Search the Community

My 1st 6 months was primarily about getting into good habits: *Learning to choose the right foods *Sticking with my diet guidelines - 75% Protein, 25% good carbs *Getting into a regular exercise routine - for me it was walking http://www.bariatricpal.com/blogs/entry/31216-nsv-2-you-best-step-off-b-hatch/ *Learning to have faith that WLS was going to work for me. I hit a stall about once every month, and it freaked me out each time. I had to learn to have confidence that what worked before would keep on working. My body just needed a time-out to adjust to this new way of life. I think those are the biggies. Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions. Get my free eBook - The Top 10 WLS Fears and How to Kick Their Butt!

Knee boots that have the ankle zipper were the bane of my existence! My daughter had been wearing a pair someone bought me because I barely got them on, and they wouldn't go up my calves. They do now! NO, my darling daughter, you may NOT wear them this year....! NSV! (Can I also say that I teared up, it was THAT emotional.)

I like NSV much better! Thanks for the tip. :-)

@@cantseemytoes Congratulations!! How wonderful! We call them "NSV" Non-scale victories but you can call them whatever you want, they're yours!

This morning, I got to the 5:30am (UGH!) Body Pump class at the gym a bit later than normal. The only remaining open spot was in the very front of the class, about two feet away from the instructor, so I had a good view of myself in the massive mirror throughout the workout. I realized then that I haven't spent any time gazing at my reflection this year, and I couldn't believe how amazing I look. [if I do say so myself... ] I seriously can hardly recognize my own body when it's staring back at me. Even more amazing... about 20 minutes into the class, the woman next to me leaned over and said "...Amy!? Is that really you?!" It was the nutritionist who got me through all six of my monthly pre-op appointments. She left the clinic shortly after I had surgery and I haven't seen her since. This woman had a huge impact on the success I've had to date, and I am so grateful for her help and support. Even more incredible is the fact that just 8 months after surgery, I can work out right next to her and keep up at every step of the way. Sometimes, I hardly recognize my own life.

Thanks for sharing such a wonderful NSV! Get my free eBook - The Top 10 WLS Fears and How to Kick Their Butt!

@@amazon Awe congratulations! Sounds like you have yourself some NSV's!

@@Inner Surfer Girl - "I am still way too buoyant to swim under Water but maybe that is in my future, too!" NSV for me was sinking like a rock in the water, muscle doesn't float so well. Downside is I do have to really kick to stay up Congrats on getting back in the pool. That's great.

Just had someone who was rude to me when I was on Match.com a couple of years ago ping me Match yesterday, and wanted to know if I was interested in meeting. She didn't realize we had already met, but this time she said said she liked "fit guys who took care of their bodies." I still think she was a b*tch, but I'll take the compliment as an NSV.

My latest NSV was when I had to take in the band on my shoes (two holes smaller round my toe area and three holes smaller on the instep). These are shoes I wear every day for work and it was only when my hubby said I was wearing them like lose flip flops, that I tightened them. I was VERY shocked. How can you lose so much on your feet in the space of a few short weeks??!!

In the past, when I went to amusement parks, I typically didn't go on rides out of embarrassment that I felt people were looking at how I barely squeezed into a seat for a ride or even worse, being told I can't ride a particular ride because of my weight or the restraint system won't properly close (that happened twice, I was more embarrassed for my children to have people looking a their Dad like that). Well, not yesterday. I went to the amusement park with my children and went on many rides including ones in the past I would never have been able to fit properly into the seats or weighed too much to ride. For the first time in many years, I did not feel like people were staring at me because of my weight. Although to be honest, I was nervous on some of the rides before I went on them that the restraint system may not close all the way and I will need to get off the ride. This is only one of many NSVs I have experienced since losing weight. I look forward to the new ones every week. Please share yours.

Wonderful nsv here. I love to hear about them.I agree with roux2011, it is definitely a mental trip. I am still a for addict. One of my nsv is getting into a size 14\16 pajama shorts. That's crazy. Sometimes I see body and can't believe it. I still have a few pounds to lose but I am happy with my progress thus far.

I am a lap swimmer again. Years ago, when I was in much better shape, I was a regular lap swimmer. At my peak I swam a mile a day. For the last few years I have mostly been doing deep Water aerobics for exercise. Last week, I added some back stroke into my routine. Yesterday, I was doing a few laps of backstroke and thinking how great it would be once I was able to become a lap swimmer again. After about 15 minutes, I realized I WAS a lap swimmer again! Because, I was swimming laps without a struggle and actually enjoying it. I am on my way!

Congratulations on your NSV Kindle... It must have been an amazing feeling!

@@Elode you are considered NORMAL???? hmmmmm, not sure about that great scale # always trust the scale # unless # goes up!! that probably won't happen to you !! who deserves success more than you nice pedicure shows off your weight!! you will continue to have great NSV'S one of your first NSV's was that you got to "meet" me!! keep up the wonderful job sad i will keep "seeing" less and less of you kathy congrats

As I’ve gotten further and further out and maintained at goal weight I really don’t feel like I have a lot of NSV’s anymore, so when something dawns on me as having been one, I’m like…hey, YAY. I’ve always liked clothing but when I was larger I avoided buying any because I knew no matter what I wore it wouldn’t matter. Now though I tend to love shopping entirely too much and every time I go into a store I am as equally delighted that I easily fit into the 0,2,4, xs, and small range as I was the first time I zipped up a 0. I took almost 6 months to fully heal from my last plastics surgery where I ended up with a giant hole in my back that only recently has fully healed, so I haven’t worked out as much and I tend to feel like I look a little flabby in the mirror. The scale says I weigh the same, my clothes all still fit, but I feel like I see cellulite on my butt and thighs appearing more and more everyday. Yesterday a store I really like got all of their new fall suiting in and they had a giant sale. I went to the store and I had a jolly good time trying on all of the new clothing. I was super excited that their tight business dresses fit me in a size 2, since my fake ta-tas make tight dresses a bit of a complication since the top is usually too tight on smaller sizes and larger sizes that fit the top end up being way too big on the bottom. By the end of the trip I had purchased several new suits and dresses and had my list of stuff I wanted to buy online since the store doesn’t carry all the petite styles. I felt grand. I then walked out of the store and Auntie Anne’s was right in front of me. Oh you beautiful cinnamon and sugar pretzels. I decided to be virtuous and instead run to the food court and find what appeared to be moderately healthy fried rice, vegetables, and some kind of bourbon meat. I really just wanted a small plate, but you apparently had to order this massive dish of food, which I did. I then took my bag of food and walked back to Auntie Anne’s where I got a big cup of sugar, cinnamon pretzel nuggets. Ohhh they were good. I ate 2-3 of the nuggets out of a cup of maybe 15, and then I threw the rest out. I also tossed out the giant plate of food because who was I kidding…dirty rice, fried veggies, and bourbon pork…no way was that actually good for me. My sleeve also tends to rebel against anything that has been anywhere near oil or a fryer so I figured I was in for a night of puking either way. I then went home, heated up a cup of some turkey chili I made the other day, and ordered all of the things online that the store didn’t have in stock. Two years ago I would have eaten all of that food and I would have cried because not a single thing in that store would have fit me. I think the entire time I was in there I saw maybe one size 14 and it would not have fit over my butt in the months before I ended up having surgery. Now, while I did enjoy a few bites of sugary pretzel, because of my sleeve not only do I fit into the smallest sizes in a designer store that I used to hate because they carry nothing for fat people, but I didn’t have the slightest problem throwing out about $14 in food that probably tasted really good. Fitting smaller sizes is always a nice NSV, but being able to throw away food without feeling much guilt at all, that’s a big win for me. There may be starving children in Africa as my parents always told me when I was forced to clean my plate, but right now there is one less obese girl in America because I’m finally learning how not only to not clean my plate but how not to feel guilty for having not done so.

@@joatsaint - that's hysterical! I love NSVs, even the ones like this!!!!!

Nsv.. This is a Nsv that has been posted so many times. My first experience fitting in an airplane seat.

@rustbel4ti Love it! lol My latest NSV was when I had to take in the band on my shoes (two holes smaller round my toe area and three holes smaller on the instep). These are shoes I wear every day for work and it was only when my hubby said I was wearing them like lose flip flops, that I tightened them. I was VERY shocked. How can you lose so much on your feet in the space of a few short weeks??!!

I have to say, flying in an airplane without having to ask for the dreaded belt extender was one of my very first NSVs and it made my whole week! I was very comfortable and super excited about it. You are going to love the feeling. It really is not a small thing at all!

So the other night I was pulled over by a very nice (and good looking) police officer. Apparently I had a tail light out. He did his duty & asked for my license and registration. He looked at my license, then at me, then at my license, then at me. I told him I had lost some weight since my photo was last taken 4 years ago. His response "A little!" Haha! I loved it!! Needless to say, he recommended that I get a new photo taken & because it came from an officer I didn't have to pay for it. Nice NSV when I dont even look like myself anymore!

Who'd thunk it? A negative NSV! I was shopping for a new shirt and found a purple one I wanted bad! It was the only purple shirt they had. AND I WAS TOO THIN TO WEAR IT!!!!!! (Happy Dance.....kinda)

Those NSVs are so freakin' awesome, aren't they? I've experienced so many of them but they are still thrilling none the less. There is nothing better than to fit like any normal person, into a plane seat, or a restaurant booth, or anywhere for that matter.

My NSV: I can fit my wedding band again!!!! Not so much the engagement ring, but it's getting closer!!????????????✨????

that is a major NSV! congrats