Share your NSV's!!!!!!!!!!

[AngelaW 0]

Congratulations to all of you guys!!

I've gone from a size 22w to a size 16w!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

.....we won't discuss the part about the "tire" sitting on top of the waist band....LOL

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

ailbhe, doesn't that feel great? I just love getting up and figuring out how my look is going to be that day!

luvinke, what a great feeling! I bought a pair 18 misses from Wal-Mart (which tend to run small) and I was able to put them on, but they were a bit too squeezy at this point. I was so excited though, because I know that once they fit good, it's no longer the women's sizes for me anymore. I can actually find some better, stylish clothes to wear. :thumbup: ...and not to mention, no more women's size $$$ either!

[ReadySteadyGo 8]

New clothes! Yay. Well three new shirts. from 26/28 now I have three new 22/24!

They look good too.

My shirts were falling off my shoulders at work and showing too much cleavage.

Yay! (not the cleavage the clothes)

[luvinke 0]

My husband and sister told me on yesterday that they can see my collar bone, now that has been covered under fat for years. I feel so good hearing that I just can't stop smiling. People are really starting to notice.

[babedoe4 5]

I was at work today when someone finally asked how much weight I had lost. It is very noticable now and I am out of xs and into XLs. I was shocked whe I put on some really old work clothes and it wasn't that they fit, they had room to spare.It felt great.I am working myself up to buying a new bathing suit for the summer. it is a great idea to get rid of the big big clothes. in the past I kept them and when I gained, I started to wear them again.

[donnabarney 0]

I was at work yesterday, carrying samples down the stairs, when my pants fell off!, they were tight before surgery. I was so happy to give them away. I have boxes of cloths, from the last couple of years, and don't need to buy any. On the plane last week, my seat belt was 6" longer than before. another 1/4" and I would have had to get an extention before.

only thing boobs are 6" smaller around now, but I'm so happy! working out is the greatest.

[luvinke 0]

Congrats Donna and Babe I am happy for both of you. I have a new NSV to share, I took pictures over the weekend at home to play with my new camera and printer and these happen to be the first I've taken since being banded - I couldn't believe my eyes, I said "WOW" when I saw myself, I could actually see my own weightloss and I didn't see it before, I actually thought that I looked smaller almost a version of skinny (in my mind). My husband and kids kept saying of course you look smaller you have lost a lot of weight. I know i've brought a couple of Junior sundress but "WOW". I can't believe it either and I love exercising now too. It's funny how our lives change. Let's keep up the good work, we are on a roll! This is for us:thumbup:

[peabody 0]

Vacation NSV

for the first time in ages i buckled my seatbelt on out flight and didn't need an extender....also i used to fear airplan lavatories, that i might get stuch or something wqually horrible...i went in and had enough room to accompany my daughter too....woohoo i am feeling so much more normal

peabody

40lbs down

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

peobody, that is so great!! Keep up the good fight! :thumbup:

[luvinke 0]

Peabody, that's great news, I'm proud of you. Keep up the good work!

[Officeslave 0]

I wore my shirt tucked in today for the first time in YEARS.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Well, we haven't posted in this thread in awhile. I'll like to share a few recent NSV's I've had. Anyone else?

I went to the Dentist's Office, no not the NSV - I do actually go out once in awhile... anyway as I'm instructed to sit down and wait for the dental hygienist to call me back, I turn around and immediately size up the chairs. For anyone who has been as large as me, that is one of the first things I do. I guess this will be something that will stick with me for a long time. Anyway, I notice the chairs are actually rather small, with the thin arm rests even - way small for me at 330 lbs! I would have immediately not even wanted to try. Well, I figure, OK, I can do this. So, I sit down and find that I fit rather nicely. My legs barely touch the arm rests. WHOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Smilin' all day from that one!

My other one is, well bitter sweet to say the least. So, I have to go to LB's because they are the only store with a bra that works for me. My bras right now are a 40D. They are big, period. My cups are like open invitations for peeping toms too. I knew I probably needed to get a downsize in the cups as well. So, I go in and the nice young lady asks if I want to be sized for a bra. I say sure, since I'm not sure of my size anymore. She measures me as a 38C. My boobs have deflated: bitter. I have finally gotten out of the 40's: SWEET! I am in the smallest size now that LB's carries as far as bras: bitter and SWEET! Now I just need to find out where I'm going to get my bras after I shrink out of those.

[globally yours 0]

Excellent NSV´s. Maybe no one has had this problem before but...I've not been able to pop the trunk from the inside. But arm wouldn't reach, but lo and behold! I can now!

[tskelli 1]

I hear ya, Little Miss Band-Aid! Why is it the boobs and butt go first?

NSVS:

I've gone from a 26/28 to a 22 in jeans. Some 22's are even loose. Can't wait to get into a 20. I can't remember the last time I wore that size!

My stomach doesn't touch the steering wheel in the car anymore.

I finally put the sleep apnea machine in the closet. Don't think I'll be needing it anymore!

Before surgery, I had heartburn almost daily. I ate Zantac or Tums like candy. I don't remember the last time I had heartburn! I'm so glad to be rid of that!!

[Ezma 2]

Thank you Tskelli. You helped me to focus on some NSVs instead of the 2 pounds I gained. Pretty sure it's Water since I made really salty carnitas and drank a ton last night.

Anyway, I too have been heartburn free since my surgery. Really nice to live without that. And I can no longer use my stomach to steer while I open a straw or whatever. It just won't reach the steering wheel no matter how hard I push it out. Yay!