What's Your Most Recent NSV

lottiecatte wrote: »

Like a lot of people here I haven't had many opportunities to see if my weight loss will be noticed by people who don't see me often, due to the pandemic. Today I went to see some family members for the first time in 18 months, I wasn't expecting anyone to comment on my weight loss but my cousin answered the door and yelled 'you skinny b*tch! you've lost so much weight!'. I'm 185lbs so far from being skinny but considering I hadn't told her or anyone else outside my close family that I#m trying to lose weight it was nice!

That's one of my fantasy dreams to have someone call me a "skinny b*tch" (haha). Congratulations on your weight loss. It is a journey that is well worth the effort.

Oooh, I have another one...

Last year when I turned 50, the world was too locked down to have much of a celebration, so this year I ended up with four days of birthday meals in restaurants. I only joined MFP in February, so this is the first special event time I've had to navigate. My NSV is that I was able to make good choices for food and workouts to keep on track even with a few curveballs thrown into my schedule. It was SO great to be able to log meals ahead of time and see exactly what I needed to do to stay on track. AND to know mathematically that the slight scale bump this morning is just water/salt because I did NOT eat enough to actually gain the extra weight.

I feel so free from all the confused head games I used to play. Now it's all just math and deciding what's worth the calories to me and what isn't. So, after finishing up my last birthday meal today, I'm feeling more confident than ever that I will be able to keep this weight OFF and NOT have to keep losing the same thirty pounds over and over again like I have in the past. Being able to eat anything I want and see the numbers is a game changer. Can't wait to see what the next year holds!

I suddenly have loose skin on my thighs. I stick my legs in the air to do yoga and it all slides down and puddles at my hips. When I noticed I just lay there and moved my leg to watch it. This is a new thing my body is doing.

I had to skip breakfast this morning for fasting bloodwork, and it used to be that would be a reason to have a mammoth brunch. This time I put three crackers and a cheese stick and a box of raisins in a bag and left them in the car, and when I got done with the labs, I sat in the car and ate them before driving home. And that was just fine. It kept me together till lunch. (I didn't manage to duck the no-breakfast migraine, but you can't win them all.)

As of 3 days ago I can climb the stairs alternating steps. I haven't been able to do that since before 10/15 due to a leg fracture. I'm sure 55 lbs of weight loss is why I can now!

I actually ran the same speed as my iFit trainer!

This is pretty nonspecific, but I just FEEL better. I feel different when I move. My body feels different. I can tell I'm lighter and healthier.

I started a new job yesterday. It's in a rural location with no shops/cafes close by so you need to take lunch etc in. I was talking to a colleague about this and the fact that there wasn't even a vending machine when she told me that there is a "tuck shop" at reception so you can get chocolate/crisps etc. I said that I'd try not to get tempted so often when she replied "but there's nothing of you". I don't think anyone's ever said that to me before! [I am maintaining at the moment rather than losing, but still trying to be sensible]

My 2 (they happened on the same day) most recent NSV’s were #1) Being able to comfortably cross my legs for the first time since 2004, and #2) Having my endocrinologist tell me that my type 2 diabetes is officially in remission! Ive been off of meds for over 6 months, my last hemoglobin a1c reading was 4.9, and the only time I need to check my blood sugar is when I think it’s too low, because now I’m actually hypoglycemic! If I eat too many carbs and then don’t eat for too long afterwards, my blood sugar crashes! So I’m super excited about the next time I have an appointment with my PCP, so I can tell her! I’m super proud of this NSV!!!

I swam 1050 yards yesterday. I swam as a child, but just started back in the pool two months ago. I'm not comfortable doing more than one lap at a time freestyle, but can do breast stroke for days. Continuing to build my endurance and confidence, slowly but surely.

For years I have been dealing with the aftermath of a car wreck that meant I had a very careful and strict standing budget. If I sat between for thirty minutes to an hour, I could both cook dinner and then clean it up.

But for the last week I've been able to cook dinner, sit down to eat it, then go in immediately and clean up the dishes. Because I wasn't in pain. Because I'm hauling less weight on the rebuilt foot. This is a very nice promise of the future.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »

For years I have been dealing with the aftermath of a car wreck that meant I had a very careful and strict standing budget. If I sat between for thirty minutes to an hour, I could both cook dinner and then clean it up.

But for the last week I've been able to cook dinner, sit down to eat it, then go in immediately and clean up the dishes. Because I wasn't in pain. Because I'm hauling less weight on the rebuilt foot. This is a very nice promise of the future.

I am also finding it a little bit easier to walk…. Which is weird. But not terrible.

I was on the Vida Health for a year. My BMI before was 34 (obese). It is now 25. Although I need to lose at least 10 pounds, my BMI was within the normal range. I am 5'0. I weighed 155. Now 127. To see my BMI within the normal range was thrilling.

Had to buy new clothes since the ones I had were falling off my waist and my shoulders. Bought only a minimum since I hope this size is just a phase I'm passing through on the way to my ultimate weight goal of having a healthy BMI (I'm assuming that scale will still be accurate for me.)

I was with my kids and my ex (we don't fight or anything, I can be around him, but I much rather not). Someone I hadn't met in a while came up to me and said "you look great, you are skinnier" (can't really translate properly but she said it in a really nice way). It made me happy, and even happier as my ex heard it, bc he was always the fit one, telling me to exercise/eat better, but he has now added a a few pounds :-D