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    Saw myself from someone else's eyes - NSV!

    Posts: 7
    edited November 2024 in Success Stories
    So...I guess I didn't realize that I still sort of see myself as the XXL "me." I don't think that's unusual for people who are losing weight. But over the wekeend, I got a glimpse of myself from someone else's perspective and it was WONDERFUL!

    I went Saturday to sign up for a 5K. The man that was helping me asked what size shirt size I'd want - and before I could answer he offered, "Medium?" I hesitated - I was actually thinking that he was humoring me. So he said he'd go grab a medium so I could see what it looked like. When he came back he held up the medium (and still, I was thinking there's no way in hell I'm fitting into that shirt). Then he said - God bless him - that he brought another shirt. So here's where I thought he'd hand me a large. But no...he brought a SMALL! I actually laughed. I told him I'd take the small for my daughter and that I'd need a large for myself.

    But guess what? When I got home and tried on the large, it was TOO BIG! I tired my daughter's size small and it was snug - just a bit too snug for my taste - so the medium would have been a perfect fit.

    But it gave me the chance to stop and think about how far I've come. When I started running, I'd take the largest size shirt possible. Now I think I'll be clearing out my XXL and XL tshirts that I've been holding on to and make room for the larges and mediums! This really just blows me away and gives me motivation to keep going. Yay!

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    • Posts: 3,024 Member
      GREAT JOB!
    • Posts: 1,442 Member
      Awww that's a great NSV! Keep up the great work you're doing! and good luck on your 5K! :)
    • Posts: 152 Member
      That is awesome! Keep up the great work!
    • Posts: 680 Member
      Wonderful!!!!!
    • Posts: 6,774 Member
      :heart:
    • Posts: 476 Member
      This is one of the best NSVs I have seen posted here. Congrats! :drinker:
    • Posts: 77 Member
      That's a great NSV!
    • Posts: 351 Member
      Yes! Yes! That is just SO cool. Congratulations, girl. :)
    • Posts: 1,378 Member
      awesome story - thanks for sharing...and great job! :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 107
      This really made me smile, it takes a while for us to see ourselves as everyone else does. Good luck in your 5k
    • Posts: 382 Member
      :flowerforyou: Awesome! Congrats!!!
    • Posts: 791 Member
      That's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the hard work! :flowerforyou:

      A VERY similar thing happened to me in January. I signed up for a new gym & as a promo they were giving away t-shirts to new members. The gym coordinator said to me, "I'm sorry we're all out of smalls, but we have a few mediums left! I'll grab you one quick!" Best feeling ever!
    • Posts: 64 Member
      That must feel wonderful! Congratulations!
    • Posts: 7
      Thank you for sharing your story. It was a good reminder that we don't need to hold onto those old images/stories of ourselves. I really needed to hear that.
    • Posts: 1,067 Member
      That is awesome!! What a wake up call!! Congrats!!
    • Posts: 11 Member
      Brilliant - well done. Great NSV. Get rid of all that big-size clothing and know you'll never need it again. Good luck with the 5K too. Congratulations.
    • Posts: 315 Member
      Very cool! Congrats.
    • Posts: 201 Member
      YAY for YOU!!!!!! Really makes you smile inside I'm sure.
    • Posts: 229 Member
      good luck on the race and congrats on the NSV ! :D
    • Posts: 307
      What a great feeling! Keep up the fabulous work!!!
    • Posts: 41 Member
      Made me tear up! You can do this!!! :)
    • Posts: 140 Member
      That is fantastic!!!
    • Posts: 107 Member
      Wow! What a great feeling that MUST have been! Good for you!!!!!!!!!
    • Posts: 419 Member
      That must have been a wonderful feeling! :drinker:
    • Posts: 318 Member
      Fantastic NSV! It is hard to see ourselves in our new size. I use all my old Xlarge t-shirts to workout in. It feels good to feel my body shrink under those old sizes :)
    • Posts: 3
      That's amazing! Good for you! That's motivating!:happy:
    • Posts: 8,897 Member
      Ha! Love it! That happened to me last May when I went to do my first 5k race! When I signed up about two months prior to the race I had only lost about 9 pounds, so I ordered a large shirt. When I went to pick it up, the lady said, "Large!? You don't need a large! Here's a medium!" Even the medium was a tiny bit loose (men's sizes) then...when I wear the shirt now, almost a year later it feels like I am swimming in it! Yay!
    • Posts: 173 Member
      Fantastic!! You should be feeling AWESOME about yourself right now!! Congrats!
    • Posts: 247 Member
      Wow, that's awesome! Congrats on the NSV!
    • Posts: 101 Member
      Great job :flowerforyou:

      How much weight have you lost?
      What does NSV mean?
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