Kelly, that is totally cool! I see your numbers (this is supposed to noy be about scale victories though) and you are doing just fantastic.
Those shorts WILL fit you and you know it. I'm sure you are feeling on top of the world!
Linda

My NSV for yesterday:

I ate HALF of something. ONLY HALF. My boyfriend and I got carryout from this mexican place near us and I made healthy choices (small turkey chili and a quesadilla with low fat cheese, black beans, chicken and spinach) and I budgeted my points to eat this, but after the small chili and half of the quesadilla I was satisfied. So I put the rest in the fridge. Former me would eat all that was in front of me, because it was in front of me. But yesterday I was able to say I was done!

I looked in the mirror yesterday and I saw.................

my collarbones!!! :carrot:


Another NSV for today- my boss brought in Krispy Kremes (again) and I didn't have ANY! I think that he has brought no less than 7 or 8 dozen doughnuts through the door since January when I started, and I have had ONE! The old me would have eaten one and felt horrible about it- so bad that I would have had to have two more to make myself feel better. Not this me!

this is an awesome thread! the scale has stalled out for me, but I am trying to keep counting all my successes so that I don't give up.

Way to go futurepixie.....the donut dare!!! Today I resisted donuts and chocolate. I just stayed away and ate and orange when I felt it was getting bad for me. Today was a soso day because although I have eaten all my points I'm actually hungry, okay as I write this, that's an exageration, I'm actually bang on perfect, not hungry, not full....satifsfied...but yes there are still parts of the old me that could keep going. I'm glad my kitchen is cleaned out..........water is still a challenge, but I'm more conscious of it and do manage to get abit in...actually for me alot.

Geesh I need to give myself more credit than I do......thanks for listening all....good night.

Such great NSVs! I can relate to the eating everything in sight thing as related about the Mexican food. It is so hard to break bad habits. I'm working on that.
And, to see your collarbones, woo hoo!!!!! And to add resisting Krispy Kremes is way cool.
The, to top it off another great NSV of resisting doughnuts and chocolates!!!
I, sadly, need some NSVs of my own. I feel a bit low in this area, will have to look for them, as they are there. I was very wrapped up in the scale at my weigh in/meeting yesterday as it didn't move. But at least it didn't go up.
But, it's the NSVs that keep my motivation up.
I can do this!

Linda, I know that your NSV's are there! I think that there are lots of little ones all over the place and that we just have to look for them.

And good job INTHSE! I know how hard it is to resist all those treats and eat fruit instead. But each time you do that, you build healthier habits and make yourself a little stronger!

Another MAJOR one last night- a friend I hadn't seen in a while noticed that I lost wieght, and said something. that is always nice! AND- I pulled off my size 12 jeans last night- without unbuttoning them! Time to quit letting the 10's stare me down in the closet and try them on!

Derrydaughter........I agree with futurepixie there are NSVs that you probably do everyday but just take them for granted. In the struggle with weight loss the smallest of the small is a NSV. For me what is working is not looking at the big picture. Small steps, small victories...........I didn't race to put on the weight and I certainly am not going to race to get it off. It's going to be slow.....I need to accept that.

You guys are right.
I have two small but important, NSVs to report.
1. I pulled on my work out clothes rather than just getting dressed when I had to drive my daughter to school yesterday. If I am out of the house and dressed, it always seems too difficult to get back to the house and put on work out stuff. I was actually on the treadmill for a change!
2. I journalled yesterday successfully, without dropping it halfway through the day, which is a huge success for me. My weight loss has slowed and even if I am on CORE and one is not supposed to journal, it truly helps me key into what I am doing and what is going wrong. It's easy to forget and pop foods, even in small quantities, into my mouth.

So, those are my victories!

wow, you just summed that up perfectly! I need to repeat that to myself all the time!

Remind me of that when I fall, or stumble
 

I have to remember that as well, and I'm sure there will be those days....thanks for reminding me today........

That is what we are all here for! As long as we stick together, there will always be someone whose feeling strong around when someone else is feeling weak. Now to learn how to take our own advice.....

I have lost 7 inches in my waist and 8.5 in my hips since mid-October.

I have dropped from a size 26 to a size 14 or 16 depending on the pants or skirt and a 12 or 14 depending on the shirt.

For the first time in 12 years yesterday I did not shop in the plus size section and the coolest thing of all. Last night I slept in one of my dh's t-shirts. He weighs all of 150. Grant it, it was a men's XL but I was in it with room.

Oh and the shirts I bought yesterday didn't have an X in front of the L.:carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

Great progress! I'm glad people are actually reporting so many great NSVs!

It's a little lower, however I'm very small built and my doctor approved of the weight when we spoke of my going on WW. I don't think I'll actually get that low really. I'm happy with my progress though :D

Non-scale victory for the day! :carrot:

Did not buy white-bread which I KNOW once I got home I would toast em', slather butter and sugar on em' (yes, extremely bad I know) and binge myself silly on the whole loaf (yes, the whole loaf. It has happened before :( ). Instead, went and got myself some sushi for lunch. Am now feeling perfectly happy and just a little smug for making that decision.


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