What's Your Most Recent NSV

400 days and 60lbs into this journey I finally bought smaller undies!

Have been changing out other parts of my wardrobe all along the way, but kept just making do with the ever looser skivvies.

I just got back into striving for weight loss and already had a bit of an NSV. Well actually I've had 2. A few weeks ago I was putting on clothes I haven't worn for about 5 years, XLs. Some are tight but they're very very close it's 100% achievable. The other I had yesterday driving to work. I was thinking about working out and hitting the gym again which felt exciting. Usually I am feeling guilty for not going but yesterday I was just excited to workout. I was trying to figure out what came over me and remembered that lately I've been going on more consistent walks with my 11 month old husky, pushing both of us to go longer each time. It hit me like a ton of bricks that I've started feeling the effects of more consistent exercise in my mood and just have begun to pick up momentum and that felt amazing. I forgot how good it feels to workout!

I teach in a high school. Today, I was teaching a group I already taught last year, and they have told me they have been talking about how much slimmer I am this year.

Met with a trainer at the gym to set up a routine. When he asked me my objective I sad to be trim and fit. He said "you mean to stay trim and fit, right?". I told him I do want a little more definition and he had me sign up for his core class next week. He also had me do a few dumbbell exercises in front of the mirror to point out I already have pretty good definition when under load. Came away with a good routine set up and feeling really good about myself.

allmannerofthings wrote: »

@ExistingFish If you figure out how to add belt loops please post it - I would love to know. I have 2 denim skirts that are sliding all over the place, that I would like to keep wearing.

The idea seems pretty simple, I just googled it and I'm watching a video. I'm what I'd call an "Advanced beginner" on the sewing machine though, I've been doing it all my life.

http://www.hazelnuthandmade.com/adding-belt-loops-to-metropolitan-pants/

This is the tutorial I'm going to use. I just need some scraps or a small piece of black denim. Too bad I don't have any black pants that don't fit.

Went shopping yesterday. One for my husband: he was in the last belt hole of his old belt, bought a new one and measured against his old belt it's four holes down from the last hole in the old belt.

Shopping for clothes now never gets old! I'm still about ten pounds away from my best weight but I'm already seeing myself in the dressing room mirror and thinking I look the way I want to.

Evelyn_Gorfram wrote: »

allmannerofthings wrote: »

Evelyn_Gorfram wrote: »

ExistingFish wrote: »

allmannerofthings wrote: »

@ExistingFish If you figure out how to add belt loops please post it - I would love to know. I have 2 denim skirts that are sliding all over the place, that I would like to keep wearing.

The idea seems pretty simple, I just googled it and I'm watching a video. I'm what I'd call an "Advanced beginner" on the sewing machine though, I've been doing it all my life.

The tough part is finding the material to use. Sometimes, you can "steal" enough from a seam allowance (especially if you've taken the garment in) or a hem, or even the inside of an existing waistband. Or you can use grosgrain ribbon if you can find it in a suitable color. For something like a lightweight skirt, I've sometimes plied six-strand embroidery floss into a thicker cord and used that, since it comes in every color imaginable.

I don't own a sewing machine, but I have enough embroidery thread to fill a suitcandase. So I guess I just need a really strong needle and a thimble to get through the denim. - I'll try that - It can't hurt anything

I missed that these skirts were denim (doh!). The embroidery floss loops probably won't be strong enough for a belt that will hold up denim (they're more for a rayon challis type of fabric). For denim, I'd use twill tape (it's in the notions section of the fabric store, with all the bias tape & so forth). It only comes in a few colors, but dark blue or black should work with most shades of denim.

A sewing machine can be close to useless on more than a couple layers of denim anyway. A strong needle, like you said, and a good solid thimble (I use a leather thimble with a little metal "coin" set into it). Good luck!

Alternatively, @Evelyn_Gorfram and @ExistingFish, for denim, if you know how to crochet: Fasten a suitable weight cord (doubled, if neceesary) on the inside, then take a tapestry needle or awl, and make a hole you can bring the cord through, to the front (or two holes, if doubled cord, just leaving the center of the cord on the inside). Pull up chain stitches in the cord with a crochet hook to the length you need for a belt loop, then take the cord back to the inside and fasten off. It's a little eccentric, but not crazy, and totally fine if the shirt's not tucked in, or the belt matches the cord.

Another option is to make a belt loop from fabric (make a tube, turn, cut pieces to length allowing for a bit to be turned under or inside at the ends to hide the raw edges). Then blind-stitch the top and bottom of the belt loop (raw edges turned under, or to inside of the tube) in a little square to the waistband (by a square, I mean stitch along the outside (turned under) edge, down one side of the belt loop for maybe 1/4 inch or thereabouts, across again on the inside (between the belt loop and waistband) to the other side of the belt loop, then stitch up to where you started. Small, tight stitches can be strong enough. Since these are blind stitches, you don't have to force a needle through the full denim thickness, just use a fine hand needle, catch a couple of threads with each stitch, keep the stitches small and close. Do another square at the other turned under/in end of the belt loop to hold the bottom of it to the waistband. Be sure that you've left enough room for your belt of choice to pass through the open part of the loops.

I don't know what NSV stands for exactly but my recent victory is fitting into a size 14 jeans again. Yay!
Plus breaking the weight loss plateau I've been on for the past 2.5 months.

Lightwaves1 wrote: »

I don't know what NSV stands for exactly but my recent victory is fitting into a size 14 jeans again. Yay!
Plus breaking the weight loss plateau I've been on for the past 2.5 months.

@Lightwaves1 Woot! Congrats on both of those!

NSV is Non-Scale Victory. Since is so easy to get hung up on the numbers on the scale, it's important to remember that weight loss is not about those numbers, but about the difference the weight loss creates in little everyday things (and some not-so-little). It's especially important when you're stuck on a long plateau to remember that the real prize - or one of them, anyway - is fitting into size 14 jeans.

I hate pictures of myself, but I felt so great after my hike today that I took a selfie! Then I posted it on Facebook and made it my profile picture! Then I posted it on here! What's happening to me?! Lol

@SaritaJack Thanks! The hat is a kids hat from Cabelas lol! Good job fitting into your "normal" weight clothes!! I have a long way before I reach that myself but I'm so looking forward to whipping out that suitcase!

@Needtoloseweight43 Thank you!!

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