What's Your Most Recent NSV

Today I’m comfortably wearing a shirt that was way too tight 3 weeks ago. And my favorite pair of jeans are now too baggy to wear anymore. I’m maybe a month into actively trying to lose the weight and a couple weeks into logging my food, so I haven’t noticed any changes in the mirror. This was the best motivator to keep going!

Went to the grocery store and did not fall into the trap of buying candy on sale. I had a good excuse too - I’m having people over Saturday night and surely a good hostess provides snacks?! But I know the risk is that I would have eaten it all in the coming days as my partner is travelling (always risky business to be home alone) and then gone for more.

So I thought about it, and knowing that I already had a dessert planned for Saturday I decided to pick up a bag of nuts instead, knowing that this is not something that will tempt me.

Proud of conquering another grocery shop!

I’ve found that my appetite has gotten much smaller, especially at night and I keep dishing up twice as much food as I can actually eat.

Today I went for a walk. I walked at what felt like a good pace....I would call it brisk....but NOT very brisk. For fun, I set my timer to 20 minutes....the length of time this route took to complete 2 years ago. I am actually STUNNED that I finished in 14 minutes. Losing 22% of my weight has shaved SIX minutes off my time!! I'm walking up to the Community Centre this week for another weigh in. As a reminder.....I threw out my scale at least a year ago as I found it to be more of a hindrance. It took space on the floor and felt like clutter. It never seemed accurate when compared to public scales. I decided to use the large digital scale at a Community Centre just 2 blocks from my house. It's free and far enough away to be a pleasant walk but not tempted to go daily. I always snap a photo of the numbers and have never looked back! I put this out there for anyone who wishes to break scale dependency or wants a good measure of weight accuracy. Wear the same type of clothing each time, take off your shoes and take a photo of your weight. Initially I felt self conscious....but everyone is so busy exercising and the front desk staff have been friendly since day one. They smile at me....I sometimes say hi....jump on the scale.....and put my shoes back on. Try a Dr's office, or even a private facility...if the scale is near the front they might agree. I'd definitely recommend a Community Centre however!

my blood pressure went from the 134/84 in March to 110/75 today.

This sounds so insignificant but I normally had to choose between getting errands completed or cleaning at home.... but I did both for the 1st time in a long time without being exhausted.... (By errands I mean shopping in stores .. walking around a lot & not just driving from place to place....)

I finally reached that point where when walking, my chest (as a guy) is the first point of contact with my t-shirt instead of my belly. I remember how awkward it felt years ago when my belly first began protruding out further than my chest. While walking, it created a friction on my belly that I hated and sadly got used to. No more.

I bought a skirt a few years ago when I was feeling "on track" on a summer sale. That summer I didn't had time to wear it. Then it hasn't got on me. But today it did and I love it.

Perhaps I should go through my "to fat for this"-box and see what else gets on?

I noticed this week that I can see parts of my body that I haven’t seen in 5 years because my fat belly was in the way.

For the past few months I've been dealing with some major physical & mental health issues. I'm exhausted and short on motivation, and everything I have to do feels like a superhuman feat. I've used food to "cope" a few times (that never works). But I haven't given up, and I'm not losing sight of my goals. I haven't gone back to the despair, reckless emotional eating, and general self-sabotage that would have ensued in the past. I'm seeing doctors, looking for solutions, and taking care of myself as best I can. To me this is huge progress. I will continue getting better. Some days are better, some are worse -- I just keep chipping away at the issues instead of throwing in the towel.

Last night I ate a restaurant meal for the first time since I've started my weight loss journey, and I stayed within my deficit for the day. Firstly, I didn't go for the bread and butter (once I start on that I can't stop). I stuck with a diet Coke instead of an alcoholic beverage and cut my 8-ounce filet mignon in half ( I'm eating the second half today for lunch). I demolished the grilled broccolini! I had two SMALL forkfuls of the vanilla ice cream-topped fudge brownie. It was a really enjoyable evening, my husband and I's 34th anniversary!

@takinitalloff - I'm sorry to hear of your recent struggles. You have been a huge inspiration to me. Remember, you have come a long way and have learned a lot along the way. You're a strong women now and I know you will get through this. <HUGS>

Thank you @Veta2018 I appreciate your kind words (and the hugs too)! Yes I have come a long way and I intend to keep going