Today I had an unexpected and surprisingly satisfying NSV. I noticed that my belly button shrank. It's about 50% shallower than it used to be! Who knew I would be so pleased about less depth to my belly button? ?

-Not worrying about the weight limit on my hammock

-My bathrobe fully closing

-Not having to be restricted to plus size only clothing

-My leggings have become too loose

-Not worrying about sitting on wicker furniture lol

On 5/31/2021 at 8:33 PM, Christina J. said:

My bathrobe fully closing

Similar to the towel wrapping... Im still not there but I know how great I'll feel when this happens!

Not super weird, but totally made my day. A very attractive male stranger commented that I was “ripped” and asked if I do CrossFit. ?? FYI, I do not CrossFit, but I do a variety of exercise frequently.

Feeling more confident about my picture being taken at family functions, holidays, etc. I used to actually hide when the cameras came out because I feared of my pics being shown to everyone to see how big I was.

Not being embarrassed to eat in front of others. When I was bigger, I didn't like to eat in front of anyone because in my mind they were making fun of me for being so fat.

I was actually prepared to make spontaneous plans to see my high school buddies on the 40 year anniversary of our graduation! I was ready to book the plane ticket and go, when they ended up re-scheduling due to other's conflicts. 80 pounds ago, I wouldn't have even considered going...even with 3 months to "lose some weight"! Now, I'm like "Tell me when and where, and I'll be there!" It felt great!!

Right now I'm in Florida on vacation and this is the smallest I've ever been on a beach. It's SO much easier to walk on the sand and I even RAN on the sand today. I have not gotten short of breath at all. Last year a month before my surgery we went to Orange Beach, AL, and I had to keep stopping for breath every few feet and it was miserable. I was in so much pain too. swear I feel like a teenager again at almost 50!

So many things:

The towel fits.

I can fit into chairs, airplane seats, folding seats at different venues (concerts, sports, etc).

I can cross my legs.

I can stand on tip-toe.

I can reach down and lift the lever that opens the gas tank door. I used to have to get out and reach in, or at least put my left foot out on the ground. Now I just reach down and voila! The door opens and DH can pump the gas!

My son (25) just hugged me goodbye and said "my tiny mother!" ❤️

My feet have went from a size 10 or 9.5 to an 8 or 7.5. I just bought two pairs of shoes in each respective size. So strange!

Towels closing. 

Not being so out of breath and tired with everything. 

More energy. 

I went into Kohl’s yesterday and couldn’t fit in the plus size section anymore. 

Also, going on a date and not freaking out and obsesssing about my size the whole time. 

On 6/26/2021 at 2:43 AM, leebick said:

I can reach down and lift the lever that opens the gas tank door. I used to have to get out and reach in, or at least put my left foot out on the ground. Now I just reach down and voila! The door opens and DH can pump the gas!

This is the one I can't wait for!

I JUST DID MY FIRST PULL-UP OF MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!

Wow that brought back bad memories of the presidential physical fitness tests in gym glass. Do they still make kids do that?

I was able to get on Rides with out being embarrassed that i wont fit and be asked to get off. It was a big victory and made me feel real good. Little things!!!

I usually wear tight leggings for my cardio workout and later change into loose-fitting joggers before I take a walk in my neighborhood. Yesterday, I was feeling lazy about changing my pants and I realized: I can probably wear leggings in public without anyone saying, "Ew, she should NOT be wearing that," or "Nobody needs to see THAT."* I might be able to pass for just another basic b****!

* To be clear, I don't think anyone should say that no matter what someone's weight, but I've heard people say it and it always stopped me from wearing leggings in public.

Thanks for the NSV shares folks - I love stopping in on this thread for a little inspiration. below are some more recent NSV I've had:

1. yesterday I was on my feet in the kitchen for 3 hours cleaning and doing food prep. I still had enough energy to go for a walk afterward. Previously, I would have been exhausted and in too much pain after that much time on my feet to even contemplate more activity.
2. I've seen some of you mention this...revved up libido and increased "romantic joy". It's really really really REALLY true. Everything about sex is just way more fun. DH and I celebrated our 25th anniversary this week like it was our honeymoon! ?
3. I reactivated an old back injury recently and was able to do the rehab exercises much easier than when I was 60 pounds heavier and I started feeling better in less than half the time than I would have prior to WLS.
4. I'm fitting in size 16 bottoms and large tops and was able to buy clothing for myself at Costco for the first time ever. I got a couple of cute shirts for 6 bucks, an unheard of price for the plus-size clothes that Costco doesn't even carry.
5. My husband can pick me up and has decided that his new workout is called "wife lifting". I'm perfectly fine with this, you know...gotta support his fitness goals! ???

I can relate so hard to all of the above but the biggest NSV for me recently was that a few weeks ago we discovered that my 10 year old can actually put his arms all the way around me when I hug him now! Now he loves to "trap" me in a hug! Could not be sweeter!!!