your doctor if you're not sure.

And I second the importance of good running shoes!!! Worth every penny.

What they said

I started running at 280. I made sure to take it slow (running only every other day for example) but definitely best choice ever. I love it.

quiksylver296 · May 2017

I PRed my deadlift Saturday at 356 pounds!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsdCJBxNylk

Penthesilea514 · May 2017

quiksylver296 wrote: »

I PRed my deadlift Saturday at 356 pounds!!

That's amazing! Congratulations

LindaGilpin59 · May 2017

didn't have that Rootbeer float I was wanting all day Saturday. We live next door to the DQ so it would have been easy to walk over there. Went for a 11 mile bike ride instead.
Have ridden bike every day so far in May 197 miles. If I had realized last night how close I was to 200 miles I would have stayed out a little longer and finished.
Had a small portion of dessert yesterday and didn't go back for more.

beerfoamy · May 2017

am counting this as NSV even though I am still sweating and bright red.

Went to colleagues and told them about combat class (numbers are low and I don't want it to die!) in the hope that they would come along for a go.
Well all 3 sort of turned around and said, 'is that what you have been doing, you're looking good'
that's alot of attention all at once, so I went boiling hot and red faced (how I 'cope' with attention) and stuttered my way through saying, 'thanks' and hurried back to desk.
lol
but nice that people are noticing

ETA: And finally am able to comfortably do up my garmin on a tighter notch. Was hanging off my wrist the past 2 weeks but just wasn't loose enough on the next notch in. Yay!

tomteboda · May 2017

Last year I bought several pieces of nice clutching, including jeans, when I hit size 10. I reasoned that tee smallest I've been as as adult was measurement 38-28-38, which would put me in a current size 8, and one side isn't enough to worry about bad fit or pants falling off.

I've really enjoyed that choice, butI didn't count on my increased physical activity sending my measurements down father. I'm currently 36-27.5-37 ... none of my size 10s will stay on without a belt, and the 8s are slipping. And forget about the 12s and 14s still lurking in my closet; they no longer look loose, yet resemble potato sacks. Time for an unexpected wardrobe update!

cameronheel · May 2017

Ran 5K race in 27:22.

A little background into this. I turned 50 in Oct 2016 and weighed 230 lbs. I am 5'8" male.

I started C25K last Dec. but was not very dedicated. I had signed up for a race in Feb. but had not completed the program by race day. I ran/walked the race anyway. Finished in 35:30 and weighed 225 on race day. I decided to change my lifestyle and count calories and finish the C25K program. I ran another race after completing the program in April and my time had improved to 29:36. Weight was Down to approx 205.

Saturday I ran my 3rd 5K and finished in 27:22. I won the 50-59 age group. Granted there were only 4 in this age group but I was happy. My weight is now under 190. I am thrilled with the progress I am making since I haven't really run since I was in the Army 30 years ago.

Congrats to everyone else on here for your accomplishments. You all are very inspirational.

cschmitz110515 · May 2017

I walked the dog 3 miles this morning before work. Let me just say, I am not a morning person. I haven't gotten up early to walk or work out for over five years. I feel so happy!

DamieBird · May 2017

quiksylver296 wrote: »

I PRed my deadlift Saturday at 356 pounds!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsdCJBxNylk

WOW!!! Fantastic!

DamieBird · May 2017

I bought a soft dove grey (p)leather skirt WITH POCKETS about three years ago, and it fit, but just barely. It was perfect, though, and I told myself that I would lose weight and it would fit better so I needed to grab it before someone else did. Except, that I didn't lose weight - I went the other way and I didn't get much wear out of it, and mostly in the winter when I could wear a sweater or other untucked top over it and not need to zip it up all the way. I wore it to a Christmas party last year, and it was at least 3 inches from being about to zip up

. On Easter last month, it zipped all the way up to the top, but it was a snug fit and was quite uncomfortable by the end of the day, after all the eating. Today, it zipped up, I tucked in TWO layers of tops (a tank and a sheer blouse, so not thick layers, but still) and there's still extra room in the waistband!! I can even sit comfortably and not feel like I'm being strangled

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bapity88 · May 2017

I bought new clothes for the first time since December. The last time I tried on clothes, I cried a little, swore really loudly, and got dirty looks because of the swearing. lol This time, I actually had FUN trying on clothes! I bought some cute tops, and I even went from an XL to a Medium.

RobinSFoster · May 2017

I shopped in my closet! My work pants needed to be ironed (all 5 pairs - I slacked over the weekend on laundry), and I didn't want to be late, so I grabbed a pair one size down and they fit! No sucking in! No muffin top! And I can sit and move comfortably!

fitoverfortymom · May 2017

Took a Mother's day hike with hubby and my son. A year ago there is no way i could have done it. I made it up the mountain, barely having to catch my breath at all--and had an easier time with it than hubby (he's also losing weight, but a little bit of a slower start). I wore cute little spandex shorts and workout top, too.

Madwife2009 · May 2017

The weather has not been my friend today. I've been stuck indoors, waiting for the wind and rain to die so that I can get out and about.

The rain eventually stopped so we went out for a walk. The children were a little half-hearted about it because of the grotty weather but went without complaint. They didn't even moan when it started raining and we were a couple of miles from home. They didn't complain when I decided to extend our walk to go via the local supermarket to get some milk and tomatoes. We got home wet but no complaints

We did see the most adorable goslings though, could only have been a couple of days old. Sadly our swans are not doing so great, one of the swans has gone AWOL (no idea if it's the cob or pen as unless they are together I cannot tell them apart), four of the eight eggs have disappeared and I don't think that the other four are going to hatch

Not cycling today has been driving me stir crazy. I'd spent the day usefully employed (educating my children - I taught my toddler some new reading words today and also taught her how to spell a couple; taught my sons about respiration and photosynthesis and threw in a bit of geometry for fun; talked to my teenage daugher about some revision ideas - she's gone into panic/hysteria mode as her exams start next week; also made a start on DH's business accounts - I'm very lazy and only do them once a year, a habit I need to change). The rain had gone, still windy though but after dinner tonight I decided that I had to get out on the bike or just go crazy. And I'm crazy enough as it is.

So off I went.

Within half a mile, I'm cycling into a head wind and thinking that this was a huge mistake and that I really should turn back.

I kept going.

I'm trying to decide which way to go. As it was getting dark, I promised DH I'd just do the circular route on cycle paths around our part of town, so I could go clockwise or anti-clockwise. I was trying to work out which way would be least troubled by wind. Make my decision and keep going.

The wind picks up. I keep going.

I'm cycling like a crazy thing as I can sense that the rain may be making a comeback - soon. And the wind is getting stronger. And it's getting darker. I don't want to stop to put my lights on the bike (I actually have to remove them when I park my bike anywhere as they'd be stolen, so they were in my bag) so I really am cycling like a mad thing.

Three miles from home, I feel rain. No choice, keep going.

I get to a point where I can go the quick way home, or the longer (much longer) way. Decide that as I'm already getting wet, I may as well do the long route. So that's what I do.

Aaaaannnnd get completely soaked. Right through to the skin. I had to peel saturated clothes off (when I got home, obviously; I didn't need to be arrested for indecent exposure, although that may have given the local police a good laugh).

But despite being soaked, it was worth it. I am now at inner peace, having got my daily "fix" of cycling.

The weather WILL NOT beat me!!!

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