What's Your Most Recent NSV

I haven't had too many NSVs lately, and for sure no scale victories.

My mass went up considerably when I was rowing the Grand Canyon. The outfit that provided our food pack wanted to be sure we didn't run short on food, and there was no way to save food once prepared. Yes, I was a bit of a human garbage disposal because I really do hate to waste food. So over the four weeks I was gone, I gained eight pounds. And I got home and it didn't stop. But that's all about the scale....

Non-scale? Well, a fourth lap of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon could be a victory. But not really. You don't conquer a river; you dance. I did make friends with the last rapid that was sort of my nemesis. It's called "232 mile," and is also called Killer Fang Falls. It wasn't supposed to be my day to row, but the guy I was sharing a boat with was too hung over. It was a great day with a dozen medium sized rapids including 232. We scouted. I was the first boat, and I had a really good line. Four dedicated but not rushed pull strokes broke through the laterals and away from the fangs. I also had a good run at Lava Falls, and even though we had over 60 mph gusts the first day, we had a great time.

How about this for a NSV: My weight is up, and I'm not worried about it because I know what to do. At some point, I'll get it done!

@mtaratoot ...you may not consider it an NSV, but I'm totally impressed by your rowing story

@MichelleV1990 ...Yay for watching the belt holes go down! That's the best feeling! I'm sure you're rockin' your new pants, too.

As for me, I'm currently in a small battle with a 2lb gain in my maintenance range. I haven't yet decided if it really IS muscle or if I'm rationalizing. Time will tell. But yesterday I managed a PR in the pool. I swam a mile in under 50 minutes. I've only done a mile ONE other time, and that was over a year ago. That time it took me over an hour because I needed lots of breaks. This time I wasn't fast, but I could keep going.

Nearly five years in, and after reading this particular NSV throughout this thread and thinking WTF, it’s finally happened.

Out of nowhere, all of a sudden, all my shoes are loose.

😮

You know how we keep saying “you can’t help where your body stores fat?”

Feet? Really?

My birthday is coming up so I had my annual physical today. It was so empowering to hear my doctor say things like "wow, all of your blood work looks great" and "you are completely healthy and I will see you next year."


A second NSV that I am equally excited to share is that I completed a 30 day running challenge. There were 10 runs, starting with a 1 miler and increasing sequentially to a 10 miler. Not only did I finish it, I finished it with 8 days to spare - 55 miles in 22 days!



Prior to this challenge, the longest I had run was a 10k. I am now thinking of running a half marathon, something I never would have even dreamed about even a year ago.

My resting heart rate is 56bpm

Wow…I can’t imagine 83k in a week!

I've tracked and logged my food honestly since Monday.

I planted my garden yesterday. It's heavy work and for the past several years I had to split it into multiple days and even with that, my back would have been killing me. Did it all yesterday with just a couple 10 minute breaks and no back pain!

I had my blood lab work done last week and my A1C was down from 6.9 to 5.7. The doctor asked me if I had done something to cause that.
I told him I have lost 55 pounds in the last 7 months. He paused for a longtime and then said he was impressed.
My cousin took a picture of me when I wasn't aware and I look like crap. My shirts are way way to big and I looked sloppy.
I guess I don't need my 2 and 3X shirts now so I ordered a couple of large because even if they are too small now they will fit in a couple of months.
I have back slid this last 2 weeks but I got back on my plan and I'll start loosing again.