What's Your Most Recent NSV
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I went to the movies for the first time in a long time yesterday, and since I was tired and feeling crappy all day, I treated myself to a bag of potato chips to take to the movies. And then I forgot to bring it. So this morning, I took it to work and gave it to my boss (who eats anything and everything), because I didn't want to have it at home. It didn't even bother me.28
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Went from a size 3XL in coat sizes to a Large! Super excited about that! I got my winter coat out from last year and I look ridiculous in it!48
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My NSV is running a mile in 14 mins.34
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Went to the fair and I could ride the rides! I could even get on some of the kiddie rides to be the designated ride along adult with my 3 year old.32
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For the first time on a while I went on a domestic flight in a very small plane (destination was a small town in New Zealand). Instead of pulling out the seatbelt to the maximum extent, I didn't change it from the person before me and there was about 30cm left over. Also, instead of bulging over slightly onto the next seat, there was a bit of space on either side of me. So it didn't matter that the person beside me bulged over - previously that would have led to embarrassment as we would have been squashing each other.22
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Also, I have always been massively bigger than my workmates (probably an average of 75kg heavier - they're not the same ethnicity as me which explains a lot of the difference). Today, the only ever so slightly overweight one borrowed a jacket from me. I said it might not fit but would be better than nothing. She said oversize is fashionable, but when she put it on it was so tight she could barely do it up. The sleeves were massively too long though. I'm about 20cm taller than her, so even at a normal weight I would expect my clothes to be too big on her. I think she was a bit embarrassed but her attitude towards me underwent a noticeable change as her ethnicity has no sympathy for people who are overweight.24
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malika1976 wrote: »For the first time on a while I went on a domestic flight in a very small plane (destination was a small town in New Zealand). Instead of pulling out the seatbelt to the maximum extent, I didn't change it from the person before me and there was about 30cm left over. Also, instead of bulging over slightly onto the next seat, there was a bit of space on either side of me. So it didn't matter that the person beside me bulged over - previously that would have led to embarrassment as we would have been squashing each other.
Ha I posted the exact same NSV back in April, right down to previously having the habit of automatically pulling the belt all the way out first in order not to know how I compared to the person before me. Huge congratulations; I know exactly how good that must have felt!8 -
I just tried on some 29" pants and bought a pair of 30" pants that I rock. Amazing. Don't pinch me; if this is a dream I want to sleep a bit longer...16
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Yesterday a friend and I hit the outlets for winter gear shopping. The friend I was shopping with is tall and slim; I'm short but getting there, as far as slimness goes (near top of normal BMI). Although I know intellectually that I've gotten down into small sizes too, I still don't always remember it emotionally or at the more subconscious levels. Plus it's harder to see our own body size and shape objectively in the mirror than when we assess the size and shape of others.
So as far as the NSV goes, you know how girls will sometimes hand off clothes to each other, if not while shopping then when standing in front of each other's closets getting ready for a night out or whatever (probably guys do this too, now I think of it)? I'd spent decades making excuses in those situations so that I didn't have to attempt to squeeze into whatever my invariably slimmer friend was offering up and create that awkward moment when it didn't fit. I knew that I was one of those who was instinctively reaching to the back of the rack for the largest sizes each time I shopped, and even then having to just pray said largest size would fit. Yesterday not only did she and I get into all the same sizes and those things looked and felt good on me, but sometimes I was the one instigating the switch, like taking it upon myself to try on a (no-elastic) vest that she'd asked me to hold while she went to see about another item.
It was awesome.22 -
Did not sleep well due to some heartburn. Still feeling it when I woke up and was not motivated to go to the gym, but I went anyway. The exercise made me feel better and heartburn was gone about 10 minutes into the workout. #disciplinetrumpsmotivation23
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A good friend’s husband noticed I had lost a few pounds—“From the back you and (wife) are twins!” A definite compliment, since she’s super strong and about 10lbs lighter than I! He said he knew how much work it takes “small girls like you and (wife)” to lose, so he wanted me to know it was paying off (all 3 of us talk lifting/fitness all the time, so not as weird as it would be with some random friend’s husband). Made my night!25
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I'm only 4 days in, but I'm feeling good about the process. I'm starting to re-find the "this is a life change, not a diet" glasses rather than "if I diet really hard, I can lose lots of weight fast" glasses. The right glasses make all the difference as each hurdle is reached.18
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Yesterday a friend and I hit the outlets for winter gear shopping. The friend I was shopping with is tall and slim; I'm short but getting there, as far as slimness goes (near top of normal BMI). Although I know intellectually that I've gotten down into small sizes too, I still don't always remember it emotionally or at the more subconscious levels. Plus it's harder to see our own body size and shape objectively in the mirror than when we assess the size and shape of others.
So as far as the NSV goes, you know how girls will sometimes hand off clothes to each other, if not while shopping then when standing in front of each other's closets getting ready for a night out or whatever (probably guys do this too, now I think of it)? I'd spent decades making excuses in those situations so that I didn't have to attempt to squeeze into whatever my invariably slimmer friend was offering up and create that awkward moment when it didn't fit. I knew that I was one of those who was instinctively reaching to the back of the rack for the largest sizes each time I shopped, and even then having to just pray said largest size would fit. Yesterday not only did she and I get into all the same sizes and those things looked and felt good on me, but sometimes I was the one instigating the switch, like taking it upon myself to try on a (no-elastic) vest that she'd asked me to hold while she went to see about another item.
It was awesome.
Oh man, I know that woe -- of being the one that no one can switch with or being in the "different" section while your friends are shopping in the pretty cute section. When I dubiously held up an XXL top and hope it's the same "kind" of XXL as in the plus-size shoppe I normally shopped at.
That is a GREAT NSV!! Congrats!9 -
CarvedTones wrote: »I just tried on some 29" pants and bought a pair of 30" pants that I rock. Amazing. Don't pinch me; if this is a dream I want to sleep a bit longer...
That's pretty much how I felt when I got into 36" slim-fit jeans back in July. A year ago, I was in 44" jeans. Now the 36" will slide off me without a belt. 😀13 -
dhiammarath wrote: »Yesterday a friend and I hit the outlets for winter gear shopping. The friend I was shopping with is tall and slim; I'm short but getting there, as far as slimness goes (near top of normal BMI). Although I know intellectually that I've gotten down into small sizes too, I still don't always remember it emotionally or at the more subconscious levels. Plus it's harder to see our own body size and shape objectively in the mirror than when we assess the size and shape of others.
So as far as the NSV goes, you know how girls will sometimes hand off clothes to each other, if not while shopping then when standing in front of each other's closets getting ready for a night out or whatever (probably guys do this too, now I think of it)? I'd spent decades making excuses in those situations so that I didn't have to attempt to squeeze into whatever my invariably slimmer friend was offering up and create that awkward moment when it didn't fit. I knew that I was one of those who was instinctively reaching to the back of the rack for the largest sizes each time I shopped, and even then having to just pray said largest size would fit. Yesterday not only did she and I get into all the same sizes and those things looked and felt good on me, but sometimes I was the one instigating the switch, like taking it upon myself to try on a (no-elastic) vest that she'd asked me to hold while she went to see about another item.
It was awesome.
Oh man, I know that woe -- of being the one that no one can switch with or being in the "different" section while your friends are shopping in the pretty cute section. When I dubiously held up an XXL top and hope it's the same "kind" of XXL as in the plus-size shoppe I normally shopped at.
That is a GREAT NSV!! Congrats!
Thank you so much. And it's not just about the swapping clothes recreationally either, is it? Like there was the time when my friend's kids sprayed me with a garden hose and she tried to loan me some of her clothes while mine dried off, but ... 'Nono it's fine! It's hot out so it feels good to be wet' and 'Don't worry I won't soil your furniture while I wait for my clothes to dry. I was sitting all day at work so actually I prefer to stand ...'
To be sure, the NSV was not about being as slim as my friend just because we both got into a size 6. In fact I'm not, since with our height difference I'm proportionately 'girthier'. The victory was about being able to participate in those normalising moments of social exchange, and about not being afraid of my size anymore (yet simultaneously having a defiant chip on my shoulder about said fear because people are not supposed to be judging others by size, etc.).22 -
@HDBKLM Absolutely. Truly, that feeling is pure magic.3
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Didn't have seconds at dinner today! Also thought about having a cider and decided against it, little victories!25
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becca_rup23 wrote: »Didn't have seconds at dinner today! Also thought about having a cider and decided against it, little victories!
Amen to that, becca! Learning to skip the daily beers has helped me a lot .
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I had a work dinner last night, didn’t have wine or any of the high calorie apps, AND stayed away from the extremelyyyyy delicious looking ice cream sandwiches. Normally I’m not a fan of those, but these were made in between two fresh, yummy chocolate chip cookies. And I remembered the post about it being a decision, not motivation, that tells you not to eat something like that when you know you shouldn’t. And I made the decision not to, and I was so happy after, and thinking about how frustrated with myself I would’ve been if I had eaten one. I’m still happy about my decision this morning, ha!
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