Yesterday my husband and son and I went out to go browsing. I say browsing instead of shopping because money is still so tight in our house. We were up early yesterday so we were at the mall as it opened. First stop was Sears. Haven't been to Sears in such a long time and we were just browsing the clothes. Most of my sons clothes are hand me downs, even his shoes. The few pairs of shoes I have bought for him have been from Wally World (that is what I call Wal-Mart) and rarely costs more than $5. Same for my clothes. I just don't really buy clothes for us. I usually hit up the clearance rack at Wally World and rarely spend more than $5 for anything.
The sizes I have been wearing have been 3x (22-24) shirts and size 20W pants. I like my shirts to cover my butt, always have always will. Well as my weight was creeping up to over 240 lbs my 3x tops were even a little tight.
So yesterday we were in Sears and my husband was looking for a pair of black jeans because he can only wear black jeans at work (side note...holy cow the price of jeans has gone way up. A pair of phony Lee jeans cost almost $30..that is just ridiculous) so I wandered over to the women's dept and I was looking at all the items on clearance trying to search out that $5 deal of the day. My eye kept looking to this other rack of shirts...the ones that weren't on clearance.
Finding nothing on the clearance rack, I finally stop in front of the rack that has the shirt that holds my attention. I start looking at the sizes and I immediately pull the size 22-24 shirt and hold it up to me. I can tell it is going to be too big. I kind of figured that would be the case. I mean you can't lose over 20lbs and not drop a size in shirt. My husband had joined me at this time and told me that he really liked the shirt and that I should get it. It was on sale for $15. I told him no, we didn't have the money and he said I should be rewarded for losing weight. So I said, I will try it on. Maybe just trying it on and seeing what size I wore would make me feel good. So I grabbed the size 18-20 shirt and on a whim also grabbed the 16-18 size shirt and a size 18W pair of pants.
Into the dressing room I go. I take a deep breathe and start removing the clothes I had on. I don't even have to unbutton the jeans I am wearing because I swim in them. I slip the pants on, and they FIT! I was shocked. I mean I haven't been able to put on a size 18 in a long long time, my 20's before were getting tight. Now granted, they didn't look that good. They weren't a real flattering cut for my body, but they buttoned up and they weren't tight and I could breathe.
Next was the shirt. I looked at the 18-20 shirt and I looked at the 16-18 shirt and I opted to try the smaller one on. IT FIT and it LOOKED GOOD! I came running out of the dressing room to show my husband...saying it fits, look it fits. He smiled and told me that I looked really nice. I was doing the happy dance right there in the middle of Sears. It felt so good to wear a shirt that was two sizes smaller.
My husband wouldn't take no for an answer. He got paid on Friday (a whole $90) and said he was going to spend $30 on his family. So he bought me the shirt, Robert Jr. a pair of sandals, and himself a T-shirt. Total spent was $31. While I am not happy about the money spent, it is nice having a new shirt and Robert Jr. loves LOVES his new sandals.
I am wearing my shirt right now, and I love it. Came into work this morning and have already received several compliments on it. One person even said I looked thin.
I am one happy girl this morning! :)
You deserve it! Doesn't it feel great!?
ReplyDeleteYep, the prices of clothes are crazy. And wait till you have a High Schooler who has to have whatever brand is "in." When I went into the mall to look at school clothes (she had to have Levis, Hollister and Aeropostle, ugh) I almost DIED.
Jeans are tough to find for me...and I haven't lost a size yet in those, so when I find some (in a smaller size) I will do the happy dance too!
I finally got my labs done today so I should be back at the clinic on Fri or Sat. I'm so excited because of the program I have done terribly. I'm still scared to see what I have gained back.
You are doing so great girl! And these successes will keep you motivated and on the right track :)