What's Your Most Recent NSV

aerochic42 · August 2019

pseudo-scale related but I'm claiming it here anyways. I did not gain any weight over the weekend. that means I managed to balance by calorie intake with my calorie expenditure (less mindless munching and more outside time because of nicer weather)

RelCanonical · August 2019

Oh, also, my yoga pants that have survived my highest weight (albeit quite tightly), are finally too big. They are no longer form-fitting and are loose at the knees. I'll still wear them but more around the house because they look a little frumpy now.

nighthawk584 · August 2019

These were my favorite shorts and fit TIGHT with my dunlap belly hanging over them last April, at the start of my journey. 65 lbs down and counting. Goodbye old friend.

brittgreenlikethecolor88 · August 2019

One of my work shirts I used to consider a bit "tight," is now loose!!!

shunggie · August 2019

I did have an NSV this weekend. A "fall" shirt I've waited 3 years to wear is too big. When I was the size of the shirt, it was the wrong season. I wore it anyway because I'd waited so long. My bestie said "you need to retire that shirt", I said, "Hey I've waited to wear this for years, I know it's too big but I'm wearing it once!" Silly I know but dang it, I love the pattern. It's going in the GW bag for the next donation. I think I'm mostly through all the old clothes that I had hoped would fit one day.

The exception is a pair of jeans that were my Grandmother's. I am still probably 20 pounds away from getting in those. The thing is I never once saw her in jeans - not once. She was a bridge playing, dentists' wife whose shoes always matched her purse. When we went through her clothes I found 1 pair of jeans that had paint stains on them. My Dad said they had to be from when he was a kid in the late 50s early 60s when they painted their house. I can't wait to put them on and wear them out and about paint and all!

baby_bokchoy · August 2019

Today in therapy I cried for the first time (been going for a year), which in itself is an NSV. Afterwards, when I was heading to the mall to go grocery shopping and kill time while I waited for rush hour traffic to die down, I thought about getting something nice and binge-worthy to eat, sort of like a twisted combination of rewarding myself for opening up emotionally, and eating because I was emotional. Instead, I went and bought myself a nice dress, did the grocery shopping, and went home, no binging in sight. Success!

RelCanonical · August 2019

baby_bokchoy wrote: »

Today in therapy I cried for the first time (been going for a year), which in itself is an NSV. Afterwards, when I was heading to the mall to go grocery shopping and kill time while I waited for rush hour traffic to die down, I thought about getting something nice and binge-worthy to eat, sort of like a twisted combination of rewarding myself for opening up emotionally, and eating because I was emotional. Instead, I went and bought myself a nice dress, did the grocery shopping, and went home, no binging in sight. Success!

Oh man, I feel you on the wanting to eat after an emotional therapy session. Great job!

martianspuds · August 2019

I (re)started just a few weeks ago, and it's going to be an unnervingly long process to get to where I want to be
(150+ lbs to lose). But today, I'm focusing on being so grateful that sticking with it has finally given me my first couple of NSV's

1. I never really gained weight in my feet and ankles per se, but rather, the sheer heft of my body has resulted in chronic puffiness and swelling. Today, for the first time in years, the swelling briefly went down enough that I could see delicate lines of arches, tendons and bones instead of ham hocks.
2. A few different times recently, I actually had calories to spare at the end of the day. Instead of hoovering more food in a fear-of-being-hungry-later haze, I shrugged and thought meh, I'm good, don't need 'em.

Anyway, for any of you who are feeling blue because the task ahead seems too tough - hang in there, it will be your turn soon.

darklyndsea · August 2019

I measured my waist today, and it's down an inch. Really unexpected--I've only lost 8.8 lbs so far!

peachezncreme · August 2019

This morning I zipped up the fall boots that wouldn’t zip 2 months ago ☺️

I_am_Mr_Blueshoes · August 2019

I got two personal bests in the gym today. They are very small compared to many guys, but progress is progress. They're a lot better than where I was a few months ago.
120 lbs for 5 reps on bench press and 90 for 5 reps on incline bench press.

FYI - it's a screenshot from a video I recorded, not the video itself! :-)

corinasue1143 · August 2019

JulieSHelms wrote: »

After 2 decades of weighing in the 250-300+lb range, I am back to my wedding day weight. My grown daughters have rejected my wedding dress that I have saved for 30 years in case they wanted it (it's TOO 80's, Mom!) So before I sent it off to Goodwill, I thought I would see if I could fit back into it. Success!

(Now if I could only fix what gravity has done to my face )

Absolutely gorgeous! Lady and dress!

concordancia · August 2019

IwillLOSE40kg wrote: »

Selling $1000 of my too-big clothes on eBay

I don't have $1000 of clothes, but I did make a donation to Goodwill this morning.

concordancia · August 2019

Madwife2009 wrote: »

I have a slightly sore rear end.

From the saddle on my new bike.

Which I just rode for 7 miles.

Including some very short stretches of road.

It was wonderful but also very scary.

But my lovely son was with me so I had to be calm. Although to be fair to him, he was encouraging and helped keep things in perspective.

Sadly I cannot transfer the saddle from my old bike to the new one as it literally got ripped in half. No amount of superglue is going to fix that back on

Evidently, distance bikers all have a box of saddles. However, I have found a few brands with a comfort guarantee, if you can try them out in time to return them. Problem is, I need a couple of longer rides to really decide and I haven't been on my bike in nearly two weeks. Looks like Wednesday will be my next ride.

motivatedmartha · August 2019

My nsv is perhaps a bit strange. My daughter was recently home for a visit and we went out for a family hike along the coast - it was a very hilly path with lots of pretty steep climbs and rock formations which are in effect, long staircases. The path has been closed for a couple of years following storm damage but since it re-opened earlier in the summer hubby and I have been doing it pretty much weekly and it now poses no problem to me. As we were making our way along the path and over obstacles my daughter was being very solicitous, checking I was OK and offering me assistance - and I was thinking, why is she being so concerned - I'm fine, I can do this, no problem. Then I twigged - last time she walked this route it was with her father only; I had to meet them at the top as I was not capable of walking the route without extreme pain and lots of stops. That realisation felt great!

dhiammarath · August 2019

motivatedmartha wrote: »

My nsv is perhaps a bit strange. My daughter was recently home for a visit and we went out for a family hike along the coast - it was a very hilly path with lots of pretty steep climbs and rock formations which are in effect, long staircases. The path has been closed for a couple of years following storm damage but since it re-opened earlier in the summer hubby and I have been doing it pretty much weekly and it now poses no problem to me. As we were making our way along the path and over obstacles my daughter was being very solicitous, checking I was OK and offering me assistance - and I was thinking, why is she being so concerned - I'm fine, I can do this, no problem. Then I twigged - last time she walked this route it was with her father only; I had to meet them at the top as I was not capable of walking the route without extreme pain and lots of stops. That realisation felt great!

That's awesome!!

Deanner03 · August 2019

I have a couple.

1. I teach as an adjunct at a local college. I went back for the first day of classes yesterday and was told by MULTIPLE colleagues how fabulous I look. I was well on this journey when we left in May (I was down about 35-40lbs in May), but it is apparently really noticeable now.

2. I unsubscribed to all the email lists for plus sized clothing stores that I used to get emails from. I don't need those anymore.

KathiLife · August 2019

My most recent NSV is just moving. I just get up and do it, and it's not a chore, and I don't hurt. I climb stairs and walk around the block where I work. My body has changed and I have skin, but I LIKE how I look. I feel and am strong!

TallGent66 · August 2019

NSVs

1. A new Amazon belt that wouldn't fit; now fits, and can go down to the 2nd or 3rd hole.

2. Glimpses of abs.

3. Leg muscles emerging (thank you, hiking).

4. Went from walking 1 creekside trail for 1 hour; to 2 hours; to 2 hrs in 102 degree weather on an empty stomach; to hiking 1 hour (moderate trail); to hiking 2 hours; to hiking faster.

5. Clothes fitting better.

Random goodies to consider: egg whites, Greek yogurt (look for low sugar), sprouted seeds (alkaline, orotein & vitamins!), Chilly Cow low cal ice cream treat (with big protein & fiber; small containers; I get on discount @ Grocery Outlet).

Side note: enjoying my odd-shaped, garden-grown cucumbers. Fresh!

SW: 315
CW: 271
GW: 245? / 235? (6'6", broad shoulders)
Timeframe: 3.5 months

NewLIFEstyle4ME · August 2019

Wow...this is an NSV, but it made me cry a bit first. Here's what happened...last night, I was sorting thru some old purses to get rid of, because even though I really like them, I haven't used them in a long time and most likely will not be using them anymore and in one of them, I found an old i.d. pic of me when I was I'm guessing somewhere between 190-200lbs or so (NOT even my highest weight ever

), and me oh my...my face, head and neck looked so huge and swollen, it looked like I had a "fat-suit" on (ya know how actors use wax or plastic or something to make themselves look fat). It was so shocking to see me that way, it made me cry a bit and actually kinda scared me some too, because I was kinda smiling in the pic, but could see super sadness/hopelessness in my eyes in the pic and remembered how utterly miserable I was in those days and also part of the cry was sheer unadulterated JOY that those days are forever OVER! Seeing that pic (and I don't have a lot of pics of me obese and overweight, because I dreaded taking pic and would avoid them like the plague). I look completely and totally 100% different now, I don't look anything like I did when I was obese--I now look like an entirely different person--I actually look like that's pic of me's daughter or something...WOW!

Now to the good news, in another purse I found $65.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Three crisps twenties and a five and I WAS THRILLED. I also found an old gift card in another old purse and it expires in 2020, I called to check to see if anything is on it, and was so PLEASED to discover $18.00 on it! I also found an old pair of SUPER CUTE sun-glasses in another purse, that I haven't seen in years and a nice, full roller-ball perfume stick I used to love and hadn't seen or thought of in years!

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