NSV: Jeans and Sugar
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It’s Saturday and that means it’s time to celebrate non-scale victories — all those weight-loss successes that take place somewhere other than the scale. Are you fitting into a smaller size? Noticing you’ve got more energy? Exercised regularly this week or made great food choices? This is the place to brag on yourself and let us celebrate with you!
I had a few NSV that stood out in my mind this week:
1. I got into a smaller size jeans! When I started my weight-loss efforts back in November, I couldn’t get this particular pair of jeans past my thighs. I wore them a couple of times this week…and I could take all the big, deep breaths I wanted. 😉
2. We’ve cut our sugar consumption in half. I used to buy 10 lbs. of sugar at the store each week…and sometimes we’d run out. For the past several weeks I’ve only been buying a 5 lb. bag — and there’s usually still several cups left in the sugar container when I add the new bag.
3. More energy. I’ve been noticing lately that, in general, I have a lot more energy and just feel better, overall, than I have in a long time. If I’m noticing such a big difference at 22 lbs. down, I can’t imagine how great I’ll feel when I’m at my goal weight. Why, oh why, did I let myself get so overweight? And, why didn’t I get serious about getting the weight off sooner?
4. I didn’t realize, when I posted my weigh-in this week, that this week’s weight loss means that I’ve lost over 10% of my body weight already. Woo hoo!!
What about you? What NSV have you enjoyed this week?
Kris Bales is a newly-retired homeschool mom and the quirky, Christ-following, painfully honest founder (and former owner) of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. She has a pretty serious addiction to sweet tea and Words with Friends. Kris and her husband of over 30 years are parents to three amazing homeschool grads. They share their home with three dogs, two cats, a ball python, a bearded dragon, and seven birds.
Congrats! There's nothing like the feeling of fitting into your skinny jeans :). Keep up the good work!
Okay — I gotta know — what do you do to go through 10 lbs of sugar in a week? Was it from sweetened tea or something else entirely? (Not judging, I am seriously just curious. Great job on cutting the consumption down! You are doing a fabulous job!)
@ Angie — Yep. Tea and Kool-aid.
I had to half the amount of sugar I was using in my sweet tea. I found that flavored teas helped. Especially raspberry tea. Yum.
I had to half the amount of sugar I was using in my sweet tea. I found that flavored teas helped. Especially raspberry tea. Yum.