What's Your Most Recent NSV

My NSV this week is that I'm going to be kind to myself 😏

I realized I've been edging into extremely restricted eating the past few weeks due to an upcoming doctor's visit making me feel defensive. My body & mindset are not doing as well, which is inching me into a spiral of ultra-healthy followed by not healthy eating, feeling unsatisfied & hungry, etc. In the past I'd get angry at myself, but today I'm going to recognize what's happening, the reason behind it, and just take a big breath. It's ok, self. We've got this 👍

So I’m coming down with a cold, and usually my MO is to do anything and everything that might make me feel better. From eating what I want to not working out, you name it. Now, it might seem odd but when I feel sick my go to meal is McDonald’s cheeseburgers and fries and a root beer. This has been my “sick meal” for as long as I can remember. I always used to think it made me feel better but today, when faced with a drive through of McDonald’s or going home and making lunch I chose to go home. I had to talk my way out of turning off and going to McDonald’s the entire way home and I came soclose to turning and getting it but I didn’t! That is a HUGE Win for me.

Looking at comparison photos from last year at this time, trying to figure out where the couple or three pounds I’ve gained since maintenance are going, and it looks like my belly is flatter and more defined and my glutes are more prominent. Recomp heck yeah!

darklyndsea wrote: »

My bust has shrunk 3/4"! I mean, it's not much in the grand scheme of things, and my waist has shrunk several inches so it's not helpful proportionately, but it gives me hope that it will shrink more.

Take heart - after years of not being able to buy dresses as top was at least 2 sizes bigger than bottom, finally, as I near my preferred weight, my boobs have reduced to a normal size and I can wear dresses. They were def the last thing to go.

1) 95th parkrun.

In the rain.

AGAIN.

I am still rather soggy around the edges . . . . but glad that I went.

2) I slept extremely well last night, for the first time in months. Woke up refreshed and eager to get on with the day.

That may have been because my DH and I went out at 9.30pm last night for a bike ride (don't ask why, I can't be bothered to explain. Let's leave it at my teenagers' usual response of "because, reasons") and didn't get back in until 11.15pm. It was great fun, even though it was dark (we had lights and were on cycle paths). I may have found a new aspect of cycling . . .

There were a bunch of teens playing basketball in our cove when I got home today so I took our extra bag of Halloween candy out and asked if they wanted to split it among them. Made friends AND got rid of temptation!

ridiculous59 wrote: »

I did not want to run this morning. Not at all. We had our first skiff of snow last night and the temp was right at the freezing mark. But I dressed for it and headed out the door anyway. And of course you know how the rest of the story goes......I had a good run and am very glad that I went. Which is exactly how I knew it would be. And yet I had tried to talk myself out of going. I guess the NSV is that I was able to over ride my default setting of sitting in a warm house with a cup of coffee in hand.

This was me, today. We had frost this morning and I was still a bit worn out from my long run on Thursday. Add in PMS on top of that and I was finding all kinds of excuses to skip my run.

I laid around for about an hour or two before I finally just got up and did it. I ran my scheduled 3 miles and managed negative splits without even trying.

Mine is that I like what I see. Hard work is paying off.✌🏽

While my weight has gone up and down with the same 2 ½ lbs these past 2 weeks (hopefully it’s settled and ready to start going downward again) I’ve seen some great improvements in other areas.
My shoulders are noticeably defined and feel solid. My biceps have definitely grown and will look amazing once the layer of fat is reduced.
After a 9 week plan of powerlifting, in my test week I deadlifted 120kg, bench pressed 55kg and squatted 100kg. For the next 6-8 weeks the plan will centre more around bodybuilding workout so I’m looking forward to seeing what that will bring to my NSV’s.

Today's NSV is I was able to jog on the treadmill for a whole minute 😁 I can speed walk all day but this body has never been able to jog for more than a few seconds before 😮

I'm starting to see more of the shadows that define my ab muscles and hips
My pants are ALL falling down... and my shirts are too baggy now. Even my under bra circumference has shrunk (cup size the same but I'll have to change the band width underneath, which is showing uneven pockets now...)
I'm happy about the weight-loss... though gosh, I gotta get a new wardrobe!

After being on a low-carb diet for a week, I've transitioned into a straight-up Keto diet - and my body has finally stopped screaming for sugar lol! I feel like everything is much more manageable right now.

Bought new pants that were 2 sizes smaller than 5 months ago and they're loose.
Got a haircut and they accidentally used my son's card instead of mine. 6 months ago, my head would ahve looked like a pear with my hair this short. Doesn't look bad.

I am not certain this is a NSV or just the solidification of a previous one: Today, I packed up all the mobility aids I needed to use last year and the first part of this year as part of my hip replacements recovery and took them to Goodwill to make them available for others who might need them. As I posted elsewhere, it was time to put more distance between me and my recent immobile past.

We got our family photos back and instead of only picking ones where I looked the least fat (which normally left me like 3-4 pics total) I liked the majority of the pictures!!!