Non Scale Victories
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@emmyjaykay, workout victories have been my favorite NSVs! It's the best feeling when I realize I can do something I couldn't before.4
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I just completed a 10 mile run! I was slow, but I ran the whole way, even up the hills and only stopped for traffic signals (just 3 on the course).4
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I actually logged all my food yesterday. Small victory, maybe, but fairly big for me lately.7
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Oh my goodness - I was discussing measurements in the reports thread, saying I wished I could see what I had started out at when I first began losing weight, then I found how to do it, and I'm flabbergasted!
1/14/2017 - waist size:55"; High Waist (otherwise known as muffin top): 60"; Bust: 58"; Hips: 61"
6/8/2020 - waist size: 41.5"; High Waist: 45.5"; Bust: 46"; Hips: 50.5"
I have lost 13.5" off my waist, 14.5" off my muffin top, 12" off my bust, and 10.5" off my Hips!
(though the 12" off my bust is a little bittersweet lol)6 -
If I have figured my BMI correctly, it has gone from 53 down to 41.... I know that is still high but much better than it was!....6
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Way to go, @bmeadows380!!!1
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That is impressive @conniewilkins56 and @bmeadows380 !1
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I don't know if I mentioned this one or not: I apparently am truly into a size 18W now and not just flirting with it! it was hard to tell because clothing sizes very so much from store to store and because I'm having trouble finding shorts and capris that fit my legs, but when I find a pair that has wider legs, I'm finding that I need the 18Ws to keep them up at my waist. And I am into a XL at Cato's clothing store here locally and into some 16W at that store in particular.
I'm still having a difficult time processing this one, though - my brain still has me in a 22/24 and 18's look so small!
Plus, my mind has a hard time accepting it because 18W was my pipe-dream goal. I had always thought that I would be satisfied just to get back into a 22W; 18W was thought about wistfully but never really a possibility in my mind. But apparently I am into an 18 now! IT will just take a few more months for that reality to really sink in lol
It's even more mind boggling for me to realize that not only was 18W achievable, I can now even consider the possibility of getting down to a 16 or even a 14W - I never even considered those sizes before.
And I might have said this elsewhere, but I realized Sunday when looking at my 1998 high school graduation photo that I am indeed much thinner now than I was then. Unbelievable!5 -
Bmeadows you have done so well and you are still going strong....I hope you know how much you motivate and inspire me and others to continue our journeys!...every morning I look forward to your comments to get me going for the day...YOU should be so proud of yourself and the examples you are setting with your exercise,determination and goals...Size 14?...I can’t even imagine ever being able to get into a size 14 again...hugs!0
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Way to go!!!! Celebrating your 18W!!!!!1
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I'm not sure I can explain this one very well but I think you guys will totally get it. I fit in the confines of my airplane seat. I didn't have to hold my arms or tuck my hands somewhere to make sure not to encroach on the other persons area. Normally I'm super aware of my body in the seat and how much room I take up but this time I didn't have to think about it at all. I sat down, buckled up, and tried to fall asleep. Only halfway through the flight did I realize what I no longer had to think about.5
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I'm not sure I can explain this one very well but I think you guys will totally get it. I fit in the confines of my airplane seat. I didn't have to hold my arms or tuck my hands somewhere to make sure not to encroach on the other persons area. Normally I'm super aware of my body in the seat and how much room I take up but this time I didn't have to think about it at all. I sat down, buckled up, and tried to fall asleep. Only halfway through the flight did I realize what I no longer had to think about.
That's a fantastic one, papayahed! Its sort of like going to a restaurant and realizing you can fit into the booth with a space between you and the table - I haven't flown anywhere in over 13 years, but I can use the restaurant booth to kind of relate1 -
I'm not sure I can explain this one very well but I think you guys will totally get it. I fit in the confines of my airplane seat. I didn't have to hold my arms or tuck my hands somewhere to make sure not to encroach on the other persons area. Normally I'm super aware of my body in the seat and how much room I take up but this time I didn't have to think about it at all. I sat down, buckled up, and tried to fall asleep. Only halfway through the flight did I realize what I no longer had to think about.
WOOT WOOT!!!! This is my dream. I would love the feeling of not spilling over into another person's space. Nobody has ever been rude about it, but I always feel bad about how my size affects the person next to me.
More recently, I have celebrated because depending on the airplane, I don't always need a seat belt extender. And I've lost around 20 lbs since the last time I flew, and hopefully will lose plenty more by the next time I fly (I have no travel plans this year), so I look forward to seeing the difference.2 -
An NSV that struck me this morning is that something is different this time and the changes I've made seem more permanent. I'm at two years of consistent effort, and despite my big hissyfit about the scale this week, I only had the briefest thoughts of giving up, which I immediately (within seconds) responded to by thinking, "That's stupid." This morning, I was feeling pretty much back to normal. (I'm not happy about the scale, but I guess I'd say I'm mostly over it.)4
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bobsburgersfan wrote: »An NSV that struck me this morning is that something is different this time and the changes I've made seem more permanent. I'm at two years of consistent effort, and despite my big hissyfit about the scale this week, I only had the briefest thoughts of giving up, which I immediately (within seconds) responded to by thinking, "That's stupid." This morning, I was feeling pretty much back to normal. (I'm not happy about the scale, but I guess I'd say I'm mostly over it.)
I know exactly how you feel!...this time, giving up is not an option....hang in there!1 -
bobsburgersfan wrote: »An NSV that struck me this morning is that something is different this time and the changes I've made seem more permanent. I'm at two years of consistent effort, and despite my big hissyfit about the scale this week, I only had the briefest thoughts of giving up, which I immediately (within seconds) responded to by thinking, "That's stupid." This morning, I was feeling pretty much back to normal. (I'm not happy about the scale, but I guess I'd say I'm mostly over it.)
that is a great victory - knowing that you've managed to really change your lifestyle and its settling in is a good feeling!
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Congratulations on your mindset!2
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bobsburgersfan wrote: »An NSV that struck me this morning is that something is different this time and the changes I've made seem more permanent. I'm at two years of consistent effort, and despite my big hissyfit about the scale this week, I only had the briefest thoughts of giving up, which I immediately (within seconds) responded to by thinking, "That's stupid." This morning, I was feeling pretty much back to normal. (I'm not happy about the scale, but I guess I'd say I'm mostly over it.)
Nice one.
I was "stupid" many times. I think giving up is more of a relief if you are, as I was before, doing a punishing plan to lose weight. If you are doing a reasonably kind plan giving up is not a relief.1 -
I'm not sure I can explain this one very well but I think you guys will totally get it. I fit in the confines of my airplane seat. I didn't have to hold my arms or tuck my hands somewhere to make sure not to encroach on the other persons area. Normally I'm super aware of my body in the seat and how much room I take up but this time I didn't have to think about it at all. I sat down, buckled up, and tried to fall asleep. Only halfway through the flight did I realize what I no longer had to think about.
I think most of us definitely get it. I was buying 2 seats and still spilling over.
That is HUGE. Thanks for sharing.
The thing about NSVs is that they inspire those not yet there and refresh those that are. They also show they are more important than the number on the scale.2