I had a great NSV today- my schedule for Wednesday's has changed, and I work in the morning and part of the afternoon, and have time to come home for a late lunch/early dinner, before heading back to work for a few hours. Last year when I had this schedule, I would be tempted to get fast food as I headed home, and then grab some more when I headed home after 9pm.

Today I made it home at 9.15 and realised that getting fast food had never even crossed my mind! And I pass all of those sort of places on my drive home!

I feel like I've made a huge breakthrough- training my brain to not automatically want fast food. I was really hungry when I came home the first time, as I hadn't had a chance to eat anything since breakfast, and it didn't even cross my mind. It's a real boost and I feel even more confident now.

Do any of you have a great NSV so far this week?

THAT is such an important NSV. Fast food was really one of my big problems, and I have some of the same issues. I had to work hard at first to PLAN PLAN PLAN and force myself away from those oh-so-convenient places, but now, like you, I generally skip them without thought.

Though I do have a couple of "fast-food" meals planned in my head if there is need, I just don't think of it the way I used to think of it.

Congrats! That is such a victory, a totally essential one.

Hmmm. This morning I did my entire walk at the pace that is my usual 'fast' pace these days, instead of alternating 5 minutes fast and 5 minutes slower (slow is only .2 mph slower, but it is noticeable). So I suppose I will continue that for a bit longer and then add a new 'fast' pace.

When I first got my treadmill last spring, my current 'slow' pace was WAY too fast for me for more than a couple of minutes. That's progress!

Great NSV's so far.

For me it is not ordering food for delivery. Even so called healthier choices are full of sodium and for the money I could buy more groceries. I have been cooking daily and every time I eat my healthy dinner I think yum and hey why was I ordering chicken or pizza before?

Not even being tempted to order in is a huge NSV for me.

That's a really great and important NSV. Congratulations!

Great work, Ferris. I don't have anything special this week, but last week I was really proud. At a very stressful moment at work I was offered a chocolate chip cookie. I had just had lunch and was by no means hungry, but I had that momentary impulse to think "Oh, that'll make this stress go away for a minute." And my next thought was "Okay, then, I'd better make a better choice." So I went down the hall and shot the breeze with a friend for 2 minutes as an alternate stress reliever.

Thanks everyone! It feels great to know I'm not a slave to fast food!

mnemosyne- that's a great idea about planning some fast food meals, just in case. And congrats on your fast pace! That must feel amazing to be able to keep it up!

pluckypear- Such a great point on being able to buy more groceries with that money. Tonight we were eating dinner while watching TV and an ad for pizza came on and i looked at the image on screen and down at my chicken and broccoli stirfry and thought that there's a clear winner on taste- the dinner I'd cooked! I can't believe how much money I used to spend on takeout. I'm so pleased for you that you're not tempted to order in!

Vortex- I'm so proud of you for resisting! I think it's really hard when you're put on the spot and offered something like that. How great that you found another- and more social!- stress reliever.

So super proud of you! That is a huge thing, especially when you can just grab change from the ashtray and blow the whole day!

Keep these NSVs in your mind when times are tough or you hit a plateau.

YOU CAN DO THIS! YOU ARE DOING THIS!

Yay!