Trying on Jeans

189.0. Even at 2 days, it makes me smile. Would have smiled more at 188.5. We always want more don't we?

OK, the pants have gotten more baggy even with drying them in the dryer. (tears of grief, not) so decided to go again to try on jeans.  I am loving being in the "average" size area, still out of habit, have to stop myself from entering the Woman's size area.

I tried on 4 pair and it taught me a lot.
#1. I do not like anything that says "curvy". That means, it is tight and form hugging. If you do not want your tushi accentuated, do not pick these jeans. Not only that, they have all these jeans with crystals on the back pockets....reminds me of the reflective vehicle signs "Caution, Wide Load". I have seen them on quite skinny girls, cute I guess. If I looked like that, I might think they were really cute. Not for me.
#2. Somehow in most jeans I now wear a "short". Not sure how losing weight shortened my legs. The jeans I have on now are longs.
#3. I am a 12 in some jeans, clear up to a 16 in others and in still others, the largest they make is a 16 and no way will that even start to fit. So size has nothing to do with size.

Lesson learned: Size does not matter!!!! Well at least the size marked on the jeans. I now know I have to try on anything I buy, cannot trust the size marked at all.

I bought the jeans that looked the best, straight legged, non form hugging, not low riding crystal pocketed. In fact it was the ones I have worn for quite some time, but it was in a 12.

I am wearing a black turtle neck shirt today. I use to love turtle necks. Then I did not like them for a long time unless I had them covered up. Well I could wear this today without a jacket and it looks nice. Not perfect, but nice.  I am going to wear a jacket today because it is 33 degrees, snowing and I am cold, but I would not have to.

Food: Yesterday was a crazy day and very busy. I had the shake for breakfast. Lots of diet pop. Raw veggies all through the day as snacks. There was no time for lunch, just lots of snacks. Also a couple banana's. Then for dinner, broccoli and pork chop, tasted really good. And oranges after dinner. Lots of water, whenever I thought of it.

Homework: See if I can make one person have even just a little better day.

Depression: I feel on the edge at times. I know that it is so easy to fall in. I keep pulling myself out. Much easier to do when you are just on the edge. Very much the difference of just swimming out of a pool or trying to swim out of a rip tide.  Both are possible, one is much easier. The rip tide, if you know how, is difficult but doable.

Have a great day!