For the first time in my life, I went to a clothing store and cried tears of joy instead of tears of sadness. LOL

I HATED shopping at 215 lb.

I have gained a bit of weight back over the last month, went from 165 to 169 but I have lost more inches.

I was looking for a dress for a wedding in November and went into Winners.

I saw this dress, very cute, and it was a size 14. Now I used to wear a size 16-18, and I guess mentally I thought my hips wouldn't fit in anything smaller.

So I took the size 14. Kept walking, found the same dress in a size 8. Took that one too. Kept walking and saw the size 10. Took that one too.

Headed over to the dressing room and thought to myself: Hey, for fun, try out size 8, hahahaha that probably won't even go past your neck.

It did, and it went down the rest of the body too.
And I stopped and stared at myself for about 15 minutes and then came out and showed my fiance and asked if I should try on the 10 instead, and he said NO! YOU'RE GORGEOUS!!!

I FIT IN A SIZE 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, here are some pics, don't mind the face, I went makeup-less today, but LOOK AT HOW TINY MY WAIST LOOKS

YAY!!!!!!!!!!! This calls for a dancing carrot!!!! Or 8!!!!

WOOHOOO...My cheerleaders below will join your dancing carrots. That is amazing! Good job and a big congrats!

YAY For the cheerleaders!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks honey!!!! xoxoxo

WOW you went from a 24 to a 16??????????? THATS AMAZING!! GOOD JOB !!!!!!!!!!

WoooHoooo!!!!

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That calls for 8 cheers!!!

You look amazing and what a BOOST!!!

WOW you look amazing and have the perfect hourglass figure!!

What a wonderful surprise!!!!! And you're beautiful without make up!

Thank you so much ladies!!!!

Its bittersweet, Im glad I fit in a size 8, I'm glad I have a real hourglass figure.

But the fact that my hips barely fit in anything makes me angry lol I gotta work on it a little more but I am embracing the fact that God gave me these child bearing hips ! hahhahahaha

The picture just seems to hide the pizza face that my period brought on this month! LOL I'm just glad it's for a week, then the face goes back to normal! LOL

You look amazing!! Whoo whoo for single digits!!!!!

YAY!!! Thank you

I just realized I don't know how to pose from the side, I look ridiculous. I don't really stand like that. LOL Just thought I'd point that out

Congratulations!!! That must have been the most amazing feeling. That dress is awesome and your waist is TINY!!!

Congratulations! You look GREAT!

WAHOOO! That's amazing girl! Damn look that teeny tiny waist! Congrats!

Awww thanks so much everyone

I love looking at myself in the mirror now, I am getting conceited LOL

you look absolutely incredible!!! you must be SO proud of yourself!!!


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