What's Your Most Recent NSV

I live just outside Yosemite National Park and volunteer at tge Yosemite Visitor's Bureau. Today I was assisting some visitors, telling them about a hike to a waterfall that is short, but quite steep. I mentioned that there are several good rocks to sit on while taking a break in needed. The husband said that if I have to take a break it must be very steep because I look very fit and healthy, which I kind of brushed off as I went on to tell them of other hikes available.
It didn't even hit me until I was in my car heading home that their perception of me is so different from my own views of myself. I still think of myself as 90 pounds heavier, but that's not me anymore.
By the way, 3 years ago when I first hiked to that waterfall, I had to rest several times. Last year I had to rest once and this year I marched right up with no break.

When I lean over to wash my face, my boobs no longer touch the cold, cold sink!!!

Got my spare room cleaned out to the point that I can use my weight bench again - did a bunch of rows and bench pressing, I can hardly press anything but baby steps...

my size 16 trousers now fit comfortably enough to wear them at work.

Am off to google (and borrowing a sewing machine) this weekend to investigate making the legs narrower as they still hang off hips and butt - tch

going to practice on the size 18s though - as someone else mentioned, no safety net. If I mess up the 18s, I have no more larger trousers for work! But I will probably need the practice before altering the 16s

I'm drinking black unsweetened coffee by choice. Usually I doctor it up with sugar and half and half. Of course it tastes like superior coffee than the usual office swill. I'm also been mostly replacing my coffee when I get to work with a cup of tea instead.

I got rid of all my old bras. I just rewarded myself for losing 50% of my goal weight and dropping a bra size by buying all new bras from Victoria's Secret. Victoria's Secret is currently having its semi-annual sale which was perfect timing!

Whilst cleaning our basement this weekend ....the boy I married and I were carrying large pieces of furniture up the stairs and on more than one occassion he had to tell me to quit moving so fast up the stairs .....he could not keep up with his "wonder woman". Loved it! He rarely acknowledges so I will take it. Have to admit , being the brat I am I did hurry to load shizza up on to the tailgate of the truck before he could bend over to help....just to poke at him a little. GAH! Love it.

Ran my first race yesterday. 8k, in 42:20, for a pace of 5:17 per km. Started C25K last July, never ran before that. Decent showing.

Found a dress from years ago which was a 16 and hmm, hasn't dated badly, would look brand new with the right belt, wonder how close I am to being able to wear it? And it fits! The emergency clothes I bought a couple months ago because I needed something to wear that wasn't falling off were 20s down from 26-28 starting, I thought I was about an 18 now but seems like I left that one in the rear view mirror!

The real NSV though is starting to believe that I might someday shop in regular sizes again, instead of having to pick from "fat people clothes" because the ones I like aren't made in my size.

My armpits hurt! I did actual pushups yesterday and my armpits hurt (actually that spot infront of the armpits, but i don't know what it's called).
And, I can pull my "motivation jeans"! Can't button them, but I can get them all the way up! I couldn't get them over my knees at Christmas time.

My butt cheeks don't touch.

I'm not sure when this happened. I'm not even sure if this can be construed as a "victory". But I realized last night that I have a butt cheek gap now. I'm pretty sure that's new, so I'll take it.

This is a big one for me, cause makes me really body conscious - a couple years ago I lost weight really quickly and completely changed my diet, and that came with so many of those fat marbles under my skin on my tummy. Now I've noticed, that not only they have become smaller, some of them have completely disappeared ! So happy!

And also it's only Tuesday, but I have done 5 workouts already!

gymprincess1234 wrote: »

This is a big one for me, cause makes me really body conscious - a couple years ago I lost weight really quickly and completely changed my diet, and that came with so many of those fat marbles under my skin on my tummy. Now I've noticed, that not only they have become smaller, some of them have completely disappeared ! So happy!

And also it's only Tuesday, but I have done 5 workouts already!

So they DO disappear!? I've had one since college and I've been wondering if there was even a chance it would someday disappear. Good to know it *may* that's better than thinking I'm stuck with it forever!

Jeans I purchased back in the Winter, because my other jeans were getting too snug, officially have to be safety pinned (instead of using the button) so I can make them smaller and continue wearing them! And those too snug jeans fit just right now!