What's Your Most Recent NSV

frhaberl wrote: »

This weekend I hit the "High" cardio fitness level according to my smart watch's VO2 max estimate. I started out "Below Average", have built my way up through the "Above Average" range, and finally crossed the line to the highest bracket.

That is awesome! I was just looking at my cardio fitness level this morning and I continue in the Below Average range for now, so seeing your update is very inspiring to me Thanks for sharing, and may you be happy, slim, and active for many years to come!

This new year the scale was at its highest, and I almost hit 300 pounds. My highest weight was 3 weeks ago at 288.

I got a very physical job which set me back at 270 pounds, what I started at last year. I'm totally motivated to work out more so hopefully the number will keep shrinking!

2,000 yard swim in 66 minutes. Not the fastest swimmer on the planet, but the swims are getting longer and faster than when I started two months ago.

My food diary is insane today, but I’m already in the black and still have a couple biggish workouts left to record.

Wednesday and Thursday are my heaviest workout days of the week.

Rereading a few of my recent posts, my NSV seems to be a mental turnaround to a more positive person.

Massive win.

👍🏻

GMI was 5.7 as of this morning, it's not the only indicator, but for my situation, it's not a bad thing

This NSV is also kind of a NSF (non-scale failure).

I buy shirts from second-hand stores. Shorts too. I buy jeans new because I know what size I wear. Well, I did. For the longest time I wore a particular size. Then starting around 2017 when I lost weight, my pants were too big. I was chuffed when it was time to replace my jeans, and I was wearing a smaller size. That was a long-ago victory. It still tastes sweet.

Eventually even THOSE jeans were feeling a bit too small, and I was going to be able to get the next smaller size when the time came. That was even sweeter. Well, fast forward to late 2020. During the pandemic, for a number of reasons that aren't important, I gained back some of the weight I had lost. For the next several years I bounced around and lost some of it back, then regained... rinse and repeat. I know this rings true for many. Even at the slightly higher weight, I was still at a healthy weight. Not ideal, but healthy.

Well last November there were some good prices on the jeans I wear. I had decided that, "Well, I guess I'm going to be this size now." So I bought three pair. They fit fairly well after the initial shrink, and a bit better after the second wash. This past month I've got back down closer to my ideal goal weight. That's a scale victory, but it's relevant. Guess who's brand new jeans are now too big? Yep. That's the failure. It's also the victory. I need to get a new belt I reckon. I can still wear these, and they'll just be a little baggy. Maybe in a few years when it's time for the next pairs I will still be at my ideal weight and size and I can finally size down.

In the meantime, I'll wash a few more times in HOT water and see if I can shrink 'em just a little bit more. Maybe I'll even treat myself to a couple pair of Carhartt pants. I've worn out a pair, and they were getting way too big anyway.

I ran a 14 min 48 sec mile this last Sunday! That's beating my high school time of 15 min 03 secs! Now I need to top my next best mile time of 12 min 42 secs from 10 years ago. I can't remember my mile time from my peak of running, I want to say in was in the 10 min 30 sec range.

Either way! I'm trying to shave 15 seconds at least off my mile time each week before June if I can! I want to finish a 5k in 35 minutes!

springlering62 wrote: »

She stopped, stared intently at my chest for a moment, and said, “No problem, honey. Those are the best ones I’ve seen on an older woman.”

Then she stopped again, blushed a little, and said, “Sorry, honey. I spend all day looking at the things”.

I feel kinda cocky. The Gurls got evaluated by a pro.

Haha right?! If anyone knows about this stuff, it's going to be the mammographer! OK I have to share this now: last time I went to have my mammogram done, I couldn't help noticing the shadow beneath this wall sconce in the room. I pointed it out to the tech and she said she'd worked in that room for many years and had never once noticed it

@springlering62 - haha, that’s a great story! I have panic attacks when I go for my annual mammo. I’m going to try thinking of your story, instead!

This was a day of multiples:

1. I was going to hike with a friend. He opted out, which is totally fine. I went anyway. That isn't much of a victory; I hike on my own plenty. Instead of going where we had planned, I went somewhere else. We'll reschedule for next week. Instead of doing a short hike (minimum of about two miles, but I could add on some by extending the trail in either direction from the top where the upper trailhead is), I parked way down below and hiked the whole way. This saved gasoline from driving up the very steep grades and turned a short hike into a nice eight-mile 3.5 hour hike. That's kind of a NSV.
2. Instead of coming straight home, I went by the gym because it wasn't that far out of the way. I had not intended to do any exercise, just sit in the steam room for 15 or 20 minutes. Well, I got dressed and walked out to the pool where the steam is and saw only one lane occupied. Instead of getting in the steam, I went back to the locker room, put on swimming pants, got my gear, and swam for a half hour. That's number two. Unplanned, but took advantage of an empty pool because - it's always full!
3. I usually swim with a dive mask and snorkel. I have "zoomer" training fins. I swam ten lengths with that, then swapped out for goggles and left the fins and did ten lengths of breast. I can do that all day. But for some reason, I decided to try my freestyle stroke without mask, snorkel, or fins. I did OK. I started adding in a length of that in between lengths of breast. I was able to keep up with my breathing. I must be getting better. For fun I put the fins back on. I for sure went faster, and could still swim with just goggles. Now THAT is a real victory for me. I'm not fast, but to be able to swim like "normal" people is something I just have trouble with. Maybe I'll get it down in the next few years.

That's all. Just three.

takinitalloff wrote: »

springlering62 wrote: »

She stopped, stared intently at my chest for a moment, and said, “No problem, honey. Those are the best ones I’ve seen on an older woman.”

Then she stopped again, blushed a little, and said, “Sorry, honey. I spend all day looking at the things”.

I feel kinda cocky. The Gurls got evaluated by a pro.

Haha right?! If anyone knows about this stuff, it's going to be the mammographer! OK I have to share this now: last time I went to have my mammogram done, I couldn't help noticing the shadow beneath this wall sconce in the room. I pointed it out to the tech and she said she'd worked in that room for many years and had never once noticed it

Omg, my husband wants to know what I’m laughing at!!!!

The sign on the mammogram waiting room read “BIRCH ROOM”. I did a doubletake because I misread it.

The aide laughed and said,”I know what you think you saw! Everyone does!”

I did not feel like running last night, I had run Sun, Mon, Tues already and skipped Wednesday to recover. I asked my neighbor if she wanted to run with me last night for accountability. She said yes, we did 3 rounds of walk 3min/run 1-1.5min and walked the rest of the way. I was really not feeling it, and my running was slower than usual.

But I did it! I pushed myself to be uncomfortable and this officially marks 5 weeks into my health journey and I haven't given up!

Someone at work noticed that I have been losing weight and toning - She said I look slimmer in my jeans - fantastic!

I borrowed a jacket from my partner without giving it much thought. It’s a men’s medium and while it wasn’t a great fit it did close over my hips without issue despite the big hoodie underneath.