The scale doesn't capture everything! This is the thread for all the wins that don't show up as a number — rings fitting again, crossing your legs, skipping the second helping without trying, climbing stairs without losing your breath. Drop your NSV below and let us celebrate with you.
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Non-Scale Victories — Share Your Wins
Down 54 lbs here and my favorite one is weird but real: I can kneel down to grab something off the bottom shelf and pop right back up without grabbing onto anything. Also crossed my legs on an airplane last month for the first time in years.
The seatbelt one hits hard, congrats. Mine was similar recently, wrapping a towel all the way around with room to spare at 55 lbs down. Still catches me off guard every time.
The ring spinning is a great early one. Down 67 lbs myself and the kneeled-on-the-floor ease is what gets me -- Vegas summers, I used to dread getting down to weed the yard, now it's nothing. Love seeing the 8-lbs-in folks already posting wins.
Only 8 lbs down so far but my knees already stopped aching on the stairs at work, which I did not expect this early. Small stuff, but it's keeping me motivated while the scale moves slow.
Mine is sleep related — I stopped needing a wedge pillow for reflux around 30 lbs down, and now I actually sleep through the night. Also crossed my legs on a flight last month and had a weird moment of not remembering the last time that happened. Nearly 46 lbs down and honestly these moments hit harder than any weigh-in.
Booth seating is such a real one, I did that same mental check for years. At 36 lbs down my win is sleeping on my stomach again without feeling like my ribs were pinned. Also noticed my watch band went down two notches without me ever thinking about it.
Airplane seatbelt clicked on the first try at 22 down, no extension needed. That moment hit harder than any weigh-in so far. Keep the wins coming, they're honestly better motivation than the scale.
Down about 38 myself and my NSV is that I can sit on the floor and get back up without using the couch as leverage anymore. Also stopped needing the seatbelt extender on flights, which was a quiet win I didn't expect to hit so soon.
40 lbs down here and my win is tied to shoes -- tying them stopped being a whole production with breath holding involved. Also noticed I stopped doing the armrest squeeze to get out of my car. Funny how you don't realize those things were hard until they're not.
Funny how the booth seat became the thread mascot. My 24 lb win is that my airplane seatbelt fits without me holding my breath while I buckle it, and I crossed my legs for the first time in ages last week. Tiny stuff, huge feelings.
Stairs are my quiet win too — took them two at a time at my kid's game last month and realized I wasn't even winded. Almost 50 down here and it's stuff like that that keeps me going more than any weigh-in.
48 lbs down and the airplane seatbelt clicks on the first try now, no breath-holding involved. Mine also include fitting into an old winter jacket I'd basically written off. Funny how those moments hit harder than any weigh-in.
Airplane seatbelt clicking on the first try without an extender was my moment around 40 lbs down — sat there grinning like an idiot. Love that this thread exists because nobody in real life gets why those things hit harder than the scale.
The towel overlap thing is so satisfying, congrats on forty. My unexpected one at 54 down has been shoes — my feet actually shrank enough that my old sneakers are loose and I had to buy a smaller size. Never saw that coming.
Down about 37 myself and my win is tying shoes without doing the sideways lean. Also noticed my wedding ring spins around now, which felt strange after years of it being snug. These little moments really do add up.
Down around 56 and my NSV is parking farther out at the grocery store without even thinking about it — the walk just stopped feeling like a decision. Also noticed I can get up off the floor without using the couch for leverage, which my knees apparently appreciate way more than I realized.
Only a couple pounds gone so far but I already noticed food noise fading on the 10mg dose — walked past the bakery case at Hy-Vee without even a mental argument. Also crossed my legs on a plane last week and realized I hadn't done that in years.
Down 53 myself and the big one for me lately is tying shoes without holding my breath or doing the whole sideways lean. Also cut my own toenails for the first time in forever, which nobody warns you is a milestone.
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