I FINALLY lost another six pounds. It's been a slow journey. The last time I got a five pound star was November 14. Now I'm at 36 pounds down. That has been a ten month journey. I'm not losing fast,but I'm losing. Slow, surely, slowly and sometimes even more slowly than that. But, I'm losing.
Today, Ted and I had to go sign some papers to refinance our house. Taking seven years off our loan!! WOOT. Anyway, I put a pair of jeans on and they were really, really big!! So I told Ted, these jeans are going in the bag when I get home. So - when I got home, I decided it was time to do some purging!!
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That's a big pile of clothes |
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All bagged up!! |
I went through my closet to get rid of anything that was too large. I don't intend on going back to my large size, so I decided it was time to get them out of my closet. Anything that was too large was thrown out. Including a beautiful jacket that I got three years ago when I knew I would be going on job interviews. I spent a lot of money on it. More than I've ever really spent for something like that. I wore it once. To a job interview. I got the job. Never wore it again.
When I was still in my closet, arranging stuff, packing stuff up, I was talking to KayeLynn. She says, "have you gone through your pants in the upstairs closet?" I didn't remember having any pants up there. So - when everything was cleaned up and ready, I headed up the stairs. Holy cow, I could not remember what was up there. Jeans, slacks, dresses. Galore!! I went through, tried on all the pants. Got rid of some. Some of them, fit!!! I had moved my smaller jeans upstairs. So - I got rid of about eight or nine pairs of pants and jeans and found another five or six that did!!
Also upstairs, hidden away, was the dress I wore to my son's wedding, plus the extra one I bought, they fit - but are a little big. Then there was the dresses I had for my daughter's wedding reception and the dress I had for my wedding reception/picnic. Both of these events in the same year. I was able to get them on!!! They are snug, but I could get them on!!!
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Crystal and Brandon's wedding 2005 |
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Today - same dress |
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Ted and my wedding reception, 2005 |
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Today |
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And finally, my awesome fanny packs. I asked for them for my birthday. OK - I asked for one. And I got three I wanted something to hold my keys, phone/music and wallet when I went to the gym. They make me happy |
For those of you who don't know, I was on Weight Watchers back in 2002. I lost fifty pounds. I was able to keep it off for almost three years. After I got married to Ted, who had lost 100 pounds, and I became more sedentary, did not get enough movement in our lives and learned to eat things that were not good for us - again. A year ago, my doctor told me I was diabetic. I said, no way in hell am I diabetic and I'll show him!! So - when I go back in a couple of months, I'm hoping that my newly found healthier ways have changed my body for the better. I intend to live my years out being a healthier version of myself. I still have a lot farther to go. But, I am planning to get there. Even if it is slowly, but surely.
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