What's Your Most Recent NSV

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.

I've finally stayed within my calories after a week of crazy holiday eating

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

@___Tams___ Congrats! Especially on that beautiful resting heart rate. Yay for your heart not having to work extra hard

I was able to put on my bee 🐝 suit and was not worried the zipper would break, there was plenty of room.