I cannot believe that I just used a Paula Abdul song for my entry title. I apologize profusely. I also must apologize for the whining and bitching in my last post. I've been under a tremendous amount of stress lately - at work, on the homefront, and of course, the weight-related issues have been tough as well.
But last night I did as I promised - I went to the grocery store and bought roughly a week-worth of food and did not go to Del Taco. This morning I ate breakfast, I have a cup of water in front of me now, and I'm feeling good about hopping back on track.
Let me tell you why else I'm feeling good: I'm terrible about doing my laundry. I always wait until the last possible moment to clean my clothes, and this morning, I hit the wall. I had no clean jeans, or shirts - so I had to dig into the pack of clothes that don't didn't fit. And I'm happy to report that a pair of size 20 jeans which I accidently purchased a couple of years ago that I have not been able to fit into ever, now fits swimmingly. I didn't have to lie down on the bed and suck in my gut to zip them up, they went on with ease. I also had a top that had been hanging in the closet for some time, that I hadn't worn because it was grotesquely tight around me. But it went on this morning and almost made me look (gulp) svelte? That cannot be the right word, because in no way can that word be applied to me... yet. But it fits rather nicely, and it's all adding up to a rather pleasant morning. And it's Friday. That always helps.
Yay, yay, YAY! Way to go on the unexpected jeans victory - this is a major milestone. I would give yourself a non-food reward to mark this wonderful day.
Posted by: Denise at June 4, 2004 10:04 AMActually, Denise, I am getting my hair done tomorrow - that sounds like a good non-food reward, whaddya think? Now if I could only decide how to get it styled... (hmmmm).
Posted by: julie (me) at June 4, 2004 12:38 PMthere's no need to apologise, this is your blog not ours, you get to say whatever the hell you like ;). I'm glad you're feeling better, I've had a month where I haven't been eating well and have been avoiding my blog etc too, it feels great to get back to it doesn't it. Things like your jeans remind us why we do this.
Posted by: Zan at June 4, 2004 03:03 PMGreat job resisiting the Del Taco. Mexican is my downfall. And isn't it great to unexpectedly fit into a pair of smaller jeans? What a victory!
Posted by: Cat at June 8, 2004 11:41 AM