New Pants

So this month has been a bit disappointing. We have not had weigh-in yet, but I know so far the scale has not moved for me. I'm not putting any weight on, but no negative numbers yet either. Its only one week until weigh-in so hopefully this week I can be extra good and get some good numbers. It should help that I work this weekend and will not be sitting at home stuffing my face all the time.

The real story I want to share is the story of a pair of pants. I have been told in the last month that my clothes look bad. All of my pants are sagging in the rear area. While I have noticed this, I have not paid much attention to it, because 1. They are still comfortable, 2. I'm cheap and don't want to buy new ones yet, and 3. Most people only see me from the chest up or I have on a white jacket so it doesn't matter. I really want to loose about 10 more pounds before I buy new clothes. This week though I decided to check out the clearance rack at Ann Taylor's when I had a few extra minutes. They had some cute jeans and I decided to try on a pair. I picked up a 14 (the size I have the most of though a size smaller than what I was wearing) and then decided to pick up a 12 also. I actually went into the dressing room and tried them on. Those that know my shopping habits know that I pretty much know what is size I need and hardly ever try things on. I'm glad I went in and tried them on. In the dressing room, I went ahead and just tried the 12 on for S&G. I thought, you never know I might actually be able to fit in them. Lo and Behold, The 12 slid right on and was loose. LOOSE I tell you! I might have freaked out a bit. Then, I decided to not try on a smaller size. Not sure my exact reason, but I will tell you that it revolved around what if this was a fluke and you know if the smaller size fits you'll buy them and do you really want to spend that much.

Well I ended up thinking about it all night that night and then all day the next day. That day I had a little bit of time to kill before going out to dinner and decided I had to go try on the 10s. I went in grabbed the pair and then spotted a really cute sweater. It was only in a size large. I never buy a large sweater always an extra large. I decided to try it on as well. In the dressing room I held my breath and pulled on the jeans. They slid on okay, over my thighs which can be a test, and then I tried to button them. Lets just say that I held my breath. And....They fit. Perfectly! Even after I let out my breath. I felt so awesome! I may have even teared up a bit. It has been forever since I fit into a 10. Needless to say I bought them. Oh yeah and the sweater it looks great too. Holla! I just hope they continue to look good or even get a little to big. Even the hubby agreed once I tried them on for him. So here's to hoping for a good weight loss week.