Weighty Matters
170.5 today
I finally gave in and bought some new blue jeans this past weekend. (Which was an odyssey in and of itself; do you know how difficult it is to find 100% cotton denim boot cut jeans that do not cost a fortune? Don't ask...I'm still looking.) I settled on some cotton/poly blend jeans (not happy) because at this point I simply need something to tide me over while still losing weight. I had to try on the jeans in-store, which I hate doing, because I had no idea what size I would wear. To date, I've lost 27 1/2 pounds. My old jeans were a size 16 "relaxed" which means they were honestly a size 17/18. There's that vanity sizing thing, sheesh. I ended up fitting a size 16 regular (no relaxed nothing, no fudging), at least in the jeans I bought. It's important to remember that there is little to no sizing standards between companies, or even within companies for that matter. You could try on four different pairs of pants, all the same size, made by the same manufacturer and have all of them fit differently. That's why you have to try these things on in-store, no matter how much you hate doing it. And you have to ignore the number on those little tags; you know, the "size" number. I've lost enough weight now and am feeling so much skinnier that I would have bet good money I was a size 14. Nope! But again, that's why it's crucial to disengage our feelings from this whole process. (Seriously, just buy what fits you and forget about that stupid (size) number.)
I gave up the carrots and really don't miss them. Also, I've upped my veggie intake. I've been eating three different vegetables at lunchtime along with some protein, usually broccoli and cauliflower and green beans. Sometimes for supper, if I'm not super hungry, I'll just have more vegetables. I can hardly wait for cooler temperatures to arrive so I can resume my daily walks.
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