i fit into a pair of jeans that didn't fit a month ago.

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No, not at all, please, add me :)

It is so weird to feel what I'm shaped like. I know what I was shaped like before kids, but since then, I've always been fat!! I want to know if I finally got some hips or if I still look like a boy from behind!! It would be really cool to come out of this journey with like, serious, razor sharp sexy curves, especially considering, that except for my boobs, I'm pretty much built like a guy! No hips, all legs and no waist! BLECH!

These are such great NSV's, I read everyone of them.

Shelbey, if you think your chest will be a carpenters dream, you should see my Butt. LOL, it's a wonder I haven't had nails pounded in it when I pass a construction site. I am actually looking for them undies with a butt pad in them to help it not look like a board. No matter how small I buy my jeans, I can't keep them up. I have No hips. If it weren't for my thighs, my jeans would be around my ankles. I have to wear a belt with everything and now I need new belts as mine are all too big which weighs the jeans even further down.

Today, I put on an old T-shirt to work out in. It was one that for a long time I couldn't even fit around me. Today it was so baggy that it came almost to my knees. That was quite an eye-opener. I took it off and trashed it. I don't want to look that sloppy even to do my workout at home.

Robin, I threw away about 1/4 of my dinner tonite. I stopped when I was full. I CAN do this.

Angihas, I'm jealous. I wish I could say I have no waist.

My DH has said that if my Dr. thinks it is OK, that I can have the breast lift with implants. This means he'll have to wait a year to buy a boat. I told him "I realize you won't be able to fish off them, but they'll still be a lot of fun once the swelling goes down". LOL, he bought it hook, line and sinker. LOL.

A dear guy friend said to me today- Christine, how much weight have you lost lately? You are looking so great! That's wonderful.

Aaahhh, the compliments from guys always feel good.

I heard this thread is really amazing... so here I am..

I may not reply to all of your nsv - CAUSE THERE ARE SO MANYYYY!!! :carrot: but so far I find them inspiring.

Last night at work someone bought a box of chocolates with a note attached.. help yourself! Noooooooo. Those things were looking at me all night. About half way through the night I broke down... looked at the side of the box and read the calories (I did really good yesterday on calories so I thought that I could have one... which would no doubt lead to some) 210 calories for 3 little pieces. No Way, I thought - so not worth 70 calories for less then a bites worth.
The rest of the evening was easy - I wasn't even tempted. Yeah!!

Since I just got started
 

my NSV's are small.
I've been waking up in the morning not tired!!
Before I started really healthy eating I woke up in the mornings ready for a nap.
It's only been 8 days but already I don't wake up tired. That is my NSV for the first week of my new life. can't wait to see what else happens! :carrot:

Great job resisting the chocolates! This thread really is great. When you read someones victory over struggles it makes it much easier to get through your own! Also, wonderful news, penor. I know exactly what you mean. I would get up at 5:30, get the kids ready and off to school, get laundry started and a couple of things done around the house (namely, feed my face!) and then take a nap at around 11:00. I'd wake up in time for lunch, though! :( I really do love the newfound energy!

Last night we were shopping while my daughter was at a birthday party. The other 2 kids wanted to run through Sonic so we did. I saw a special advertised for a banana pudding shake. OH MY GOSH! That was the worst temptation I have encountered since I started this journey!!!! My mouth actually watered. I'm pleased to announce that I ordered them each the blast they wanted and I ordered myself an unsweet tea with raspberry. Once we drove away from Sonic the temptation was completely gone and I was VERY proud of my decision to resist.

Aw man! That is really good Royal.(lol) I'm not real sure I could have done that. I'm glad I live up north because I have family down south and between Sonic and Krystal I'd be 3x's the weight I am now! Great job on avoiding the Blast.
I have temptation too until I drive away then it's just gone. makes you realize how fleeting the satisfaction of eating that Blast or Sonic Burger,or 10 Krystals would be. That joy from eating the food would be gone just as fast.

I have an NSV that for me is a big deal.....
 

Taryn, my toddler, has been really sick since Friday with Rotavirus. (Yeah, yuck, yuck, yuck) She was just a mess and I was up almost two nights straight. During the day she was literally attached to me. This would have been the perfect setup for me to go off plan. Drinking water was tough, getting to the kitchen to make healthy foods even tougher, taking the time to journal nearly impossible. In the past I would have said "This is all about Taryn. You need to eat whatever is easy to grab, will comfort your stress and deal with trying to get back on plan when she is better." However, I stayed strictly on plan. I took the time to get healthy food. Yesterday morning I realized I had forgotten to make more steel oats for breakfast so I ate lunch for breakfast, cooked the oats and ate them for lunch. Taryn is slowly getting better and that is great, but I am so darn proud of myself because I didn't create excuses for myself. Last year I had started really working toward healthier eating and Darby was hospitalized with Lyme disease. I went off plan and it took me over a year to pull myself back toward treating my body with the care and respect it deserves. It just goes to show that for me I have recognized that this is a lifestyle change NOT a diet! Great step for me! :carrot:

I shared this in another thread, don't know why I forgot to share it here.

Last week, I was wearing those shorts I mentioned in an earlier NSV, and was sitting at the desk, typing here, and looked down. I got fascinated with the fact I can see so much more of my thighs now, when I sit down. It use to be I had this kind of attached table, instead of a lap. My belly used to cover a good portion of my upper thighs when I would sit down, but now, just guessing, it looks like I've got roughly, an extra 3"s of upper thigh when I sit down, I found a freckle on my upper thigh I didn't know I had. Well, maybe I did and I just forgot, it's been so long since I've seen that portion of my body normally, yanno? So, first I'm all, look at that cute beauty mark, then I start investigating it, then I freak out cus I think it's some sort of cancerous mole or tumor<family history of skin/breast/ovarian cancer>, Matt finally gets tired of hearing me worry about it, and says, "It's a freckle you idiot!". I know, who's happy about their spouse calling them an idiot? It's just the way it came about was funny, he likes to let me revel in my newfound attributes, before telling me that he knew that freckle was there or something, so I can marvel over it. So, my NSV is I found a freckle I didn't know I had :D

We also picked up the kids a yard TBall stand, ball, batt and a toddler golf set, we played for an hour out in the sun running around the yard chasing balls. i loved it and we all had a blast!

Dana, I find that looking at calories kills most temptations like I wouldn't have believed! So I do that too and it's amazing how much it helps! Anyways, good for you! :D And I know what you mean, it's hard to keep up.

Casey, wow.. that is huge! Good for you!!!!

I hope Taryn feels better soon!

Angi, that sounds like a great day! and it's awesome when we notice our bodies becoming smaller in that way!

My husband's chair at the table is the only chair of the set that has arms (why did they make these sets like this anyway?). Well, when I started this journey in January, I felt "stuffed" in his chair. Today, I sat there and did not feel the arms pressing against my thighs as I had before! I felt NORMAL sitting there!!! YAHOO!! LOL!

Thank goodness no one else is here at work right now - I almost spewed water on my computer screen from laughing mid-gulp!

I finally have a new NSV after a disappointing couple of days:

1. I lost 2.5 inches this week (still no lbs).

2. I saw my regular doc this morning & she is starting me on the metformin right away - I was so afraid I was going to have to wait until Oct. for the specialist appointment. Maybe by then I'll have already conceived & be preggers!

Lifeguard, sorry to make you spew. LOL. I think I missed my calling in life, I should have been a comedian.

I'm glad you are starting metformin. I take it and for people with PCOS it is supposed to help with weight loss. WTG on those inches lost, that is great.

My only NSV today is that I decided to fix my new hairstyle all up with curls and put on make-up. I'm babysitting my 2 grandkids, and don't plan on going anywhere, but I feel better just fixing myself up. I feel pretty.

beautifulone, I had an NSV like that last night. My DD had some chocolate grahams that are sugar free and offered me some. I looked at the package and thought 4 of those little cookies for 140 cal's. Nope not worth it. I knew one wouldn't be satisfying enough and I'd eat a bunch of them.