We were at a 40th birthday skydiving party yesterday and I ALMOST decided to skydive. That's not the NSV, however. But, I did decide that it is DEFINITELY going to be my reward for making goal!
NSV - I put on a swimsuit in public and fit right in with the crowd AND I got TONS of compliments on this really cute outfit that I was wearing. TONS. From skinny people, even...which is new for me because I've never had skinny people come up and say, I LOVE that ____, where did you get it? For one thing, nothing I wore was all that cute and for another they knew that they'd never shop where I did. So, yesterday was FUN!
I stayed at the pool for 4 hrs. yesterday and have quite a sunburn today. I was using sunscreen but swam so much, I guess it kept washing off my shoulders since they are what is burned.
We got back our 4th of July pic's from our outing to the lake. I didn't cry when I saw the pic;s of me in my swimsuit. My 15 yr. old DD actually said "mom, you look absolutely skinny in these pictures". Now, previous to wt. loss, I would have broken someones camera if they tried to get a pic of me in a swimsuit. LOL.
I was walking home with my 11-year-old son, who surprisingly enough, has become my biggest weight loss supporter in my home. I mentioned to him that I had looked in the mirror, and despite losing more than 25 pounds, I still look pretty much the same to myself. He said, not at all delicately, "Well, your stomach used to go out to here and look like (he inserted a sound effect which I can't even describe). Now it looks all skinny." Not tactful, but very sweet.
Lily, good for you for enjoying the pool! I know swimsuits combined with public places can cause panic attacks, but it sounds as though you've been doing great. Ok, the sunburn. Here's some unsolicited advice! I know it sounds gross, but it works (while I have nice olive skin, I'm married to a man with a partially Irish heritage.....enough said....). Go into the shower and soak a washcloth until it's dripping wet with regular old vinegar. Turn on your exhaust fan so the fumes don't knock you out! Literally let it run down the sunburn. It stinks really bad, but only till it dries, then you can barely smell it. Try not to wash it off for at least an hour or more. It won't effect the redness, but it will pull the heat out and a lot of the soreness out of the burn. I try to get my redheaded DH and DS to do it immediately when they come in with an unexpected sunburn, but even if it's the next day it still helps. Hope you feel better!
I had an unexpected NSV yesterday. Was at my mom's doing some last minute stuff before vaca when she suggested we go get a sandwich or something for lunch. Mom lives in a really small german town so we ran up to the local pub to grab a bite. We were sitting at a small table when an older man (75ish) whom I've known my ENTIRE life walked over and started talking to mom and wanted to know who I was. Mom started laughing and said "That's my daughter!" He looked at me again, twice, then said "I thought you only had two kids, one son and one daughter?" Mom said, "Yep, just the two of them". He looked at me yet again and said "Then who is this?" We both started laughing then.....he hasn't seen me in over a year, and had absolutely no idea who I was. After mom explained the 88 pound weight loss to him, he spent the entire rest of the time we were there glancing over at me. I guess he thought he was losing his mind!
My NSV today is that I bought a pair of size 10 capris. I fit into a pair of size 10 pants over a month ago, but they were really too tight to buy. These size 10s were completely comfortable. And when I started trying things on, I didn't even look at the 14s -- went straight to the 12s. Then I realized I needed the 10s! I ended up buying a pair of size 12 shorts, though, because they didn't have them in 10 and I liked the way they fit anyway. Heck, that's an NSV too -- I bought shorts! And they look good!
This is funny. Tonight my husband and I were walking through the neighborhood. We were walking past a house where the family recently moved in and we had not yet met them. The woman was staring at us so we waved and said hello. She started laughing and said that my husband looked exactly like her husband and she wanted to know "what the heck he was doing with that other woman!" hahahaha I'm now jealous wife worthy!!! A few months ago she wouldn't have cared if it HAD been her husband with me! I wasn't a threatening presence for sure!
Ok, several NSVs today, all from a company outing. We had a sailing race out on Lake Michigan, four people to a boat (plus one captain who knew what he was doing). It occurred to me that a year ago, I would have been all stressed out about whether I would be able to fit into a lifejacket, whether my size would tip the boat too much, etc. Instead, today, I just went out and had fun!
Then, after the race, we had a little reception on the shore, and I avoided the "bad" foods (did have one lite beer though - I am human!) and saved dinner for when I got home and could have healthy stuff. Finally, one of my co-workers told me I was going to have to retire the pants I was wearing today, they've just gotten too big. All in all, a banner day.
I was hit on at the video store last night! At first I thought I was imagining it, but when I paid for my movie, the guy at the counter looked startled and said "oh, you are married"! Ahhhhhhh, it felt SO nice to be flirted w/ by someone other than my hubbie!
I took some measurements today for the first time in a while, because I had a feeling there were some big changes. I just feel smaller lately. I can't find my original measurements, which is annoying, but I found waist and hips from January 2, so here's a comparison:
waist: 36 in Jan; 30.5 now
hips: 47.5 in Jan; 41 now
I believe my waist was about 43 or 44 when I started a year ago, and my hips were somewhere in the 50s. It's hard for me to imagine that my waist was even bigger than my hips are now, since I still have quite a bit of fat around my lower belly. I can't imagine carrying around what I used to carry!
When hubby and I bought our house almost 7 year ago, I loved the bedroom itself, hated the wallpaper and paint color. There were other more important things to fix up/do and we couldn't agree on what to do with it, so I lived with it for a while. I finally pulled the ugly (think 70's cheap hotel room.) wallpaper off about a year ago. I knew what I wanted to do with the room, I just didn't want to paint until I had found the right comforter set. Finally found one that was perfectly what I wanted. So, last weekend I started painting. While I was painting, I kept thinking "oh, I am gonna be SO sore tomorrow." Amazingly enough, the next morning the only thing that bothered me a little bit was my shoulder. Then I realized that the exercising I've been doing had to be the key factor. I'm not sure which I am more excited over, finally fixing my bedroom, or knowing that my change of lifestyle is going to help me in so many other ways beyond just losing the pounds.
Last night while I was outside doing yardwork my kids cooked chicken an dumplins. I came in and made me a salad and ate some green beans. First time in my life I've turned down the chicken and dumplins. It didn't even kill me. LOL.
Kelly, thanks for the advice. I do use Vinegar anytime I get a sunburn. It really helps. I'm getting nice and tan now and today we're headed back to the pool.
I put on a pair of jeans (brand new) that have been in my closet for years that I was never able to wear. They slid right on, unfortunately, I have a huge back gap in the back, so not the right fit for my body, but they went on, and I did not have to lay down and suck it in to get the jeans on. When I bought them a few years back, they wouldn't even go over my hips.
I got my hair cut/coloured tonight...which means I sit there for 2 hours after work, getting hungrier and hungrier and then scarfing down mcdonald's as soon as i'm done....however, I took a banana with me to snack on, and had my salad with chicken when i got home, i feel proud for having broken that cycle at least
A few months ago she wouldn't have cared if it HAD been her husband with me! I wasn't a threatening presence for sure!
