lsdiamond | Try-on Day / The Last Day

The outcome is very good. My pants wardrobe has quadrupled!! I have 8 more pairs of pants to hang in my closet now. 3 of them are suitable for interviews and the like, so if I get a job offer, at least I'll have something to wear! ^_^ On top of that there are 5 more pairs of shorts that I can wear. *Breaks out the razors* (Time to start deciding which ones to keep and which ones to yard sale.)

To be fair, I found a milk crate today of things I had forgotten about, so I would have had 2 or 3 more pairs of clothes 2 weeks ago, but I'm just going to take it in stride and enjoy this new-found freedom.

I can button my lovely brown cords again!! ^_^ They're still not 100% comfy, but I bet by next week, they'll be perfect. I'm comfortably wearing a size 36 (men's), meaning that in order for them not to slide down my backside, I really should have a belt. The front still keeps them from falling too far, though. ^_^''> I can wear some 34s, but again, they're not really comfortable. Bugle Boys are the most forgiving. ^_^

Some of these pants I haven't seen since I was married (5 years this Christmas), so this is especially 'huge' news. *g* I wonder what +Kyle will say when he wakes up.

The real progress will begin when I can start wearing smaller shirts. I'm built like a (n American) football player. I can wear a Large, but I don't like ANYTHING to be binding, and a Large js fitting (not as tight as a bathing suit, but not comfortably loose) in several places, so I am still sticking to XL, which is really too baggy, but ah well... ^_^

So...today is the last day of my month-long trial (well, 4 weeks - close enough for me.).
Has it been worth it?
Yes.

Has it been perfect?
No. There were 3 days where I fell off the wagon - once by only a point or two - the others were pretty bad (5 or so points). Still, that's less than one day a week, and it's far better than I thought I'd do from the outset. ^_^

Do I plan to continue?
Please. Do you REALLY have to ask that? I still have to fit into those cute vintage bells I found 3 years ago and never got to wear! *g* Seriously, I feel better than I have in years, physically and "about myself", so I am totally going to keep this up. I'll never be a supermodel, but I *can* stay at a healthy weight.

Till tomorrow, then....shall I call it Day 29, or start afresh?