[pjvw34]

Wheezypi - Awesome job You look so good!!!

Dreamygirl - Congratulations on the cardigan!!! Hyacinth is right it will be big before too long...

Hyacinth - You are right... giving clothes away is a warm fuzzy... I have a friend that I give first choice then whatever she doesn't want I send to an orphanage ministry

Well I am still prepping for my first walking 5K next Friday night... less than a week away.. I just want to finish... I am like the little engine that could...... slow and steady wins the race for me... the race is for my health... I know I can do it...

[hopesfull]

Wow...this is a great thread...so inspiring. I'm new to this site and new in this journey and was looking for threads i might like to join. I think this is a keeper. Don't have anything to share (yet) just wanted to say Congratulations ladies on all these small victories that add up to big ones.
I'll be watching y'all for inspiration and I cannot wait to come back with an NSV of my own.
Good Luck

[pjvw34]

hopesfull - Soon you will have many NSVs and we want to hear all about them... You will get through this!!!

[Hyacinth]

Great job Wheezypi, it looks like your shape has completely changed. Fun dress!!

PJ, good luck with your 5K!

Welcome, Hopesfull!

[hopesfull]

Wow...Hyacinth your ticker is soooo inspiring!!! I love those things and can't wait to get one and start moving it.
And btw - I love me some Hyacinth Bucket...

hyacinth is right wheezypi...your shape has changed. A changing shape is better to me than the number on the scale cause you can see that change and feel it. So congratulations.

Thanks for the encouragement former miss lazy. I hope to be a former miss lazy too.

[Ubee]

Welcome hopesfull!

Pam, where are you? Are you out running? You go girl!!!

My NSV was yesterday at church I went to go into the pew and I forgot to turn sideways to do the side shuffle to get to the end. I could walk straight forward like a normal person!!! It is amazing all these NSV's that I never thought about until I got to them or others point them out.

[pjvw34]

Originally Posted by Ubee

Welcome hopesfull! Pam, where are you? Are you out running? You go girl!!! My NSV was yesterday at church I went to go into the pew and I forgot to turn sideways to do the side shuffle to get to the end. I could walk straight forward like a normal person!!! It is amazing all these NSV's that I never thought about until I got to them or others point them out.

Hey there Ubee, I have been MIA for a few days, I know. This has been a super busy week for me and it is just half way over. I am about to get there. LOL. Next week won't be so bad. Yay!

I have been staying OP and walking every day to get ready for tomorrow night. It has been so hot I just pour sweat. I am pretty miserable at the end of it. Those are the times when I want to give up. I am trying really hard to make sure I get in that extra water.

You go girl. I am so proud of you. Those accidental NSVs are the best aren't they? I put on my walking shorts yesterday and thought they were going to fall off of me. I wore them anyway because they are like my badge of honor. LOL.

[Ubee]

Have fun today Pam! We are proud of you and will be cheering for you!

[pjvw34]

Originally Posted by Ubee

Have fun today Pam! We are proud of you and will be cheering for you!

Thank you so much!

Well I survived my 5K. I knew I could do it. I was pretty much dead last. However, I stayed a steady pace and what was pretty cool was when I came around the corner to the finish line everyone started cheering. It was embarassing and empowering all at the same time. I am not a high profile kind of person. It is nice to know people are there to cheer you on. Of course a lot of the ones who run it are serious and had times for the whole course of less than 20 minutes. I did it in 66 minutes. As I said before, I am doing this for my health not to win a race. Maybe later I will become more of a competitor when I get a few more lbs off of me.

Thanks for thinking of me! This was definitely an NSV for me.

[Ubee]

WTG Pam! What a great accomplishment!
You've come so far in such a short time. I am so happy for you!

[Hyacinth]

Originally Posted by pjvw34

I was pretty much dead last. However, I stayed a steady pace and what was pretty cool was when I came around the corner to the finish line everyone started cheering. It was embarassing and empowering all at the same time.

Pam, this is awesome. Very touching.

Here is my NSV: When someone says "I thought of you the other day," a million things go through my head: they saw someone I know, they went to a good restaurant, they watched a movie pertinent to my interests. A coworker told me thought of me the other day. She is dog-sitting and took the dog on long walks (like I do) and she said she thought of me talking about how often I do it and how much more my exercise routine enhanced after getting a large dog. Someone thinking of me as an exerciser when exercising is a first! In the past it would've been, "I found the best pizza!"

[Ubee]

That must have made you feel great Hyacinth! It shows we really do have to change our ways to do this and not just diet to goal. Great job setting a positive example!

[pjvw34]

Originally Posted by Hyacinth

Here is my NSV: Someone thinking of me as an exerciser when exercising is a first! In the past it would've been, "I found the best pizza!"

I love this Hyacinth!... I want for people to think of me in this way also. I have so many friends and family who will come up to me and say 'I am so proud of you!' After my little walk in the rain a week or so ago I had more than one come up and say 'you are doing so good' or 'you look so good!' or 'keep it up girl, I can tell a difference.' Those are the kinds of comments that make me feel good. However, I heard one of my neighbors had told her husband that she wanted him to start walking with her like I had been walking so it is nice to be a bit of an inspiration too!

Hope you all have a wonderful week!