25 Pounds Gone

 

 In the grand scheme of things 25 pounds doesn't sound like very much considering I have 150 pounds plus to lose. But, when I think of it in terms of how I feel and how my clothes are fitting these days...It's tremendous! My Weight Watchers leader suggested thinking of it in terms of sticks of butter. There are four sticks of butter to a pound. (Does the math in her head.... 25 x 4=100) One hundred sticks of butter lost! To me that is something worthwhile to wrap my head around.
     A happy misfortune to this weight loss is that my clothes are getting too big, or I'm getting too small for them (big smile). None of my work slacks fit anymore. I was actually sneaking in a pair of dark colored jeans on non jean days more and more towards the end of the school year. I was extremely grateful that our principal declared the last week and a half jean days to see us through to the end of the year. I didn't see any point in my buying new slacks for a couple of weeks of school when I have such big summer plans. My jeans  are starting not to fit as well. I have one pair of size 28 that I can wear without them looking like a small family of dwarves moved out of them. This was remedied yesterday with a quick trip to Lane Bryant. I found a cute pair of rolled cuff capris in size 26 that fit nicely. Yay!!! They were $20 off and I had a coupon for an additional 20% off which made me a happy girl. Not to mention that they were a size 26! This is the first time in at least ten years that I have been able to fit into a size 26 in denim.
     When I was at my heaviest at nearly 400 lbs. I was wearing a size 32. This was the largest size at the time in my favorite shops (Lane Bryant and Avenue). It even only came in limited styles. It is a scary thing when it is hard to find your size in a big girl shop. I haven't been able to shop in stores with normal sizes since I was 19. (Stops to reflect on this for a moment) I don't know how I will react when I am able to shop off of a regular rack. It almost makes me feel sad. Maybe just hard to fathom and scared that I will not be able to see this through. But the great part for now (tries to do this one day at a time and not look to the future) is that I am in a size 26!

Some other things I have noticed since losing 25 lbs...

• My stomach was near touching the steering wheel in my car and now it won't even touch while I try to jut it out. (Silly I know but a victory none the less!)
• I went to an Omni Theater and was able to sit comfortably in the theater seats. The last time I was at one of those, when I was at my heaviest, the sides of the seats cut harshly into me making me not be able to watch the screen but focus on how uncomfortable I was the entire show and worry that I wouldn't be able to get out of it without drawing attention to myself. 
• I am able to walk up the steps on my front porch without feeling that my knees are going to give out. 
• Most importantly, I feel that I have discovered what is going to work for me and be able to see this through to my goal and beyond.