What's Your Most Recent NSV
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I used to take the elevator up 3 flights at work. Now I take the stairs....2 steps at a time quickly.15
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Well, it's December and I'm still biking and running to work. I'd say that's a victory, considering I live in Vermont.24
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Only at the beginning of my journey (Day 10) but my jeans feel roomier and I've noticed I'm not always so bloated anymore19
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I went out of town for a work trip this week and was concerned about not being able to control the food I was eating (everything catered for 2 full days, no opportunity to prepare my own stuff) and not having time to work out. Sometimes I have a tendency to backslide when I break from my routine. To my delight, I was able to still make healthy food choices (except for a couple slices of pizza on the last day - no one is perfect ) and get a reasonable amount of activity just from walking around. It was a good reminder that just because I'm not cooking for myself and getting in my usual workouts, I can still stay on track with my goals!18
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Wearing size 2 khakis today!! The last time I was this size was 18 years ago.21
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It's been a great week! I had another NSV today! We got snow -- SNOW -- in San Antonio, Texas, last night, and I was able to button my winter coat for the first time in a while this morning.19
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So I just posted on Facebook my before and after photo to mark my upcoming one year anniversary of my weight loss on Jan 1. In one of the photos I wore a tank top. That's right people, it's actually now possible for someone like me, ms chubby my entire life, to wear a tank top. It feels like a miracle. No more excessive gut. I just gotta get this body ready to wear ALL my 2 piece swimsuits this summer. Some of them I purchased over a decade ago. I'm still impressed at myself for relentlessly pursing this weight loss goal and not given up for an entire year. It's true what they say, when you are sick and tired of being sick and tired you make some major life changes and never look back. I also included the photo below I created to illustrate the simple steps i used to achieve my goal.20
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Today my boyfriend made a casual comment about how much better I am to cuddle these days! When we first started dating(around the same time I started losing weight) when he was the big spoon the arm he'd wrap around me was unable to touch the bed because my stomach was in the way. Now, he can wrap his arm entirely around me, and even tuck his hand between my ribs and the mattress!
It's hard for me to see the loss, but clearly it is there!30 -
My first NSV as small as it may seem, I went to my favorite Mexican restaurant tonight and didn't devour the chips and salsa. I also ordered fajitas ate only half and was legit full. This was instead of normal order if 2 fried burritos covered in cheese sauce and sour cream. Baby steps28
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Went to my bootcamp class this morning even though my husband was trying to guilt me and bribe me into staying home with him!!!14
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I can now row with my legs gliding into my stomach, instead of my legs going sideways because my stomach was too big25
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For the first time, I hit all my daily goals on my new fitbit. Even the stairs!19
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Struggling to feel like I’ve had any NSVs lately. Then this flashed on my app after I finished my weight training today - 12 weeks of not missing a single planned weight training session is pretty cool... even managed to keep the streak going while on vacation.
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My first NSV as small as it may seem, I went to my favorite Mexican restaurant tonight and didn't devour the chips and salsa. I also ordered fajitas ate only half and was legit full. This was instead of normal order if 2 fried burritos covered in cheese sauce and sour cream. Baby steps
@chette78 - you made me smile with this NSV. My wife likes to eat at a local Mexican restaurant. Good food, excellent service. I like it, too - but sometimes I skip it. Because before we go in I'm all like "not eating the chips and salsa and bean dip". Ten minutes in, I'm flagging down the waitress for another basket of chips.9 -
So, let me preface this by saying I've been privileged enough to grow up without experiencing true hunger or prolonged food insecurity.
That said, because of my unhealthy relationship with food, I used to feel a significant amount of food insecurity, most notably when traveling for work. I would pack SO many extra snacks, in case I got hungry, or missed a meal. For a 3 day trip, I might have packed a full box of granola bars, some trail mix, and bags of candy. I would also grab extra fruit at breakfast every day to stick in my bag or hotel room. I would order large dinners so I'd have leftovers to bring back to the hotel. Occasionally, I would eat some of this stash I accumulated, but often it would go to waste.
Over the course of the past 4 months, I've lost 26lbs, and one of the most important strategies I've learned is not eating when I'm not hungry. For me this means skipping breakfast most days. As a result, over time, I've come to realize that it's ok to let my body feel mild hunger, and skipping or delaying a meal here or there isn't the end of the world (and gives me more calories to enjoy at other meals).
On my most recent 5 day trip, I didn't pack ANY extra snacks, ate every meal at restaurants or the hotel buffet breakfast, left my leftovers at the restaurants, and maintained my weight loss trend.
This change in my thinking is what tells me I'll really be able to maintain these changes long term!42 -
My first NSV as small as it may seem, I went to my favorite Mexican restaurant tonight and didn't devour the chips and salsa. I also ordered fajitas ate only half and was legit full. This was instead of normal order if 2 fried burritos covered in cheese sauce and sour cream. Baby steps
That's a big step, learning appropriate portion sizes! Good for you!5 -
I've been in maintenance for almost two years now (I can't believe it's been that long) and things have been kind of in a rut, lately. It's cold out and I'm freezing and don't want to go outside to run. I haven't been getting my steps in. My main goal has just been to not gain back all of the weight I've lost. I love reading all of your posts, but haven't had anything to post, myself, until today.
Today, I realized that so much has changed over the last three years. Last week, I took the kids to the park and decided to do some slow jogging while they played. While jogging, a gentleman approached me and told me about a cross-country group that will be meeting every other Saturday this winter to run a 5K, for fun. Imagine, someone looking at me and thinking "I should invite her to our cross-country group." LOL! So, we went. It was the first meeting and it was great. My 13-year-old daughter absolutely loved it. There were two coaches and an assistant coach from the local schools present, and they're trying to get her to join the cross-country team. We're the "Winter Warriors." Now, we have a new activity to look forward to this winter.
Then, earlier this week the kids downloaded pedometers onto their phones. Their goal? To beat me. So, today we started a step challenge, and despite my having no athletic ability, I hate to lose, so I should have no trouble reaching my step goals as long as the kids feel like competing. ) What I love the most is that it was their idea.
And today, we splurged on Taco Bell, because I still love fast food. There are six of us in our family; I bought three $5 boxes to split between all of us. In the old days, I probably would have bought five (the two youngest could have shared). So, though I still love fast food, I've learned proper portion size. In fact, the whole family has learned proper portion size. Not one person complained about having to share a box, and there were still tacos left over when everyone was finished.
All of these things seem so small, but they add up to huge life changes, for me and my entire family. We're all healthier because I decided enough was enough, we needed to be healthier before it was too late. I needed to be healthier. The rest was just accidental carry-over to the rest of the family. I sure never saw that coming.
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I defeated that voice in my head telling me to go back to sleep this morning by telling myself I am now one of those people who get up at 5 to either walk the dog or ride one of the horses before work. This morning was w2d1 of c25k. Glad I got up and did it :-)24
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It was my work xmas party on Friday night - I didn't go overboard with the booze (which is unusual for me!), but still partied hard and got home at 1am. The following morning I begrudgingly got up for a 9am 5k run AND achieved a new PB!22
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Hit the gym for 5 days instead of 3 days last week! On the days I don't lift, I train for a 5k! Never thought that would happen!18
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