A lot of other forums have a NSV thread and I thought we should have one!... I don't know about you guys but I find it very inspiring to here other people's success stories. I thought we needed some positive energy so post your NSV's here!

For those who don't know what an NSV is, it stands for non scale victory. A few examples: a nice comment, an old pair of jeans that you can fit into, or conquering a craving.

I'll start! I had a NSV last week. I had just got out of the shower and my bf said "Wow! You have lost a lot of weight, especially through there." (pointing at my mid-section.) I had noticed that I was losing in my mid-section but it felt reeeeeally good to hear it from him

awww casey, thats so cute

My nsv moment is when my mother told me i looked anorexic lol this might so so weird but i have to clarify. In my family anyone losing weight or trying to get healthy thin is clarified as anorexic. All my family is so old-fashioned in their thinking that any girl or woman who isn't pleasantly plump equals malnourished and they make frightening attempts to overfeed you at family functions hehe

Just right now I looked down and low and behold! I saw my crotch instead of my belly. Hooray for the crotch!

Today I didnt eat to the point of being full. I was satisfied without that full feeling.

I love reading these NSVs let's keep this going!

Bean: I understand where you are comeing from with your family... mine is the same way, the other day my dad said "are you starving yourself?"

archy: I love your nsv, it made me smile

bikini dreader: what a great feeling huh?

Yesterday I went shopping for a dress for my law school graduation. I found the most perfect dress, and it was only available in a size 14, and it fit like a glove! (In Sept. I was a 20W)

Then, in the Limited, I asked if they had a specific sweater that I saw on a mannequin. When the sales lady brought it to me when I was in the dressing room, she said "I didn't know what size to bring, so I guessed a medium."

Ha! A Medium! No way! I think she might have intentionally erred on the side of flattery, but whatevs, I was digging it

Great idea Casey Gail!! I love the NSV's!! Don't have one that comes to mind right now. Will add to the thread later. But congratulations everyone!! Love it, love it, love it!!

Alright, girls we really have to keep this going, we need something positive in this place! I have another NSV..

Yesterday, I was at my grandparents, and I got up and walked to the kitchen, and my grandpa turned to my grandma and said "Casey's turning into a school girl." I was like what does that mean?? and my grandmother said "it means your getting skinny!"
This just made me feel really good, because they have no idea how hard I've been trying and I know they weren't just saying it to make me feel good. It's always good to hear genuine compliments.
Anybody else have any new NSVs?

YAY! So glad to see this thread here; I read the 100 lb. club ones ALL THE TIME!

Today, I went for my first "run" in 9 years! Okay, so like 90% of it was walking, but I went 5K and did do some running; I know I have a LONG way to go, but I WILL make that 5K. It felt so good to do it; I've been talking about it FOREVER!

Congrats on the run Shelby !!!!

I went home this weekend to visit my parents. And my mom has this skirt that she had bought and worn when she was on phen-phen. It says it's a size 18, but there is NO way. Because when I've been a size 16/14, I couldn't get it up over my thighs. It's atleast a 10. Well, for giggles I tried it on. I not only got it up over my thighs, but zipped and buttoned!!!!! It wasn't even unbelievably tight~!!

Just 4 short months ago, I couldn't even get the thing to go over my hips!

LOL!! That's SO FUNNY! But, I completely, know-- I can look in the mirror and see all of it, it's not shadowed by a fat roll! lol ! Hooray for the crotch indeed !

ooohhh! I love this! I have an NSV too. Yesterday when I walked in to church my priest stopped me to tell me that he could tell I was loosing weight and congradulate me. Also, one of my guy friends whom I haven't seen in a while came over to take me for a bike ride. The first words out of his mouth when he saw me was "Wow, you're hot!" and when we got home from the ride he told me that he could barely tell I was on the back of his bike while we were riding.

Ok-- I thought of one !

Yesterday we went to a baseball game (we have season tickets-- GO TIGERS!) and instead of eating my normal..like..3 hot dogs, 3 beers and peanuts.. I stopped at subway and got a 6inch turkey sub with no dressing, and packed an apple and a small bag of cashews in my purse-- and NO BEER !! (even though I really wanted it...) :-)

I bought some pants that are a size 10 about 2 weeks ago. I walked down my front steps and to my car and my buttcrack was showing because they are too big!

I fell off the wagon really bad and haven't even checked in here, but I am not mad at myself. Today is a new day and I won't abuse myself over it.

My stalker sent me a mean email yesterday and told me that I was a fat beeeyotch and i laughed because calling me fat doesn't hurt me the way that it used to.

This thread is a good idea! NSVs are such a nice thing, too.

Okay, let me see. This past Saturday, I attended a pen&paper RPG session. We sat at the table from 2pm to 11 pm, with tons of cookies and other sugary things in front of us for the whole duration of the event. In the end, I only grabbed two tiny cookies, and only because I was hungry -- not psychological hunger, real hunger, I mean. 'In days of old', I'd have wolfed down two packs without even realizing it (hand moving all by itself just because the food was there). I'm glad I managed through that.