...or maybe it's just my pants.
No really, my pants are falling down. I can't walk from my the bathroom to my office without having to pull them back up again. I know this is a good problem to have...no, really, this is a GREAT problem to have. However, it's also a pain in the butt. "Why don't you just go buy some new ones?" I hear you ask. Well, for two reasons. 1. Frankly, I'm trying to save money for the vacay. But, more importantly, 2. it's the end of April and *hopefully* it won't be pant-wearing season much longer. Then, by the time it is pant-wearing season again, *hopefully* those pants that I would buy right now, won't fit either...and then that would just be a waste.
One of my housing ladies was complimenting me the other day and suggested that I save money buy going to yard sales or thrift stores. I am certainly not against it, but I've found that it's difficult to get nice bigger-sized clothing at those places. So, I'm sticking with my over-sized pants. They're also kind of a great reminder about how far I've come! When I started this journey in January, sometimes when I put my jeans on just after they get out of the washer/dryer, I had to do the whole "lay on the bed and not breathe just to get them on" thing. And now, I don't even use the button or zipper anymore. I just pull them up and down like sweatpants. Today, more than once when I went to the restroom I pulled them up then went to button them only to realize that they were already buttoned. Kind of an awesome feeling.
So, instead of ditching my old jeans, I'm clinging to them a little bit longer...and wearing a belt. I wore a belt today. I couldn't tell you the last time I wore one...I actually had to dig around in the bottom of my closet to even find it. I eventually found them all stashed away in an old purse. I'm not really a fan of the belt, if you couldn't tell. They sometimes dig into your skin above your waistline (at least on big people they do), I could rarely find them in my size, and seeing one that fits is just another painful reminder about how big around you are. And last, but certainly not least, it turns into a torture device when you're wearing one when you really have to pee.
The two belts that I own (not counting those cheap little things pretending to be belts that sometimes come on clothing for decoration) I believe I bought at Hot Topic because they're unisex. Now, I love me some Hot Topic, but their belts are not generally what one would call "professional". So I picked the more professional looking of the two and wore a long shirt that covered it. Surprisingly, I had to buckle it on the third hole to actually keep my pants up. And even more surprising, it wasn't really a torture device today! I have yet to feel it digging into my skin, it didn't prevent me from making it to the toilet on time (especially since I'm no long wasting time on the button), and I haven't even really noticed much that it's there! Who knew?! I won't be going out anytime soon to buy new ones, this isn't an overnight convert kind of story, but perhaps they won't make hanging on to these pants so bad, after all.
Initial weight: 257.2
Week 16: +1.2
Total weight loss: -28.2 lbs
Current weight: 229.0
16 weeks - four months - and it has just flown by. At Weight Watchers, you get another charm for sticking with the program for 16 weeks (I told you they like to celebrate...). So, thanks to all of you for keeping me motivated and accountable for the last four months. If I keep up this pace, I will soon hit my heaviest college weight...still too much, but a vast improvement.
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