What's Your Most Recent NSV

I've been trying to eat a lower refined carb diet, and my body has been telling me that I don't want the carbs a lot more lately!

I had a sandwich for lunch, and I picked all the meat off the bread because I didn't want the bread.
For dinner I had stuffed grape leaves at the restaurant we went to, and I barely touched the rice pilaf that came with it - as I already had rice in the leaves and some pita bread for an appetizer.

NSV- today my skinny jeans not only fit but are a little bit loose.

Scale Victory - I am no longer obese, just overweight!

I'm going through some major stress/grief and the thought of "eating to cope" has not even occurred to me. This is the first time I have ever gone through a difficult time and not reached for food to try to comfort myself.

I received multiple compliments on my eyes last week. I have the same eyes I have always had. The difference is I have lost fat in my face so you can see them better now.

I think this means people are starting to see a difference 😀👀👍🏻

Logged a loss after getting home from vacation.

Started a new workout program and completed the first 3 workouts making modifications where it made sense.

I have a favorite ring that hasn't fit me in years. I put it on my finger a few days ago! Of course this was followed by a few moments of panic as I realized I couldn't get it off again. It was a bit of an event even with the help of soap, but I am once again ring-less. I think I'll wait another 20 lbs or so before I try again

Another NSV is that the hot summer weather hasn't been bothering me. I have always hated hot sunny days, I'd be sweaty and miserable and complain all day lol. Even though I'm still in the early phases of a substantial weight loss effort, I've noticed lately that I can spend time outside doing stuff despite the heat, and not constantly feel like I'm going to die! This is amazing to me. Must be my changed diet?

Oh and also, I fit into an armchair that has been too tight for me for the past several years. I had to sort of perch on the front edge and now I can sit all the way back. (Not at my house but I go there regularly.)

I had a NSV moment after a frustrating scale victory yesterday. I had eaten very healthy last week and the scale didn’t move. I had eaten at a restaurant and gotten a meal (and eaten the leftovers) that was high in veggies and lean protein but I figured that the sodium in the sauce would stall my efforts to lose for a few days. It did. Sunday started well with a long walk but then most of my movements were to get snacks. On Monday morning, after eating poorly I lost 3 lbs. My immediate response was “Now you drop?” However, I was rather quickly able to tell myself to trust the process of eating healthy. I know what will help me accomplish my health goals long term.

My resting heart rate dropped a little bit below its common 50 to 52-ish today. Garmin thinks I'm doing OK fitness-wise, seems, too: Giving me an estimate that I have a good VO2max for my age (despite my early-stage COPD?!), and a truly silly-optimistic estimated fitness age. (Birth certificate says actual age is 67.)



These aren't lowest HR measurement and fitness age ever, but I'll take 'em.

Presumably all of this has something to do with being fairly active doing fun stuff, mostly rowing (boats when I can) and some cycling. (Garmin counts one minute of moderate exercise as one "intensity minute", one minute of vigorous exercise as two "intensity minutes", trying to get people to the "150 minutes of moderate cardiovascular exercise, or 75 minutes of vigorous, or a combination" that the authorities suggest. That gray bar at right is 150 tall, not filled because the week just started. Retirement is helpful logistically when it comes to doing fun stuff.

@AnnPT77

I dunno Ann. I think Garmin may be on to something. You're not really active for someone your age. You're just active. Many years of eating healthy food and then several years of eating the RIGHT AMOUNT of healthy food (with a dose of hedonism thrown in from time to time) is the recipe for these kinds of results.

I reckon you might have good genes, too, but you're making the best of them. I don't know how "fit" the "average" 26 year old is these days. I was surprised when I was at perhaps my fittest a few years ago and was still playing Ultimate. I was finally able to keep up with the much younger players when I was on defense, and I could break away from them to get the disc. Training can do that for us.

I'm inspired that maybe I might also get as fit as you are some day. I've got a lazy streak though. I try to be as efficient as possible when paddling. Rowing is a full-body exercise that can be pretty intense, and you get after it pretty often.

Oh. Yeah. I am checking in with our rowing club, and I think they do expect attendance pretty often. Not sure I'll get into that, plus the cost.

I got some good news that I'm calling a NSV. It has nothing in particular to do with fitness or weight management. Only tangentially.

I have been volunteering with a non-profit to do some invasive aquatic species work. Last year I was asked to help, and I said yes. The person I worked with said, "I can't pay you." I said that was good because otherwise I wouldn't do it; I had made a commitment to myself not to work for money for at least six months after retiring. Well, as way leads to way, I offered to help again this year. I was told there might be funds in the grant to pay me this year. I told them I'd do whatever was best for them; keep being a volunteer or get compensation. There's a benefit to the organization either way. I have been working with them for a few months already, just a few days a month.

I just found out that I'll get some compensation this year. Yay! Feels good to offer to trade time for money for something you love and would do anyway. The reality is I can use the extra money since property tax is due soon, and I've had some unexpected expenses lately.

The tangential relationship to fitness is that we do this work from canoes. Being fit enough to paddle long distances for multiple days in a row allowed me to offer myself up to do this, and it "got me a job."

I ran out of pants the other day 🙈 I had a clean pair left in the closet, but when I put it on I realized that it has become waaaayyy too baggy to wear in public. So I had to wear my yoga pants instead, lol. The next size down is starting to get a bit odd-shaped too at this point but it'll have to do until I can finally wear my blue jeans out. I've been able to zip them up for the past 10.5 lbs or so, however they still aren't appropriate for wearing in public haha

I had a slice of birthday cake at lunch time yesterday; a fraisier, really tasty. There's a slice leftover. I didn't want it last night, and then again today either. AND I am not eating it because I don't want it enough. I normally would just eat it because it's there and it's good.

Putting socks and (walking) shoes on this morning: Noticed that I no longer need to gyrate around with huffing and puffing. Able to easily bend over and get them on with minimal effort. This a little thing that is HUGE for me .

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NSV ya say? Laughing after the fact. Facetiming my sister and she said I needed a smaller bra. I'm like, listen, that costs money! Been using a fancy paper clip to fold over my work pants so they don't fall down because I refuse to purchase new clothes. Maybe PTSD from clothes shopping, but not doing it

My husband routinely uses IKEA chip clips, especially on his Tai chi gear.

I’m just waiting for “cloud hands” to become “bare butt”, and I am going to laugh. my. *kitten*. off when it happens. It’ll be the best “told ya so” ever.