[Misti in Seattle]

Congratulations to all of you! NSVs are SO fun to achieve!!

I noticed this morning at the pool... there were about 5 steps to go up outside to get to the parking lot. I went right up them without even touching the rail at all. This is huge for me because I have to be very cautious about falling due to degenerative arthritis in one hip. But I was confident enough on these steps to just go up them!!!

[1987]

My seat belt crosses my body higher than it used to when I'm driving given that I have lost some girth. It's kinda annoying as I keep having to re-adjust it. But I've realised that it's clearly because I am smaller!

[Katbot24]

Another pair of pants fit today! A nice pair of dark jeans, perfect for back to school!

[thewalrus0]

Yesterday my family had a big dinner/get-together and I stayed within calories!

I also ate a few things I had really wanted so it all turned out great.

I was really proud of myself. So far things are going okay. One of my first non-scale goals is to stay on plan for 3 months straight and I'm officially one week in!

[Misti in Seattle]

Good for you, thewalrus0!! You're off to a great start

[AmyAmy]

I bought my first size 10 pants ever (Aus sizing). The brand usually has bigger sizes, but still, I'm pleased.

[Hotaruchan]

Starting to get some definition in my arms finally! Today was laundry day, and as I was carrying my 18 kg of laundry (how I managed to makes 18 kg worth of laundry is beyond me) 2 miles to the laundromat, I looked down and could see the bones and tendons in my arms...it actually looks like I'm flexing if I flex now

[rocket pop]

That's such an awesome feeling right, Hotaruchan?! My arms are so much more defined than they used to be and now I make everybody feel my 'guns' (they are not guns, at this point they are more like baby slingshots but the point is THEY ARE THERE AND YOU CAN SEE THEM.)

My NSV for this week is I tried a new gym class! I always get really nervous before I go to a new one (what if I fall over? what if I can't do the moves? What if I'm sweatier than everyone else?!) but it was fun and challenging and I went back today!! Go me!

[Misti in Seattle]

Hi all

This weekend I was in a small town that I got to about once a month, and at the Saturday festival I met a woman whom I have met several times and don't really know. She commented on my weight loss. So it is starting to show. Yippeeeee

[TraumaNurse]

Well these aren't very exciting ones compared to all the great ones on this thread (everyone who has posted is doing amazing and I hope to get there soon)

A few days ago I was out grocery shopping (and was stocking up in the produce section) when I ran into a former classmate who I hadn't seen in probably a month or so. She asked if I had lost weight and said I was looking good This was also the first day I noticed my clavicles poking through the fluff a little too.


And today I exercised!!! Let me repeat- I exercised. That is a huge deal for me. I made myself finally start something up- I dragged my craigslist fluidity bar from leaning against the wall where it has firmly been planted since purchasing it about 8 months ago and I used it. And when I was hungry tonight and still had 140 calories left in my budget I chose to have a salad versus something tasty with little nutritional value!


Feeling all sorts of good about myself today and that's not a common thing for me. I think the gradual introduction of changes will really help me change my life for good this time (I'm sick of losing and regaining the same 40 lbs).

Keep those great NSVs coming

[Dottington]

Fitting into size 6s!!!!

[angie7896]

I went tailgating with my husband Saturday. I was afraid because tailgating used to mean eating and drinking all day. I came with a cooler loaded with fruits and vegetables and snacked on them all day. I stayed within my calorie allotment for the day even when there was pizza after the game. I didnt have one piece!

[gailr42]

Checked my blood pressure this morning and it was normal. Good food and a little exercise for a couple of months works wonders!

I've been walking and trying to improve. Today, I did two miles for the first time.

I accidentally grabbed one of my size M nightgowns, and it fit!

[Hotaruchan]

There was a rack of yoga pants on sale for 200 yen today (probably about $2.40...I haven't glanced at the exchange rate in a little while), so I grabbed two pairs. Mediums (I can actually say mediums because for once there were Smalls-2XLs on the rack). I got home, put them on, and realized that they don't have the "I'mma cling to your butt" effect that yoga pants seem to usually have. Looking at the tag, I realized that that was because my waist measurement was the minimum for that particular brand's medium. I bought mediums thinking they'd be tight and found out that I should have grabbed a small instead...wtf?

[shishkeberry]

In certain lights and positions, I can see my collar bones!