What's Your Most Recent NSV

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 :-)

Vendors bring a lot of crap into my office. I made a rule (for myself): If I didn't log it, pack it and bring it, I don't get it. This entire week (I would have bet I couldn't do this, btw) I've turned down Einstein bagels, Krispy Kreme donuts, cake, bean dip and chips, etc., etc. All week long.

Okay, full disclosure, I did eat some raw carrots, broccoli and cauliflower that a co-worker brought in today but I ate them plain, without the ranch dressing and I'm trying to increase my veggie intake (I don't even weigh or log them) so I'm not counting them.

I think that I may have converted another to the joy of Parkruns.

Saturday mornings usually consist of myself and my oldest son actually running and my DH, youngest son and small daughter volunteering at the local Parkrun.

My son was unable to run with me today as he wanted to go boating with his Sea Cadet Unit, which coincided with the Parkrun. As he needed my DH to take him down to the lake, DH couldn't volunteer and therefore the younger children couldn't either (too young to be left alone, even though I have no doubt that the other volunteers would ensure their safety but it's the responsibility of DH and I). So my small daughter, aged 5, decided that she would "run" with me.

I was expecting to walk the entire course, which was fine with me, as long as we made it round. It was bitterly cold so I wrapped my daughter up well and off we went. Managed to park the car, joined the other 400 people and we are listening to the pre-run briefing when my daughter announces that she needs to go to the toilet. We're on the verge of the run starting.

I have no choice other than to take my daughter to the toilet. By the time we're done, the run has started and there's no-one to be seen. Ooops. We start running and after seven or eight minutes we can just about see the tail walker. I told my daughter that we just needed to catch her up, then we could walk as slowly as she wanted to go.

It took us the best part of half of the course but we caught up with the tail walker. My daughter was amazing and was doing walk/run intervals of her own accord - I know from past experience that she won't run if I try to encourage her, so I just held her hand and followed her lead.

The tail walker was so lovely to my daughter, really encouraging her. Runners were flying past us (two lap course) -
lots of those recognised her as she's normally stood at the funnel and they were yelling encouragement to her as they went by. All of the marshals we "collected" on the way past were right behind her, so even more people were encouraging her. Then, towards the end of the course, we found a lady, who makes a real point of finding and speaking to my daughter every week, waiting for her so she could run the last bit with her. At the last corner, the marshal was screaming encouragement at my little one, then grabbed her hand and started running with her. I see this marshal every week but I have never seen her run, so this was unheard of! My daughter must have had six or seven people running with her at the end, they were fabulous with her. My little one shot through the tunnel and was so excited to get her first Parkrun (as opposed to Junior Parkrun) token at the end. It was so emotional (for me). We got round the course faster than I'd expected as well, so she did really well.

The best bit, for me that is, was that she then announced that she wanted to do it again next week.

Another Parkrun convert!

And I also got my 5k run in as my son and I went out this afternoon. It cost me my bike ride but was worth it

Today, my husband and I chopped a bunch of veggies and put all the ingredients to make spectacular salads on one shelf in our fridge. We have our own mini salad bar!

One of my colleagues commented that I’m The Incredible Shrinking Woman. It really boosted my confidence/self esteem.

Ran at 5mph for 15 minutes straight yesterday. Felt great to push myself!

thereshegoesagain wrote: »

Today I turn 60 years old and am so much healthier than I was when I was half my age.
I have maintained for a few years now and continue to do something active every day. I NEVER thought I could lose all that weight, much less keep it off, or that I would enjoy all the activities I do now. I actually look forward to exercising, who is this awesome woman I have become?

Happy birthday, dear! Have an awesome day!

I had about 40 pounds of baby weight and I was wearing size 14-16 jeans. Todays is a good day I was able to go shopping in my closet. I can't believe I don't have to wear the same 2 pair of pants anymore since I fit into my old jeans.

I've gone from a size 22 to comfortable fitting into a size 18. I also bought a size 16 and they zip up and button but give me a little muffin top. I'm a few weeks away from them fitting right but the fact they button at all is amazing to me.

Jedi_Jo wrote: »

One of my colleagues commented that I’m The Incredible Shrinking Woman. It really boosted my confidence/self esteem.

When people have said that to me, I was pretty upset about it and definitely not happy. I am way too sensitive to things like that and your post helps me realize it. I am very glad you found it a positive thing, though!

HDBKLM wrote: »

Not an original one for this thread but a first for me: I pulled my pants down without unbuttoning them first the other day. So cool. Though the sized down version of the same jeans that I bought are still too small so I'm sticking with these until they fall off I guess.

Am I the only one who has only ever put on or taken off jeans this way? If I have to undo them, they are too tight!

The jeans I could barely button last month are getting LOOSE! I had to keep pulling them up this weekend.