NSV's

Thought I would post again tonight to share my Non-Scale Victories (NSV's) since, after all, the scale isn't happy for me, it doesn't care about my quality of life! Why should I care what it says all the time? Real success is measured like this:

I can clip, file, and paint my own toenails without getting short of breath.

I can reach into the dryer and get all the clothes out at once without getting short of breath.

I SLEEP SO MUCH BETTER.

I'm swimming in a size 18 jeans. (need to go shopping! baggy butt...a whole new set of problems!)

I spring up out of the chair/bed instead of slowly drag and grunt. (ha)

Dance parties with my son are now a daily occurrence.

I rarely think about food and sweets. (Unless I'm on Pinterest)

I can make a PB&J or a baked potato and not even be tempted to taste. I am in complete control.

My face is a whole lot less puffy. I'm getting compliments on my eyes again.

My bathing suit fits.

People besides family are starting to NOTICE!

Fast forward 2 months! Almost 2 1/2 actually. I'm happy to report that I've lost a grand total of 50 lbs on this program! GO ME! I am amazed at how much better I feel already. I'm also amazed at how unaware I was of how badly I felt before. How do we not notice how incredibly sad and dull our lives are when we are unhealthy? I SMILE at people now, and they smile back! Life is fun again! Granted I still have a ways to go before I reach my goal, but very slowly I can sense that zest coming back. I now feel OK enough with myself to post some "before" and "progress" pictures. I am not going to call them "After" pictures, because well, I haven't reached "after" yet!

Side View

My Face

So there you have it. 50 lbs down. FIFTY. Fifteeeeeeeee!!!

And 23 inches total!

This IS for real. I am NEVER going back. 

My only regret so far has been that I didn't start sooner.

Oh yeah, one more thing. I love this program so much, I decided to become a Health Coach! Nothing I love more than being able to cheer my family and friends on as they lose weight and get healthy!

Current weight: 227 (yeah, thats actually 52 lbs)