What's Your Most Recent NSV

Gained 0.5 pounds this week, which didn't seem right, so I grabbed the tape measure and measured my waist. Down 0.5 inches! Looks like kayaking and weight lifting added more lean muscle mass than I thought.

I was in a friend’s wedding this past weekend and looking back at all the pictures I don’t just like how I look - I LOVE IT! For the first time EVER I genuinely felt confident taking any and all pictures and didn’t spend any time picking them apart afterwards.

I’m so close to my final goal and when things got hard I kept thinking about how I wanted to look and feel in that dress. Now when things get hard I’ll remember that weekend and this moment.

Extra bonus: All the extra energy from losing combined with exercising more meant I truly danced all night long without stopping. I wasn’t even sore the next day, and I definitely busted a few moves that should have resulted in that. Cheers for Plyo!!!!

Shirts that were tight now fit well, shirts that didn't fit are now tight

Splurging just a little bit on new undies, because when you've lost 60 pounds, the old ones don't fit very well anymore!

I was volunteering at my son's school the other day and one mom said to another "He's been losing weight for a long time but doing it the right way - slow and steady." It was a reminder that everything I am doing is making a difference and others are noticing (even if most don't say anything!)

I already have a new one! When I originally stopped waiting tables 35 hours a week and started sitting in an office chair for 40, my “weight gain journey” of 9 years began. And sometime shortly after that, my body chemistry changed and my favorite perfume smelled Awful on me! I just found a small bottle of it that I had bought in a hopeful moment about 5 years ago, and put some on, and I smell FABULOUS!!! My best NSV yet!

I went to an agility trial today. There were a lot of people I hadn't seen in 6 months and more I hadn't seen in a year.

...People literally did not recognize me. They introduced themselves to me and then startled hard when I laughed at them and they realized who I was. One lady promptly yelled 'THIS IS BECKY' which was kind of... awkward, but.

I look that different, I guess.

Conversely, honestly, I look forward to this being normal for other people, too.

MargaretYakoda wrote: »

This is a silly one. But I don’t care.

Three or four years ago I spotted a glittery purple unicorn onesie at a Big Store.
The 3X didn’t fit.
I was very sad about it. But went on with my life.

Yesterday. Same store. Same glittery purple unicorn onesie.
It fits, with a LOT of room to spare.
It went in the cart. And I don’t think I ever want to take it off.

It’s completely normal for 60+ year olds to go to the grocery looking like a toddler…. Right?
🤪

I buy a onesie in some dumb animal theme every year.

And? I wear them. In public.

MargaretYakoda wrote: »

This is a silly one. But I don’t care.

Three or four years ago I spotted a glittery purple unicorn onesie at a Big Store.
The 3X didn’t fit.
I was very sad about it. But went on with my life.

Yesterday. Same store. Same glittery purple unicorn onesie.
It fits, with a LOT of room to spare.
It went in the cart. And I don’t think I ever want to take it off.

It’s completely normal for 60+ year olds to go to the grocery looking like a toddler…. Right?
🤪

I envy you your onesie. I have no idea where to even get one, or I would totally wear one in public All. The. Time.

My sister and I started hiking in very early July. I had to stop a lot to catch my breath and we averaged a 41.43 minute mile. We did the same route two weeks ago and I didn't have to stop once, other than to let the mountain bikers and trail runners through, and we averaged a 30.28 minute mile. I can't wait to see how quickly we go when I'm another 40-50 pounds down.

Before I started losing weight I put my favorite denim jacket in the donate bag because I *accepted* the fact that I was never going to be small enough to wear it again. When adding my now too big clothes to the donate bag I found my denim jacket again and saved it from its donation fate. Today I wore the jacket to work and realized it is much too big... back in the donate bag it goes.

I had a major munchie craving yesterday. Went to the store for the regular staples, milk, bread, etc., and then I migrate to the rack that says "Oops, we made too much", which is full of marked down donuts and croissants. I think I drooled a little and then walked past it. Saw a big bucket of cheese balls and thought my husband would like that but I knew it was an excuse to bring it home - so, I walked past it. There is a Burger King right outside where I shop and I wanted a Whopper Jr.... it was close to dinner time, but I drove by. When I got home I had a salmon patty, a small mountain of steamed broccoli with grated parm, and 5 baby potatoes with butter and garlic for 380 cals, which totally filled me up and helped me finish the day with calories to spare.

I went out last night wearing a new pair of size six jeans and a medium top. This time last year I was wearing an extra large top with size twelve jeans in these same brands. People have also started noticing my weight loss, probably because I'm finally wearing clothes that fit my smaller body. Feels good to get dressed and like what you see in the mirror!

I went to my first Zumba class in 3 months today. I'm in so much pain right now. It's wonderful. That means that it's working. Feels so good to be back on track.