What's Your Most Recent NSV

Laying a few pavers in the yard today so I grabbed the old jeans I've worn for years to do outdoor painting and really grubby yard work. They were so big they looked like I was wearing my husband's pants. I always thought these were my flattering "skinny" jeans. Size 14 now a size 4! Wore them anyway just because.

I just realized that I can no longer see my stomach when I sit down! It's boobs and then thighs. I didn't even notice my stomach obstructing my view until it wasn't anymore. Funny how that works

Logged into an old app I used to use to workout sometimes and had to update the weight I had entered from 250 to 196. Related to weight but it was a great reminder of where I used to be and how well I've done even though I've stalled out the last couple weeks.

felt like i was in a rut, but put on a shirt i've been avoiding for a while and its even a little loose. Feels good

Last week, I had someone at the gym tell me that he was impressed with my dedication and how hard I've been pushing myself lately.

Today, as I was getting ready to leave, I had another person approach me and introduce himself. He and his wife have been regulars at the same time I work out for a long time. He said they've both noticed how hard I've been working and could see the progress I'm making.

Both of the comments reminded me that changes are occurring, even if it feels like an agonizingly slow process at times, and people are noticing that I am putting in the work. I never know what to say besides "Thanks, I'm trying" but I really appreciated they went out of their way to say something.

I friended all you knitters in here. I wish yarn was cardio.

This probably isn't much but I love to bake so I made shortbread cookies for the first time today. Found a recipe with nutrition facts so I could track accurately. Being that shortbread is nothing but sugar, butter and flour (not healthy at all lol) I only ate ONE. And didn't crave another even though they came out great. I plan to bring them to my pool league on Thursday and share with the team so they don't tempt me further.

@JuliBiGoolee - I'm with you on the getting control over cookies front. I like to bake too. I bake cookies for my son and teenage grandsons and usually keep one or two for my husband and myself. I cannot believe I've finally gotten a grip on that. I would've eaten dozens a couple of years ago . . .

I'm only about 9 pounds down or so but someone at work asked me today if I was losing weight. Made me feel good!