I bought a new pair of pants today.
When I went to try them on, I brought in the size I usually wear and a lower size which I used to wear. One can hope, right?
The lower size “looked” like it was my current size when I held it up to my hips. Could it be? Could I have actually managed to not gain weight even without boot-camp?
The lady in the fitting room at Winners gave me a complicated scenario through her mask which I only partially understood but she held up two fingers and attached a sticky note to my pants’ hanger with a 2 on it, plus gave me the plastic number plate thingy with a 2 on it for the number of items I was trying on and after all that, I figured 2 was my lucky number and went to dressing room 2 with my two items.
Are you still following me?
(And NO I am NOT a size 2.) πππ
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Anyway. π΅
I tried on the lower size.
(Fine. It’s an 8. Happy now?)
Guess what.
It fit!
Comfortably!
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I was kind of thrilled about that. I’m still struggling with certain areas where I should have a bit more muscle tone instead of, you know, roundness…but whatever.
My size 8 fit again. π
Note: I’ve been an 8 most of my adult life except for two occasions:
1) Starving University student morphed into student-loan-debt carrying poorly paid flight attendant
2) Pregnancy and nursing periods
Then, middle age and perimenopause happened and suddenly I was a 10 more often than an 8.
Here’s the thing. When I got home I tried them on again, just to reassure myself I didn’t make a mistake.
That’s when I noticed something.
The pants were made of stretchy material. π
Lol
Whatever. I still like them, and they’re black which is supposed to be slimming and all that.
After I put them in the wash, I thought about my discovery and decided, I am fine as long as I am healthy.
Repeat:
I am fine and I deserve cake.
Which is why I ate this:
Don’t @ me. I don’t wanna talk about it.
Besides, my clutter and mess creating tween, who generates this…
…baked the chocolate cake for Father’s Day, and I only had one small piece on Sunday, and the cake is almost all gone, and I really wanted another slice, so…
…I had some. π
I decided, clutter and mess be damned, if she’s gonna bake cakes like this, I’m gonna keep her around. β€
Former 8, now a 10-12 here
Cheers!
π
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It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a size 8. I love eating too much. Sigh.
That cake looks REALLY good!!!!
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I”ve had too much cake (and other stuff). I’m uncomfortable in most of my clothes and I hate it. I just bought two pairs of shorts online at a size larger than usual. I feel like I’m giving in but I’m also tired of wearing the same pair every day!! I try to remember “eating this whatever doesn’t feel as good as being skinny”, or something like that, but it doesn’t seem to stop me. Help!!
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I cut sugar and flour and eat whole foods 75% of the time.
Then I have cake or wine or something I shouldn’t but figure as long as I don’t indulge in that stuff daily I should get away with cake once in a while.
My body adjusted to this mentality over time. Cutting sugar and white flour completely actually recalibrates your brain somehow. It’s hard, first 3 days especially, but then it works.
I had a slice of cake on Sun for Father’s day but didn’t crave it again till Thurs.
Honestly, I love food too much to stick to any one diet, but sugar and flour are so not important when you have an abundance of whole foods around you, I don’t miss it that much. (Winter is harder…pasta and pastries prevail.)
Try it! If I can do it, anyone can.
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we all need to reward ourselves now and then…
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And as for my granddaughter, glad the watch dog is by her side. LOL. She is so beautiful! I wrote about giving my gold bracelets as a supplement gift. I will miss them again when they move.
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I fit into a size 8 but am more comfortable with size 10. I looked for a bathing suit yesterday. So funny, I visited the granddaughter and of course, she is a beautiful, age 16 wearing a bikini enjoying the pool they have here and she was like, “you can’t find a bathing suit.” Well, giggling like beautiful 16 year olds do. I will find one eventually but I was hesitant to get size 8-10 as I don’t want anyone to get the wrong idea about me at the beach. LOL.
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I’m the same, especially with winter clothes. I prefer the slightly bigger size for comfort.
And yes, the bathing suit/bikini situation is not easy. I found a tankini before that looks like a bathing suit but is in two pieces.
Good luck with your search.
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Well, a 16 year old looks fantastic in the bikini but I won’t be wearing the same style but I can appreciate our differences in age!
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The search and having the time to do the search is what makes it fun!
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Ah, I remember size 8.
Quite fondly… but I’m afraid it’s in the rear view mirror now.
βΉ
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Black stretchy pants are the only clothing item worth making….
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Works for me.
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You can never go wrong with cake.
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Girl, eat the cake, you bought stretchy britches π
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Can I borrow her? I could really go some good cake! π
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I’ll pass it on. ππ°
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I’d encourage her to stick around until she’s at least 30.
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Or at least drop off cakes when she doesn’t live here anymore…
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I like that idea even better.
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Guys do not like numbers. We stick to letters, and only a few of those. S-M-L-XL
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Is that so?
We have 8 but also 28. 28 in jeans does not fit like 8. Fits more like 6, or 4…
And don’t get me started on shoe sizes… ππ
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Size 8- seems the last time I remember that number associated with my body was somewhere around 1982…
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Meh. Health above size or weight. I’m resigned to gaining during winter months usually…
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Cake is good.
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Hear hear!
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