What's Your Most Recent NSV

had to clean out my tank tops and t shirts I bought last year as the larges just look too big now and will be looking for mediums.....never thought I would be in a medium top

This my first one, but I started lifting and eating healthier and lifting regularly at the start of the year.

The other day my 9 year old and I were playing around and he went to punch my arm so I flexed my biceps. He said “ouch dad I punched your bone.” I smiled and let him know that was muscle. Felt pretty good after that.

Took 2nd in my age group at the Celtic run earlier this month!

Two of them recently:

1) Was out walking the dog yesterday and a neighbor yelled, "you're looking slim!" as I walked by. Slim has never been a word used to describe me... EVER.
2) Pulled some old flats out of the closet to wear. They used to rub against the side of my pinky toe so I rarely wore them. I realized that my feet have shrunk a bit and they are actually a little too wide now and my feet keep sliding around in them!

my collar bone scared me in the shower it was so prominent it poked me when i was soaping up lol. I actually got scared XD Im healthy and have had collar bones for a while now was just something about the angle that made them poke out i actually jumped lol

After almost reaching my arbitrary goal last Summer, I gained a bunch of weight last Winter. I finally came to my senses when I realized that I had discarded all my larger clothes and couldn't gain any more without having to buy larger sizes. I have been able to lose weight steadily this year, so that's no news. Logging your eats and paying attention to your calorie needs is going to work. The NSV today is that I can once again leave the L shirts in the closet. My M's are fitting again.

I had a garage sale over the weekend and wore a t-shirt from the university I attended. THREE different people asked me if I played basketball there and one of them seemed to mean, like, currently...hilarious, since I'm 41.

But I really found it kind of awesome that they would associate me with basketball or any kind of sport. I'm 5'8" size 10 and maybe look a tad sporty... When I was in college in the 1990s I was size 24/26 (definitely not a "fit yet big" girl either) and I guarantee no one would have ever thought I was an athlete. So this was a great NSV for me!

A couple weeks ago, I hit my goal weight and went into maintenance (so here's hoping all future victories are NSVs ) While I was losing the weight, I would generally avoid of some of my favorite foods because they were "trigger" foods - if I had a little, I'd have a lot. Pizza is one of those foods, and after everything I went through to get to this point, I never really learned how to enjoy in moderation.

Earlier this week, I was tested when my boyfriend wanted to order a pizza. Now that I'm in maintenance and this is starting to feel like a more permanent lifestyle change, I'm trying to incorporate back in some of my favorite foods without going overboard. Instead of ordering my very own large pizza and polishing it off within 24 hours (something I've been known to do), I checked the menu for a healthier option. I ordered a small, vegetarian flatbread that was surprisingly delicious. I ate it until I wasn't hungry anymore, stayed within my calorie goal, and saved the rest for lunch the next day.

It's a little thing, but it's one of the biggest hurdles I think I've cleared so far. Now that I know I can do it, I think it'll be a little easier next time :-)

FINALLY assembled my indoor bike trainer 3 days ago and did indoor biking earlier this morning. This is huge b/c I don't enjoy exercise, never do it and have been feeling down lately.