It's so amazing to be able to fit into a pair of jeans that I've never been able to fit into. Katy bought me a new pair of jeans several months ago that she thought I'd like, come to find out they didn't fit. We decided to hold onto them and hope that some day I'd be able to squeeze into them.
Lately I've been feeling like my pants and shorts were drowning me. The shorts that I held into last year are loose to the point that they're falling off me without a belt, and with a belt they're bunching up. Last year I popped several buttons on my favorite pairs of shorts, only to have the button sewn back in farther back so that I'd have more room. I also tore the crotch out of several pairs of shorts. My wedding ring is also fitting very loose, many times it's fallen off without me realiZing it.
Yesterday I decided that I'd try to put a pair of pants on that I used to not fit into. I actually fit! There was plenty of
room to spare too! Not the laying down on the bed while you suck in your gut and hurry to zip it up kind of for either. The pants fit for real.
I have about half a dozen pairs of pants that I used to love to wear that have been hanging in my closet for years, waiting for the day that I might actually fit into them again. Well, the day has come!
I've been working my tail off for a very long time to get to this point. Fruit and veggie shakes for breakfast and lunch, healthy dinners, and daily trips to the gym. As of this morning I'm down a total of 35 pounds from mid January 2014. My goal is to be below 200 which is a number that I haven't seen since high school. 65 more pounds to go, hopefully I'll see that happen within the next 6-8 months.
If you also struggle with your weight like so many of us do, remember two things.
1) Every step is a choice, if you make more good choices with your eating and exercise than bad choices, it WILL add up and you will lose weight.
2) It takes a while to change your body, it takes a split second to change your mind.
As with any addiction, there will always be temptation. If you prepare yourself in every aspect of your life, you can win the battle! Make sure you only have healthy options at home. If you normally have lots of snacks and treats in your cupboard, try picking up a bag of trail mix the next time you're at the grocery store.
I used to not even be able to drive past a McDonald's drive thru without caving, now I can hit the drive thru for someone else in the car without thinking twice about getting something for myself.
It gets easier. It really does. Every good choice that you make will make the next set of choices easier.
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