What's Your Most Recent NSV

I bought cross country skis this weekend and was not embarrassed to tell the sales person my weight.

mtaratoot wrote: »

AwesomeSquirrel wrote: »

I bought cross country skis this weekend and was not embarrassed to tell the sales person my weight.

It is important to get the right equipment for your mass. The only issue MIGHT be if you keep losing weight then you MIGHT need new skis. You have to have enough mass to get the "kick" portion to grip the snow when you push forward, and you need to have the ski be long enough to get off the kick onto the glide when that foot is glissading.

Agree! I only anticipate losing another 5 kg and the skis I bought should work well for me in that range.

I was holding off buying skis partly to ensure it was something I wanted to commit to (big investment for my current situation) but also because I wanted to stabilise in the weight range where I would use them. So I guess this is also a NSV in that I’m approaching the “after” in some way. I was actually just thinking about yesterday how I don’t have a clear mini goal or ambition at the moment, I’m reasonably content here.

I've been sleeping so much better, average 7 hours 50 mins a night for last week. I have been using my phone less. My steps have been over 20000 each day and I've been falling asleep by 10pm each night 😆 Feeling good.

I really don’t need ‘tums’ anymore.

My co-worker keeps asking for homemade fudge. I like making fudge - it keeps me occupied, warms the kitchen up and I get to eat the scrapings at the end. 😋

Next week is her birthday, so I had to relent and make fudge despite the risk to my diet. (Because I can make those pans have a LOT of scrapings) I just poured the fudge into the pan to set and set about getting at the scrapings.... Rolled them into balls and put them in a bowl for later.....ate one and then just put them in the bin. Not out of some extra-ordinary attack of willpower, but because I just don't want them.
I don't particularly like fudge, it's not a thing I seek out if it's not there, I just make it for something to do, so why eat it just because it's there?

I bought stackable (is that the word) dumbbells that also attach to a bar and I incorporated new exercises. I keep upping the weight every two weeks and I still can do all the sets and reps. Getting stronger 💪💪

Corina1143 wrote: »

While replying to another post I realized that at some point I quit worrying about my weight and fighting to lose and started enjoying life with just a few less calories and a little more movement.

🥰😍 This right here… this is the golden key. You’ve made that permanent switch from your old mindset and lifestyle to a new and better one! Congratulations!

The new pants I bought 30 days ago are getting too big. I noticed today when I cinch my belt to keep them up. They come unbuttoned.

This one is weird and convoluted.

I had room in my calories for the day, and I've been craving cheese. I have two kinds. One probably should be eaten sooner (brie with wild mushrooms), so I took it out and let it come up to room temperature. My plan was to cut off two ounces and eat that with some crackers.

My eyeball was a little off, and the hunk I cut was actually 2.4 ounces. At first I started to cut it down to put the overage back away for another time. Then I realized I've been under my goal for 18 of the last 19 days, some days by a LOT (the one day I was over it was 0.2% over - four calories, so de minimis). I like to get right on goal on average over time, not be consistently over or under. So I said fine - I'll eat the whole thing and it's OK if I am over for the day.

I was going to be over by almost 100 calories. My NSV number one: I just said "big deal" for going over. It really would be fine. Seriously. I'd actually still be under for the week. Well, just from my normal activity and my Garmin device sending data to MFP, I'm now at over 100 calories UNDER. Oh well. Under again. My NSV number two: I just said "big deal" for being under again. It's not that much, and I was over for a long stint that ended about the first of the year. I even thought maybe I should make popcorn. That would have sent me back over, and I'd be FINE with that (NSV number three). Then I figured I'm not really hungry, I don't have to eat JUST to get extra calories in, I'm OK with my macros, and I'll just start again tomorrow. Is that NSV four?

See, I told you it was weird and convoluted. Just like me!

I do really like cheese. Two more 2-ounce servings in that hunk of brie, and then I can work on the next chunk. The fact that the brie was getting old enough I felt I needed to eat it sooner might even be NSV number five... for the win.

Accomplished the 8 angle yoga pose!!

Frustrated that I've gotten down to a size 6 but still am 17 pounds overweight according to BMI chart.

Accompshing this pose helped me get over my frustration and reminded me that it's all part of the journey!

I'll get there!! 💪🧘🏼‍♀️😊