Today I decided to hop on the scale, just to see what effect, if any, 2 days back on track would have on my weight. WOW!!! Down 5 pounds! Obviously I was holding a good bit of water. In any event, I'm back at 178, just 3 pounds from goal. I won't consider this an official weight, since it's not my weighin day, but I'm hopeful that Sunday's weight will be the same.
So, with that in mind, I planned out my food today. Now, I was allowing for a little extra. After all, it IS St. Patricks Day, the only day of the entire year when I get to eat corned beef and Irish Soda Bread, 2 of my favorite foods on earth. And I'm going to my friend June's for a meeting tonite, and she's serving...you guessed it! So, I figured I'd do my best all day, and then splurge a bit tonite. BUT, when I entered in my food for the day, including a small piece of the beef and of the bread, my calories and nutrients all came out PERFECT!!!! WooHooo!! And I'm not even skimping on the rest of the day. I had my usual breakfast, and a yummy chicken sandwich for lunch. Fruit for snacks, and I'll have one slice of pizza at dinner with Danny. The meeting isn't until 8pm. I figure that can count as my PM snack! I'll just skip my usual snack at bedtime. How cool is that?!?
So, on the way back from taking Laura to the neurologist, I decided we would stop at Kohls for a brief look around. I know I'm not up to a major shopping spree yet--still can't walk that far. But we both need some things, so I figured a quick visit would be OK.
We started out in the Juniors department, and actually found several styles of denim shorts that are long enough for her (she HATES the short shorts--Good girl!!) I also found her a really cute dress for our vacation, and a pretty pair of capris. Cool. Then we ventured over into the Misses department. This is uncharted water for me. It was so much easier when I could just go to the fat girl section back in the corner and look through their meager selection. But no, now I have like 3 whole areas to look in! YIKES!
I pulled a few things off the racks, things I liked enough to buy. But what size am I? The size charts say 14, but what will REALLY fit, especially in pants?
The size charts are right!!!!!!!!!! I got a pair of bermuda shorts, 3 pair of solid color capris (red, black, and navy), and a striped shirt (Size L, not XL!!). The pants, in 3 different brands, are all size 14, and they all fit great! WooHoo!!!
Now I can finish shopping online, and I know what size I need. I HATE shopping for clothes in the store. Maybe just from all the years I had no choice but to shop in catalogs, but I much prefer to see my clothes presented as a complete outfit, on a model, and decide that I like it, and then get it in my size, ship it here, and try it on in the privacy and comfort of my own bedroom. The only exception to that has been Talbots, where I would live if they'd let me move in! I will be going there one day next week, hopefully to find a couple of things. But, since I currently own exactly 5 items of spring/summer clothes that actually fit me (that being the things I just bought today), I think I DO need to break down and do some shopping.
Well, if it's size 14 (or even 12 at Talbots!), I think that will be OK with me!
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