What's Your Most Recent NSV

I went shopping for a bridesmaid dress last week and the dress I bought was a size 4! I was a bridesmaid for my brother's wedding years ago and shopping for dresses was horrible and the dress was a size 12. That wedding was where I introduced my family to my now-fiancé and the pictures made me realize how out of shape I had let myself become. It feels great to see the work I've put in paying off.

A coworker told me, "If you don't want to buy new clothes, You should at least invest in a new belt. You keep pulling your pants up for your life."

I love my coworkers.. we can be *kitten* to each other and yet we still get along with each other.

Fit myself back into a shirt I used to look really good in, looking good again!

I made my fav risotto for dinner and only ate 1/4 of what I normally would and was fine with that. I'm working hard on having smaller servings and not over eating and this was a huge win for finding better balance.

I had a serious NSV this morning! I was resisting measuring my waist and hips, even though I've lost almost 20 pounds since I measured. Here are the results:

Start Waist: 42
Today: 38.5

Start Hips: 46
Today: 44

Woooooooo!!!!

Earlier this year I was taken off my blood pressure medication, and just bought some new shirts since my old business shirts are like tents on me now. Best of all is being confident enough to wear a singlet in public (at the gym) for the first time in 20+ years.

I noticed my reflection in the mirror at the gym today. I sort of did yesterday, but I didn't really notice. Today something in my head stopped me and said, "You ain't pudgy." I thought it was nice of my brain to tell me that.

My most recent NSV is seeing muscle definition in my shoulders and upper arms after focused exercises using light weights over the last month. 👀

I volunteered for 6+ hours at a community event that involved lots of interaction with other humans (strangers), a thing that's draining for me as a natural introvert (though I think I do OK at it). I did it after a short and pretty unsatisfying night's sleep. I hadn't eaten since breakfast (except for one little Babybel cheese round), and it was after 7PM by the time I was heading home after some post-event errands.

Usually, tired and hungry as I was, I'd think about going out to eat at a restaurant, and probably indulging.

Instead - very sincerely - I decided it would make me happier to go home and make a big bowl of home-made pea soup and mixed veggies (with some tasty reduced-fat Jarlsberg cheese) - a great comfort food. (The peas were in the freezer, so it was not complex, just a little chopping.)

I just finished eating it. It was perfect . . . and entirely calorie-appropriate, nutrition-packed as well as tasty and satisfying.

Win!

Browsing a department store and casually trying on size M and size S sweaters (I do believe the brand was quite generous). Even ended up trying a size XS when S wasn’t available which is insane!

For the last 2 years I’ve been between M-L (XL jn more high end brands) and most of my life I’ve been solidly in XL/XXL territory. Actually even browsing clothes in this store is a NSV because I always used to be sized out of it.

For the first time last week as able to do 5 pullups without any kind of assistance.

Husband bought me a lovely pair of trousers for christmas 2 years ago that were always too tight and now I can finally wear them! He now believe that I really like them and am not just saying it

I’m in the right headspace to accomplish my goal

I'm able to refocus on fundamentals like this, amid all the static of my self-recrimination (gaining weight, not losing weight before, etc) so that I can see a path forward that I feel I can achieve the success that's so important to me now. It looks do-able! I'm doing this.

Every day I begin with dressing for activity, which I find humorous as a 69 year old heading out the door dressed like some elite athlete

My sale rack running tights are too big now... soon I'll have to replace them because having to stop walking and hike them back up is a little weird.

My self-talk is positive and optimistic. Even when it sounds like this: welp, these pounds are not going to walk themselves off...

I had a couple of NSVs this week.
1. I had Covid back in mid- January and then covid rebound on top of that. This week was the first time I was able to do my pre-covid exercise schedule of 5 days water aerobics and 3 days strength training! I had to very slowly work up to it dealing with a lot of post covid fatigue and headaches. The headaches are finally gone and the fatigue has diminished dramatically. So glad to be back.

2. I tried on a size 6 in my favorite jeans in the store. Didn't buy them but I was able to fully zip and button them. Almost wearable. Yay!