Recent NSV?
Replies
-
Saw someone I used to work with and was IM'ing last week and suggested we meet for coffee in the next couple of weeks. Ran into him at the conference and he couldn't get over how "awesome" I look! Felt so good to hear him say it - he was gushing!9
-
My recent NSV was getting to finally set up an appointment with my surgeon to get things going. It's getting real now and that scares me!5
-
@Mandy_1982 that's great news and I can guarantee that pretty much everyone gets that scared feeling which is totally normal. What I can say is everyone's biggest regret is. It doing it sooner.1
-
Woohoo!0
-
Today marks 25 months since I made the decision to have weight loss surgery, my 41st birthday, and my sixth half marathon since completing my first in December.7
-
@Ultima_Morpha wow, that's a lot if 13.1s! I'm signed up for my first Half in October. Hoping to do full Marathon a year from now. Have you done a Full?0
-
@Ultima_Morpha You are doing an amazing job, and happy belated birthday!1
-
Ultima_Morpha wrote: »Today marks 25 months since I made the decision to have weight loss surgery, my 41st birthday, and my sixth half marathon since completing my first in December.
Way to Go!1 -
Aztec4Life wrote: »@Ultima_Morpha wow, that's a lot if 13.1s! I'm signed up for my first Half in October. Hoping to do full Marathon a year from now. Have you done a Full?
@Aztec4Life I'm planning a full by the end of the year. I have my eye on a trail marathon in December.1 -
@Ultima_Morpha You are doing an amazing job, and happy belated birthday!
Thank you so much!1 -
I bought clothes that weren't from the plus size section! I haven't done that since I was probably 18. Not gonna lie...I almost cried in the store.9
-
AllisonMart wrote: »I bought clothes that weren't from the plus size section! I haven't done that since I was probably 18. Not gonna lie...I almost cried in the store.
ohmygosh!!! Congrats!! I can't wait to do that!!! I will probably bawl like a baby! Way to go girl!!3 -
Thanks @cjcarter77! I was completely shocked. It hadn't even occurred to me that maybe I could fit the "normal" section. I started trying on clothes and discovered I'm an XL (started at 3XL, sometimes 4XL). Went to a couple stores before I realized that XL is also in the "normal" section and I wasn't limited to plus anymore. Fought tears of surprise and joy in the middle of Kohl's.10
-
-
@Ultima_Morpha - You are killing it!2
-
Way to go @Ultima_Morpha!
Today a coworker asked how much I'd lost and I said 105 lbs. Then she said I must be almost done, right? I said no, I still have about 60 lbs to go. She looked shocked and said "from where??"9 -
I had to buy new clothes.....again. Down 10 inches in pants, 38. Down from 4 and 5xl to XL in shirts. With new clothes that fit me, more people are noticing my 100 pound absence. Walking 4 miles instead of 3 at night and they are under 17 minute miles. Bumps my weekly to over 20 miles a week with my morning break mile. I now have 3 co-workers joining me on them.12
-
Ran my first 10k on Saturday. Beat my goal of 70 min. Did it 66:42. Going to shoot for sub 63 this Saturday when I do my second one. This one won't be on sand or have rocks to climb so I think that's doable.
Just for "fun" I timed myself doing mile today. 8:26. Last year I cpuld barely break 10min. Am I a "runner" now? Lol5 -
Hi all... I'm new (sort of) to MFP and am just beginning my journey toward surgery. I just wanted to say that this thread is hugely inspiring and I look forward to posting my own victories here in the future.4
-
I go back to my surgeon tomorrow for my one month post op visit and I'm down 20 lbs since surgery.7
-
Everything is now done and in place for surgery next week, so my NSV is making it to this point. I start my new life soon.5
-
@Mandy_1982 - That is a VERY exciting NSV. We'll be here cheering you on.1
-
I've embraced the hair loss that came after my surgery. I'm rocking a new wig today and it's a much more "fun" style than my first one. I figure I might as well enjoy wearing a style that my natural hair could never manage.
10 -
Very nice!!
1 -
@Lisidy That is so cute!
1 -
@Lisidy you look great!
I went to my first bootcamp this morning (5:30 am, in the rain) and didn't die.3 -
@AllisonMart - Thank you and... that is AWESOME! I was a slacker and didn't go this morning. I'll think of you when I get my butt up and go Wednesday morning.0
-
My NSV is that I had my surgery! It feels like a major victory.7
-
sinderstorm, your post about losing the weight of your twin reminded me of an old post:
How much have you lost??
1 lb = a Guinea Pig
1.5 lbs = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts
2 lbs = a rack of baby back ribs
3 lbs = an average human brain
4 lbs = an ostrich egg
5 lbs = a Chihuahua
6 lbs = a human skin
7.5 lbs = an average newborn
8 lbs = a human head
10 lbs = chemical additives an American consumes each year
11 lbs = an average house cat
12 lbs = a Bald Eagle
15 lbs = 10 dozen large eggs
16 lbs = a sperm whale's brain
20 lbs = a automobile tire
23 lbs = amount of pizza the average American eats in a year
33 lbs = a cinder block
36 lbs = a mid-size microwave
40 lbs = a 5 gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
44 lbs = an elephant's heart
50 lbs = a small bale of hay
55 lbs = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 lbs = an elephant's penis
66 lbs = fats and oils the average American eats in a year
70 lbs = an Irish Setter
77 lbs = a gold brick
80 lbs = World's Largest Ball of Tape
90 lbs = newborn calf
100 lbs = a 2 month old horse
111 lbs = red meat the average American eats in a year
117 lbs = an average fashion model
118 lbs = the complete Encyclopedia Britannica
120 lbs = amount of trash you throw away in a month
130 lbs = newborn giraffe
138 lbs = potatoes an average American eats in a year
140 lbs = refined sugar an average American eats in a year
144 lbs = an average adult woman
150 lbs = the complete Oxford English Dictionary
187 lbs = an average adult man
200 lbs = 2 bloodhounds
235 lbs = Arnold Schwarzenegger
300 lbs = average football lineman
400 lbs = a Welsh Pony
Haha as of today an average adult woman..... Holding a guinea pig!!! (It's all about the guinea pig lol)
2 -
I ran every day in May!
I racked up 120 miles; far from my biggest month of September 2016 (176 miles) but a good increase from the 80 miles I ran in May 2016.
I've been feeling out of sorts for a couple of months now so the achievement of running 31 days in a row is all that much sweeter!6