Congratulations, everybody!!!! We rule!!! :dance:

A guy I work with asked if I was losing weight & told me I looked nice. He himself lost 25 pounds, so that didn't feel like an empty compliment at all. :)

I just ran for the bus. Let me explain. I'd been in the pub for a while (approx 1 bottle of wine...) and headed off to get the bus. I got to the stop and the road was closed to traffic. I headed back towards the stop before and saw the bus midway between the two stops. I waved to it but the driver refused to let me on. So I ran along side it until it stopped for me. Once I got on a bloke said to me "I saw how far you ran for this bus, you're amazing!"!!!!

(and the truth is, it was just a warm up length, other than the fact I was in work clothes).

You just keep running and running and running Helen.
Let's hope that you weren't in high heals.LOL

Leec

Helen, you ran beside a bus? My goodness! I've begun running recently and am in awe of THAT!

Well, I was feeling discouraged this morning, I have been going VERY hardcore for nearly a week, and am not getting a scale to weigh myself until Monday.. so I revisited my measurements and redid them. Turns out I've lost an inch off my bust (thank goodness!!), 1/2 inch off each thigh, and 1 inch off the fat above my knee each leg! And my 1/2 inch off each calf. I guess this little plan I've made formyself IS working! I am thrilled, and can accept if I don't lose weight on my scale.. inches are more important!

-Aimee

Congrats Aimee. Sometimes seeing the inches coming off is better than seeing the scale move.

There were lots of traffic lights to slow it down a bit! ;)

Still, the bus driver must have been impressed as well!

Citycowgirl - my goal is to ultimately lose inches, I am realllly trying to focus on that. My 5 week goal is to be in a REGULAR size 16, and I've figured out all the inches I need to lose to do that. I'll get there :)

-Aimee

i am new and umm so hate to sound stupid but what is NSV mean ?

NSV means Non Scale Victory. This is where we list our achievements that are non-scale related.

oh ty so much, i was trying desperately to guess and gave up lol finally asking. i dont think i have any NSV just yet, i did walk the mall 2 times today which is 1/2 a mile one direction so 2 times round trip is 2 miles. i think a NSV for me right now would have to be just feeling i am at the point where i am ready, as in really ready for change because its becoming enjoyable and i dont give it a second thought its feeling natural for me and so i think thats a sign that this time is it , finally it.

I have one to share. I just checked my BMI for the first time in months and I'm happy to say I've made it out of the obese category and now I'm just happily overweight!

~Dee

Woo, congrats Dee! I'm about where you were when you started, so your progress is really inspiring. :)

My NSV is noticing today how incredibly muscular my thighs are. Sure, they still have the inner-thigh flab, but the fronts are solid.

Hi.. :)

Last week was kind of a lazy week for me. I didn't really start getting into the swing of the exercise program I'm developing for myself until spring break, so it was really jarring to go back to school...and I slacked off a lot. :-/ Today I wanted to slack off again, but instead, I strapped on my walking shoes to go walking...I typically do about an hour and a half a day, 6 days a week. TODAY I only did one hour...because I ran a bit, too :) I was so pleased. I haven't been able to run since 6th grade. :)

I think that WAS an NSV!!! -- walking around the mall!

That's awesome Helen! I love when things like that happen.