I really think that we need to establish a thread dedicated to our NonScale Victories. So here it is:

I had the best thing happened to me this weekend. But overall it was a week and weekend filled with NSVs and reassurances. I met 2 successful bandsters. Men are flirting, new ones and ones Ive known for years. WIERD!

I was hanging out at my Bestie's (Jenny) house. She pulled out a picture of me from about 3 years ago. I finally saw the difference. I was a mountain. I looked swollen, full, and SO MISERABLE. Whats sad is that I remember that day and I thought I looked so cute, I looked a mess.

This whole time I havent been seeing the change. I figured that I need 30 to 40 more lbs before there was a perciveable difference. I WAS SO WRONG! I am a new woman, NOW!

Later, a friend of hers stopped by. When she came to say hi to me, she looked at me weird then said, "Did you lose weight? Oh my god you lost A LOT of weight!" I told her about the band (I really couldnt help myself).

Later that night Jenny tells me that her friend said that (here's the best part) I looked like a "totally different person" than I did before. This girl is honest if she isnt anything else which makes it all the more amazing.

It was a that moment that I felt the absolute truth of it all: I do feel like a whole different person. I am a different person.

This one was long so I will write my other NSV later. Maybe Ill start a blog.

last night i was not only able to wear a peacoat that hasnt fit for the last 2 years, but i was able to BUTTON it! granted there was only one button left on it due to me wearing it when i shouldnt have, but i buttoned that last button! and it looked CUTE! i was home in texas at my parents' house over winter break and tried on a bunch of old jeans, and while i can't wear them out in public yet (lots of the muffin top going on), i can atleast button those! i'll be wearing them in no time, hopefully.

I had one yesterday. I went and got a haircut and went to my friends to show her my new hair. She runs up to me and goes "OH MY GOD YOU HAVE A JAWBONE!!" I looked at some old pictures and she was right. I have a jawbone now :thumbdown:

Edited January 12, 200917 yr by drew05

I had a good one tonight. This last summer (08) I had to order a bathing suit online because I could not find one in the store. It was a bit snug in the summer. I put it on tonight to go swimming at the gym and it was SOOOO big on my. I had to tie the straps together just so the top wouldn't fall down. It felt great to know that this year I will be buying a suit in the store. Glad to hear there are so many others out there who are experiencing these wonderful moments.:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

I had another one today. A coworker of mine who has been on vacation since just after I got the band came back to work today. The first thing he said when he saw me was "Drew, are you shrinking?"

Made me smile and made my entire freakin' day!

Ok wow I have quite a few NSV's...

• Stomach no longer touches steering wheel.
  
• I've gone from a tight 22 to a very loose 18.
  
• My legs don't look like stumps they look like LEGS!
  
• BAD NSV: I've lost inches but no cup size so I've gone from a 40DDD to a 38F.
  
• My ankles exist!
  
• Rings fall off, necklaces fit better, bracelets don't cut off circulation.
  
• Sex has gotten waaaaaay better.
  
• I can wear a belt!
  
• Guys are flirting with me and staring at me. I instinctively am thinking "Oh no do I have something on my face?" cuz I'm just not used to it.
  
• I can shop at normal stores again. Still in XXL or XL shirts but come on...I have 38F's lol Even at my smallest I was wearing XL's.
  
• I have officially lost 50lbs. (Not a NSV but still a victory)
  
• I actually am having choices in what I want to wear, instead of just taking ANYTHING that'll fit.
  
• Used to wear 2XL guys shirts, put one on about 2 months ago so I could wear it to school and I was SWIMMING in it.
  
• I bought guys 2XL swim trunks at Old Navy when I was at my heaviest. So a few weeks ago I had to go hottubbing and needed some cover up shorts. I grabbed them and I couldn't get them to stay up and they went down to my ankles:mellow:. They weren't an option lol.
  
• People in my classes are talking to me. Sad but when I was at 265(at 5'4") they would ignore me. Not even look at me. Depressing when people can't stand the sight of you...how's that for you self-confidence lol...
  
• I can somewhat see my va-jay-jay!
  
• In the bathtub when I sit down I slide around a lot more lol...my thighs used to touch both sides and kept me in place lol
  
• sleeping hurts because my bones stick out more and I can feel the mattress springs
  
• I can run up stairs without losing my breathe.
  

And amazingly I haven't exercised or really dieted at all yet. (bad I know but i've still lost and kept off 50lbs in 6 months all by just eating smaller amounts which is a lesson I needed to learn.)

I haven't been banded yet but I am on my preop diet. I've lost 11 pounds and I can take my jeans off without unbuttoning them :w00t:

I can't wait to experience all the things you guys have.

So far my NSVs are:

-I have a collar bone!

-Clothes that were tight are fitting now.

-I have to wear belts more often with my pants.

-My boyfriend says that I feel smaller when he hugs me.

-Sex is easier.

-I don't have much trouble anymore putting on my socks and shoes... but I don't know if that has as much to do with my weight as it does my bad back getting better from physical therapy. o.o

-I can do the beginning step class at the gym. Never in a million years did I think I could have done that!

I think there may be a few more, but I can't think of them at the moment.

This is an awesome topic! All this stuff I forget about that is just as important if not more than just weighing less.

ok so I had two non-scale victories today!

1. I was walking out from a journalism class this morning when I walked past a friend in the newsroom. We hadn't had a class together since last year, so we haven't seen each other in 6 months, but we used to live in the same building so he saw me every day then. Well, I smiled and said hey when I walked past, and like 2 feet later he goes "JANE! i didn't even RECOGNIZE you!" and I just kind of stood there flustered and he goes "i mean, i dunno... maybe its the... peacoat? or... did you change your hair?" nope.... just a haircut that put me back to the length it was when he saw me last. so that made my morning.

2. so then, tonight, I was doing some shopping because i have to wear dress clothes for an upcoming trip and need to look professional, not the baggy-jeans look i've been sporting. after some unfortunate boot shopping when realizing that my calves will not yet fit in regular boots (when will boot manufacturers figure this out??), i went to lane bryant to see if they had anything. the sales lady goes "we have some underwear on sale..... and lucky for you we have a TON of the 14s in stock. i mean, i'm guessing thats what you are." well thank you very much! not quite yet, still in the 16s, but it was nice to have that saleslady think I was just barely fat enough to still have to shop there! sorry lane bryant, but i am sooo ready to stop shopping there!

anyways, tiny NSVs.... but they are few and far between right now so i'll take what i can get!

Hah, thankful for Lane Bryant for letting me go to prom dressed but wont be sad to never shop there again janesays :thumbup:!

So I got new clothes yesterday and didnt have to spend any money

My husband bought me several scrub sets about 2 or 3 years ago and I have never been able to wear them....UNTIL now !!!!!!

I had a NSV a couple days ago!

My mom, who is super skinny, has never been a "complimenter", lol. Never has really told me I was having a good hair day, or she's ever noticed when I've lost weight before, yada yada. But she's awesome anyway.

So, I went out of town for 2wks. She came over when I got back, and when she walked in she said "Well hey there SLIM!". And I just said hey and walked into the kitchen, she followed me and said again "how's it going slim?". I guess she wanted to make sure I heard her. She said she could really tell I had lost. I was fighting back the tears cuz my mommy called me slim! haha.

I loved it!

Amberstar thats AWESOME!!! I think it means the most when it comes from someone close that youve been waiting to hear them say something good about your weight loss and then they finally do..mucho congrats on that one...!!! My mother in law is the same way shes never really said anything to me about my surgery....until she was up for last weekend...she was like stand over there....I moved over and she said I can really tell a big difference. youre doing awesome...lol

WELL MUCHO CONGRATS!!!!

AW thank you Kaninag! And congrats on your weight loss! Can't wait till I'm there!

A big NSV for me is when i am able to sit in a restuarant at a booth and not have my stomach touching or, even hanging over the table.

two non-scale victories in one today! so i gave in and shopped for new clothes, i wasnt going to for awhile but im going to ny in a little over a week for some job interview type things, and i HAVE to look good... so i bought a really cute dress (size 14-- omg!) and needed some boots to go with it. i havent worn real boots (not snow boots).... EVER! i always try them on but, of course, they never fit over your calves. I found some boots at torrid but i didn't think they were very cute, plus they had a big heel and i'm tall enough as it is. so i went to bakers, tried on some boots.... and the cutest pair FIT! so i was walking around the store sooo happy just wanted to make sure they were comfy, and would you know it, but two women go, "excuse me, are you free?" and i kind of stared for a second and they go "oh wait-- do you work here?" and i laughed and said no, and they were like "oh sorry! you're just so fashionable, i guess i just assumed.."

made my day! i loveee my boots, cant wait to wear them!