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Yay for vanity sizing?! I was at an Old Navy the other day and wound up getting some new shorts and a tee shirt. The semi exciting thing is that when I went to try on bottoms, the size 8s were too big. I ended up getting 2 pairs of shorts that were size 6. I don't remember ever being size 6 before as an adult. This feels gratifying, but also somewhat frustrating because size 6 doesn't exactly mean something; clothing- particularly women's clothing it seems- is not standardized. I have shorts that fit that are size 8 and 10,and now also size 6. I don't know if I am deluding myself that I'd be content with my size, whatever it was at the time, if manufacturers standardized their fitting so that a 12- or whatever- would be the same across the various designers/ clothes makers.
I got to go on vacation recently with my family, and while on vacation I got to contrast pics of myself now with those from the last similar vacation 2 years ago. I look a lot better now!! :) Last time I went on vacation I was around 170-175, and currently I am about 25-30lb lighter (lol...that's about the same as an old CRT monitor...I did warehouse detail many years ago repackaging computers and accessories as a summer job so that's where I get that connection from).
I still see much room for improvement- both in habits and results; I have an hour glass waist with a pear shaped body. I have had more trouble with emotional and compulsive eating while on vacation, so I am wary of developing more of a kangaroo type pounch. Though to see significant improvement from previous years is very satisfying. I just want to make sure that this doesn't turn into a dysfunctional cycle of gains and losses.
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