Jeans Adventure

I used my lunch break to go buy a new pair of jeans. The jeans I am wearing today are a little on the big side plus I am taking my daughter to a concert tomorrow night and I wanted a decent pair to wear. Going against my "normal" routine of NOT trying on clothes before I buy them I decided today would be different. Although I felt like I could wear a smaller size it is usually my luck that I buy a smaller size and can NOT wear it when I get it home. So I walked into Cato and scoured the clearance and found ONE, JUST ONE size smaller than the size I have been in. I nervously asked to try them on. Nervous you may ask? Well hell yes nervous. Talk about giving your ego a beating if a size doesn't fit but this time when I pulled on the jeans they FIT! They buttoned with no problem and I could even buckle the belt. I didn't end up getting them because I didn't like the legs but they fit! My next stop was next door to Tractor Supply. Tractor Supply carries my FAVORITE jeans, Wranglers. Although I was a little more confident that I could wear a smaller size in them as well, I was still a bit nervous. I pick up two pairs, one in a classic fit, one is a relaxed fit. I try on the classic and...THEY FIT! Oh Wranglers how I have MISSED you!!!!! I knew if the classic style fit then the relaxed would fit as well, plus I liked the color better in those for the concert. I pull them on and not only do they fit but I could have gone down ANOTHER SIZE in them. Unfortunately I am short and this particular size was too long and because they are on sale right now there was not a smaller size in a shorter length. :(   BUT I walked out of there with a pair of jeans that I love and even if I don't wear them tomorrow night I have my favorite jeans back. I always wear my Wranglers OUT, seriously wear them out. This time though I hope that I don't wear them out but instead that I am able to get another size smaller soon.

It is amazing to me that although the number on the scale isn't going down I am getting "smaller". Old habits die hard though and I found myself reading an article on how to lose 10 pounds in 8 days or some crap like that. I had to remind myself that I am looking to make a permanent change not a short term change. I WILL NOT allow myself to get caught up in the diet world anymore. I won't stop eating carbs totally, I won't take a pill, I won't fast, I won't do any of that anymore. I will do this the RIGHT way. I have damaged my body, my mind and my soul by all of the years of yo-yo dieting and it is time all of me heals from it. This is it! I hope that in the next year as I continue writing this silly blog, that I am sure no one pays attention to, I will have more milestones to celebrate than just this one. No I shouldn't say I hope, I should say... I look forward to sharing more milestones like this one and I can't wait until I have a before and after picture to share as well.

Happy Day!