What's Your Most Recent NSV

suzij27 wrote: »

Last night I went to put on a pair of jeans since it was rainy and cooler out. I found a pair in the closet that I was sure were my son’s. I didn’t know how they got in there. But when I took them out and looked at them more closely, I realized they were mine! I didn’t recognize them because I only wore them a couple of times and the color and style were different from what I’ve had previously.

I am still quite a bit larger than my sons (and husband), but the fact that I thought the jeans weren’t mine is a NSV. 😋

I had a slightly similar one - DH was folding some clothes and asked "is this *son's* or *daughter's*?

It was mine!!

Okay, it was a quite slim fitting tee that is probably just a tad on the small side still, but it's definitely mine! And there was another one he'd already put into the son's pile too.

OleTroubadour wrote: »

What does "NSV" mean?

Non scale victory.

Fitting in an armchair without squishing your hips.
That moment when someone literally doesn’t recognize you because you’ve lost so much.
Needing to buy a new belt.
Being able to walk up a long staircase without huffing.

That kind of thing.

MrsDogLady wrote: »

Janele0627 wrote: »

My NSV is realizing that losing 4.9 pounds this month is quite a lot. I was feeling disappointed in this last week that I slipped on my diet a bit, and didn't lose any weight. I was even feeling bad about myself after eating a big snack last night...

But then I stopped myself and said "You know, 5 pounds is a lot in just one month! If I were to lose 5 pounds every month until the end of December, that would be 30 pounds!"

Five pounds IS a lot. Just think of 5 butter boxes sitting together. That is how much volume you lost. Puts things into perspective!

For people who don't know butter boxes (like me ) because butter is packaged differently where they live, I like this image to visually represent 5lbs:

I got on a bike and rode this weekend. And two weeks ago I paddleboarded. Neither were great distances but it's a start and I'm excited to go do both again.

I broke my step record on Fitbit with over 14,000 steps in one day.

Yesterday, I ate dinner. Then I didn’t eat anything else. I ate what was on my plate and then called it a day. This is big for me because I am a dessert kind of person.

My boy short panties look like boy short panties again when I wear them lol!!

I had a couple yesterday. First, I got takeout for breakfast and they included a "bonus item" because it's Wednesday! WTF? So, instead of one chicken biscuit, I had two. In old times, I would've scarfed both down. Instead, I put one in the fridge for breakfast today. Then, I went to work but forgot to pack a lunch. *sigh* They put lots of yummy snacky things including all the GOOD candies! I managed to limit myself to some string cheese, slim jims and one piece of candy. I was pretty hungry when I got home at 7, so I had a small dinner and stayed under calorie. I was very proud Sad that I'm plateauing on the scale (and gaining super small amounts each day), but I know my body will eventually catch up with all the goodness. And this is about NSVs anyway!

240 pound bench press.

Brought my TRX and bands to the playground and coerced my friend into working out with me while the kids played. Always felt too weird and self conscious to do that before….and we were in the park with a whole summer camp of what looked like middle schoolers.

A mom came up to us on her way out and said how we were inspire her to do the same thing!