Nice way to start a weekend

You may remember over christmas break, I was in Florida with my folks. They'd asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I said I really needed some new pants. We hit the outlets, and they were extremely generous and bought me several pairs of pants. A couple were size 12's, but mostly they were 10's (i started this journey firmly into 14s). I hoped to get a few months out of them, and didn't let my parents spend too much money on me, knowing that these were (hopefully) a temporary stop on my way to wherever I land.

Well, some of the 10's are starting to get roomy. But today was an interesting development...

I had bought one pair of pants (i bought, not my parents) that day, that were too snug to wear at the time, but they were pretty, and on sale for $12, and I figured if I never got there, it wouldn't be a huge waste. I tried them on this morning, and could not believe my eyes.

I looked skinny.

First of all... I should have tried these pants 3 weeks ago. I already need to take the waist in. But the rest of it all fits well in the hips and thighs, so they still generally fit. But I could not believe how good they looked. I felt like an "after" from "What Not To Wear", where the transformation is so huge, it's like a different person. (Yup, there's my shout out to Stacy London, of whom most of you know I'm a huge fan).

I went up to many of my colleagues with whom I'm friendlier and know my story (and read this blog!) and announced, "Look at this! Can you believe it?" and all echoed my observation... these pants made me look skinny.

The other day, when those older pants fit, that was great, but this was different. I'm not even sure I can explain why. It just kind of felt like I'd finally gotten to a new me. Maybe there's more to go, and before long, I may be in 8's or who knows after that. But I know that I saw today that even though I had it in my head that my ultimate goal is 30 lbs, there are going to be plenty of stops along the way that I'm going to look great when I get to.

I'm off to Long Island this weekend, where I'll also see my cousin, whom I blogged about in November. I'm excited that both of us will get to visit our families and we can each show off all our progress towards our healthier goals. I expect he's going to knock our socks off!

Thanks for reading!