Week Seven Ends, Week 8 Begins

There's no real post this week.  No earth-shattering reason except that it's busy season at my day job and between that and a sickly kitten addition to our household... I haven't had time to sit and collect my thoughts for this little mental exercise.


So here's a quick synopsis:


I've conquered eating with my family.  :w00t:  Including eating with my family at Saltgrass!


Also, (thanks in small part to a 24 hour stomach bug) I lost 5.6+ pounds this week.  Which puts me at a total loss of 19.4 lbs since day one.  Yeah, almost 20 lbs in 7 weeks.


Oh, and I bought a pair of size 28 petite jeans today.   Big girls, if you've never shopped there, check out cjbanks.com  much more tailored looking clothes for sizes 14+.  Online sizes up to 32w in some styles.


Prices comparable to Lane Bryant or Catherines, and I was lucky enough to find a store nearby where I could go try on jeans.  The store experience was WONDERFUL.  Normally I am wary of plus-girl stores staffed by skinny-minnies, but the Stick of a Girl that helped me in the store today was incredibly kind, and was able to help me without a single trace of judgement.  


She went the extra mile to try and find some jeans in size 28 (knowing there weren't many jeans in ANY size left at this point in the year).  Then she helped me shop online right from the store for an additional pair to ship to me for free.


Signed me up for their frequent buyer program, and was super helpful about doing the in-store online purchase too.


So, I WILL fill this in with an actual post (hopefully) this week.  In the meantime-- remember to always celebrate your small victories because they're all part of the bigger picture.




So yay!  Size 28 petite jeans that fit!  And a 7-week, almost 20 pound loss.  If I can replicate that 10 times... I'll be almost where I need to end up.  And if not, at least I can keep that momentum going and work my way towards where I want to be.