What's Your Most Recent NSV

springlering62 wrote: »

Going overseas to help daughter move.

In a small student sized backpack I have painting clothes, two sets of workout gear, jammies, a dress and five changes of clothes, including jeans and shorts and a jacket, since it gets chill there in the evenings.

There’s plenty of room left over in the backpack for the Nutter Butters and Samoas she asked me to bring. My checked bag is full of painting and moving supplies, and gifts.

In the old days, larger clothes would have taken up the entire checked bag.

I keep reviewing my list because, surely, I’ve forgotten something. It doesn’t seem normal to be able to get by with a backpack.

I love this! How awesome that you're carrying a "lighter load" in more ways than one!!!
My younger sister always manages to pack in the smallest possible suitcase. I always "wonder" how she does it - I'm a minimalist packer and she's not, but my suitcase is always bigger! In reality - I know why - she's tiny and I'm not. But I'll get there someday!

IAmTheGlue wrote: »

I have had a shift of mindset. I was picking up my new, smaller sized clothes thinking “That will never fit” but this morning I picked up a pair of my older pants and was thinking “that is too big. It will never fit” Somehow my brain accepted my new size of clothes as actually belonging to me! 😀😀😀

Congratulations of moving towards getting past the dysmorphia of the new you!

I have that sometimes. I had it happen on Tuesday. I've been shopping for some "vintage retro" clothes for a funky wedding I'm going to soon. I already had the perfect shirt, but my funky pants don't really fit their theme. I can just wear a pair of slacks because... I never do that.... Anyway, one thing I've noticed about shopping for this kind of thing is that I sometimes have better luck if I wander to the women's section of the thrift shop. I've been accumulating funky clothes for some festivals I attend most years.

I found the perfect pair of pants. But the fitting rooms are closed. It's a woman's size, so I have no idea if it would have fit. Plus, with all the vanity sizing - no way to tell without trying it on. I also noticed the tiny tiny pockets. I put it back on the rack. I still wonder if maybe it would have fit. I thought, "No; too small." Then I thought, "You don't even realize how small your clothes have gotten lately." I suppose I could go back. I bet they'll still be there tomorrow or over the weekend. I can bring a tape measure and get a good idea because I know what they should MEASURE.

Completed my first Super Sprint Triathlon! Finished second in my age group in 56:16.

And if I stretch a little loose skin I have abs!!!!

Thewonderofitall wrote: »

Completed my first Super Sprint Triathlon! Finished second in my age group in 56:16.

And if I stretch a little loose skin I have abs!!!!

Well done!

My husband received his salary bonus this month, so he gave me some money from it as a late Birthday gift. I rarely buy myself new clothes, so ordered a couple of new items online. When they arrived I was astounded to find that they were on the large side!! So I went into the bottom of my closet and found the charity shop / goodwill bag of 'far too small' clothes that has been hanging out in there for about 4 years, because I keep forgetting to take the darned thing to the charity shop. Well wouldn't you know . .. they now fit great! 🥳🥳🥳👍
I feel a bit guilty for shopping in my own charity donation bag, becuase now the charity won't be getting them, but I have a 'new' wardrobe of clothes again, clothes I know I already love, for the first time in years! lol! 😖
Once I definitely can't get away with wearing the ones that are a little too large (I have more weight to lose), the charity will get those instead! haha! 🤪😂

Recently I wrote down my new measurements and compared them to my starting point ones and it was eye-opening. So today I was feeling slimmer so I tried on some old jeans. One pair I couldn't get all the way over my legs because my calves are too thick 😂 so that was a bust. But the other pair in the same size with wider legs I could close!!! It's been so long since I could fit into a W34 and even if these run large, this is huge. I can't wear them out because I have extreme muffin top in these. I don't mind my rolls showing a bit above my waist but this was extreme. Still, they closed!!!

I think come autumn I should have a bunch of old-new clothes to wear. Very exciting!

Also, I took a pic in new summer PJs that show a lot of leg and my sister, who never mentions my weight or appearance (which is good), told me I looked really great. It was so surprising but I guess the difference must be showing for real now. It's easy to look slimmer in clothes but now my bare legs look smaller too.

I had an early appointment yesterday and didn’t have time for my exercise. Instead of just writing it off - I actually WANTED to get it in and made it happen in the evening.

This is extremely new to me. I used to be quick to blow off exercise and then blame the situation and not myself.

These new habits I have been working so hard to establish are starting to become natural. 😀😀😀

racing up 5 flights of stairs at work without feeling tired

So, I HATE underwrite bras, I'm probably wearing the wrong size, but they either 'float' on me or cut in to me. Anyway, because of that I tend to wear bralettes or sports bras. This morning on a walk, I noticed my bralette stayed in place! Usually the bottom band over my stomach bunches and rides up.

I can now go another notch down on my belt. One notch away from my belt being the tightest it can go. After that, I'll buy myself a nice belt instead of a cheap one off Amazon.

spygirl2014 wrote: »

So, I HATE underwrite bras, I'm probably wearing the wrong size, but they either 'float' on me or cut in to me. Anyway, because of that I tend to wear bralettes or sports bras. This morning on a walk, I noticed my bralette stayed in place! Usually the bottom band over my stomach bunches and rides up.

I am exactly the opposite and love underwire bras. For me, they are more supportive and provide better shape (no, I don't mean the padded 'tshirt bras' just the regular ones). Anyway, I had given up wearing them the last few several years because they no longer fit right and were extremely uncomfortable, wires cut in under my boobs or floated, etc. As I lost weight & my soft cup bras were no longer fitting I got out some underwire bras I had packed away (these were expensive bras, nearly new & I always had hope that one day I could wear them again). Not only did some of the larger sizes fit but they were very comfortable & supportive. I'm back to underwires all the time now & have even bought a few new ones, not expensive ones as I still have some more to lose.

My waist is 33.8 inches, which makes my waist to height ratio roughly 0.48. That's in the upper end of healthy!

A belt that had gotten way too small, and wouldn’t even meet around my middle, fit perfectly at the weekend. It’s a good job too as it held my jeans up, which I’ve only recently fit back into, but which have now become a bit too loose around the waist. I absolutely love going shopping in my wardrobe and rediscovering old favourites ❤️

I was able to paint my toe nails! Haven't been able to bend over my belly to reach them for a while now. I was in the shower yesterday and noticed how much my "over hang" has shrunk. I still don't see it in the mirror but it's definitely smaller I felt my hipbones while lying in bed yesterday too.

Putting on a size small cycling jersey again without having to breathe very deeply in to get the zip done up #nsv