I’m a nurse....NSV is Non-Specific Vaginitis or non scalpel vasectomy.....
Don’t think that is what it means here....
Clue me in please

I posted this on my feed just now, but felt compelled to share it here, too. I can't find the words to express the feeling I am having this morning. Thrilled, excited, happy? None of those are it. It's deeper than that... my heart feels so full, like I I've finally come home. Like I could weep tears of relief and joy. For the first time in years, I feel like I'm back in my body.

I found my favourite shirt, the one that's been hiding in the drawer for years because I refused to stretch it out when it didn't fit. This shirt represents a very magical time in my life, a time when I was adventurously soul searching, deciding who I was in the world. I wore this shirt the night I met my now-partner, I wore it frolicking through orchards, on road trips, and to interview for my dream job. It is so infused with magic. It reminds me of youthful innocence... naïvety, a time when bad things couldn't happen to me... before several of my loved ones died.

Today I put it on, and it fits. Not "just barely" either - it fits properly. I feel an overwhelm of emotions about it. Satisfied, happy, proud, also sad for what happened in my life in the years since I last wore this shirt. It helped me see that the weight I put on was so deeply linked with grief, and only now am I healed enough emotionally to deal with healing physically. So again, I feel happy, proud, but also somewhat wistful and teary.

I'm excited to be back in my body, and to feel my heart so healed. It was a hard few years for me. I'm so grateful to have found this way of fuelling my body - it has brought me back to life.

Thanks for letting me share... I know as far as NSV's go, I could have simply wrote "My favourite old shirt fits, yay!!" But, it felt like so much more than just that - there were so many emotions that came out when that old shirt fit... it feels really good.

Last night my husband mentioned that my arms are getting bigger...and I didn't even have to prompt him for the compliment!!!

This morning I did my last run of the year, and crossed off one of my 2018 fitness goals!

I ran a full 5k, nonstop, no breaks, no slowing down to walk. I also beat my previous best time by a minute or so. I did the whole 5k in 38 minutes.



From left to right, these represent: August 12, September 9, September 16, October 28, November 16, and December 2.

And on the very far right, there's a cane I once had to use lol.

Finally cutting all my hair off into a pixie cut and not feeling like Mr Potato head!! Best thing ive ever done

Saturday, at the age of 63, I competed in my first powerlifting competition. I made all 9 lifts and had personal records for all three lifts for my current body weight. Not only did Squat 52.5 kilos (115.74 pounds), Bench Press 37.5 kilos (82.67 pounds), and Deadlift 92.5 kilos (20pounds), but while they were work, they weren't hard. Then, that evening I went to a Christmas party and stayed Keto!

Was physically able to remove and replace the alternator on the wife's car this morning then go to the office. For the past two hours helped the daughter with some financial aid application since she received her college acceptance letter today. Now I am at the movies feeling great.

Before I went LCHF October 2014 if I had tried this it would have been very painful and layed me up for 3 days.

My NSV for today is to acknowledge myself for sticking with it and holding my ground.
Here's the story:
I first lost a total of 145 pounds on keto 2 years ago. That was amazing.
In maintenance I regained 35. Some of which I'm okay with because I found I look and feel better at a weight about halfway between. So about 20 pounds is the regain I've been struggling to relose for two years now....with zero success; and, I'm just repeating a life long yo- yo pattern with those 20 pounds that has me sooooo frustrated and keeps me feeling stuck in a food disorder thinking pattern.
So, for today...I'm congratulating myself on keeping off the 110 pounds that I have lost for two years.
That is really a big thing as in the past I would have-and did yo-yo back up the whole amount- plus more on several occasions!
For today I am stating that I am proud of my really big loss and will not begrudge myself feeling successful because I'm still tackling the 20 regain pounds.
I'm so much healthier in all aspects of my life, not just looks, and I should feel good about that, instead of dwelling on my current struggles with basically what amounts to as vanity weight.
So for today, it's confetti, sparklers, and party time in my mind. I have kept most of this weight off for 2 years!! That is really something!

Today I went for my usual 3.1 mile walk at lunch...even though it's cold outside, and I'm in a dress, and I didn't remember to bring leg warmers or wear tights...I survived with bare legs...it's cold, but not frostbite-risk cold.

Finally getting some purple ketostix action again. I know they aren't considered reliable....but when I see pink or purple it does really motivate me! Totally psyched!! Another tool in the toolbox.