Monday, August 6, 2007

14 pants!

My husband and I have been visiting his parents in VA for several days now. Today, we popped over to the mall, and I decided to try on a pair of size-14 pants to see if they fit me at all. They fit great--perfectly, in fact! I was so excited at how cute they were that I decided to buy them despite the $60 price tag that would normally make me say, "Um, no." They are dressy and they are a nice brand (Ann Taylor Loft), so I know they will be useful and last a long time. I'm so excited! I haven't worn a 14 in pants since my junior year of college, perhaps my sophomore year even. That's . . . 6-7 years ago now!

Usually these days, I weigh myself every couple of days. I don't write it down; I just like to keep a general check on what is happening. I haven't been able to do that since we've been here, and it will be interesting to see what my weight is when we get home. It could be down or stagnant--I really have no idea. I guess it could also be up a pound. One thing about never counting anything is that it works as long as I trust myself and keep the idea of taking care of myself in mind. But I can never be 100 percent certain that I'll have a drop at any time, so I do like to weigh myself often enough to keep in mind that I can't eat loads of potato chips or things like that that make me feel gross and make my weight pop up.

12 comments:

Kim said...

Congrats on the 14's!!! What a wonderful feeling that must be. :) Keep up the great work!!

Anonymous said...

yay! that's really exciting!

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Linds said...

Congratulations on the size 14 pants!! That's pretty exciting!

Salma Gundi said...

Very cool!

celtic_girl said...

Yay, for the 170's and the size 14 pants

Kim L said...

Wow! I'm very jealous! Congratulations!

Anonymous said...

Congrats!!!!!!

Foodie Girl said...

WooHoo! Doesn't it feel awesome! Good for you!

TrixieBelden said...

Congratulations on the size 14 pants! That's awesome!

Kim L said...

Max and I were on your street today and thought of you! How are those pants fitting?

Foodie Girl said...

Anyone home?

April said...

Woohoo!!! I'm afraid to think of what I actually need to lose to get into a size 14. It's time to stop whining and start getting healthy. Thanks for the inspiration!!