I've been sleeping a lot better. Not waking up during the night like I used to and generally feeling more rested. So much so that I've been able to be completely caffeine free for the past 2 weeks, where I used to need a Monster (energy drink) every morning to function.

I tried on my son's XL t-shirt yesterday just to see how it fit. It was slightly tight in the tummy area, but looked good everywhere else. I was wearing 3x/4x men's t-shirts with just a little room in them in May. (I don't like the tapered cut of most ladies shirts so I wear men's.) If I wanted to I could wear the XL now, I like them just a little roomy though.

Ok, in the last two days I have received a compliment each day on my improved health (weight loss).

Not generally being a person that receives positive comments I did not know how to react when each of my friends noticed that I'm looking better than I did a year ago. I post this in the NSV thread because it has been awhile since the scale has trended downwards but I've kept swimming, golfing, and walking and owning my lifestyle commitment.

It was affirming to me to hear that I look healthier.

P.S. I've settled on a reply when faced with a compliment, "Thank you!" is all that is needed.

I've loved reading these. My NSV's started with the scale

I'm a happier person. I know it's not a given that being a decent BMI will make the world smell of roses but I am so enjoying my efforts to get there. For the last 5 years I've had a benign brain tumour and spend most of my time in a wheelchair - I'd fully convinced myself that I couldn't do anything remotely linked to exercise. At all. I'm surrounded by love & support (& over protection) and my employers are excellent so I always have people to do this and that for me. I had no reason to move if I didn't want to. My house is full of electric equipment to help me move so I didn't even have to put any real effort into showering and getting in bed.

I ate like a demon and any social events revolved around food. My favourite meal was an all-you-can-eat. And I did.

My rock bottom was being told in April I needed a new wheelchair as I'd gotten too wide & heavy for my current one and it was massive! I'd struggle to fit it through regular doorways and getting it in and out of the car would be impossible. I told them to give me a month and I'd lose weight to get under the weight limit of 20st / 280lbs (I was 287lbs). I didn't have any real idea how to do this but panicked and thought I'd figure it out later

That was 45lbs ago. I'm now walking the best I have in a long long time - not far, fast or for long by anyone else's standards but excellent for me. I do chair yoga twice a week and I go on the elliptical 3 x 20 mins a week. My RHR was 84 - it's now 65! I now have faith in my body and it's (dis)abilities and I'm happy to push myself to see what I can do.

I know how to eat healthily and to cook properly. I'm finding myself loving foods I've never had before. I'm more social and don't find excuses to stay in. I also stumbled on mindfulness and that's probably been the main driver keeping me motivated when times have been hard. I love it! I'm a mum, wife, daughter and friend again and not just 'the girl in the wheelchair'.

I'm excited to lose more weight so I can be more myself That's gotta be the best NSV out there.