What's Your Most Recent NSV

mkladyjmm wrote: »

Completely off all high blood pressure medicine.

Congratulations. That's my goal.
My NSV: 3 people told me today that I look like I am losing weight, it's only 10:20am (in NYC)!!

Finally got around to my first hike on the mountain this year. There is a trail up there, that used to take me around 3 hours to complete. Last year when I hiked it, I had to stop frequently to catch my breath and get my heart rate down. I had to take my inhaler even though I had already taken it before beginning the hike. I was miserable for most of the hike.

This year: I was able to keep up with my husband and friend. They didn't have to wait on me all the time to rest before I could continue. Most rest breaks involved hydrating myself or the dogs. Not because I couldn't walk another step. I decided not to take the long loop, because it would add another hour to a 3 hour hike. But I could have. We completed the short loop in 2 hours! I hiked the whole thing, without really stopping. My lungs protested a bit, but I did not need the 2nd puff on my inhaler. I hiked this year. Did not die. Fitness goal accomplished! (sort of)

The sort of part: In preparation for hiking comfortably this year I have been working my whole body towards that goal. Especially a focus on my glutes, quads, and hamstrings & the like to propel me up the mountain. I kind of left those tiny little muscles on my hips behind though. (hip flexors). I spent the good part of yesterday hobbling around like I was 80 because they were so sore! Apparently Pilates leg lifts needs to be part of my routine now.

One more!! Though it maybe a little TMI, but my tummy has come way down. there is no interference in the lovemaking department LOL. Better positioning and yep, I can see what's going on!!!

KnitterNotAQuitter wrote: »

This may be an overshare, but I got new undies in anticipation of needing them during a sale a couple weeks ago, and didn't even try them on when they arrived as they looked "way too small." I washed them and put them away. On Friday, I grabbed a new pair by mistake and they fit! Woo! I guess I'm smaller than I feel like I look.

I have the same issue with pretty much all my clothes, especially jeans. I look at them and think "wow, there's no way I can fit into those", but I can.

not sure why but i feel really accomplished with this pose. it's not the hardest pose or stretchiest but i just keep looking at it and feeling good about my growth with aerial yoga

@VUA21 @workinonit1956 Glad to know this is normal. People keep telling me how much smaller I am, but I'm having a lot of trouble seeing it because I am still obese. I guess my perception will catch up with my loss eventually!

Today makes 5 months of maintenance, staying below a BMI of 25. Sort of scale related, but the victory is more about the calendar; I have not maintained a big loss this long in ~35 years.

Ahhhh, good ol' NSVs! So today, I'm faced with some pretty rough work shifts. I was feeling especially lazy in getting dressed, so I grabbed a pair of pants from the "it fits" pile. I'm going through my morning routine and these pants are driving me crazy. I couldn't figure it out... like every time I went to bend to get something, I was bending out of them, or that's what it felt like. These are skinny jeans too, which usually means a tighter fit.

Whatever. I'm lazy and my bum isn't showing (I hoped), and so I head downstairs. The cats (my joy and life) are always wanting to play as I get ready for work. So I threw Winter's ball for her to fetch and I think to myself, "THESE PANTS ARE AWFUL WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM." It's about when Winter is coming back with her ball that I realize.

The pants were too big. Now, I'm lazy with a capital L and if I can get away with not doing something, I won't. But I realized that the jeans I had on were too big enough that if I kept wearing them, I'd have an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction at work. Not only were they big in the legs, but the crotch was pretty far low on my thighs and the things kept sliding off hips, exposing my oh-so-lovely self-made rubber duckie floatie roll of pudge.

So I go back upstairs (gah! really?!) and grab another pair of pants (incidentally, the dragonpants).

Two things I noticed: the pair I had on that were too big were the pair I was shimmying into for my Japan trip in March/April. The dragonpants? No longer any sort of tight. Them suckers glided on like butter on bread.

PANTS WIN.

A few more pounds/inches lost, and I'll be hunting up the next dragonpants. I need a few more levels under my belt before then... and maybe invest in some belts. lol