What's Your Most Recent NSV

I just found out that I’ve passed an important exam that my career depended on. That is a personal victory but the other NSV is after a very stressful time studying and waiting on results I didn’t revert to my old stress eating habits (completely). I’m currently maintaining (lost 103lbs) and maybe had 1 day a week of stress indulgence but I still track everything, and I’m still maintaining! I find a long walk good for stress relief and preventing snacking so win win 😁

Catho36 wrote: »

I just found out that I’ve passed an important exam that my career depended on. That is a personal victory but the other NSV is after a very stressful time studying and waiting on results I didn’t revert to my old stress eating habits (completely). I’m currently maintaining (lost 103lbs) and maybe had 1 day a week of stress indulgence but I still track everything, and I’m still maintaining! I find a long walk good for stress relief and preventing snacking so win win 😁

Professional exams for certifications are extremely stressful - I still have moments when I relive those days, very glad it was in the past. Kudos for not letting it derail your weight goals!

I felt like I pigged out Wednesday (work had a mostly sweets breakfast laid out) and Thursday. I ate light and worked out yesterday and surprised to see pretty much nothing on the scale this morning. I have been close to the top of my maintenance range lately; I want to have a little more wiggle room at Christmas so I am going to try to eat at a deficit for a while.

A box of donuts showed up at work yesterday. I looked in the box and decided that no, my favourite type wasn't there, and walked away. At one time I would have just grabbed any old one and eaten it while walking back to my desk, without any thought at all.

I'm in this gym fitness partners thing at the work gym. My partner (my friend) is way more athletically inclined than I am. (That's a nice way to say my arms are like noodles and my conditioning is nowhere near an 11 min. mile). I'm seriously inspired by my partner. She's awesome and I want to bump my fitness up to that level (which counters the other half of me that desires only to be lazy, but that's neither here nor there! ). Each of the challenge events (we get points for attempting, not just placing), she's pretty far ahead of me. Except one. The 500m row (how quickly you can row 500m/timed cardio event) we did the day before Thanksgiving... I was only 20s behind her. This is amazing to me. I felt so accomplished! The weights we've been doing (we were doing a strength/weight lifting routine before the challenges) have been paying off. We both decided to add in the timed row at the end for cardio / full body burn since we did so well.

Boy did I feel it. That night, making my bread turkey army was difficult since the dough I was working with stubbornly resisted any rolling out, so I had to sculpt them turkeys by hand! I definitely regretted the soreness, lol!

My wife said I better change my pants --- they looked like they were going to fall off! I'm starting to be able to wear my smaller sizes. Progress is going in the right direction for sure.

My most recent one revolves around this collage from the photo booth at the Turkey Trot this year. I particpate in the Sub 30 running group on Facebook. I posted my results to them and talked about how I'd like to earn an age group medal one day. Another member of the group told me some average medal times she has seen for different men's age groups, including guys in their 30s, presuming me to be 32. Nope, I'm 45!!

Completed 2 5k runs this week. Yesterday's run was for a veterans benefit group. I have 2 NSV's from that run.

#1 When I picked up my bib, the volunteer asked runner or walker? I didn't immediately answer as this always shocks me that I'm a runner and the person beside me said, she's obviously a runner. I still struggle with that identification.

#2 At the half way turn a young woman, looking very fit, started pacing next to me. Near the finish I thanked her for the motivation. She smiled and said, I was her motivation for the entire run. We later chatted, and I now have a new run buddy.

IdLikeToLoseItLoseIt wrote: »

Clothing NSV’s!

Last time I went shopping at Dress Barn, I had to select 1X’s and 2X’s from the “big gal” side. This week I got to shop on the “normal size” side. The XL’s I tried on were too big and the L’s fit, despite me thinking they looked too small. I was worried I was an imposter even shopping on that side, which strangely makes me feel resentful that sizes are still kept in separate sections at so many stores.

My XXL winter coat has been swimming on me, the sleeves had magically grown longer and I thought I’d try on some coats at the mall on Black Friday. I was surprised again to fit into L’s in several brands and left with a new (50% off) coat that looks much more flattering to my figure.

Finally, my brand new goal jeans were falling off my hips, which is annoying because they’re brand new, but again I’m apparently smaller than I think.

My brain/self-perception definitely hasn’t caught up to reality yet!

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I have been in maintenance for over a year now.My NSV yesterday the look on my parents face yesterday and declaring in admiration: "I am still surprised I see you to see you at that size and shape I never thought it possible"

The thing is due to changes in exercise, both routine and intensity, my body is still changing whilst staying at my goal weight

I made 3 enchiladas for my tea tonight, but stopped after two because I was full. Normally I would have forced the last one down because it was there.

I have two bum knees and I’ve been doing single leg toe touches as part of my workout routine. The exercise requires a lot of balance, which is difficult with bad knees. When I started, I had a heckuva time doing just one toe touch without losing my balance. Now I can do ten on each leg without problems. Feeling really good about the massive improvement in my balance and flexibility!

I had never maxed out before - like prior to lifting weights or throughout - well a friend and I went to max out before I started a new lifting routine and my deadlift max was my current body weight!!

Plus I tried on my goal pants (size 10) and I was able to put them on and zip/button them! From a starting size of 20! Now I still have work to do - but I am one step closer to where I want to be

I bought what I thought would be a pair of motivation jeans in a smaller size and when I got home they fit!

dhiammarath wrote: »

I'm in this gym fitness partners thing at the work gym. My partner (my friend) is way more athletically inclined than I am. (That's a nice way to say my arms are like noodles and my conditioning is nowhere near an 11 min. mile). I'm seriously inspired by my partner. She's awesome and I want to bump my fitness up to that level (which counters the other half of me that desires only to be lazy, but that's neither here nor there! ). Each of the challenge events (we get points for attempting, not just placing), she's pretty far ahead of me. Except one. The 500m row (how quickly you can row 500m/timed cardio event) we did the day before Thanksgiving... I was only 20s behind her. This is amazing to me. I felt so accomplished! The weights we've been doing (we were doing a strength/weight lifting routine before the challenges) have been paying off. We both decided to add in the timed row at the end for cardio / full body burn since we did so well.

Boy did I feel it. That night, making my bread turkey army was difficult since the dough I was working with stubbornly resisted any rolling out, so I had to sculpt them turkeys by hand! I definitely regretted the soreness, lol!

Well done for your fitness challenge - my mind is boggling at the prospect of a bread turkey army though?? Kneading and rolling dough is a great exercise for 'bingo wings' 😉 x