Nicole, that's a HUGE NSV!! I'm so happy for you!!!
My NSV today is not really weight-related. I've been wanting to write for ages but couldn't get it together -- the discipline, the ideas, the time, etc. Well, I've now written 10 pages of what I'm hoping will be a novel -- woohoo! I got up this morning, did a bit of yoga, went to the library and wrote 5 pages, then ran a quick 3 miles on the treadmill at the gym. Who AM I?
hahaha rubberlegs - that's hilarious. What's even funnier is I know EXACTLY what you mean and I LOVE when that happens!
First off - forgot to mention all the compliment NSVs from my vacation. Mom, step-dad, step-sister, et al couldn't quit commenting on how great I look. Mom even pulled out some of those dreaded old photos (now I realize I DO have some before pictures...) and I really could see a huge difference!
Secondly - aced my 2nd exam for my class this morning. Haven't seen a grade, yet, but you know how you just "know"....well, I know!
Thirdly - my spaghetti squash didn't get finished before dinnertime tonight so I had to resort to the pasta that my family was eating. Ate more than I had hoped and had a piece of bread (naked - no butter or roasted garlic - that would have made me eat an entire loaf!) however when I logged everything in to mydailyplate I was STILL UNDER on my calories! I figured I had gone a little over but was trying to keep it reasonably sane. Even when I think I'm being "bad" I'm still doing fine! That, to me, is a HUGE victory!!! No, I don't want to eat that way every night at dinner but it's oh so comforting to know that I'm still keeping it in control. SO MUCH BETTER than I used to be!!!
I've loved catching up on everyone's NSVs! Seriously is my favorite part of this site! I'm always excited when I have something to post!
I haven't posted an NSV in quite a while, and I'm not sure that I've ever done it on this thread before but here goes...
Tonight, while we (DBF and I) were at Souper Salad (a soup and salad bar buffet), I was GOOD for once. I love Souper Salad because they have such a great variety of fresh produce to put on salads (even some less common items like zucchini, beets, and jicama), but they also have some "bad" things as well, such as the dressings and pudding. I did indulge in half a cup of chicken enchilada soup, but that was it. I skipped on the pudding, didn't add any cheese or sunflower kernels to my salad (not necessarily bad but high in calories nonetheless), and made sure to put my dressing on the side so that I would be aware of how much I was using. When I went back for a second salad, I used salsa verde as my dressing and didn't put anything but vegetables in it in order to minimize the calories. I still ate tons, but not to the point of being uncomfortably full and it was mostly fresh veggies anyway. I even passed up the pudding (my favorite for some strange reason) and opted for an orange instead. So, for the first time in a long while, going to Souper Salad didn't cause me to go over my calories for the day. I even have a couple hundred left for later if I get hungry and want a snack.
I got measured for bras today. Since starting my WL journey I've gone from a tight 40DD to a 36-38D. Perhaps only other busty women will understand why I'm excited about the "girls" shrinking, but I really am!
I got measured for bras today. Since starting my WL journey I've gone from a tight 40DD to a 36-38D. Perhaps only other busty women will understand why I'm excited about the "girls" shrinking, but I really am!
Wow that is a big differnce. I totally understand what you are saying. I went from a 44D to a 40C (not nearly as big of a differnce but still significant) and the funny thing is now that I am smaller I get way more complements about my chest (not in the creepy radom guy way but from my girlfriends, espcially when they see pictures of me).
Gale, I went from a 42DD to a 36C and I LOVE it . I don't miss em at all and I get way more compliments now. Even DH says, I look much more "proportional" and that I'd look silly now if mine were any bigger.
My NSV , today I took my 15 yr. old DD and 15yr. old SD grocery shopping with me. We made it home with 6 different types of fruit, but not a single junk food item at all. They helped read labels and were interested in buying healthy food.
Oh, my jeans that were so tight I could barely button them last week, were about falling down by the time we got home today. I haven't weighed lately but I know I've at least lost inches on my waist.
An NSV that saved me from being down in the dumps this afternoon: I heard from a good friend I hadn't talked to in a while today. She mentioned she had just talked to girl I had had dinner with earlier this week. While the person I had dinner with didn't say anything to me, she told our friend that I looked great and had obviously lost some weight. Yay!
This was a much needed compliment after having had my passport pictures taken this afternoon. Argh. I thought I looked nice today until I saw those!!! At least the passport picture guy told me I had beautiful skin and that the picture was great. TRUST ME, it wasn't, or at least that sure as heck isn't the person I see in the mirror... The big double chin, the giant chipmunk cheeks, the horror! Will that ever change or will I always have a better impression of myself than what the camera captures??
I ran for 21 minutes this morning without stopping and without being breathless. I could have kept going. 1.6 miles! Who would have thought???
Tricia!!!
There's no stopping you now!! I remember 1.6 miles being the first long run I measured, and I remember being really happy, rightly so! That's a major accomplishment! And if you can do it for 21 minutes, it'll be no time before you're doing it 30 and even longer. You're doing incredibly well with your running, and I'm so proud of you!
Last year I bought these short button down shirts from Lane Bryant( this is when I was a member of the YMCA and went from 269 to 250, well these shirts didn't close too well, so I wore them open and they really only fit for 3 wks, before I stopped exercising and gained the weight back and some more . Well today I put on the orange one and I was able to button it and it is kind of loose , I weigh about the same I did last year, but I guess I am loosing a little more inches.
A few months ago all my button down shirts, would be worn open with a shirt under, now I can button them and forget the shirt underneeth,lol. This feels so great.
cheryl
(naked - no butter or roasted garlic - that would have made me eat an entire loaf!) however when I logged everything in to mydailyplate I was STILL UNDER on my calories! I figured I had gone a little over but was trying to keep it reasonably sane. Even when I think I'm being "bad" I'm still doing fine! That, to me, is a HUGE victory!!! No, I don't want to eat that way every night at dinner but it's oh so comforting to know that I'm still keeping it in control. SO MUCH BETTER than I used to be!!!
, I weigh about the same I did last year, but I guess I am loosing a little more inches. 