What's Your Most Recent NSV

Got home from another month in China and my wife said I didn't look sick this time. Same weight as when I got back from a 58 day trip back in December. But that time she was concerned because I looked sick.
So I guess I did slightly better at taking care of myself despite the conditions.

It feels weird when I have my arms down by my sides. Because that's not *quite* the angle they're used to falling into.

For me I have always had big legs and crossing them while sitting was a bit like imitating a contortionist. I realised recently that I can sit with my legs crossed comfortably.

I keep describing other people as "she's about my size" and then my friends/family say, "NO, I know who you are talking about and she's got easily 40 lb on you". I don't ever say this looking for a compliment or anything like that, but I feel so flattered because these women I think are about my size look good to me! Like maybe I wear 10-12 and they're in 12-14, sure, but I feel so psyched to even be in the same ballpark!

Someone brought lunch in for our office today and I said "no" to the brownie and ate my pulled chicken without a bun.

I have accomplished a few more NSVs along the last weeks, and I'm thrilled to share them!

• I have finally put aside two pairs of jeans that were huge on me now. It's one thing to enjoy the looseness of the clothes, but eventually it gets to the point where they just look ridiculous on me. No need for that.
• Belt notches are progressing nicely.
• I'm no longer obese, just overweight. And working my way down!
• I can finally notice a difference when I see myself in the mirror.

It's been a lonely journey (aside from this community), but worth every minute!

I went to inspect an new gym The guy was really helpful and nice. He explained that on intake they do some tests and measure etc. One of the thing they measure is body fat; His comment, "but I don't think that will be a discussion point in your case" felt good.
Also you could see him think - how can I push this woman further - she is fit already. Hey I am joining the gym and ask for help because I am plateauing

Dogs woke me up early. Decided to get a little workout in this morning before getting ready for work.

This is a biggie for me: learning to incorporate former binge foods into my healthier eating plan without all the bells and whistles going off in my head!
Yesterday I made a lemon loaf, except I split the recipe into two loaves. I froze one for a friend (honest!) and kept the other for me to dole out one slice a day as a treat. No way would I have done that before getting into a healthier mindset as the whole loaf would've been too tempting.
One more sign I'm progressing with this: I had a craving for pasta the other night. I think I can count on one hand the times I've eaten a "normal" serving size of pasta in my life. It's typically an enormous bowl, along with garlic bread and Italian sausages. And lots of Parmesan cheese, of course. You'd think I was training for the Olympics if you saw what I could easily wolf down. So in the past few years I've shied away from making pasta at home, afraid of the dreaded triggers. Not anymore. I'm still having the pasta, the not-so-healthy jarred sauce (until I can get off my butt and make my own!) and the Italian sausage, just no bread. And I added tons of mushrooms, spinach & extra tomatoes in the sauce. It's amazing how emotionally good it feels to eat one portion and be satisfied mentally and physically, when pasta used to represent a means of quieting anxiety/filling an emotional ache.
Please know that if I can get over these hurdles, you can too.

I can use the last hole in my belt now! Time to buy a new belt (or just add some holes)

ksharrell48 wrote: »

This is a biggie for me: learning to incorporate former binge foods into my healthier eating plan without all the bells and whistles going off in my head!
Yesterday I made a lemon loaf, except I split the recipe into two loaves. I froze one for a friend (honest!) and kept the other for me to dole out one slice a day as a treat. No way would I have done that before getting into a healthier mindset as the whole loaf would've been too tempting.
One more sign I'm progressing with this: I had a craving for pasta the other night. I think I can count on one hand the times I've eaten a "normal" serving size of pasta in my life. It's typically an enormous bowl, along with garlic bread and Italian sausages. And lots of Parmesan cheese, of course. You'd think I was training for the Olympics if you saw what I could easily wolf down. So in the past few years I've shied away from making pasta at home, afraid of the dreaded triggers. Not anymore. I'm still having the pasta, the not-so-healthy jarred sauce (until I can get off my butt and make my own!) and the Italian sausage, just no bread. And I added tons of mushrooms, spinach & extra tomatoes in the sauce. It's amazing how emotionally good it feels to eat one portion and be satisfied mentally and physically, when pasta used to represent a means of quieting anxiety/filling an emotional ache.
Please know that if I can get over these hurdles, you can too.

This is such a beautiful NSV! My family growing up served huge portions of pasta. When my husband first ate dinner with my parents, he was appalled. I just thought it was normal to eat that much! It does feel so much better to eat an appropriate amount of food and feel satisfied.

One thing that helped me was realizing that every meal isn’t my last meal on earth. For some reason I always used to eat all the food I craved in one sitting. It took me some work to get to the point that I think, “I can have a cookie today, and a piece of banana bread tomorrow.” And look forward to eating the banana bread, instead of feeling panicked and deprived.

Went on a business trip to Oslo and managed to keep calories under daily allowance and even worked out in my hotel room. And I wasn't tempted by any of the yummy junkie food at the airports!

I looked good in my spring break selfies!