What's Your Most Recent NSV

I had my first casual acquaintance notice my weight loss today! A coworker commented that I was “slimming down”! I am down 29lbs so far, and can’t wait to see the reactions when I lose the other 40!


Also...holy crap! I’m almost half way there and didn’t even notice! Can’t wait to see the changes.

I have one close friend that I see pretty much every day, and my weight loss has been gradual enough that he hasn't noticed specifically that I've lost weight. Instead I get the occasional ever-so-slightly surprised-sounding, cocked-headed comment like 'You look extra sexy today, I don't know why ...' over the past few months. As it happens, I am not at all into the idea of advertising that I'm trying to lose weight. Maybe it's because it would be admitting to the world that I was fat before rather than being in denial that they magically saw me as slender this whole time? So this works out perfectly for me, as if I'm gradually 'forcing' people in my daily life to see me the way I see myself (not just my appearance but my self worth), and maybe this new impression of me will gradually replace the impression they had before subconsciously.

Day 130 of logging!

Yesterday, my boss told me that my pants were too big!

I busted out 14 pull ups today: 2 sets of 5 & 1 set of 4.

Just discovered I can now wet and condition my supercurly hair in the morning by leaning over -- which amounts to belly-balancing ON -- the granite rim of the tub ... without feeling all my organs squish and losing my breath and getting mildly nauseated after. Believe it or not, a real woot woot.

Fitting nicely in a zip-up hoodie that I've had for 8 years, didn't know I still fit in it.

My husband bought me a pair of pants two Christmases ago. At the time it was a few sizes to small, but I kept them as a goal, since I do like the style. A month ago (maybe 20lbs into my recent weight loss), I pulled them out and was able to get them on and buttoned, but were still too tight to wear for work. Belt that came with the pants was tight on the first hole.

This week, I wore these magic pants to work, with the belt on the third hole, and felt amazing!

They've also really helped me understand the different styles of women's pants. They are "curvy" and the size I wear in this style is 1-2 sizes smaller than in traditional pants, because these really fit my body. If I try on "straight leg" pants, I need to go up 2 sizes to get my thighs to fit, and then the waist is way too big.

I honestly never understood these terms in this way before, and had the hardest time finding pants that fit me. I would think that I want my pants to appear straight, not curvy, not understanding that it was more about sizing proportions than appearance. Major aha moment!

I've been in desperate need of new sports bras and leggings for some time now, so when I saw VS Sport was having a sale I took new measurements, scrupulously studied the size charts, and ordered...XS for everything. XS?!
I'm skeptical it will fit upon arrival, but I still ordered the size I measured for as I know I'll eventually fit it...but boy was that weird.
When I first started losing weight, I could no longer fit any of the sizes carried in the store as I was too big. Now I'm almost too small to shop there (maybe....probably...this is weird....)!

Saw a friend of my mom's who has known me since high school, but not seen me for about a year, and she stood right next to me for about fifteen minutes in the lobby at church talking to other people before doing a double-take - she didn't recognize me at first. She said I look like she remembers me when I was much younger.

My mom asked my husband if I wanted any particular clothes for Christmas and said I was "blooming." And it's fun picking out clothes I want, because everything comes in my size!

Tried on a glitzy holiday dress, which was cute but the only size the store had left was too big for me, and then noticed it was junior's sizes.

And in more serious news, I really really like what running every other day does for my blood sugar. Not only does it go down and stay down on the day I run, it stays down for most of the following forty-eight hours. I have to avoid the temptation to eat too much carb- heavy stuff, not because it will spike my sugar levels but because it doesn't fit into my calories. I've been using my blood sugar meter as a diet aid - can't overeat French fries, bread, pasta or sweets because my sugar would go through the roof and conveniently it also controlled my portion size and calories - and now having a little more freedom to eat what I want without spikes, I have to be careful not to overdo it. That's a good problem to have!