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Today started crappy. I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed and then got on the scale...big mistake. Not that I gained a bunch or anything..but thought I should have lost and I didn't...so, me being me I just pouted.
The good news though is my boyfriend asked me how close I was to getting into the slacks he bought me three years ago. I fit in them for maybe 6 months when all the weight came on. So, I went to the closet and tried them on. To give you an idea, the last time I tried to wear them, it was January..I had to go to a funeral and they were the ONLY pair of slacks I owned at the time...jeans weren't going to cut it. I couldn't get them to button so I pinned them with a safety pin and wore a shirt untucked. Very uncomfortable and squeezed some "anatomy" into some unsighly fatty lumps....BLECH! Well, this morning when I tried them on...NO obscene lumps and I was able to button them. They were still a bit too tight and not very comfortable pinching into my fat rolls on the waist, but in a pinch I could pull it off...better than in January anyways...and hopefully another 10 lbs I can actually wear them again.
So, there is my journal for today. I figured if I wrote it down maybe I could let it go. The pants were a GOOD sign..but i'm having a hard time today letting that be good enough..I want to be perfect NOW...but, that's what happens this time of year. I have a birthday and I don't handle them well..haven't since I was 23 and even before that I thought birthdays were a waste of time. I think it's because I'm a twin...we never had a "special day". my sister can't stand them either. Kind of weird, we know.
So, thanks for letting me vent. I'm be all happy and optimistic again next week, I promise!
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You know, I LOVE birthdays. I think as you get older you get to take less crap than you did before, so you get to say stuff like, "I'm too old for this crap." when someone tries to make you do things that you don't want to. And you get to speak your opinion more often because you can be a crazy old person and no one cares. Age is very freeing for me. Anyway....I digress....I think its a GREAT sign that those pants are soooo close!!! Doesn't that make you feel great? You know, one of my best friends is a twin, and, as adults, they always spend their birthday together. Just the two of them. Last year, they turned 40 and went to the Amazon together!!!
04 Sep 08 by member: Paige E
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At least you know that even if you aren't losing "weight" you are losing "fat" and that is better. In the first 3 months of doing Atkins I dropped 17% body fat but only 5% of my weight, I had it checked at the gym. You will lose more fat on this diet and be able to fit into your clothes in no time. It's great! Don't worry about the scale, it's all about fitting into those great clothes, anyway.
04 Sep 08 by member: sararay
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Paige, you're right..I AM getting to the age that I'm too old for a LOT of crap...thus, life will get sooo much easier! That's a great way to look at it, thank you!! :-)
04 Sep 08 by member: acastiglione
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I was going to get my fat percentage checked at the gym but I stopped going because of a jerk of a trainer there...BUT no excuse, I've joined the 100 crunches and the 30 minute walk every day challenges to get me moving again...You are right, I'm obviously losing if i'm so much closer to getting into those pants, so I can't put all my eggs in my weight basket. Thanks much for the comments. This whole dieting thing sure has it's ups and downs, it's sooo nice finding this site and people who know exactly what I'm going through.
04 Sep 08 by member: acastiglione
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