We are leaving at 3PM today on our camping trip. My DD has decided to stay with her best friend for spring break. I had already packed enough food for her to bring along a friend. I went and unpacked a bunch of it and am sending it with my DD. If I kept twice as much food as I needed on the trip, I'd probably end up eating it. The mom of her friend said that sending the extra to her house would be "great" as she hadn't went to the grocery store yet. I know that in previous times, I would have kept all that extra food and eaten it. So, this to me is an NSV. Plus, my DD eats quite a bit (she's 14) and I didn't want her friend's mom (a single parent) to be out the total expense of feeding my DD for a week.
Mine for today - I crossed my legs through church this morning and held my Bible in my lap! May not seem like a big deal to some....but to me it was VERY exciting! hahaha Came home from church and DH and I had a little workout....and everything just seemed, ummmm, a little easier? Also, very exciting! hahahahaha
Great job Lily! It's so satisfying to know that you've made a positive decision, even if you dont want to!
Tricia, I definitely know exactly what you mean about why it's such a big deal! Hahaha, the second part of your NSV made me lol
I finally have one to share! Friday we had a "snow storm" (hopefully the last one!) My girlfriend and I were on the phone and she said, "so what are your plans for the night? You should really probably stay in." And I agreed. I wanted to go the the gym, but the roads were too sketchy.
So later I called her back and she asked what I'd ended up doing, and I said I just stayed in and played DDR. She sounded relieved and said "oh! I'm glad.. I was worried you were going to go to the gym anyway!"
Ha.. it was kind of cute that she thought I'd take my life in my hands to go to the gym. Made me laugh a little.
Great NSVs! Tricia, I know what you mean about hubby workouts. That's what we'll call them from now on -- "hubby workouts."
My NSV today comes from a phone call with my brother. Now, my brother has never really been one to compliment me. He's a great guy, honestly, but he made me pretty miserable growing up because he insulted me a lot (I'm sure I gave it right back to him). We're close, don't get me wrong, but he's just never been free with compliments for ANYone. He just started running too (he's training for the same 10k I'm doing and is coming up to stay with me that weekend), so we talk about our runs. Tonight he said he brags about my success with weight loss and running to his friends, and he went on about how much my life has changed. He seemed particularly impressed because as he said, I've never done anything remotely athletic in my life. I told him how much I weighed at the beginning (very few people know the number). I told him I don't like telling people that number and he said, "You should wear it as a badge of honor now!" It was a really positive conversation, and it's so great to hear stuff like that from your family.
Lily - That was really nice of you to send the extra food over to your DD's friends house. Growing up in a house with a single mom, 4 kids, and no money I know my mom would have appreciate it. And it was probable very good planning on your part.
Tricia - Crossing your legs is a big deal. I was only able to do it the first time in my life last week. I was so excited.
Dana - I hear DDR is a great work out. I tried it once but found I am too uncoordinated for it.
LisaMarie - It's great that your brother noticed and complimented. My sisters started commenting way before my brother said anything. But it made me feel really good when he finally did.
We haven't left yet because DH had to work an accident this evening instead of getting to leave for our trip. So , we are completely loaded and leaving first thing in the morning. Our plans don't always happen the way we want with him being a State Trooper.
I really was happy to send the food to my DD's friends house. Her friend is really sweet and they don't have much money. Plus, the mom mentioned that putting braces on her DD this month had costed them a lot. Since I had planned to have (2) 14 yr. olds along, I had packed junk that I won't eat. Such as burgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies, popcorn, pop-tarts for the kids to have so it was easily disposable for me. I'm very glad to not have the temptation along with me. My DD was happy because we usually don't have this junk at home. I did send a bunch of fresh fruit, cheeses and lunch meat with them also.
I'm gonna miss my kids, this is the first time we've ever taken a vacation without DD or my son.
Lisa, I loved the NSV from your Brother. I think my brother was the last one to mention my wt. loss and he said "Sis, if a strong wind comes up, it's liable to blow you away". LOL.
Tricia, WTG on crossing your legs and your "little workout". LOL. DH already mentioned that since no kids are here tonite, he's planning on a "little workout" too. LOL. I can probably be talked into it. LOL. Because for the next several days I plan to be preoccupied with catching FISH.
Great job on all the NSVs!!! I love reading this thread!! It's what I do first whenever I come here!
So my NSVs a little wierd. We were at the store the other night looking at toys. They had hula hoops on sale. I've never been able to hula hoop, ever in my whole life. Even as a kid, I wasn't coordinated enough. But somehow I got talked into buying one. Well today we were messing around with it, and I was able to keep it up for 30 turns around!!!! I dropped it a lot also, but I was able to keep it up for short periods of time! Man that's quite the workout!! I can feel it in my hips and thighs tonight. I can't wait to try it again!! So I'm a dork, but it was a lot of fun!!
Crazynette, I was lol with your story, I was never able to hula hoop as well, maybe it´s time for me to try it again ! Who knows, maybe in my case, coordination improves with age...
My NSV is kind of weird, but anyhow... I was out with a couple friends and another girl, a friend of a friend that I was meeting for the first time, and my friend introduced me as "This is Carol, she is the healthy one of the group, she doesn´t eat junk or oilly food, and she will talk you into doing all sorts of sports with her, but don´t let this fool you, she´ll make it all fun ... "
The new girl´s face when my friend finished the introduction was priceless...
And it feels good to be seen as the healthy friend, it´s a good change from junk food buddy !
Lisa, I loved the NSV from your Brother. I think my brother was the last one to mention my wt. loss and he said "Sis, if a strong wind comes up, it's liable to blow you away". LOL.
I love that line from your brother! The cool thing about my brother's comment is that he hasn't even seen me since I weighed about 220 (that's 24 pounds ago!) He's not really even complimenting my looks (he'll probably NEVER do that) -- he's just impressed that I'm turning into an athlete. It feels really good.
I swear this is just the greatest thread. I get such a smile on my face just thinking about how great you guys must feel when all this good stuff happens to you. That's all.
Congrats to all you NSV winners! LOVE hearing all of the success!
Here's mine:
Last night I was going through my closet (again!) to find a nice pair of dress pants and a sweater to wear to the "Tasting" for our oldest son's wedding reception. I've been in jeans and workout clothes or dressy skirts since I retired this fall but haven't been in my typical dress pants that I usually wore to school. I put on a navy pair which fitted well at the waist. I remembered that this pair was one I had bought tight in hopes of finally fitting into it one day. I added a sweater that I thought matched well and went into the bathroom to check because we have a big mirror in there. My youngest son was getting out of the shower as I was checking out the fit of my pants. He said, "Mom! Don't wear those pants! The rear end is really baggy and looks GROSS!" Now, I guess you have to have a teenage son to understand that he just gave me a COMPLIMENT! Translation: Your butt is not LARGE ENOUGH to fill out the rear of your pants or you've lost weight in your butt!
Gotta LOVE those teenage sons!
And yes, I am off to Kohl's to find a new pair of dress slacks! I'll probably look for a nice top, too! LOVE having an excuse to shop! Looking forward to trying on clothes NOT in the Plus Department is still a thrill for me!
Oh my gosh.....I'm sitting here trying to catch up after being gone almost a week. I'm laughing at your stories and tearing up over your accomplishments. You guys are fabulous, and such a source of inspiration!
My NSV is a bit long, but I'll try not to ramble too much and keep it to the point! Last summer/fall when I started WW I had this goal in the back of my head that related to our lake house. See, our house is at the top of this hill, and our boat dock is at the bottom. The hill is a killer. Not technically a mountain, but it sure feels like it. Even my DD who runs doesn't want to walk up this thing and ends up taking the golf cart or some other mode of transportation down to the dock, just so she doesn't have to walk back up. Well, the last time I walked up the hill was in July of last year. I had to stop 4 times on the way up to catch my breath.....it's really high and really steep....makes me nervous even in the golf cart. Well, my goal has been to conquer that hill, so to speak. This week we were at the lake, the first time since winter set in. DH and I were just sort of strolling around, and he said let's go check the boat/hoist/etc. Before I realized it we had walked down to the dock, and I was thinking, ugh, we're gonna have to walk back up, and I'm gonna die! After we checked everything out we headed back up the hill.....and, drumroll please.....I walked all the way up. I didn't stop! I was breathing a little heavy by the time we got to the top, but I could still talk and we kept going! I wanted to stand there and cry, which DH didn't understand, but I didn't know how to tell him that that hill had been like a monkey on my back for years, and now it's not....
On Saturday we had my 4 year old grandaughter birthday party at my house, we have a bigger home. After playing hostess to almost 50 people for 5 hours, I felt great, not tired and exhusted like I would have been in the past. Even after chasing and play with all the little ones.
My NSV for today is that I RAN!!!! I had to go to my parents today, and they have a treadmill. So I took my workout stuff with thinking that I would just walk a couple of miles. After I got warmed up and started on the treadmill, I got to wondering if I could run one lap around (1/4 mile). So I upped the speed and made it!!! I slowed down after one lap and walked for a lap, then decided to try it again. It probably wasn't graceful, but I made it!!!
So my NSV for today is that I ran 1/2 a mile without someone forcing me, and without being chased!!! It was awesome!!! I think I'm going to have to get a treadmill and keep working up! I've always wanted to run a 5K, but this is the first time I've actually thought it might happen!!
Yesterday, my daughter and I went for a walk after dinner. She rode her bike, I walked.
Anyway, our neighborhood is completely new. We moved into our house a year ago and were the only people living out here. So we've gotten to watch the entire neighborhood go up and one of the things we like to do is go through the new homes as they're being built. So I've been in almost every home out here! haha Anyway, on to my NSV. Last night we were looking at a home that is just starting to go up and the neighbors of that home asked if we were looking to buy. I explained what we were up to and mentioned that I had even been in their home a loved the paint colors. They invited me in to see what they had done since they had moved in. I ended up staying and visiting for about 45 minutes. So where is the NSV? That's it! That behavior is SO NOT ME! I have always been shy, introverted, and avoided people at all costs. I don't know why...because I'm very intelligent, very funny, and can carry on great conversations. I just always felt they were thinking about how fat I was (because I was always thinking about how fat I was!). So my NSV is changed attitude, changed behavior, and new friends!
Made me laugh a little.
