What's Your Most Recent NSV

omg I bought a pair of jeans today. Not from a plus size store... not online... not from a discount store where I had to weed through rack after rack of random assorted clothes, and try on twenty pairs of cheaply made jeans, to find one that sort-of fits. Today I went to a real store in a real mall, where a real salesperson was very helpful in finding me a pair of regular size jeans that fits like a glove and looks great on me.

nicolaaliceelliott wrote: »

After years of not being able to walk up the stairs without getting out of breath ive managed last month to do a 5 hour hike up a mountain

It's just glorious, feeling lighter and not having to stop every few minutes when going uphill! Brings back great memories when I first lost the weight. Heck, I still love that feeling now, even if the novelty has worn off 🙂

I have high blood pressure now!

Major knee injury a month ago. It is going to be a long recovery with likely surgery. Having depression and anxiety about it as well as my already poor fitness tanking further. Today is the first time I have had any positive thoughts about it. Feeling like this is an opportunity to focus on myself, really change my body composition, get through this and come out new and improved.

MurphmomSparkles wrote: »

Major knee injury a month ago. It is going to be a long recovery with likely surgery. Having depression and anxiety about it as well as my already poor fitness tanking further. Today is the first time I have had any positive thoughts about it. Feeling like this is an opportunity to focus on myself, really change my body composition, get through this and come out new and improved.

Could you position it as an opportunity to try something new? Is there a physiotherapist who could give you suggestions! Could you try swimming or deep water aquafit? My gym offers multiple kinds of chair classes. What about upper body work?

Just randomly throwing stuff out there. All I had was an itty bitty broke toe and it threw me for a loop for a couple days til I figured out what I could still do

Honestly.....my NSV SHOCKS ME! 😲 It speaks more to the Power of Patience and the importance of not quitting or becoming discouraged.
In 2019, pre Covid....we planned a trip and as a wardrobe refresh...I fell in love with a shirt that came in 3 colourways....so I got one in each BUT a S, M, L. At that time, the L fit best. I wore it for a few years.....eventually sending off to my sister when it got too big. The quality is excellent. The M in a different colour has fit for about a year now.....TODAY it is so comfortable it fits BETTER than the Large ever fit! I'm TRULY amazed as when I first received it FIVE years ago.....trying to get it on was COMICAL 😆. I could sorta get my arms in the sleeves and have it cover my shoulders. (The S...never mind....made for a 10 year old!) 😒 Its a really beautiful blouse and have been getting double takes in it all day 😍.
It was a risk buying all three colors in the three sizes.....but I couldn't imagine losing the weight and having it no longer fit.....lol. I really believed I would not only fit my favourite colour.....the M....but the S was also "needed". Stay very patient and keep putting in the work....five years later truly feels like three....time passes SO FAST....tomorrow I am going to try on......the Small 😲

@MurphmomSparkles Our journey to health and wellness has no finish line. Just diversions. I love your attitude regarding using this time as reflection. Its nice to know that there is a safe space here to share and that kind, thoughtful people like @springlering62 and @aerochic42 take the time to share their knowledge 😀 Stay Positive!

A shirt that used to be too tight on me is a lot looser now. It's comfy.

Making a packing list of clothes I might need for a vacation, I was thinking of buying a few new things to take with me... until I realized I was smaller now than the sizes I was picking with no plans to stop and smell the roses anytime soon! I'm saving the money for a thrifting spree in about 20 lbs instead.

takinitalloff wrote: »

I had a seriously stressful and upsetting afternoon/evening yesterday, and I did NOT resort to comfort eating. I did think very hard about going for ice cream, but I knew it would do nothing useful for me, and didn’t act on the impulse (other than checking out the current flavors at the ice cream shop, lol). This is a major success for me, because I spent my whole life eating to stuff down my uncomfortable emotions, and I'm finally getting the hang of using more productive coping and problem-solving approaches. I'd like to give a shout-out to Allen Carr who helped me understand that food does not fix difficult feelings.

✨✨✨New measurements are in!✨✨✨ Another two months’ worth of progress: I lost 🌟 0.5” from my neck 🌟 0.5” from my arm 🌟 1” from my waist 🌟 1” from my stomach/butt 🌟 0.5” from my thigh and 🌟 0.5” from my calf. Last time I had lost most of my inches around my center, this time it’s evenly distributed overall.

Bonus: my “upper belly” is almost gone now

My company frequently gives away T-shirts for gifts for completing cost saving projects. In the past, I have gotten them in 2X and XL. This time, I decided to try a L. It's a little bit snug around the middle still, but it fit fairly well.

I don't have to unzip my jeans to take them off. I'm hoping that they will continue to last for a bit longer though.

I completed a 5k run for the first time in over a year, with a time of 33 minutes! I also ran negative splits!