Despite my bad week last week, I actually did have some good news.
Belts
I have a dozen or so belts in my closet but only one that I wear regularly. This one was an emergency purchase in Chicago a few months ago when I managed to break my belt buckle getting dressed in the morning and of course I was wearing pants that absolutely needed a belt (not because I had lost weight, which I hadn't yet, but just because I bought them with "room to grow into" (really bad approach!). So that's why the one belt I have been wearing cost me $80. Not many options in The Loop. Ouch.
I have noticed this week that I have been using the last hole in the belt and that I could actually cinch it down more. Time to get the leather awl out. Now that's a good feeling!
Given that success I decided to try on an old favorite belt that I haven't been able to wear for awhile and what do you know – I managed to get into the first hole on it. So now I've got a black belt to wear too – not to mention to measure my progress with.
Pants
I have a pair of faded jeans sitting in my closet that I had to stop wearing a few months ago because they just got uncomfortably snug. They are regular fit size 40 Levi's. I had to move to the wide fit 40s or 42s a few months ago so these pants haven't seen any use. This week I decided to see if they fit again and sure enough they did. What was really cool was I had forgotten how soft they were. Really glad to have them back. I think in another 20 pounds or so I'm going to start looking at the 38s I still have hanging up in the closet. It will be awhile before I dig into the big box with the 36s though.
It feels good to see the scale down 20 pounds from when I started this weight loss plan but it feels even better to see the results reflected in my clothes.
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