NSV that took a while to recognize

Since being on MFP I've lost about 13 pounds and about 15-20 total since the start of the year--a lot to go but still a decent start. The usual NSV have been taking place--clothes fitting (again), wearing rings on a different finger, people commenting I've lost weight, etc.

But this evening at the gym while trying to position myself so the jet would hit a problem area in my upper back, I realized that I no longer have to battle the current to keep my lower body from bobbing to the surface when I'm not sitting on the built-in seat. It definitely helps confirm that although I haven't lost as much weight as I would like by this point, I am losing fat and gaining muscle--both good things.