What's Your Most Recent NSV

180 Days deep in this MFP logging. I have been struggling lately to keep going as an apparent partial tare in my left bicep tendon has turned my visual upper body gains around. I have been forced back to the treadmill. My scale also quit moving. The gains and the weight loss were what made me want to do this so all my motivation had vanished.

My NSV's are as follows:
1) A friend asked if I was on drugs (his jealous way of complimenting my loss)
2) I didn't quit even without any motivation
3) Sex with my wife of 19 Years is noticeably (by her )better. Can I say that?
4) Is a SV but... Scale has moved again!

6 months and 65 pounds down... Can't wait to see where I am at the year mark!

I used to a have a gym membership years ago and went pretty regularly.. then I got pregnant and life got in the way so I canceled it, as I was just wasting money since I never went. Within the last year I've lost 30lbs by calorie counting and walking on lunch breaks and/or in the evenings. I decided last week it was time to get back into the gym. I haven't worked out (gone walking) much lately since it's Winter-time right now, and honestly I missed getting out of house and doing something for myself, even if it's only for 30 minutes a few times a week. So I joined a new gym last Friday and have gone every day since! Nothing extreme, just using the treadmill or stationary bike.. but it feels good to be going again!

Madwife2009 wrote: »

My little bike and I have travelled a long way together over the last (almost) 18 months:



I actually hit the 7k mark going down my big hill but as I was going at 44mph decided not to stop for the photo

Over that distance I have:

• gone through three pairs of tyres (currently on the 4th pair)
• had a new back wheel (old one was slightly buckled - thanks, potholes)
• had two new sets of brakes
• had a new chain
• had a new rear gear ring
• had a fair few punctures (haven't counted them all but had three in one day and the next day had the other tyre burst)
• wrecked two pairs of cycling gloves
• worn out several pairs of trousers
• worn out a pair of shoes
• have seen many things that I would otherwise not have EVER seen, mainly birds (rare-ish ones such as kingfishers and wrens) flowers and wildlife although I did also see a verge fire (had to call Fire & Rescue for that one)
• come across way too many idiots in cars who think that cyclists don't/shouldn't exist
• enjoyed (almost) every second of it.

To be able to say all of this after a lifetime of obesity is pretty amazing as well.

Just thought that I'd drop this here as these were so beautiful and it was such a lovely sunny day. Just a reminder that Spring is finally on it's way . . .

Oh, and add to that a new gear selector cable (?shift inner cable) which snapped today as I was trying to get up a hill, leaving me with a total of 3 gears (one in each range) to get home with

The NSV is that, instead of taking the car to get the replacement part, my son and I ran the 5k there and walked back. And there was enough daylight left to fit the cable and road test the bike afterwards, so I'm ready to go out again tomorrow

Not sure if this is an NSV or not, but the bloke in the store tried chatting me up. In. Front. Of. My. 14. Year. Old. Son. I was so embarrassed, once I realised what was going on (it took a while as I've not been "hit on" for decades).

Variety exercise day today. Did an upper body workout, then walked 2 miles on the treadmill. After lunch had a leisurely bike ride with DH and then went for a quick run around the neighborhood.
Still under my calories today, so I think that glass of wine will taste good this evening.

MrsPinterest34 wrote: »

Weird NSV. Anyone else lost inches in unexpected body parts or the low priority areas. I had small wrists but i noticed my wrists are smaller. My ankle and feet look smaller but I barely had any fat there to begin with. I also noticed how bony my knees feel. It's uncomfortable to sleep sometimes. Again, I didn't have much fat in that area. The human body is so weird. I keep hoping my body will work
with me to reduce the fat cells in my hips/butt/thighs were most of my fat is stored, but my body just ignores my request. I need to have a come to Jesus meeting with my fat cells

"Low priority areas" cracked me up because it's so true. I've lost about 70 pounds with more to go, and while I love that my wrists, fingers, knees, even nose all feel smaller and bonier I can't help but get frustrated that my upper arms still look like Christmas hams! I didn't start this because my fingers were fat, you know? Let's get it together, body.

Just started the Keto diet a week ago. I have PCOS and insulin resistance because of it. I haven't had to take my metformin in 3 days!

I went clothes shopping over the weekend and some of the items I bought are regular XL instead of plus sizes.

I didn’t binge eat after a very emotional and stressful night

I used to eat almost all my meals out, and now I’m (kinda) learning to cook. I still eat a lot more processed foods than I probably should, but tonight, I seared a tuna steak! (I’ve never seared anything on purpose!) I know that’s pretty easy, but I can count the number of times I’ve handled raw meat on one hand ... I just hate doing it. So I’m kind proud right now.

mebelfanti wrote: »

MrsPinterest34 wrote: »

Weird NSV. Anyone else lost inches in unexpected body parts or the low priority areas. I had small wrists but i noticed my wrists are smaller. My ankle and feet look smaller but I barely had any fat there to begin with. I also noticed how bony my knees feel. It's uncomfortable to sleep sometimes. Again, I didn't have much fat in that area. The human body is so weird. I keep hoping my body will work
with me to reduce the fat cells in my hips/butt/thighs were most of my fat is stored, but my body just ignores my request. I need to have a come to Jesus meeting with my fat cells

"Low priority areas" cracked me up because it's so true. I've lost about 70 pounds with more to go, and while I love that my wrists, fingers, knees, even nose all feel smaller and bonier I can't help but get frustrated that my upper arms still look like Christmas hams! I didn't start this because my fingers were fat, you know? Let's get it together, body.

I've only properly lost weight once before and that time the weight seemed to come off more or less the same as this time (only I've got a lot more to lose this time). But one section of my body is losing weirdly this time actually: my double chin is usually the first thing to come or go with any weight fluctuation—even a simple 5 pound gain or loss—but this time it's been hanging on quite stubbornly, which is not the best since it's a high-visibility zone. The sides of my face have slimmed some in 45 pounds but only in the last few pounds has the double chin itself has started to give way. Unfortunately it seems to be 'melting off' from the sides first and now my double chin is just big directly below the pointiest part of my chin. So ... I have a turkey gobble at the mo ...

I started to swim again last summer and was appalled to realize that I was too heavy or too weak (probably some combo of both) to haul myself out of the pool / I had to exit from the ladder or stairs. I tried again yesterday and got my “kitten” out no problem. So now I can exit the pool where convenient for me!

I used to be addicted to McDonald's hot fudge sundaes. I felt like the drive-through people all knew me really well. I stopped going there (changing my route home from work helped!). Yesterday my 9-yr-old grandson asked to go get some fries. I planned on just getting an unsweetened iced tea but then caved and ordered the sundae. I literally could not eat it! I could have fit it into my calories for the day, but it just didn't taste very good to me! As much as I hated throwing the $$ away, I just drank my tea and then went home and had an apple with peanut butter--much more satisfying!!

Literally sleep-walk ate frozen waffles last night. Logged them anyway!

Went and bought some dress shirts yesterday. Tried one on and it was super baggy. Took them back today and the employee measured me and said, I think a slim fit would fit you better. I was skeptical. Tried one on and lo and behold it fit me perfectly. I've gone from a 19 neck 3XL regular fit dress shirt to a 17 neck XL slim fit. I'm excited!

gailballs1031 wrote: »

and sadly, in some instances some for the very first time.

But at least now they aren't destined to be left in the box forever. This is wonderful and one of the best NSVs I've read.