What's Your Most Recent NSV

@EliseTK1 The book Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating cured me of wanting sweets. Highly recommend. It’s a quick read that changed my life.

He has another book specifically about sugar: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29382984-good-sugar-bad-sugar that I’ve been told is good too, but I didn’t read it because the first one did the trick for me.

Today I put on my size 16 jeans, and they fit -- not well, but I could zip them up without gymnastics. A few more pounds and I can wear them out! So excited.

Also I ran into a neighbor I hadn't seen for a few weeks and he commented that I'm losing weight (can't remember how he put it exactly) which is also exciting because at 45 lbs down now, I have gotten exactly three comments so far! I look so different already, and apparently most people can't see it. Or maybe they're not wanting to say anything for some reason, who knows. (Not that it matters, it's just funny/fascinating to me.)

@mikerommfp Congratulations on your amazing progress! Yay for getting off those cholesterol meds, that is so cool.

I can fit into a pair of boots that I bought last year that I've never been able to wear! I've worn them three times now.

I have to buy some new clothes. Literally wore the smallest thing I have and I was just praying the whole time I was out it wouldn't slip down my behind when I walked (had to pick it up a few times as it is, lol). Bad News - Not sure what size I wear. Good News - That means I've lost more than I've been able to in a LOOOOONG time since I don't have anything in a size I can wear. Other good thing - I work from home so...I can deal with PJ's/oversized clothes and only buy a couple of things for going out untill I finish my weight loss journey.

I’ve been living beyond the outer edge, in a land called Obesity Class III or Morbidly Obese. The World Health Organization calls it “Very Severely Obese.” In other words: I had eaten myself to a place that was beyond the last official measuring post of how fat a person can get. It’s like outer space: you can always keep going, but they can’t even describe where you are anymore. Well, as of today, I’m back inside that horrible border beyond which there are no further borders. I’m now just “severely obese,” class II obese, garden variety obese, whatever we want to call it: there’s a line I will never cross again beyond which things are even worse! BMI 39.9, baby!

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I’ve been living beyond the outer edge, in a land called Obesity Class III or Morbidly Obese. The World Health Organization calls it “Very Severely Obese.” In other words: I had eaten myself to a place that was beyond the last official measuring post of how fat a person can get. It’s like outer space: you can always keep going, but they can’t even describe where you are anymore. Well, as of today, I’m back inside that horrible border beyond which there are no further borders. I’m now just “severely obese,” class II obese, garden variety obese, whatever we want to call it: there’s a line I will never cross again beyond which things are even worse! BMI 39.9, baby!

Your progress is incredibly inspiring!! Well done. 🎉

I had my shirt pulled up while I buttoned my jeans. I happened to look in the mirror and had to do a double take. There are "indents" on both sides! I know that sounds weird, LOL. I have actual curves! Now, granted, they don't curve out to my hips, they curve out to the fat that is still my lower torso. But 10 months ago that whole area was just round.

Also, I can wear my mother's ring on my middle finger. Whereas before I had to slather my hands with lotion to get it on my ring finger.

I went a couple months with no downward movement on the scale and was getting pretty discouraged. I just keep reading your NSV's and they really help me not give up and remember it's about so much more than that number.

I can buy clothes at Costco again! They have some great deals on winter clothes and since I’m planning to be in a different size by next winter but last winter’s clothes are too baggy to look professional (or stay on), it was nice to get some deals. And I’m not even getting the largest size they sell anymore.

I attended my first low impact aerobics class in about 10 years. I was a bit intimidated to go, but also really excited to have the opportunity. I loved every minute of it. I think I was the heaviest one there.