What's Your Most Recent NSV

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My pants were so loose that they kept sliding down so I had to drill an extra hole in my belt to tighten them up. I think one time years ago I drilled a hole in my belt but it was because it was too tight

Drilled another hole in my belt Also bought a new pair of shorts 34 waist and a Medium t shirt and they both fit. It has been a long time since I wore these sizes

I saw a vein on my arm while doing my chest workout last night. First time ever, I nearly dropped the weights when I saw it.

We're going on a backpacking trip this weekend. I hadn't used my pack since October, and when I took it out of the closet, I had to make adjustments to almost all of the straps, shortening them by a few inches in the waist and chest! I got rid of all of my "big" clothes, so this was the last indicator of how far I've come in less than a year.

One big NSV recently. We have a running program at work modeled after the C25K program which helps beginning and novice runners move from walking to finishing a 5k. There was an organizational meeting last week and the leader of the program asked me to provide a testimonial as a successful "graduate" of the program. When I started running 3 years ago, I never could have imagined I would be giving a talk encouraging others to start running - very humbling experience and a reminder of how far I have come so far!

Today I realized how much working out helps eliminate brain fog/tiredness. I will have to make it a goal to workout in the morning from now on so I can be productive all day (This is why most professors exercise all the time! I understand now!) I also did C25K w1 d2, but before hand I looked up proper running form and stuff. I could tell a major difference in my running from just a week ago (I did C25k day 1 twice)

I did not buy a new pair of trousers just because I don't fit into hardly anything at the moment but decided I will have to make do with what's there and better get results here fast.

I have a big old visible vein on the bottom of my armpit leading to my chest muscles, and I have pecs!

A couple of days ago I caught my toe on broken pavement and took a fall while running. Husband rushes over in concern, and my first words are, "Did you pause the timer on the c25k app?" Fortunately I had a wad of kleenex in the pocket of my shorts, so I wiped the blood off, and we finished our run. I did take the skin off my palm and cut my leg, but the injuries cleaned up and are healing nicely. My husband says I'm officially hardcore. There are a couple of NSVs here - one is not feeling sorry for myself and finishing anyway, and the other is falling much more gracefully than I could have when I weighed 70+ more pounds. I'm still not quite spry enough to catch myself after tripping and not fall in the first place!

I managed to get into a sports bra today without my husband needing to brace his knee on my back and yank the sides around Not only could I do it myself, it went straight to the second set of eyelets!

NS not-V. Went to the GI doctor for what I had been diagnosed with as IBS-C. She concluded that my lazy colon and intestines had become dependent on my fat for support, and now that I had lost weight, they had started to sag which is why I am so constipated all the time. I asked if I needed to gain any weight back and she laughed at me. So now I have to work on my abs hard core, take supplements, and be patient. For all of you that are worried about this, she said it is really uncommon, it's just that most of the weight that came off of me was from my midsection.