Friday figures

I woke up overly excited to step on the scale. Embarrassing side note: I even dreamed about it. In my dream I weighed 162.4. Which would be nice but not really possible this morning. Since last week I weigh 169.7 I was really hoping to not see the 70s. I stepped on the scale and bam!

167.4! That felt good! I don't know why I was so nervous. I ate good on Friday and most of Saturday. Saturday night we went to a party and I overdid it and stayed off track on Sunday and Monday. I got my act together Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. It paid off and I am feeling great! I am back in the game!

My goal for this week is to stay on track AND not touch the scale until next Friday.

Update: As I was getting dressed this morning I came across a dilemma, I had clean laundry for hubby and little lady, but my laundry was far overdue. The jeans that I have been wearing were a bit sticky from Halloween night and I was meeting with the MOMS club. I try to look nice if I have somewhere to be, although if I had to wear sticky pants a MOMS club meeting would be the place. They would understand. I decided that since I am at my new low weight I should try on my jean pile and see where I am at. I had three pairs that I thought would fit me soon. One was a thrifted size 12 Calvin Klein jeans, they buttoned today but were really tight (large muffin top tight) and short. Another was a pair of thrifted jeans- 11/12 Aeropostale and they fit a little better. They were a bit tight, but I actually set them aside to be washed and put in the wearable area. That was exciting for me!

The big event though was "the jeans." I believe I have mentioned the jeans that I have been dying to wear. I bought them the weekend of my bachelorette party and remember being so excited for them. This was the first pair of jeans that I bought with friends at a cute/hip store at the mall. I was ecstatic when I bought them and felt great. I wore them for awhile until they just didn't fit. I have held onto them in hopes that one day I would fit into them again. I remember at the beginning of this weight loss journey I went through my closet and tried on clothes that fit me at my smallest. I was so depressed seeing tiny shirts that couldn't hold my large arms and cute jeans that would not fit. I remember this specific pair of jeans seemed so small. I couldn't even fit my leg into them. I had tried them on a few weeks ago and got them buttoned but they were not public ready. In today's desperation, I tried them on. They fit!

Little lady just can't resist a picture! The jeans! Not to big of a muffin top.

Now I must add that they don't fit like they used to and I don't know that they will be a favorite. They are still a little tight, but not bad at all. I know they will not be tight for much longer, but the problem I have is the length. Whoa, are these jeans long! I don't think my height has changed much over the years, but these jeans suggest otherwise. I am guessing that I wore them with heels so that could be the problem. Perhaps they will get added in to the date night/girls night out jeans. I am still over the moon that they fit. I am feeling great today!

Jeans!

Jeans are the staple piece to most outfits. I have never really spent a lot of time picking out my jeans. I have pretty much always had to be the girl that just hoped the jeans would fit and if they did I would buy them as quickly as possible and just hope that whoever cashed me out didn't notice the size. I recently read something about Old Navy and Gap making gateway mom jeans. It made me laugh but also made me think hard. If you Google "Old Navy and Gap make gateway mom jeans" you will find it too. It's really interesting. The woman writing took pictures of her wearing Gap, Old Navy and other name brand jeans and compared them. It was amazing what the right pair of jeans can do for you. Now granted I don't have the money to go out and buy expensive jeans but I can watch out for deals. Which is exactly what I did this weekend.

While my mom and grandma were in town we went shopping in our little downtown area. We hit up a boutique together and I did find some really cute pants. They were $110. That's not an option for me. Plus, maybe I will continue to lose weight and I don't want to spend a ton on a pair of pants that I won't get to wear long. They continued to another boutique and I went into Glik's. I am not sure if they are a chain store or not. They have a lot of skater brand clothing, but they also have an area with North Face and Columbia. Most of the clothing seems to be directed towards younger girls but there are a few things that seem appropriate for older women. I immediately headed to the clearance section. There was a pair of jeans that I thought would fit me. I tried them on and they did! They were a little bit tight, but they fit well enough that I would wear them out in public. I can only assume they will fit better soon. They were originally $70, but on clearance for $30. I don't even usually pay that much but I was super excited about even fitting in to jeans at this store. I carried them around and kept wishing the hubby had come into the store with me. I kept finding more and more cute things that fit me. Eventually the hubby found me and approved my clothing selection. We decided it could be an anniversary gift. I bought the jeans, cute heels on clearance for $7 and a shirt of $15. I was so happy and have been wearing my new jeans and heels every evening.

back of the jeans. I liked the design, cute but not to much bling. I hate jean bling.

I don't know why this picture turned upside down and I don't know how to fix it. This is the front of the jeans, heels and shirt. I love them!

I don't even wear heels that much but these were to cute and different. I loved the heel and didn't feel to bad buying them since they were affordable.

On Another jean note, I fit my butt and stomach into some of my old jeans. They are a size 12, but a vanity size 12. I think I wore them before when I weighed 165lbs. I was excited they fit and didn't muffin top me to much. I am going to have to get ride of the pairs of jeans that I had been wearing. I try to only keep two pairs of jeans that fit me in rotation. I worry that if I keep my bigger pants it will be to easy to overeat and retreat to the comfort of my fat jeans. I am getting closer and closer to my magic jeans that I wore to my bachelorette party! It is fun to see the pile of jeans in my closet get smaller and smaller.

Old jeans that finally fit! (Ignore the baby mess all around me, no baby was harmed in the taking of this picture.)