Today was my artists date with myself, but the agenda went quickly downhill when I realized we have tickets to the Pats/Jets game on Sunday. The tickets are a good thing, having to put on real pants to go to the game is not. I am the girl on the commercial that wears yoga pants all the time and is too lazy for real pants. Now it’s cold. I have to wear real shoes and boots, and…pants. I can tell this isn’t going to be an “artist date” with myself – unless I end up having to paint the pants on.
Another yearly stat:
October 2010 jeans size: 6
October 2011 jeans size: definitely not 6 –
I think I have to stuff the extra 14 lbs into 10’s!!! And if I choose skinny jeans..I ..think…oh no, it might be 12! I haven’t worn a size 12 in 7 years!
So much for an artists date. Coffee first – Dunkin w/ skim milk.
45 minutes later:
American Eagle Skinny jeans – size 12. 🙁
They fit well. Are comfortable. Hide 14 lbs well. BUT they are still a size 12! I wore them out of the store just to get used to real pants again. 🙁
30 minutes later:
Met a yoga buddy at the mall. Told her my size woes. She said my legs look really good in the jeans. (She doesn’t know the 14 lbs are hidden in my stomach – the jeans do work) She also reminded me that over the last year I have built up quite a bit of muscle and that’s why I am heavier, even though I don’t look it. That made me feel better.
I walked away thinking it’s a plausible theory, because my legs look better than they’ve looked in 6 years. I have tighter skin due to the muscle development and no sagging skin over the knees anymore. My arms and legs look kind of athletic, where they were just skinny, saggy, and frail a year ago, but…no…sorry..the stomach is pathetic and it must go.
Why am I telling you all this? For the same reason I write this blog, belong to writing groups, and go to a women’s bible study each week – I need to be held accountable. If I tell all of my friends I’m going to do something or belong to group where I have responsibilities, there’s a better chance I’ll do it. This blog has to be written everyday. The 14 lbs have to go. I have to remain a vehicle for the spirit. My books and stories have to get written.
I’m just not strong enough to do it all on my own yet. Everyday God graces my path with people who energize and motivate me. I have made some very dear friends this year that have been instrumental in helping me travel from darkness back into the light again. And now, I will be accountable to you, my dear readers for moving these 14 lbs – at least 10 by Halloween.
And so, as another day goes by, “I get by with a lil’ help from my friends”, and ..I have written.
Look carefully – the jeans work miracles, but the 14 lbs are in there somewhere…
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