I bought a bunch of new jeans back in August 2007, thinking the ones I currently own were, ahem, "shrinking". Of course, that was the month I learned my scale was broken, and I was much heavier than I knew. So I went on the Hacker's Diet and started exercising. By the end of October, I already needed to downsize. A few weeks ago, I started using the fifth notch in my belt.
I vowed not to buy a new pair of jeans until the next tax-free holiday in August, when I bought those other new pairs. But my pants had gotten comically loose. I won't go into detail about what happens when I use the restroom at work.
So today I bought three new pairs in a smaller size. Yes, it is gratifying to try on a pair of smaller pants in the store dressing room and find they fit. It's so intoxicating, I'd forgotten some of the inconveniences of wearing that particular size.
I put on one of the new pairs to run some errands in the evening, and I discovered the pockets were smaller. Suck. I already carry a lot of crap in my right pocket — phone, keys, pen, change, lighter, earplugs (hold over from the days I used to go to shows regularly) and mint breath strips. Less real estate means a tighter fit, and my hands are not of the gingerly sort.
And the one thing I forgot to do while I was in the dressing room — sit down. When I sat in my car seat with the new jeans, I was immediately reminded how much more I have to go with the weight loss. Although my waist demands a snug fit, I forgot that my gut doth spilleth over, and the squeeze around my hips wasn't entirely comfortable.
As satisfying as the purchase was, the actual use inspired me to keep working.
How much weight have I lost so far? According to my Physics Diet profile, 29 some odd pounds. But I had already lost 10 some odd pounds by the time I signed up for the site, so that number ought to be 39. And if we went by the number on my scale this morning, 41.
I'm about 10 pounds away from an ideal weight, according to my body mass index, and I'm 15 pounds from my goal.
That's not bad, is it?