What's Your Most Recent NSV

I reached for some shorts out of my pile - the one that I keep that everything fits and 'hoping to fit soon'. Pulled them up and after a few minutes I came to realize I hadn't worn them before and when I checked the size, they were 12/14s ! Wow....I can't mentally wrap my head around it because in the mirror to me, I still look the same as wearing a 20. Gave me a real boost.

My current NSV is that my arthritic knee is not causing me as much pain when I walk. I need to lose another 100 lbs and I can't wait to be able to get around as well as I used to.

I managed to get not just my cholesterol down but my HBA1c to

Weight loss was a side effect of my diabetes so happy dance for me.

I rode 8.8 miles today on a bike!! It was our 5th trip out since my husband and I decided to try biking together. The NSV was that when we got done I wasn't wiped out. The knees are a little achy now but I think we'll try 10 next time.

I stopped taking my psych meds a couple of months ago. It didn't affect me much but recently I started feeling the effects. I was confused, disoriented and agitated and it was affecting my exercise and diet. I started taking them again since a week ago and now I have mental clarity and am more upbeat

My shift at the aquarium got cancelled, so I got to do some chores. I pass through another town about ten miles away on the way to the aquarium. My plan was to stop at my tire shop which is in that town on the way home to get a rotation. It's been almost a year, and I barely drove 4,000 miles, and that included a river trip.

I digress.

I decided I needed to get it done and didn't want to wait for my next shift, so I made a special trip. That's unusual, and in and of itself has nothing to do with my NSV.

On the way back home,I pass a grocery store I shop at some times. I knew they had a couple things on sale that it made sense to make a quick stop. Well, I found myself walking the aisles just looking to see if there was anything else I might want to bring home. I had a shirt on without a pocket, so I didn't have my pocket notebook that has my shopping lists in it. Oops.

Of course I found myself in the potato chip aisle. I looked at many tasty looking salty crispy snacks. I even picked a few up and looked at labels. I didn't mention I was very hungry - my body is catching up from paddling my canoe 23 miles yesterday. I put every bag back.

Of course next I found myself looking at crackers and stuff like that. I kept going.

THAT is a victory. It's easier for me to leave them in the store than to leave them in my pantry, so double victory since I don't have to use ANY willpower to keep them out of my belly before the sun goes down. Yes, I almost got some goldfish crackers, but I even left those. Plus, I know I have some hard cooked eggs that I was going to take to the aquarium for between dives. I'll eat those instead of chips.

I can do the entire Jillian Michaels Banish Fat Boost Metabolism AND No More Trouble Zones DVDs without stopping or modifications!

In the past I would always try, but either didn’t have the stamina or the upper body strength. I had a week where I had to change up my workouts and pulled those out. I did them both!!!

Tomorrow is my 51st birthday, and I can honestly say I like my body better now than I ever have in my life. I'm the fittest I've ever been, and I find my new muscles fascinating. This time last year I felt fat, frumpy, and old. Now I'm strutting around feeling sorry for the 20-somethings who aren't ME!!

Just logged in for 100 days. Down almost 40lbs. Hard to believe, but I don't really feel or see the change. I've still got a long way to go to get where I want to be, just gotta keep logging and plugging away at it.

Despite what the scale says, I feel lighter. It's easier to move. And, I can tell where my backside ends and my thighs begin!

rhododendron33 wrote: »

I've logged my meals for a whole 33 days now! It feels like it's just flown by. I'm not doing perfectly, I still eat over my calorie guidelines often but I've maintained a deficit most of those days and I'm so proud of myself for being honest with my logging. I'm managing my mealtimes well, and only keeping healthier foods in the house so when I do binge, it's not quite the calorie bomb that it used to be. It's not perfect, but I'm still losing weight and developing the skills I need to be really successful in this!

May your second month be even better than the first!

The neat thing that you recognized is that even if you eat over your goal but still in deficit, you will continue to lose. You just will slow the rate. As you get closer to your goal, that deficit should get smaller anyway. The great thing is that you've made a commitment to be consistent with logging even if it's over your goal. Your body knows what you eat; might as well make sure your brain knows too.

Stick to it!

mfitzran wrote: »

The calf-high boots that I bought last winter, that did not fit over my calves, that I stubbornly hung onto and said I would donate if they did not fit by September 1st...fit. Easily.

Your post made me think of some lovely boots I have in my closet. I was only able to wear them once (with compression socks after having the boots stretched) and they were so uncomfortably tight that I didn't try again. Today I pulled them out and slipped them right on. There was so much room I could probably wear them with heavy jeans no problem! I am ready for fall (whenever it makes it's way to northern CA)!

For once I can look in the mirror and notice changes, not just what the mirror reflects. How I view myself as a person has changed. How I treat myself has changed. I can say no to food that I don't want. I'm not the same girl who would step on the scale and let it determine what I ate. I'm not the same woman who would use food as comfort. My whole mindset has changed as a person toward myself as well as others.

I’ve not had access to a scale for almost 4 weeks as I’ve been on vacation. I’ve still logged everything, eaten within my TDEE and most days eaten at a deficit, I’ve been very active (walking, cycling, running, swimming), drunk very little alcohol - basically had the complete opposite of my previous vacations 😂. My clothes are looser and I feel really positive. I will be weighing myself on Friday and although I have some trepidation about it (what if it’s gone up?), I’m really focusing on the many NSVs I’ve had over the past few weeks and seeing the scale reading as just data to work with.

Today, I am depressed. But I am here. And I will keep going. That is my victory. I will still care for myself.