What's Your Most Recent NSV

Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »

tbright1965 wrote: »

Road my bike 53 miles yesterday. I felt good and probably could have gone more relatively easily.

Didn't feel my legs as much as I had from previous rides hours to the next day after when going downstairs in my home.

Just might get a century ride in before the end of the season this year.

Wow! Out of curiosity how long does a 53 mile ride take? Never went that far !

Just over 3.5 hours according to my Fitbit Surge.

According to Map My Ride, which tries to auto-stop the clock if I'm stopped due to traffic and what not, it claimed 2:27 for the 34.9 miles up to the brunch stop and 1:07 for the 18.4 miles back.

Fought with wind and rode with a slower rider for 21 of the 34.5 miles up or my speed would have been faster.

I averaged 16.5 MPH with a full belly on the way back. Wind helped a bit, but still had some cross winds which negate some of the help.

I do know that dropping 50# has added 3-4 MPH to my average speeds.

I didn't add cheese to my leftover pasta.

GreenValli wrote: »

I ate 1/2 a large peach for dessert tonight even though my husband bought chocolate ice cream. I resisted.

I'm impressed with the HALF peach, I would find not eating the whole peach much tougher than passing up on ice cream - fruit addict here 😁

The fact that I was able to say "you do you and I will do me" to a coworker that was trying to "help" me with my weight loss. This is not something that I would normally do. I would sit and listen and then be gullible enough to try some stuff.

Thanks for the tools and the confidence boost guys!

fitting into jeans I was wearing when I met my husband 14 years ago

Another belt hole bites the dust!

I think that is awesome that you date the holes. (Woo as in woo-hoo.)

I extended the life of my belt, I drilled holes into the belt. My goal is to be able to wrap the end around to my left side.

Fitted into a dress I last wore in 2016. Not flattering but it zips up.

anyWendy wrote: »

I walked the 1.2 miles each way to and from church this morning, just because I can.

And I have decided that tomorrow I'm going to join the kickboxing gym I tried out last week!

And I did it. Joined kickboxing gym. Felt amazing making it through a really challenging workout!

About two months ago I tried on some smaller waist band pants I had in the closet, I was happy they fit. These were the pants I felt that maybe someday I could get back into. My previous pants were baggy and needed a belt, these smaller pants fit but were snug. Today I discovered that these pants will slide down without a belt.

If I could find my old message I would link to it. In the spring before I thought about changing how I ate, before I joined MFP I cleaned out my closet and donated a lot of pants because I never thought I would fit in them again. At my current rate I am sure I could fit in them by the end of the year. I guess that is always the way it is, get rid of something and you will find a need for it. Some of those clothes were 25 years old.

12Sarah2015 wrote: »

Fitted into a dress I last wore in 2016. Not flattering but it zips up.

That'll do for now. Great progress!

HDBKLM wrote: »

Lora2380 wrote: »

DoubleUbea wrote: »

If I could find my old message I would link to it. In the spring before I thought about changing how I ate, before I joined MFP I cleaned out my closet and donated a lot of pants because I never thought I would fit in them again. At my current rate I am sure I could fit in them by the end of the year. I guess that is always the way it is, get rid of something and you will find a need for it. Some of those clothes were 25 years old.

I did the same thing, donated all my old smaller clothes two years ago thinking I’d never be that size again since I haven’t been in twelve years, well here I am wishing I’d kept those old clothes, especially the beautiful dresses I used to have

I almost did the same thing ... I had two vintage leather jackets from back in the day when I was young and cool that I'd never gotten rid of because they were great finds. I'd donated several things that got to small over the years but these were 'curated pieces', for lack of a better way of expressing it. I mean that they were great finds and a bit special and hard to let go of even when I was fully convinced I'd never get back to that size. A few years ago I actually resolved to finally let go of them *knowing* it was over. Too many years had passed, my weight was too far gone to get back to, etc. I actually thought i DID get rid of them but apparently I never got around to it because I found them in a closet at my mom's house during a visit this past weekend and *BOOM* they (basically) fit again!!!!!! A touch tight around the hips but I'm basically there. It's been 22 or 23 years ...

Last spring, I found the perfect faux-wrap dress to wear to my nephew's wedding. But instead of elegantly draping my curves, it stretched over them like a lumpy sausage casing. I took it to my mom's house while my sisters were visiting, and my older sister looked great in it.

So then, I found a great skirt and an absolutely stunning blouse for the wedding. The skirt fit fine, but the blouse was way too tight in the bust and arms. I found another blouse that fit okay, and wore it and the skirt to the wedding.

The wedding was lovely, BTW, and I guess it's part of what inspired to me lose weight. I went through my closet a couple of days ago to get rid of the stuff that's too big, and that stunning blouse fits me now!

I'm planning to wear it to Thanksgiving at my mom's, if it's not already too big. And, if I'm very lucky, my sister will have left the faux-wrap dress at Mom's house - there's a good chance it'll look great on me by then!

I think this is a NSV. The other day my friend (who I haven't seen for awhile commented on my new haircut. Now I've had the same cut for years...and then I looked in a mirror and realized that the cut looks better because my face has changed. Yes I'm old (69) and have wrinkles but at least my hair looks good!

Cooler weather here meant I had to break out my winter clothing stash. Was looking for a decent pair of jeans to wear and I ran across a pair of size 10's my MIL had given me because they were too long for her nearly a year ago. I was wearing size 16's when she gave them to me, and I realized this week I was able to put them on and they very nearly fit. Little muffin-topy but they're not half bad, so I'll take it!