What's Your Most Recent NSV
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I am wearing pants that were too small when I bought them, and a very loose tunic top that made me look like a wet rat in a sausage casing this time last year. 🥳
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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.27
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I hung out a load of washing on the line to dry and was surprised by how small they looked. A whole washing machine load did not take up all the space on the line.21
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My smallest shorts I own fit well right now, meaning that, hopefully if everything works out, I'm going to need to buy new shorts come Springtime. I did 13 inclined pushups at the mid thigh level, followed by another 7 in a row and beat my 1.5 mile time by 10 seconds. The significance that I was able to beat my running time *after doing inclined pushups isn't lost on me.20
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Reached the last hole on my belt today, I like seeing the wear marks from my "old" size.20
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In January 2006, I had to buy a special big and tall men's trike, even though I am 5'3" because I weighed 277lbs. No other bikes could hold my weight. Today, I just got my new trike delivered because since I reached onederland, my butt is smaller I cannot reach the pedals on my old trike! It is my new grocery getter. Now for a good tricycle lock and some stickers!! I couldn't stop myself from getting on it with my ankle length skirt and flip flops for a nice ride around the neighborhood!26
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I just took a leap of faith yesterday and spent a bunch of money on the basics for a new wardrobe in the size I expect to be in the winter, both after I’ve lost another size worth of weight on my top and 2 sizes smaller for my tummy, because it’s also having abdominal skin removal surgery, probably in December. I’m being conservative on the weight loss end, and probably on the surgery end too, but if I wear the sizes I bought yesterday, I’ll be smaller than I was in junior high school, so, it’s a bit difficult for me to comprehend being any smaller than that. I’m just going to wait and see how I feel about my body after that, because, right now, I’m not “fat” anymore, for the first time since I was 9 years old, and I’m having some trouble adjusting to feeling *different* in the world. I have an awesome support system, and they are getting me through it, and making it possible for me to feel as much joy at my accomplishment as possible, but it’s still HELLA WEIRD!!!23
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It’s a weird one.
I admin a few Facebook groups.
Some people get huffy when they’re blocked from the group.
Today I had some local Rhodes Scholar who I had blocked months ago from one of my local groups for advocating some illegal stuff choose to message me because he didn’t like my comments on our local health department’s FB page.
Fairly normal comments. Nothing too outrageous.
Dipstick decided this would be a great time to slide into my DMs, demand I lose weight, call me a bunch of fat phobic names, and say I’m “a drain on society”
And ya. I reported him for harassment.
But I also laughed about how extremely off base his comments about my weight were.
And that’s the victory.
It’s not much. But I’ll take it.28 -
I'm having a fat day. I woke up feeling every part of my body touching some other part of my body. I was very tempted to step on the scale and take my measurements so that I could properly beat myself up. But I didn't. I remembered that it's days like today when you have to step back and take care of yourself. These are the days that you do that little bit extra to love and encourage yourself. So I listed off all of the healthy habits that I have developed like exercising five days a week. I thought about all the work I've done to learn about why I binge. I reminded myself that it's not only about the scale and the inches. There's so much more to this journey. I took a shower, put on sweet smelling lotion and put on my workout clothes so that I'd be ready to go. Then I came here to be inspired by all of you.39
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MargaretYakoda wrote: »It’s a weird one.
I admin a few Facebook groups.
Some people get huffy when they’re blocked from the group.
Today I had some local Rhodes Scholar who I had blocked months ago from one of my local groups for advocating some illegal stuff choose to message me because he didn’t like my comments on our local health department’s FB page.
Fairly normal comments. Nothing too outrageous.
Dipstick decided this would be a great time to slide into my DMs, demand I lose weight, call me a bunch of fat phobic names, and say I’m “a drain on society”
And ya. I reported him for harassment.
But I also laughed about how extremely off base his comments about my weight were.
And that’s the victory.
It’s not much. But I’ll take it.
Life is bizarre. I just got called 'fat' by someone trying to insult me for the first time ever.
...I wear a size 6.
Not only is being a jerk never cool, but also that I never got it when I was actually fat is kind of weirdly FUNNY.19 -
When I started swimming laps in July, I was a bit uncomfortable in the water. While I swam as a child, i had never really done laps before. I started swimming July 13th after a refresher lesson with a coach at a local pool.
July 27th - (Two weeks after started swimming laps) 57 minutes of swimming, 550 yards, 10.52 minutes per 100 yards. I was using my kickboard between laps of freestyle and breast stroke
Sept 23rd - 63 minutes of swimming, 1200 yards, 5.17 minutes per 100 yards, no kickboard
I love seeing how much stronger I am and know I can do even better as I gain more endurance. Woohoo!!28 -
I'm still trying to get my head around doing maintenance instead of losing, and this week I started a night class, so my brain is full of things other than fitness/body stuff. It feels exactly like the times in the past when I've "moved on" from paying attention to my health and ended up sliding into old habits. My class was Tuesday night, and I was too exhausted from it Wednesday to go to the gym for my normal weight routine. Not good. I also ate poorly because my schedule was so different, and I attend class an hour aways from home.
My NSV is that I went yesterday and swam for thirty minutes so I would still get in a gym session midweek. I know things will smooth out with my new schedule. Meanwhile, I'm not going to worry about having the best workouts ever. I'm just going to focus on showing up. If I do that, good things will happen. That attitude is another NSV for me since I tend to be very "all or nothing" about things. I've said all along that my main goal is a lifestyle I can maintain, so I need to be able to navigate seasons like this. I've also logged my food everyday even though I didn't hit my macros very well. It's not been a perfect week, but I didn't stop. Keep showing up--on MFP and to the gym. That's my new focus, and I'm doing it.27 -
justanotherloser007 wrote: »In January 2006, I had to buy a special big and tall men's trike, even though I am 5'3" because I weighed 277lbs. No other bikes could hold my weight. Today, I just got my new trike delivered because since I reached onederland, my butt is smaller I cannot reach the pedals on my old trike! It is my new grocery getter. Now for a good tricycle lock and some stickers!! I couldn't stop myself from getting on it with my ankle length skirt and flip flops for a nice ride around the neighborhood!
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My waist to height ratio is finally a healthy one! I'm 63 inches tall and my waist is 31 inches. This is a first since childhood!29
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I completed a Spartan Beast last Saturday. My watch said it was 14.2 miles, including some penalty loops for not finishing some of the obstacles. For the first time ever I was able to do the rope climb and various upper body strength obstacles and most of them were much easier than I had thought. It was a blast and hopefully I can do another one next year.23
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I’m back, again! I seem to be racking up the NSV”’s this month like CrazyTime! When I got married, we bought a size 7 silver wedding band for me, because it was on clearance and that was we could afford. Then we found a jeweler who would work in silver jewelry (Not easy), and had it sized up to a 9, which was what fit at the time. Then 3 years passed, and it ended up being Way Too Small. So it was replaced by a stainless steel size 12 wedding band meant for a man. And I wore that until about 2 /2 years ago, when I had lost enough weight that my original wedding band ended up fitting again. Then my original wedding band started falling off of my finger in the shower, so I got a pretty size 8 replacement ring. Which was strictly temporary, of course, As I planned on eventually getting my original wedding band resized once I was at the lowest size I felt comfortable being at. Then *that* one started falling off in the shower! So, I got another one, in a size 7. And *it* started sliding off in the shower. So I ordered a new one that I liked as a strictly temporary one, and it still hasn’t shown up, so I ended up having to take my ring off before I got into the shower, and put it back on afterwards. Then, it started falling off all the time. So, I put it on a bigger finger and went without a wedding ring for a while. And *then* I found the wedding set in the picture! And I asked my husband if I could replace my original wedding band with *that*, and get my original wedding band resized to fit my middle finger (it’s the one falling off of my middle finger in the picture), and he said, in absolute amusement “Of course you can my dear, as long as you’re happy with it, I couldn’t care less”. So, it showed up in the mail yesterday, and I put it on! It’s a size 6! It’s a bit smallish around the top edge, because my finger is bigger there, but the band with the stones in it still moves out of place because it’s a bit too big. And the “smallish” part will be a minor NSV somewhere down the road around the end of October or so. But this, my MFP friends, is my permanent wedding set! And I think it is gorgeous, and I positively can’t stop looking at it. And I’m more proud that I have actually lost enough weight to go from a size 12 wedding band to a size 6 wedding band, than I am of my change in body size. Which is why I have written such an incredibly long entry about this NSV. For me, it’s THE MOST IMPORTANT milestone I have reached so far. Even more important than having crossed the invisible line from “fat” into “not fat”. Because it’s about the symbol of my marriage to the most supportive, amazing, compassionate man I have ever known. Without him, I would not be here today. I would not even be alive, let alone this far along my path. And it’s important to *him* that I have something that makes me feel beautiful, while retaining the symbol of the our origin. So this is perfect. If you’ve actually read this whole thing, thank you SO MUCH for listening to my story. It’s the most important one I have.
Nikki
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buddharivet wrote: »If you’ve actually read this whole thing, thank you SO MUCH for listening to my story. It’s the most important one I have.
And a beautiful story it is! I'm so happy for you, and also happy that your relationship is so wonderful and supportive. Fingers are amazing, aren't they? Your loss was incredible! My own ring finger went from a size 8 to a size 4, LOL, and that shocked me too!14 -
Today on my run I realized that my stomach is noticeably less jiggly! So much more comfortable to run!24
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wunderkindking wrote: »MargaretYakoda wrote: »It’s a weird one.
I admin a few Facebook groups.
Some people get huffy when they’re blocked from the group.
Today I had some local Rhodes Scholar who I had blocked months ago from one of my local groups for advocating some illegal stuff choose to message me because he didn’t like my comments on our local health department’s FB page.
Fairly normal comments. Nothing too outrageous.
Dipstick decided this would be a great time to slide into my DMs, demand I lose weight, call me a bunch of fat phobic names, and say I’m “a drain on society”
And ya. I reported him for harassment.
But I also laughed about how extremely off base his comments about my weight were.
And that’s the victory.
It’s not much. But I’ll take it.
Life is bizarre. I just got called 'fat' by someone trying to insult me for the first time ever.
...I wear a size 6.
Not only is being a jerk never cool, but also that I never got it when I was actually fat is kind of weirdly FUNNY.
Yup.
Because I have been an elected official, and have been in the public eye for other things, it’s definitely not the first time I have been called “fat” by a stranger.
And because I practice body neutrality I have nearly always laughed it off. (“Congratulations, Dipstick! You can spot the obvious! Well done!”)
But this time was different because that wouldn’t have been my response.
It is always CHUDs who use “fat” as an insult, too. And they will use it against almost anyone - although female bodied persons get it more frequently. A person doesn’t actually have to BE overweight for some jerk to sling this turd in their general direction.
The “drain on society” part yesterday did make my skin crawl, though, as it is associated with some pretty nasty ideology. Although it wasn’t a surprise coming from this particular person. I mean, there’s a good reason I blocked him from my group.11 -
I've started fastening my bra on the second hook and I'm almost to the third! I wouldn't be sad AT ALL to also lose a cup size, but I'm happy with smaller chest
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