What I'm Thankful For

[vanillafluffy]

I'm in my skinny jeans. (Well, not right this second; I'm actually in my nightgown.) But this morning, getting dressed to go work a dog (who is gonna be A LOT of work, little psycho fucker), I recalled that my so-called skinny jeans had been laundered during the recent marathon. And considering the fact that my weight is currently lower than it's been since at least 1989, I thought I'd try them on. I slid them on and pulled them right up and they zipped and everything.

You've got to understand, I've had these jeans for about 20 years, I wore them for maybe a year or two, and outgrew them. For the longest time, I couldn't even *think* of getting into them---I was maybe 320-325 when I got them, and spent the last 15 years or so at or above 340. All-time high was 393, when I was lucky to find size 32 stretch pants that fit, let alone jeans.

I was more than a little surprised that they've survived the assorted purges, because there was a time when I resigned myself to being a blimp forever and packed off everything below a size 28---these are 26s, I believe. Never mind optimism, it was never going to happen, I'd be doing good just to have a weight that registered on my scale---which goes up to 350---I'd never, ever fit into those jeans again.

Well...I do. In fact, my thighs have apparently shrunk, because they're downright loose in the legs. I wouldn't say they're real comfortable to sit in for long periods of time, but I'm not shrink-wrapped like I was when I got them. They aren't stylish---they're tapered---Stacy and Clinton forgive me! and the color is an odd shade of blue; not sure if they faded or what, but I don't remember them having that teal undertone.

Don't care. They fit! I'm thrilled. And thankful...that I was wrong.



ETA: I checked: They're 28s. Still, there was a time when they would've been several sizes too small, and now they're generously forgiving. W00t.
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Comments

[jdsgirlbev.livejournal.com]

WAY TO GO YOU!!! *\O/*

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's a great feeling.

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[ladyjane]

That's FABULOUS news! What an ego-boost that must have been.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Kind of. Mostly I've been remembering how miserable I was at my heaviest. It wasn't JUST the weight, of course---it never is. It was a rotten relationship and a terrible job---although a job, in general, is a desirable thing.

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[ang5fam.livejournal.com]

It's a wonderful feeling! Although I need to lose more, it's nice to have looser clothing- although, nothing will likely feel loose after our marathon eating today! ha ha
Happy Thanksgiving!!

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

My plan calls for donning a dress without a waist so I can consume freely then lolling about on the couch after dinner in a wqell-fed stupor. Nothing like having a plan!

Happy T-day to you, too!

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[thru-the-blinds.livejournal.com]

YOU GO GIRL!!!!!! There's nothing like that feeling, of suddenly fitting into something you never thought you'd ever get to wear again. Whoooooo!!!!

Also? Teal undertones and tapered? Those are *definitely* from the 80's - I had a few pairs just like 'em!

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'll probably wear them a few times just for the sheer trophy value, then quietly retire them in favor of other things. Truth be told, I don't LIKE jeans that much---they never seem to fit sitting down, for one thing---but yay! They fit again after eleventy billion years!

I just wish I hadn't gotten rid of a few other things I gave up on. Oh well, it's not like I don't have anything to wear....

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[kukkurkurat.livejournal.com]

Oh my! You have done WELL! If I ever fit to my skinny ones... that would be the day! Love that you did! Fit in them, I mean! Great-great-great!

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Thanks, honey! Don't give up hope, you never know what the future will bring. Even five years ago, I didn't expect this kind of change. (Now I'm wondering about a certain skirt....)

[kukkurkurat.livejournal.com]

If wishes were horses... etc yeah. In our case they better be Mustangs!

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

YAY! Isn't that the most amazing feeling when you button something in a smaller size and there's room leftover in it? *hugs*

[adventurat.livejournal.com]

Yee haw! Way to do, M! Doesn't it feel wonderful when that happens?

*happy dancing for you*

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

I'm so far away from my skinny jeans right now it's a major point of self-disgust...especially since two months ago my mantra was "skinny jeans by New Years."

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry---I know that feeling, too. For the longest time, I didn't think I'd ever get below 340, let alone 300. That was the impossible dream. (At the moment, I've been under for a couple weeks now, which is the longest since about 1990.)

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[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

I'll be ok. Tomorrow is the 1st and a "Starting Over" day for me. Hang in, baby! Do not let the holidays make you crazy (or at least crazier than absolutely necessary.)