What's Your Most Recent NSV

rn_sue · March 2018

I brought cereal to work this morning for breakfast. I had a container of milk left over from last week. It was only a couple of days past the "sell-by" date, so I poured it on my cereal and took a bite. YUCK! The milk was no good. I had no choice by to throw out the cereal--why didn't I at least sniff the container before pouring?????? My NSV for this is that I immediately pulled out my emergency protein meal bar from my desk drawer instead of heading for the donuts and bagels in the staff lounge!

JaydedMiss · March 2018

Awesome!
You've earned the Sahara badge
You've walked 2,983 miles! That's more than the length of the Sahara Desert, which stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. Congratulations on making it over this huge hump and securing the Sahara badge.

yay

BrenaRhen · March 2018

Last night I went to the movies. I had calorie budgeted for a junior popcorn. I ate the popcorn. It was delicious.

There's a Wendy's by the theater that I used to stop at after EVERY movie. I could have stopped last night, I still had some calories left. Instead, I checked in with my body and realized I wasn't actually hungry. I drove home, brushed my teeth, and went to bed satisfied.

I also reminded myself that if I had stopped, that would have been okay too.

kdbulger · March 2018

I bought some tops in size medium and they fit!
I genuinely thought I might never see the day since having children. I started in August as an XL (but let's be real, XXL).

AwesomeSquirrel · March 2018

Well I’ve had a blast reading all (!) of these, a great way to keep me on track for the last few weeks and start my day off right. I’m a returner as of January 2018, currently down 17kg of a target 65kg loss. I’ve had some good victories lately:

- I had to buy a belt for my work trousers. I remember buying them in November being grateful that they fit, now I need a belt.
- Said belt was purchased at a regular store. Yes it is size L, and it might be running big, but I literally never find belts that fit. I’m in the first hole, and I look forward to conquering several more!
- I started taking the stairs in my building (I live on the 4th floor) and anytime there are stairs next to the escalators on the subway station and such.
- I restarted my yoga practice and aiming for a consistent 2 times per week for now. Last week I did 4

vivalavida82 · March 2018

My husband wanted to go out for a burger tonight. I didn't have the calories for it.
I ate my lentil dish as planned and then when out with him so he could have his burger.
Had a nice evening and didn't go over my calories! Yey!

coffeebean1988 · March 2018

No longer hate shopping for pants... at my heaviest I was a size 17-18 (34-36 waist). On st. Patty’s day I wore a size 0 (25 inch waist). This time last year I was between a size 4-6 and only about 10 lbs heavier. It’s amazing the changes your body can make without much change on the scale!

Crafty_camper123 · March 2018

Jogged through a whole song without stopping. (about 3 minutes) Two months ago I could only job for up to a minute.

_riotgrrrl_ · March 2018

- My waist is 28.5". It's not been under 29" since I was 17. And I'm 36 now!

- Also did 10 x 3 sets of push ups today. Only ever been able to do 3 at a time before. My pathetic bench pressing this year has counted for something!

Catho36 · March 2018

NSV 1 - I had my belly pierced after losing 102lbs as nearing maintenance.
As part of belly ring care I noticed a pulse in my abdomen that I have not been aware of before. I’m a nurse (and a hypochondriac!) and I’m aware that it could by an abdominal aneurysm so I asked one of my medical consultant colleagues if it was normal. To which she replied:
NSV 2 - perfectly normal if you’re slim! Me slim? I’ve been overweight since I was 8, I’ve just turned 40
NSV 3 - I’ve always had long brown hair which I have hid behind. I’ve since had a pixie cut with majenta and blonde highlights, no more hiding!
NSV 4- I also overheard someone describing me as the tall lady with short hair, not overweight/chubby girl who smiles a lot
NSV 5 - I’m having an identity crisis and I’m loving it lol!

Pastaprincess1978 · March 2018

For the first time ever the scale was 0.6kg heavier this morning but my smaller clothes fit better! I'm hardly a gainer for muscle but I am so pleased about the clothes!

Sheluvsbread2much · March 2018

I started to wear a tight skirt to work so that I will not kid myself into thinking that I'm done with my weight loss goals. The skirt was uncomfortable to wear but now, suddenly, it isn't so tight. I've been stuck on the same weight for so long that I can't trust this change. I think it's going to disappear. Poof!

Pastaprincess1978 · March 2018

Sheenad680 wrote: »

I started to wear a tight skirt to work so that I will not kid myself into thinking that I'm done with my weight loss goals. The skirt was uncomfortable to wear but now, suddenly, it isn't so tight. I've been stuck on the same weight for so long that I can't trust this change. I think it's going to disappear. Poof!

I do the same thing! lol - just to remind myself that because I'm smaller doesn't mean I am at my goal! Wearing pants today I haven't worn for years - tight but a good reminder!

HDBKLM · March 2018

Sheenad680 wrote: »

I started to wear a tight skirt to work so that I will not kid myself into thinking that I'm done with my weight loss goals. The skirt was uncomfortable to wear but now, suddenly, it isn't so tight. I've been stuck on the same weight for so long that I can't trust this change. I think it's going to disappear. Poof!

I'm with you on the not trusting the change part. I keep thinking I'm going to wake up one morning back at 5'3" and 190 pounds again. And yet ironically when I actually WAS that size THAT felt unreal to me because I never perceived myself that way. It's like I'd been waddling around in a dream. I'm currently hovering JUST over the top of the normal range on the BMI chart and not suffering any of the side effects others report about the brain not catching up and, say, sucking in when I'm about to walk down a narrow corner shop aisle. Apparently my brain's perceptions have adjusted just fine, yet at the same time I do still fear it could be taken away from me in the blink of an eye, like a cosmic 'Just kidding!' Bit of a paradox.

Anyway, to contribute an NSV to the thread, I have this huuuuuge coat I've been wearing around for the past 5 years. It was an intentionally oversized army surplus type thing that I told people I wore because it was so soft and cosy that it was like a security blanket, not because I was trying to hide myself inside it. Well, I finally noticed that it was not just 'too big' now but comically too big to the point where it's intentional oversized-ness is kind of meaningless. I haven't found a replacement coat that I like yet, but to tide me over during the seasonal transition I did pick up a new fleece-lined hoodie. The medium was probably a bit of a better fit but the small zipped and doesn't look like a sausage casing so I got that, knowing that my weight is still on the way down.

Now contemplating if there is enough truth in that 'cosy security blanket' statement to keep the other jacket around for a while. I've donated loads of clothes already during this process but coats are expensive, plus this size and shape would be good for layering in a colder environment (I'm about to move to the northern US so next winter will be much more brutal than the ones I've been experiencing in the years since I bought the coat). On the other hand, I also wonder if it might have too many associations with the hiding myself and lying to myself phase of my life.

Pastaprincess1978 · March 2018

Keep the coat - I have lived through a winter that was brutal for me (but not for people from northern US or Europe) - you will be so grateful for it when you can layer upon layer underneath

I so understand though. I need to see evidence that I still need to lose weight - so the clothes stay a little tighter for now

gamerbabe14 · March 2018

I held crow pose yesterday at yoga for the first time. I made a goal this year to hold an inversion pose with my feet in the air and it's crazy to think I will actually hit that goal.

dhiammarath · March 2018

Pastaprincess1978 wrote: »

Keep the coat - I have lived through a winter that was brutal for me (but not for people from northern US or Europe) - you will be so grateful for it when you can layer upon layer underneath I so understand though. I need to see evidence that I still need to lose weight - so the clothes stay a little tighter for now

I literally JUST bought new pants for a trip and opted to go with tight rather than fit because I know I'll lose it. Also, it helps if the pants are a little like a maw of teeth to remind me, "Nope, you don't need all them snacks you're eyeballing. All it takes is a few extra pounds to turn tame pants into dragonpants!"

XD XD

But, as an NSV because that is what this thread is, I was able to hunt up tame(ish) pants in the next size down. WOO HOO!

jigglypuff_wigglytuff · March 2018

Can someone let Jigglypuff in on what NSV is *n00b*

Sheluvsbread2much · March 2018

Anyway, to contribute an NSV to the thread, I have this huuuuuge coat I've been wearing around for the past 5 years. It was an intentionally oversized army surplus type thing that I told people I wore because it was so soft and cosy that it was like a security blanket, not because I was trying to hide myself inside it. Well, I finally noticed that it was not just 'too big' now but comically too big to the point where it's intentional oversized-ness is kind of meaningless. I haven't found a replacement coat that I like yet, but to tide me over during the seasonal transition I did pick up a new fleece-lined hoodie. The medium was probably a bit of a better fit but the small zipped and doesn't look like a sausage casing so I got that, knowing that my weight is still on the way down.

Not sure if I'm using the quote feature correctly but I, too, wear a coat to hide myself. It's the same black jacket I've been wearing for years and I dread when summer rolls around and I can't wear it.

mousemom18 · March 2018

I'm wearing my black jeans. No really -- my BLACK JEANS. The black ones. Oh yeah, and it wasn't even a struggle to put them on. I just stepped into them and pulled them up. Like people do.

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