I took what they call these days a "staycation" from June 3-7. My family visited San Antonio, Texas. We stayed downtown and went to the Riverwalk, the Alamo, the Children's Museum. It was a good time and we let our hair down. I'm talking chocolate cake for breakfast, my daughter had a taste of her first Pepsi (at age 6!), we went to the Hard Rock Cafe and ate big burgers. We swam at the pool and generally relaxed. And then I came home and tried on THE SKIRT.
The skirt was purchased in January, on clearance. It's a size smaller than I would normally buy, but at the time it fit.
When I got home from staycation, I tried the skirt on to wear to "run around". It's a casual mini skirt with this cute plaid pattern. It didn't fit. In fact, I couldn't ZIP it. When I got the zipper half way up, it clung to my stomach for dear life and outlined my butt so that it looked like a table with a cloth hanging over the side. It was horrible. And I was bummed. That was June 7.
June 8, I started to do the calorie counting/exercising thing. I've lost 6 pounds. Do I wish it were more? Of course! I watch the Biggest Loser-it should be 16 lbs a week!!! But I digress, since I know what those contestants go through and I'm not living on a "ranch" working out 8 hours a day.
I'm wearing the skirt today. When I put it on and it zipped with no problem, and it didn't cling to my butt, and it didn't outline my stomach and it didn't make me look like a plaid nightmare I was so happy. Six pounds made a difference with this skirt, and it made me realize that even though the SCALE isn't moving fast enough, the changes in my body are moving along quite well.
Never give up, ladies!!! That skirt will FIT AGAIN!!!
The Six Pound Skirt
It's awesome to find something other than numbers to commemorate your weight loss.
