Weight Watchers - Share your non-scale victories!!!!

I just wanted to start a new thread where people could post and say something that they feel good and positive about related to their weight loss efforts.
NSV's are great things and they make us feel so very good!

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For example, I have a pair of size 14 jeans that are just too baggy for me to wear any longer!!! Woo Hoo!!!! The ones I am wearing are size 10, they feel a bit snug but I am wearing them!!!! Woo Hoo again!!!!

I walked by the Girl Scouts selling cookies outside my grocery store today and I chose not to buy them. I have NEVER done that before. I will not be eating an entire box of those wonderful thin mints tonight and beating myself up for it! I love you Girl Scouts and I shall make a donation without buying those sinful treats this year!

My new jeans are falling off my butt. Oh, and today I resisted the urge to buy and devour a candy bar.

HERES MY NSV....:dunno: I was told at WWs weigh in on Thursday that i had a 2.4 lb . gain :dunno: which made me losing 75 lbs since June 06 but i have joined a ladies only fitness gym on 1-31-07 and on Saturday i had my first weigh in and measurement did and had lost 9 lbs. and 12.5 inches the firsr month -WOW !!


:bravo: :bravo: :bravo:
:lol3: I was a little down on Thursday at WEIGH IN BUT I WAS A LOT HAPPIER WHEN IT SHOWED UP IN THE INCHES ON SATURDAY !!

:lol3:Was wearing a size 26 in jeans when i started WWs in June 06 now i am wearing 18s AND SOME 16s--:lol3: :lol3:
I hope this is not tooooo much to share !! :lol3: LOL:lol3:

well the fact i have actually stuck to it & managed to lose weight is the biggest victory I could have wished for!!!!!!

but specifically in the last week, I did 245 minutes of exercise!!! Considering a month ago I'd have done maybe 30 minutes a week - at a stretch, it is pretty amazing

AWESOME NSVs!!!!!!
Keep 'em coming!
I think these are the things that truly make it all worthwhile.
I resisted the food tables at my monthly quilt guild meeting this morning for the most part. People were loading up plates of food, as if it was a meal. I had ONE doughnut hole, period. I'm proud of myself for that.
Momawdebbie, that was not too much to share!
Linda

Lori, I think you are really on the right track!
You're doing better than I am if you are able to pass up many sweets that are offered to you. It's very hard to do.
Linda

Two NSV's for me to share....I was digging through my purse this morning (yep, it's a mess in there) and found a candy bar that I bought a month ago on a road trip. I had bought it, thinking I would work it into my points if I really wanted it, but I still have it.....guess I'll give it to my kiddos tonight, I obviously don't really want it!

Second, as of a couple weeks ago I'm finally into my size 12 inspiration jeans (I buy a new pair in a size too small every time my size changes). Since all clothing is cut differently, I knew that even though the jeans fit fine, many other 12's would probably not fit. The other day I was at Costco and they had the cutest little skorts out for spring, so I picked up two of them in 12's (they looked so small!) and hung them in the closet thinking they might fit me when when the weather warms up a bit. I couldn't stand it any longer and tried them on this morning and they fit! I guess it's official, I am a size 12 now! I think I'll take those skorts back and exchange them for 10's.....

Way to go Kelly! Woo Hoo!!
I like your style buying smaller items to inspire yourself, maybe I will do that as well.
I am wearing my size 10 jeans right now and they don't feel awful like I can't breath. That is such a great feeling to not feel movement restricted as the clothing "binds" me. It feels "just right". I really happy about that!
Keep at it everyone!
Linda

I'm a Boy Scout mom and made deals last fall with all my Girl Scout mom friends. "You buy popcorn and I promise to buy cookies." Well, to make a long story short I ended up buying 14 boxes of GS cookies to make good on my promise. No Thin Mints, though! ;)

Anyway--my other downfall is the peanut butter cookies covered in chocolate. I didn't intend to buy any of those, either. Apparently I mismarked an order form and one box showed up in my house. My first NSV--it's been in my house for over a week now and it's only half gone! My younger son has been eating them and I've had a few--and counted the points, thank you very much. But the major NSV for me was yesterday. I was super-stressed from work (I work from home) and was genuinely hungry--tummmy was GROWLING. I went straight for the half box of cookies. I put down the half box of cookies and got out an apple, cut it up, and added a tablespoon of peanut butter for some protein, and ate that instead.

Kathy, you are a very good girl!
Now, one thing I have done with G.S. Cookies or anything that is calling my name in the kitchen is to bring it to a meeting or to church coffee hour. Another thing that is very nice to do is to bring it to your local nursing home. The one my dad was at before he passed away had a morning social for those residents that were able with punch or coffee/tea and they gave out cookies and things like that (usually store bought). They might appreciate the donation? But, ask first as there are diabetics - but not ALL the patients. My dad would have appreciated peanut butter or chocolate cookies at that time as his options there were rather institutional.
Linda

My size 5/7 pants fit comfortably again as opposed to being snug and tight in the bum.

I can do some of the harder yoga poses

I feel that I have more stamina in kickboxing and club boxing. I don't need to stop to breathe anymore.

I moved up in weights. I can press 105 with my legs, I can do 100 with back, and 45-65 for arms (depending on which machine it is)

Tristesse, wow! You certainly have accomplished a great deal! You go girl!
Is 107 in the recommended weight ranges for 5'5" tall? Sounds awfully lightweight!
Stay healthy!
Linda

Okay well huge for me!! I joined WW on Saturday. I hiked Saturday afternoon about 3 km. Sunday I lazed about without guilt. This morning walked the videos back to the store instead of driving....totalling .97 of 1 km.

To most it would sound slow and very small victories, for me it's huge, it's about staying on this plan.....and the only way I can do it is in a small way......

Thanks for starting this thread....it's great!!!!

INHTSE, sounds like you are on a roll! I think we all need to look at the changes in our lifestyle that we make as victories!
Great job!
Linda

A little NSV for me today. DD wanted to go to one of our local resale shops. It's a big one, and sometimes you find things, sometimes you don't. Well today there was the cutest pair of khaki shorts from Old Navy with the tags still on them. They were a size 10, but looked pretty small. I decided to try them on anyway (I'm in a size 12 right now). They're too small to wear right now, but I got them on, buttoned and zipped without jumping up and down, LOL. I bought them! I guess the biggest part of the NSV, though, was that I know they'll fit me by May or June. It's not just a wish, or just a pipedream, they will fit. I will wear them this summer. How cool is that?

Kelly, that is totally cool! I see your numbers (this is supposed to noy be about scale victories though) and you are doing just fantastic.
Those shorts WILL fit you and you know it. I'm sure you are feeling on top of the world!
Linda

My NSV for yesterday:

I ate HALF of something. ONLY HALF. My boyfriend and I got carryout from this mexican place near us and I made healthy choices (small turkey chili and a quesadilla with low fat cheese, black beans, chicken and spinach) and I budgeted my points to eat this, but after the small chili and half of the quesadilla I was satisfied. So I put the rest in the fridge. Former me would eat all that was in front of me, because it was in front of me. But yesterday I was able to say I was done!

I looked in the mirror yesterday and I saw.................

my collarbones!!! :carrot:


Another NSV for today- my boss brought in Krispy Kremes (again) and I didn't have ANY! I think that he has brought no less than 7 or 8 dozen doughnuts through the door since January when I started, and I have had ONE! The old me would have eaten one and felt horrible about it- so bad that I would have had to have two more to make myself feel better. Not this me!

this is an awesome thread! the scale has stalled out for me, but I am trying to keep counting all my successes so that I don't give up.

Way to go futurepixie.....the donut dare!!! Today I resisted donuts and chocolate. I just stayed away and ate and orange when I felt it was getting bad for me. Today was a soso day because although I have eaten all my points I'm actually hungry, okay as I write this, that's an exageration, I'm actually bang on perfect, not hungry, not full....satifsfied...but yes there are still parts of the old me that could keep going. I'm glad my kitchen is cleaned out..........water is still a challenge, but I'm more conscious of it and do manage to get abit in...actually for me alot.

Geesh I need to give myself more credit than I do......thanks for listening all....good night.

Such great NSVs! I can relate to the eating everything in sight thing as related about the Mexican food. It is so hard to break bad habits. I'm working on that.
And, to see your collarbones, woo hoo!!!!! And to add resisting Krispy Kremes is way cool.
The, to top it off another great NSV of resisting doughnuts and chocolates!!!
I, sadly, need some NSVs of my own. I feel a bit low in this area, will have to look for them, as they are there. I was very wrapped up in the scale at my weigh in/meeting yesterday as it didn't move. But at least it didn't go up.
But, it's the NSVs that keep my motivation up.
I can do this!

Linda, I know that your NSV's are there! I think that there are lots of little ones all over the place and that we just have to look for them.

And good job INTHSE! I know how hard it is to resist all those treats and eat fruit instead. But each time you do that, you build healthier habits and make yourself a little stronger!

Another MAJOR one last night- a friend I hadn't seen in a while noticed that I lost wieght, and said something. that is always nice! AND- I pulled off my size 12 jeans last night- without unbuttoning them! Time to quit letting the 10's stare me down in the closet and try them on!

Derrydaughter........I agree with futurepixie there are NSVs that you probably do everyday but just take them for granted. In the struggle with weight loss the smallest of the small is a NSV. For me what is working is not looking at the big picture. Small steps, small victories...........I didn't race to put on the weight and I certainly am not going to race to get it off. It's going to be slow.....I need to accept that.

You guys are right.
I have two small but important, NSVs to report.
1. I pulled on my work out clothes rather than just getting dressed when I had to drive my daughter to school yesterday. If I am out of the house and dressed, it always seems too difficult to get back to the house and put on work out stuff. I was actually on the treadmill for a change!
2. I journalled yesterday successfully, without dropping it halfway through the day, which is a huge success for me. My weight loss has slowed and even if I am on CORE and one is not supposed to journal, it truly helps me key into what I am doing and what is going wrong. It's easy to forget and pop foods, even in small quantities, into my mouth.

So, those are my victories!

I didn't race to put on the weight and I certainly am not going to race to get it off. It's going to be slow.....I need to accept that.

wow, you just summed that up perfectly! I need to repeat that to myself all the time!

wow, you just summed that up perfectly! I need to repeat that to myself all the time!

I have to remember that as well, and I'm sure there will be those days....thanks for reminding me today........

I have to remember that as well, and I'm sure there will be those days....thanks for reminding me today........


That is what we are all here for! As long as we stick together, there will always be someone whose feeling strong around when someone else is feeling weak. Now to learn how to take our own advice.....

I have lost 7 inches in my waist and 8.5 in my hips since mid-October.

I have dropped from a size 26 to a size 14 or 16 depending on the pants or skirt and a 12 or 14 depending on the shirt.

For the first time in 12 years yesterday I did not shop in the plus size section and the coolest thing of all. Last night I slept in one of my dh's t-shirts. He weighs all of 150. Grant it, it was a men's XL but I was in it with room.

Oh and the shirts I bought yesterday didn't have an X in front of the L.:carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

Great progress! I'm glad people are actually reporting so many great NSVs!

Is 107 in the recommended weight ranges for 5'5" tall? Sounds awfully lightweight!

It's a little lower, however I'm very small built and my doctor approved of the weight when we spoke of my going on WW. I don't think I'll actually get that low really. I'm happy with my progress though :D

Non-scale victory for the day! :carrot:

Did not buy white-bread which I KNOW once I got home I would toast em', slather butter and sugar on em' (yes, extremely bad I know) and binge myself silly on the whole loaf (yes, the whole loaf. It has happened before :( ). Instead, went and got myself some sushi for lunch. Am now feeling perfectly happy and just a little smug for making that decision.


shockingp

Shockingp, good for you - sounds like quite the addiction and one that is hard to avoid! I think there are many foods that some people must avoid having in the house. I always have a tought time with French or Italian Bread, which I would eat with butter/margarine and no sugar. I seldom buy it as I just have to have 2 or 3 big slices.
Also, T, glad you got your doctor's approval for that weight. It sounds awful low for your height.
Last time (I'm 5'2") I was in that range was right after I graduated from high school and after more than 30 years and two kids, I could never hope of reaching 107 and I think I'd have to be very ill if I got that low. I'm going to be content with the top of my range!
Linda

Tristesse, I am glad that you talked to your doctor. that is the most important thing. I just hate those chart things with the target weight range. I personally plan on hanging onto my curves for dear life. I am a little person, but I still wanna be a little person with boobs and a butt and hips and stuff. The rolls, however, I can do without. And the backfat.

Curves are nice. I am reminded that Marilyn Monroe was a size 14 and look at her enduring popularity. Hardly any other woman in history has endured through time as a "pin up girl". She was so timeless, a shame she died so young.
No one ever accused her of being "fat" yet now our society holds near starvation models who collapse on runways of starvation and anorexia as their role models. We must keep in mind that we have to always consult our doctors and feel good about ourselves!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!! Had to come here and report my NSV!

So I have been doing pilates lately, and there is one movement where you rely solely on your abs to pull you up to a seated position. I haven't been able to do it yet without holding onto my legs to do it. I just took a little yoga break in my office, and I did it without thinking about it! Yay!!!!!!! I am getting stronger! Wooo!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!! Had to come here and report my NSV!

So I have been doing pilates lately, and there is one movement where you rely solely on your abs to pull you up to a seated position. I haven't been able to do it yet without holding onto my legs to do it. I just took a little yoga break in my office, and I did it without thinking about it! Yay!!!!!!! I am getting stronger! Wooo!


Wow, way to go on that one. Those NSV's just keep up going don't they? You are an inspiration futurepixie........thanks.

Tristesse, I am glad that you talked to your doctor. that is the most important thing. I just hate those chart things with the target weight range. I personally plan on hanging onto my curves for dear life. I am a little person, but I still wanna be a little person with boobs and a butt and hips and stuff. The rolls, however, I can do without. And the backfat.

I don't want to lose my curves either and I don't think I will, I just want a little less of them and firmer. I actually like my curves when they are in the right place and shape. Size 14.....I could live with that in a blink of an eye!

Shockingp, good for you - sounds like quite the addiction and one that is hard to avoid! I think there are many foods that some people must avoid having in the house. I always have a tought time with French or Italian Bread, which I would eat with butter/margarine and no sugar. I seldom buy it as I just have to have 2 or 3 big slices.
Also, T, glad you got your doctor's approval for that weight. It sounds awful low for your height.
Last time (I'm 5'2") I was in that range was right after I graduated from high school and after more than 30 years and two kids, I could never hope of reaching 107 and I think I'd have to be very ill if I got that low. I'm going to be content with the top of my range!
Linda


Bread......my complete weekness along with cheese.......and not just the white stuff either, high fibre.......etc......etc.......I have been living on whole wheat english muffins (2 points) and WASA crackers since starting. One day in the future I will splurge with some of it with some brie cheese............bliss!!! For now WASA and Laughing Cow.......not so bad, fills the void, but not quite as decadent!!!

Good on ya!!!! When I visited Oz I gorged on bread and Veggie Mite, oh and Tim Tams..........omigod you have alot of willpower......!!!

Sushi rocks.......I do reach for it when I think I'm headed in the wrong dietary direction.

Okay, I'm way too chatty today.......But sometimes it keeps me from eating so I blab away....I wonder how much talking I have to do to get 75 pounds off. Okay I'm going now, lunch is almost past and I havent had any yet, dog going to daycare and I'm getting ready to start another week of work, starting tommorow...........Enjoy the Day

Hey, a shirt I tried on and was going to wear today didn't fit. It was too big! I wore it about a month ago and it was ok. Wow.

Hey, a shirt I tried on and was going to wear today didn't fit. It was too big! I wore it about a month ago and it was ok. Wow.

Awright....you go girl!!!

Don't you just love it when you put something on and it doesn't fit. I'm enjoying being able to wear my dh's t-shirts again.:carrot: :carrot:

NSV for Tuesday. Okay I almost did it all. I managed 5 1/2 12 oz glasses of water today mostly at work. Before WW the only water I had was brushing my teeth. I used to drink 1 coffee per day, maybe 1/2 can of diet soda and that would be pretty much the fluid intake. Other than that the week is going fine, but I get the feeling I may be eating too many rice cakes. 8 minis = 1 pt. correct???? Gotta go.......congrats on everyone's NSV's today, especially the loose or non fitting clothes...gotta love that!!!

INT and wannabe, great NSVs!
By the way, when I was having trouble getting in all my waters, I used to measure out one big container per day and keep it in my refrigerator. I knew where I stood and tried to always use that container when I was having a drink.
For me, water is the beverage of choice with my meals and I do drink allot of it all the time, so it's never been an issue for me.

I wore yet another pair of older jeans that I've not fit in to for about two years yesterday and I wore the ALL DAY with no discomfort! Wow, the "no discomfort" part of it is truly impressive.
I'm still waiting for someone to say to me something like "You look good, you've lost weight, haven't you?". Gosh, it takes time for that, I guess?
Let's remember to remark on the positives to others who have done something good for themselves and take note of it verbally. It does wonders for the person's self esteem. Sure wish someone would say something!

Oh Linda! I knew your NSVs were out there! Yaaaaaay! And personally I think that the scale does lie, and jeans always tell the truth. There you have it!

I am sure that people are noticing. If you got a new more up to date haircut, or contacts or something, people would have no qualms mentioning it. But weight, that's another story. I told a friend that I started running and then he mentioned that he could tell tht i lost weight, but didn't want to say anything because some people are so sensitive about it. and secretive about the fact that they are trying. I said, "well I didn't take up running to get fatter!" i have a friend who is also losing weight, and she has really lost a significant amount. she won't even tell me how much, i guess since she still has a ways to go. anyway, she doesn't like it when people say something- it makes her feel like she looked like crap before.

however, i agree- let's do be more generous with compliments; it takes so little to make someone else feel good.

Pixie, and I compliment YOU on sticking with all your exercise! You are inspiring me.
I think people should feel comfortable commenting on a weight loss and improved appearance, but never saying a thing about the opposite!
Imagine having someone come up to you and say, "Hi there, haven't seen you in ages, gosh you've gotten heavy haven't you?" Yikes!!!!
Linda

*cringe*

i know that as i was getting heavier, people didn't say it out loud, but i could see it on their faces if we hadn't seen eachother in a while.

Thanks for the compliment on my exercise too! I know that it will pay off soon! I know that there are beautiful muscles underneath the wobbly bits- I just have to find them.

There are muscles under my wobbly bits too. Just because I am getting older doesn't mean I have to accept looking bad. I'm 52 and I guess my NSV of the day is that I did a work out and I'm sore from it. But, it's a "good" soreness!
Linda

Derrydaughter it does take time for people to really notice. I had lost about 50lbs before anyone really noticed.

Wannabe, and I'm sure they truly noticed considering those numbers you have, you've done fabulously.
But, I do think one of the most wonderful parts of all of this is having someone else take note. One day that will happen for me, I am sure!
Thanks,
Linda

It is great for someone else to take notice. Sometimes it just takes them some time. It's when they notice that the clothes are really getting smaller or that whatever you have on is about to fall off, lol