CELEBRATING 2 NSV

I had an EYE opening NSV (non scale victory) last night!! I was done showering and drying off. Usually, I just drape the towel under my arms because it did not wrap around me (and actually close all the way). For some reason, I did WRAP the towel around me and to my surprise IT CLOSED!!! No gap in the front as usual! I began to do a happy dance in my head and a BIG OLE GRIN spread across my face!!!

That is one of the things I never liked my husband to see...was me in a towel. There was always a gap either in the front or back of the towel with me in it! It may have been no big deal to him but in my head it was embarrassing!!!

I continued with my routine of getting ready for bed, but I did not want to take the towel off! Can you say PROUD OF MY ACCOMPLISHMENT!

NSV #2...I went over to get uniform shirts for work a few days ago. When I first got issued a uniform the shirts were size 2X. Pants were size BIG! This time, I (out of habit) reached for the larger size shirts to try on. Went thru a XL, L, then finally down to MEDIUM. And the medium still had some room in the shirt. SAY WHAT?!? Yep, I did a happy dance in that bathroom stall too!! BAHAHAHA! This is so rewarding to experience! It's kinda wierd tho, because I experience joy and fear at the same time. I feel the joy because I have reached some goals. The fear comes in because my brain actually realizes that I am actually smaller, thinner, healthier. Does that make sense to anyone other than myself??

Anyways, Just thought I'd share some of my non scale victories!! Just because the scale does not move, does not mean that you have not made progress toward your goals!!

Sweet nuggets

I got some nice feedback today, in general conversation with a certain lady! She told me I inspired her to embark on her weight loss journey! That made me feel kinda cool! That me, a bonafide FAT girl, could inspire someone else to healthier living.  She has done a marvelous job since her journey began.  What she didn't know, is that she, too, inspires me to keep going, to increase my workout, and she gives me alot of encouragement.  That's a pretty cool trade, I'd say.

I see the same things she sees with my transformation. Her work clothes are getting bigger, her outlook on life is a bit brighter, and she is somewhat happier it seems.  Who could complain about results like that. She's a young lady that has alot of years left in her life to live.  I wish her well and hopes she takes advantage of every opportunity that comes her way and enjoy every minute of it! ROCK ON GIRLIE!!

There is also my "favorite" co-worker, that is on a weight loss journey and I hear she has lost a good deal of weight in 1 month's time. Congrats to you too doll! I see your clothes getting a lil looser too! We will be the baggie pants society after while...lol!

At any rate, I am proud of these ladies for changing their lifestyles for better living! They say I'm helping them, but they are helping me too! It makes my restrictions a bit easier to live with while I'm working.

So I say KUDOS to all of the GORGEOUS women I work with at "misfit island"

This is what the world sees for now.....

this is what WE see in the mirror!!