What's Your Most Recent NSV

I got a candy bar at the corner store mid afternoon and just ate the one. It was a standard size, not king size like I have gotten in the past. (In the past, the sweet from candy would of course make me want to balance it with salty chips).

And then still stuck with my planned food for dinner. For me , huge NSV. And I’m still in a calorie deficit for the day. Although small, it is a deficit! 🎉🥳

I had enough core strength to climb into bed while holding my 3 year old

I hung from the pull up bar at our gym for the first time ever. I haven't done this since I was a child. It was terrifying and magnificent and I managed to do 3 knee raises at a time for a total of 29 knee raises. All while weighing somewhere in the 280s. I am ecstatic.

Also someone pissed me off earlier and I got really stressed but instead of eating all the cookies, I sat with my feelings and allowed myself to be hurt.

springlering62 wrote: »

Dobbythefreelef wrote: »

Some NSV although I have only lost 8lbs yet.

Don’t ever downplay any loss. Every loss is a victory.

I tried to frame it as “wow! That’s 3.6% of my total body weight! Almost ten pounds! Over 13% of my (initial) goal!”

I found that was super helpful to my mindset and continued success. Eating an elephant and all that.

Thank You. I specifically needed this. Brings a much more meaningful frame of mind in losing. Not just a number on the scale.

I went out last night with family to have dinner. I was worried it was going to be another maintenance day (3rd in a row) but I was chill as long as I don't exceed my maintainence calories. When I got back home and logged everything, I was UNDER my maintaince calories. Wohoo!

Uber Eats keeps offering me free food. Up to $35 dollars worth actually. I haven't cashed in on it at all because when I look at their offerings I realize I can do better at home and make it tastier AND healthier at the same time. I used to be a sucker for anything free, especially anything that was free and food related, so this is a big change in mindset for me.

I fit into all my jeans (even the tight ones.)

dralicephd wrote: »

Discovering the wonder that is powdered peanut butter!!

I LOVE peanut butter, but it is such a calorie bomb that I've had to cut it completely from my diet. Not. Any. More. Wooo hoooo!!!

(It's the little things in life. Haha)

This!!
I actually go for powdered organic chocolate peanut butter. At only 50 calories per 2TBS it is just the right treat. I enjoy it mostly with a sliced apple and usually make it on the thinner side and use it as a dipping sauce. Yum.

I was folding my laundry, and thought "hmmm, some of this stuff is getting a little worn, may need to replace" (at least for occasions where I need to be better dressed).

Some of my thin-person clothes are almost worn out (6+ years). Mind boggled!

@mtaratoot that my "fitness age" is 14 years younger than my chronological age.

That is GREAT!!!

Finally reached my mini-goal of getting below 300lbs (started at 334) and I bought size 24 pants for the occasion, but those fall off too! I'm gonna have to buy size 22 now!

My husband grabbed a candy bar while we were at Walmart and even though I was hungry I wasn't even tempted. Today I was a close to my sodium goal and didn't want to go over but my fat free dressing would have taken me well over so I ditched the dressing and loaded my taco meat (home spices not prepackaged) right onto the salad. I added an ounce of Australian Sharp Cheddar cheese to it and my 6 Ritz crackers I had planned for snack later and it was a really good salad. Oh and I ditched the croutons. Even though it's mother's day I still managed to eat a good bit and come below by calorie goal today.

Getting through COVID without needing to go to the hospital. My cardio-vascular fitness and weight and vastly different than they were a year ago. I ended up with fairly mild symptoms, which I believe were the result of improved fitness and health combined with being fully vaccinated.

Day 125 since I adopted a completely plant-based diet. Outside of a couple of minor complaints - most vegan cheese is pretty awful except in small amounts, there are few options at many restaurants in my area - it has been a smooth transition.

I had been eating meatless meals (still had dairy and/or eggs) for breakfast and lunch during the day and meat during dinners for much of 2021 and decided to try eating plant-based after New Years during "Veganuary" to see how I felt omitting animal protein from my diet. My energy levels have been through the roof and there are fewer times where I feel bloated after eating a big meal.

My experiment has moved to a permanent way of eating. My family still eats animal proteins and I help them prep meals since the bulk of their plates is usually grains and veggies as well. I am not pressuring them to adopt a plant-based diet since while this way of eating works for me, it may not work well for others. The takeaway for me is that occasionally they find a plant-based meal they really like and want to eat it with me.

The other day, I treated myself to a Beyond Burger. I don't eat these very often since they have a good deal of sodium and fat compared to the rest of my diet. My son saw me eating it and asked for a bite. He ended up going to the freezer and getting a patty for himself. I call that a small win.