I continue to be amazed (and motivated) by all these NSVs!! Way to go, ladies!!!
I have TWO today!
1. I am wearing a jean skirt I haven't been able to wear in FOUR years!! I guess this will replace the beloved khaki skirt I had to shelve this week because it was falling off and looking tacky!
2. I had to have a link taken out of my watch! It was so loose and bugging me!! I remember when it was tight and uncomfortable in a not-so-wonderful way.
gr8smyl, maybe you need some protein with your breakfast to keep you fuller so the bagel doesn't even tempt you. Or maybe you just need a bagel once in a while!
Thanks, Lisa! I may try some protein - and hit another "post listing" for ideas. Right now the bagel still scares me. Its one of those foods I only eat when I'm out of control. It will be a real success when I can eat it while remaining on program, and not feel guilty about it!!
Last night DH and I went out to dinner. I ordered baked chicken, carrots, cabbage and a (small) baked potato. Had fresh pineapple for dessert. I was so happy that I stuck on plan and didn't go over my calorie limit. It made me feel good to stay in control and the food was yummy.
Way to go, Lily! Remember when eating out used to be code for eating as much as you want of all the wrong things? How wonderful is it to go out and enjoy healthy food, and to feel good about the things you've consumed!
That's great, Lily! It seems like conquering the eating out thing is a big deal for all of us. I guess it's one of the things we have to learn along the way, and you seem to have it down!
Today I had a VERY stressful day -- one of my classes was just HORRIBLE. They're my most challenging class by far, and quite frankly I can't wait for the year to end so I can get rid of them. Obviously, not all of them are a nightmare, but the few who are just make it miserable for everyone. I've managed them for the whole year but right now I'm just TIRED of it and really wondering how people can raise their kids to be such immature little brats at 16. Sorry, I'm ranting...
Anyway, after the stress (and crying in the bathroom, even, which isn't like me), I REALLY wanted some comfort food. I'd already planned to meet a friend for dinner, so I could've gone for a big plate of pasta (and I have an excuse -- carbo loading for my race tomorrow!!) I decided there's no way I'm screwing up my weight loss because of some annoying kids stressing me out, so I found a "comfort food" alternative and went to a place that has great low-fat chicken noodle soup. I had that with a salad and a piece of bread, and it was delicious.
Sorry to ramble so long! But you guys know I always do!
I do all the cooking right now for my family....I just can't let the kids do it yet! And I most of the cleaning up afterwards. Tonight, I made chicken flavored noodles for the kids. I had a taste, but filled up on veggies. Because I am not eating them anymore, there were leftovers. I love the way they taste, and in the past I would have eaten what was left in the pot. But not anymore! Tonight all the leftovers went into the trash! I didn't nibble one bite that wasn't on my plate.
So last night at work I had 3 different people ask me if I'm losing weight and tell me that I was "looking good." It's nice to have my efforts being noticed. It helps that I wore my new scrubs that actually fit. Size Large!!! Another NSV, that I think I've already said, but it still excites me! I fit into Larges!!! WooHoo!!!
We had casual day yesterday and we were given the extra gift of being allowed to wear jeans (not a common occurrence). We also have company shirts that we can wear. Well, I've been there awhile now, so I have a few shirts to choose from. I decided to wear this one that I just got back in January. It is a little short, so I hadn't worn it before. I normally wear them untucked and this one looks funny untucked. ANYWAY... I tucked them into my jeans and wore that. I think it looked really good tucked in, but I also noticed that my jeans were pretty baggy all day. I've worn my jeans at home, but hadn't worn them to work for awhile. I really noticed at work that they weren't fitting like they used to... a good thing!
There's a guy at work that I've been "competing" with for the past 2 months regarding exercise. If we don't make at least 5 days of exercise per week, with a day of strength training, we lose the bet. So far, we're both pretty competitive, so the money hasn't moved! Anyway, he said that he could tell my arms were looking more fit!! This coming from a guy (which is amazing all by itself), who is 9 years younger than me, and who is only looking to lose 15pounds (so he is already pretty darn fit). Although I know that he already knows that I'm working on it, I don't think he would say that if he didn't mean it. Felt so good!!
I grabbed a pair of 18w jean shorts from their hiding place today and put them on. I last tried them on about 2 weeks ago and I couldn't breathe in them. Today they zipped up fine and I wore them to the store and on our walk.
I measured this morning and I've lost 4 inches from my stomach and 2 from my hips since April 1st. My waist is now smaller than my hips! It feels nice to me getting an hourglass shape back!
I love this thread, it's so inspirational, definitely one of my favorites to read in the mornings before I go out to exercise.
I live in Newfoundland, and last weekend I had a job interview in Alberta; it was really late notice so the only flight I could get had 5 stops and took 20 hours total. During that day I ate really off plan, with the only food available being the stuff inside the security gates at the various airports; the next day I also had several things I really shouldn't have. BUT, I got right back on plan when I got home, as if it hadn't happened at all. That's a really big thing for me, in the past if I went off plan at all then I would have just given up completely and fallen back into old habits.
Yesterday was my DD's birthday. She wanted me to make her cupcakes so I did. As soon as they were made, I sent one of the full pans of them next door so my neighbors (with 3 kids) could have them. Before, I would have helped eat all of them. I ate exactly one cupcake and that was enough for me.
DD and I went to the mall shopping for her some new clothes for her B-day. I bought myself 2 prs. of capris that were on sale. It felt so great that I'm still wearing the exact same size that I wore last summer when I first started maintenace. The stores were crazy busy, so I didn't try mine on until we got home. They fit absolutely perfect.
More clothes are out the door for good!!! This time it's pajamas. I've finally let go of the 3x jammies that were positively hanging off of me and I've pulled my 1x jammies out from the VERY BOTTOM of my drawer and am sleeping oh so comfortably! I LOVE the clothing NSVs!
Well, here is a funny NSV.....my undies have all gotten tooo big, so I finally decided I needed to get some new ones. I go to Walmart to the "plus size" underwear section. I CANNOT find the size I need, and I am thinking to myself.....JEESH - EVERYONE can't wear that size!! Then I had a "lightbulb" moment.....and went over to the REGULAR size section.......and WAALLAAA - there is MY size!!! I can now (for the first time in my adult life) get my undies in the NORMAL size section of the store!!
I threw away undies this weekend too. And this morning, I was getting dressed and I tried on 5 shirts in a row that didn't fit me. They were all too big. One of them was a tie wrap shirt and even tied as tight as I could, it was still too big. My VS XL undies are also getting too big on me but I love them. I can't part with them just yet.
I didn't nibble one bite that wasn't on my plate. 
