What's Your Most Recent NSV

Walked into my daughter's house this morning and the first thing she says to me, "You look thinner today." What a great way to start out my day!

I was able to do a handful of assisted pushups in my workout yesterday! Not nearly as impressive as a full pushup, but I'm making progress and that's what counts!

Husband mentioned he noticed my stomach doesnt look as poochy and my posture is getting better. I've noticed too, but it's nice someone else is seeing what I'm seeing. Yoga and Core workouts are paying off!

Just completed today's entry and it's the first time I have been given a number below 200!

Finding a soft knit shirt I used to love to wear, taking it out of the drawer, and it fits! Wonderful feeling.

I have this pair of shorts I could only get to the thighs. Now they actually fit around the waist. They are a little bit tight but not bad. Haven't eaten in bed for about a month (that is huge for me). It was when I would do my most eating.

I've been thinking about some recent victories...

I got an event shirt for work today in size men's Small and it fits perfectly. I used to wear a lot of men's XL t-shirts, or years ago even XXL with a goal of having them just cover me up as much as possible.

Someone told me today that I look taller. I think it helps that I'm a bit narrower, but I also think I'm standing up straighter and walking with better posture, both because of better muscle tone and because I feel good.

A periodontist was talking to me about what pain relievers and antibiotics I'll need when I have some work done (ugh, def not a victory), and she said, "Of course, you're a tiny person so we wouldn't give you too strong a prescription." She'd never met me before, and I'm pretty sure she's thinner than I am. Now, I'm not tiny, and my goal isn't to be tiny. I'm 5'7" and thrilled to be in medium-sized land (yay for size 8-10!) but to think I look smaller to a casual observer blows my mind.

I bought a new pair of leggings in size L. This is a NSV because I bought what I needed and thought looked good instead of playing mind games with myself about only being allowed to buy size M. These run small and women's sizes aren't standard. I like them, it's not a failure to get the pants that fit.

I lost a back roll.. totally did. I was scared it wasn't true so I made another woman at the gym check it out, then I snapped a pic because I was so excited =D

Finally went in for a physical and had my bloodwork done. Three years ago, when I was 85 lbs heavier, I had borderline high total cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol and my HDL (good) cholesterol was too low. Now my total and LDL cholesterol are well below what they should be and my HDL is significantly above where it should be. It made me very happy.

I made a goal for the month of February to log my food everyday, and I did it! On to March—walk at least 15 minutes everyday.

I have always been a TERRIBLE runner so this year I decided to start a couch to 5k running program (it was an awesome way to start running as a beginner). And as of two days ago, I completed 3 miles in 30 minutes! This week at work I officially signed up for a 5k to keep me motivated and hopefully, get my time down a little bit more before the race.

I completed week 1 of a couch to 5k program. I did my run even though the wind was really strong today!

I aspire to olympic lifting but I'm not really there yet. I've been trying to learn to do snatches. Today I finally did several--in a row!--with totally adequate form. This means I can start to go up in weight, which will be nice since my current max is 30lb.

Just played 90 minutes of basketball. Only second time in six weeks. I felt great during and after

I’ve struggled some with sugar cravings over the past 2 months, but I’m proud of how consistent I’ve been with walking almost every day when I get home from work. For me to do that through the months of January and February, when darkness, rain, and cold could have tempted me to skip my active time, feels like an accomplishment. I have been so much more conscious of my activity level and finding a balance with my nutrition over the past 8+ months. This is the longest I’ve ever stuck with health goals; in the past, I always had a specific goal weight in mind, or worked to lose weight for a special occasion, and then when I reached that goal/event I would let go of all discipline and sabotage all of my progress. This time my goal is health—not just my own, but my husband’s (his diabetes diagnosis was the catalyst for all the changes I made), and my kids’ health, as well. My family can see how important activity has become to me, and I can often include my kids in walks around the block. My husband walks with me a couple nights a week now, which is something he never did before he was diagnosed. We have even been talking about taking longer family walks together on weekends as it gets warmer out. I guess I’ve reached “goal weight,” or am very close to it, but I understand now that maintainence takes effort, so much of my reading (beyond this very inspiring thread) has been on the maintainence board. I hope that I am able to “keep” my progress this time, as I continue to educate myself and learn to enjoy a more active and balanced lifestyle with my family.