What's Your Most Recent NSV
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I had two NSV's again yesterday:
I finished cleaning out my closet. I started this project at the beginning of July, when I joined another MFP challenge that asks a commitment to getting a small amount of exercise every day. (Here's next month's edition if you'd like to check it out.) Anyway, I hadn't gotten any exercise in so long and I was so out of shape that I couldn't even think of what to do for my daily exercise, so I decided to start by cleaning out my closet. I did two or three 20-minute sessions, and then I switched to getting into the pool most days so the closet remained in its semi-finished state. But yesterday I got back to it and finished it up. It's all tidy and clean now, and I as a bonus got rid of a few things that have become too big for me in the meantime.
I was meal prepping yesterday, dividing up some soup into portion size containers for the week. Well my portions are so much smaller these days than they ever were! And I was thinking about the fact that over the past two months (I started MFP on June 27) I have never once eaten one of these small portions and found myself wanting more afterward. Which is incredible, because I spent my entire life wanting more after every single meal or treat I ever consumed. I'm not kidding. I remember being 9 years old at a family gathering, and all I could think about the entire time was how I might manage to get another slice of cake. But now I eat my pre-planned meals, and I am satisfied when I'm done eating. Every single time. It truly is astonishing, and so enjoyable. I think the difference is that in the past, I never knew when I might get more. (To be clear, I was never food deprived, there was always plenty to eat, but it never felt plenty to my mind.) But now, since everything is pre-planned, I know with absolute certainty that I will have more food, I can eat it anytime I want, and it will be enough for me because it's all planned around my macros.19 -
My NSV is simple.I had an ice cream when I was out. It was within my calorie allowance, I enjoyed it and I’m not beating myself up about it. I’m not going to do it everyday, but today it was lovely.27
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I've finally stayed within my calories after a week of crazy holiday eating20
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My NSV is that I have an easier time tying my shoes I also feel better mentally with appropriate amount of food in my system.16
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I wore my blue jeans out in public yesterday! I first zipped them up July 5, and then I lost another 17.7 lbs before they actually fit me properly I don't understand this process at all, it was like these magic jeans shrank a little every time I pulled them out of the closet to try them on yet again But I'm tickled pink to finally be able to wear them again. Felt really good. Good-bye stretchy fat pants
@telmadis8055 Your profile picture is the cutest! Such a sweet moment between you and your kitty. And congrats on your mental breakthrough, it makes such a big difference. Same thing goes for @Julieagain
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Oh I forgot, I had another NSV. I'd been waiting for someone to notice/mention my weight loss (haven't been telling anyone about it other than online). My physical therapist knows that I joined a water aerobics class this month, and last week he told me to "keep it up with those classes, you're trimming down nicely!" This made me laugh a little because I had a total of 8 one-hour classes and I'm down almost 30 lbs... imagine losing close to 4 lbs every time you did a one-hour exercise class
It was still nice that someone finally commented I had started wondering if everyone I interact with regularly is blind, hahaha. So far nobody in my extended family has said a word!12 -
I've signed up to run 100k in September for charity. Last week after a while off I only managed 2k and last night I ran 5.75k. Just need to run 4 times a week now to reach my goal.14
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It’s been about 8.5 years since I first joined MFP. I was regularly on the message boards back in those days, but checked the archive and last posted in the NSV page in 2018. So here I am, 5 years later, checking in with you all that despite there being ups and downs I’ve maintained 100+ weight loss since 2017, and I’ve been back to regularly logging my calories and cutting some weight and trimming up a little around the edges. My NSV is just getting back into the swing of things - logging food, lifting weights, and fitting into some clothes that tightened up over the last couple of years. Since I was a regular on here I’ve moved twice, started 2 different jobs, and had two kids. I guess things have come in 2s the past few years.
Have a wonderful week, everyone.35 -
Awesome @rldeclercq43
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At the end of 2020 I started a 2.5 year period of regaining weight. During this time, I had a couple longer periods where I was managed to stay on plan but the scale went up instead of down, despite what the tracker said should be happening. I was already struggling to keep going, and that squashed any motivation I had.
Thanks to some MFP friends, at the beginning of August I was challenged to start up again, and as of tomorrow I'll have a full month of effort in. And this time the scale is actually responding. So I guess it's more of a scale victory, but for the first time in a very long time I have hope that I've actually turned this backslide around!17 -
bobsburgersfan wrote: »At the end of 2020 I started a 2.5 year period of regaining weight. During this time, I had a couple longer periods where I was managed to stay on plan but the scale went up instead of down, despite what the tracker said should be happening. I was already struggling to keep going, and that squashed any motivation I had.
Thanks to some MFP friends, at the beginning of August I was challenged to start up again, and as of tomorrow I'll have a full month of effort in. And this time the scale is actually responding. So I guess it's more of a scale victory, but for the first time in a very long time I have hope that I've actually turned this backslide around!
That sounds like a huge victory! Trusting the process and putting in the effort, even when you don't have confidence in the results, is really hard.
I had a good laugh at myself a couple weeks ago. I wasn't seeing the scale move as I thought it should and was asking myself if I should mix things up to "break the plateau". In the process of googling what to do to break a weight loss plateau I saw the definition of a weight loss plateau listed as "Little or no weight loss for 8-10 weeks". I wasn't even 10 DAYS into not seeing the scale move, so I reminded myself that I need to trust the process and keep doing what I've been doing and find joys other than scale victories in it. Hence finding this thread.16 -
Four years ago at 239 pounds I could barely walk a mile. Last night I lowered my Personal Best in the mile run to 7:13!
Last week I set a new Personal Best in my 41st 5K of 25:22!
Also completed my sixth Sprint Triathlon of the Summer, two more to go!
Life is good at 155lbs!
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I went for a short walk today, 15 minutes in a local park. I noticed with astonishment that going uphill was easy, even fun. Who would have thought such a thing was possible.21
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Wearing a size medium!.. I havnt been this thin since highschool and my hubby can’t get enough of me recently 😝 🥰🤭😎14
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I was thinking today that these last months, even when given the opportunity or the craving for junk food, I still choose to eat at home and my train of thought is "we have protein at home" 🤣
I am only craving a specific burger with very much artery clogging fries with parmesan and bacon, but other than that I find myself saying that I just don't find an entire pizza worth it anymore. I will still eat two slices if given the choice, but I won't be going overboard like I used to.
I also found myself not wanting to waste a day lifting (I workout at home so not very straining exercises and it doesn't take me more than 30min). I want to burn the calories that I eat, but I also want my calories to turn into muscles lol
Also bought a protein powder for the first time because I wanted to up my protein intake ❤️
In general I would say I that after 5 years on MFP I am much more aware of what I consime and I am much more intuitive with my eating habits.
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Longest run I've ever done almost at 10k
And resting heart rate at 55
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@___Tams___ Congrats! Especially on that beautiful resting heart rate. Yay for your heart not having to work extra hard7
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…and the icing on the cake, one of the kids taking the class popped up into a headstand while she was waiting her turn so, so did I. She looked at me, and I said “your grandma doesn’t do this, does she?!”
Heartfelt thanks, MFP. I couldn’t have done any of this at 222+.
This is my Five Years Since Starting treat to myself. Back for one final class this morning.24 -
I was able to put on my bee 🐝 suit and was not worried the zipper would break, there was plenty of room.14
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Today I did upper body. I workout at home and I usually look in the mirror in front of me to watch my form. Today I was standing facing the wall with the mirror from the side and I looked and saw my bicep pumping and I was like, is this mine??? 💪18
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