Good job everyone, and WONDERFUL NSV Valpal. That's a tough situation to pull yourself from.
I have two, pretty silly. One is a long story I'll make short. Hubby was making a snide (what he thought was funny) comment about weightlifting so I picked him up long enough to kiss his cheek. He weighs 278 pounds. He promptly shut his mouth and went upstairs to pout. He says no one has picked him up since he was our son's age (4).
Second, I bought some clothes today from a store that doesn't include a plus sized section. That's a biggy. For 8 years I've only shopped at stores dedicated to plus sizes or that include that section. I picked two pairs of pants off the rack, didn't try them on, came home and they fit perfectly. I also accompanied my husband to Old Navy and bought two clearance men's shirts for exercising. Size small. They fit great. All while wearing an old pair of pants that I last wore 8 years ago!
My NSV - I have made it 24+ hours without ordering the quadruple cheese pizza I so want!
P.S. That is one reason why I make the trip to the mall when I am wearing clothing like that - not co-workers so I can be all like... YEP! I'M HAWT! Sorry... As much as a faminista as I choose to be... I still wanna be HAWT!
Finding this site and the support would be my current NSV...you guys are great.
amy
Agreed!!
I also have another NSV: losing 1 inch from thighs and arms, 2 from hips, and 3 from my waist during a recent fitness challenge on another site. The scale held steady and my clothes mostly feel the same, but those inches are gone!
My NSV, of which I am VERY proud: one of my closest friends and I somehow got into the habit of baking whenever we get together--brownies, cookies, FunFetti cakes, whatever. Well she wanted to hang out tonight and I thought, okay great, but then she mentioned the idea of baking a cake and I thought "noooo!" I know that I have very good willpower, but since I haven't told any of my friends about trying to lose weight, I knew it would look extremely fishy if I didn't have a piece of the cake we made (which is/was basically the whole purpose of us making them, heh). But I resolved to make some cookies for myself instead while she made a cake, because I had been craving a very specific kind of cookie for some time. Well I am proud to say that I made 4 sheets of cookies (LOTS of batter, haha) and only ate ONE! And I don't feel guilty about it since it was so good for settling that craving, hehe. And the best part is, I'm throwing a small party with another friend in a few days, so I've already called her to let her know that we can serve all the leftover cookies as one of our refreshments. Which means they won't be around the house to tempt me! Yea!! Hopefully everyone at the party likes them/will take some home with them so I won't have to see them again. I know I could never bring myself to throw them away, since it'd be such a waste of food.
I went to a bridal shower on Sunday - there were folks attending that I hadn't seen in over a year. One women said..."Why you are a mere shadow of your old self." I felt so proud!
Folks...so many NSV's here. I am so happy and proud for you all! Yes, there are many more ways to measure victories than the scale.
Last edited by Beverlyjoy; 08-19-2008 at 05:17 AM.
I fit into an XL!!! I have not lost one pound in months! but I have lost inches all over! I went to Target to buy some sweatpants to run in and bought an XL, I thought it might be too tight, but it fit, i still need a long t-shirt to cover my hips and butt area, but it didnt rip when I bend over!!!
Edited to say"not an Xl, but an "L"!!!!" which is even better!!
I am wearing my once tight capris w/ a belt and they are pretty baggy in the butt and legs!!! The shirt I am wearing used to be uncomfortably tight in the arms and snug everywhere else--now it's almost too big to wear!!!
I LOVE to bargain shop, so I am going to do some this weekend!
I have also noticed that my face looks thinner. Finally...all of this hard work is paying off!
What a great forum -- I went shopping the other day to buy an outfit for an important meeting -- I found a blazer and pants but the sales person said the jacket was too big on me !!! it was a 16W-- they did not have it in a 14W but it really didn't matter because I was so excited-- The 22W was tight six months ago--
I was feeling kind of down today for several reasons but I still got my butt to the gym and did treadmill and weights. STill feel down'ish but guilt from skipping the gym won't be adding to the downs. And tomorrow is another day
^ I always tell myself to work out if I'm feeling down... I don't always actually do it, heh, but when I do it always makes me feel better.
My NSV today is that I realized a shirt I bought not too long ago already feels a little loose! Yea! And today I've been working on some sewing projects (I love sewing!) and I took in a sweater and a shirt... Waaaay in! Of course, they were both a bit big on me to start with, but shh. Lol.
i have had a rough month so far. i have done well working out everyday (45 - 90 minutes depending on the day) and my food has been ok...not great but ok. decided to start a food dairy but that is another story.
i have been stuck at 234 for the whole freaking month. literally. up to 235 and then down to 234 and once down to 233 but right back up the next day.
can you say FRSUTRATING?
i dont measure myself till the 24th.(arbitrary day but it is day i did it first) so dont know on inches.
here is where it gets embarrassing . NUDITY ALERT. dont read further if you think you will get offended.
when i am home, i dont wear clothes. none, zip, nada. yep, i am NEKKID.
i was sitting at computer; reading and typing away. and my tummy itches. the part right under boobs. so i sat up straight and scratched. not really paying attention and then i realized....there is AIR between the bottom of my boobies and my upper gut! i have big boobs and those suckers have not had air circulating under them since puberty, well, not really but you know what i mean.
i was perplexed. so i did it again. yep....AIR!! so i went to look at me in the mirror. really look and not just to see if the clothes are right side out before i leave the house.
I CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE!!
i have a shape. i have a hourglass emerging from the fluff.
Wow, I love reading everyone's NSV. They are so inspiring. Way to go all of you!
My NSV happened this morning with my personal trainer. When I started with her a month ago I could only run for one minute on the treadmill then I had to walk for 5 minutes to recover and get my heartrate back down.
This morning I ran for 7 minutes straight and it only took 2 minutes to recover. It may sound small to some of you, but to me it was HUGE!
I can't believe the difference one month has made.
Awesome, Ladies! Isn't it great to have little moments where your body is not its usual familiar self? And Tammy, I am someone who runs only if a gun is pointed at me or a wild animal is chasing me, so I think 7 minutes is amazing. Way to go!
He says no one has picked him up since he was our son's age (4).
Sorry... As much as a faminista as I choose to be... I still wanna be HAWT!
this is a weird (embarrassing) NSV
