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My small and pathetic NSVs!


dawg

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Alright this used to be called "My small and pathetic NSVs!" but they told me off and said it wasn't small and pathetic... I did try to revise the thread name but it won't let me :scared:

So I have two NSV's which gave me a bit of a smile today.

Here they are in all their glory....

1. I am wearing my old workout shirt today. This shirt once was "toit loik a toiger" (tight). It is now looking like a comical dress that comes halfway down my thighs.

2. I just got back from the grocery store. Normally after hauling the cases of Water and all the groceries, plus walking around the store, my heart is beating like a snare drum from a thrash metal band. Today after checking my pulse... it wasn't even off of resting (thanks dreadmill).

Okay, thats my teeny little flag waving for the day. Feel free to share yours :P

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WOWOWOWOWOW! Those aren't small NSV's at ALL!! Those are HUGE!!!! I remember the first time I noticed that I was walking around a store and wasn't overheated and sweaty. THIS WAS A HUGE HAPPY DAY FOR ME and it should be for you too!

THANK YOU TREADMILL!!!!!!

(and this is a good reminder for me to get BACK on my treadmill!!!)

Whooooop, NSVs!!!!!

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That's great. I would love to feel like that after shopping, or doing much of anything. They may seem small, but those two things mean so much. I can't wait to be able to say them.

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Well done dawg! I agree, those aren't small, they are GREAT!!!

I bought 2 Size Large sweaters in the regular dept, not the Plus sizes! And I keep getting compliments! They actually fit, rather than swallowing me whole like my old 3X sweaters made to hide beneath. Yay!

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There is no such thing as a pathetic NSV. No such critter.

Now kindly repost your NSV with PRIDE because you deserve to be proud of the hard work you have done.

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I bought 2 Size Large sweaters in the regular dept, not the Plus sizes! And I keep getting compliments! They actually fit, rather than swallowing me whole like my old 3X sweaters made to hide beneath. Yay!

:rockon: That is awesome!

No NSV is small!

Okay, okay! No NSV is small. I changed the thread name :P

Thanks for the cheers, they made both my eyes crinkle at the corners :scared:

If people keep up being so nice... I might even be able to get these craggy features into a semblance of a smile... but I'm not promising :(

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