What's Your Most Recent NSV

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@Viridien1539 I am genetically lucky. My parents were BOTH extraordinary youthful looking and my four siblings are also the same. But I really do feel like Blake Livelys character LOL 😆. She's married to "local boy" Ryan Reynolds who is from my city and I have heard the reason Vancouver women look so youthful is all the rain we get 🤣. I'm sure that's part of it! I don't do anything special at all beyond basic skin care, water, nutrition. Im very motivated to keep my weight off because I do look even younger with prominent cheekbones and larger eyes. The rewards for staying the course and focusing on the positive outcome far outweigh the temporary boost of skipping a walk or eating a treat. 😇

My dress pants are starting to get a little loose, so this weekend I went through my tote under my bed where I thought my old ones were. Apparently in a doom and gloom moment that I am never going to loose the weight, I gave them all away, as I only found one pair. Oops.

Today to work I am wearing a pair of dress pants and blouse that I haven't word in almost 2 years, and the last time I wore them they were to tight. They aren't tight! 👏👏👏

My NSV during today’s cold snap (cool enough I get an opportunity to wear this!):

I wanted to share a photo of a gorgeous handwoven jacket I bought during my travels last month. 

Fat Me would never have dreamed of deserving, much less being able to wear (assuming any even fit) something like this. I would have been embarrassed. “Do you have any larger sizes? No, larger than that?” I would have looked longingly and just left.

I am so happy to be able to look at something I love and actually have a choice.

Color makes me VERY happy. I like color so bright you can almost taste it, so this suits me right down to the ground.

had an NSV today…

It’s my mom’s 87th birthday and I took her out to lunch. She wanted to go to Outback for coconut shrimp. I got a small grilled chicken breast and a sweet potato with nothing on it ! Would’ve loved some coconut shrimp, but wayyy too many calories. Also resisted the bread, and the bday dessert that mom offered to share with me.
I’m so proud of myself for having a responsible lunch despite the temptation!

I used the scales at my gym today and my body age is under my actual age now.

I got my blood sugars tested today and am officially in the healthy range after being careful for six weeks. Even though I cheated a few times. Doctor told me they don’t have to be any lower.

You might consider a spacer to keep it on if you're planning to lose more weight. I think there's a limited number of times that jewelers recommend having rings re-sized.

Today I was quickly grabbing clothes, and I grabbed a sweater not realizing it was my partner's. My partner has been much smaller than me for many years and I generally don't fit in their clothes but today I put it on and it fit perfectly!! I had to ask to confirm it was theirs because I was so in shock

I fit in jeans again for the first time in 2 years! I've only worn yoga pants or elastic waist capris all that time.

after six months of low carb dieting I finally tested with a normal blood sugar this morning!!!!

From an A1C of 10.4 and blood sugar readings as high at 300 now finally back to normal. And all without drugs. I still have three pounds to lose to be at (the high end) of normal weight and normal BMI but THIS reading was what I really was working for!!!😀😅🙏

I'd gained three pounds in 5 weeks this morning. I had felt heavier and before I weighed myself, I gave myself new weight parameters based on becoming accustomed to my new maintenance weight. I was thrilled to have gained less than I thought. My NSV is coming home and adding a second exercise session to my day...for a total of 60 minutes. I'll be adding a 2nd moderate exercise session and weighing myself weekly from now on. I'd only been weighing myself monthly and I need to monitor that a little more carefully. 😒 Weight loss journeys are so personal yet we can ALL relate to everyone's victory! @springlering62 YES!! BEAUTIFUL!! In December we were in Quebec City and I found a gorgeous Italian wool sweater in a boutique. It was TINY and they had 2 sizes left....a M and an XS. I tried on the M rather nervously....putting trust in my 50 pound plus weight loss. It fits like a custom sweater....when I stepped out of the room several people stopped and stared and my husband's voice was heard....."Oh YEAH !! BUY IT!!" 😆 It was on clearance 50% off and just couldn't resist! I feel so sexy when I wear it. 😇

I've lost enough weight overall....began at 188....now at 139.....that my facial features have changed. I've always had hazel eyes....gold brown with green around the perimeter.....but I've noticed since losing weight the green has become more prominent...like they were when I was a toddler. My husband looked at me yesterday and said Wow! Your eyes are REALLY green today...they look so much bigger! 😍 I suspect it's due to my overall change in diet. An unusual NSV but i love this "change" in eye colour! It really is the little things...😇

First day on holiday and I went for a run, also walked 29k steps.

Some recent ones:

I'm improving my mobility and I'm able to squat deeper.

A couple weeks ago I was able to move (bend, etc.) much more easily in my tailored work pants. Today I was able to take them off without unbuttoning or unzipping them.

The seatbelt buckle in my car doesn't really dig into my hip anymore.

Split squats and high step ups are getting so much easier.

All my clothes fit better.

Another person noticed and was very nice about it.

Yoga practitioners will get this.

I’ve been in the habit of adding a push up after each chatarunga for the past year to build strength.

Wednesday’s instructor mentioned a particular practice that does two pushups following each chatarunga, so I thought I’d experiment with it this morning. I managed to do two after every flow in a pair of vigorous power classes this morning.

Y'all, I did so many pushups both my batwings are chafed. But I did them, so my NSV this afternoon is its mildly painful to do anything besides keep my hands on my hips.