1. I was ready to take my life in my hands by crossing the river so I could punch you in the nose in you told me you lost weight last week. Congratulations on maintaining. I think it is the goal of every American to maintain of the 4 day carb-a-thon that is Thanksgiving. I couldn’t even look at the scale this week, so don’t bother asking.
2. I grew up without a scale in the house so I measured my weight by pants size. At 4’8” I was in kids sizes until college. When I really started gaining weight and had to move into A. Adult sizes and then B. From regular button/snap waists to elastic waists it was embarrassing. But going from numbers to letters was even worse.
3. I actually embrace the leisurewear trend. I can always buy sweatpants with a gathered or elastic band on the bottom so I don’t need them hemmed. And, the societal embracing of leggings is a real win for me too. Now not the leggings women wear to the gym that are all tight and clingy and show parts they shouldn’t show. I’m talking about the correctly sized, less clingy in areas that should not be clung to, tasteful leggings. And, at stretchy fabric, who’s going to hem that? Not my mom, that’s for sure. Men have it easier. You can wear a pullover, collared shirt untucked with an elastic waist pair of khakis and a sports coat/leather jacket/jean jacket and your NB tennies.
4. Most of my non-work clothes were OU branded as well, until I started growing out of them. Then I was forbidden from restocking. I’m working to change that now.
5. I’ve given up shopping in person and instead buy from stores that are in the mall AND online. That way, I’m familiar with sizing and with return policies if I can’t make the purchases work for me. No more listening to fellow shoppers try on their clothes successfully while I struggle to squish myself into a size I don’t feel will embarrass me at checkout. Just a few clicks and I PayPal my life away.
6. Another bit of advice from the lifelong dieter: it has to be a lifestyle change. You have to want to lose that weight enough and KEEP it off enough to change your whole relationship with food. Otherwise you’re going to struggle with that same 40 lbs, and probably more, for your whole life.
1. Thank you for not punching me in the nose. I don't think I thank people for that often enough.
2. I think "do these pants fit?" is a more honest way to measure progress than a scale that is obviously lying to me all the time : )
3. "Men have it easier." That ... could probably be a comment on every post, ever.
4. The OU clothes have gotten a lot nicer since we were in college and there was basically one T-shirt, and it came in grey or green.
5. I buy 80 percent of my clothes online, too. But I'd like to do some in-person shopping when I hit my goal to treat myself, and exercise some demons, and get Asian Chao.
6. I agree 100 percent. The writing every week has helped me process that idea.
Maintaining > gaining....so good for you. I gained a pound and I'm not exactly sure why. I made an appointment with my doctor last year specifically to address weight loss. He told me I'm doing everything right but gave no reason why I'm not losing weight. I wanted to punch him in the face (that's the Italian in ME).
And I have the opposite problem from you. I keep buying clothes, mostly online like Michell said. I'm familiar with the sizing and I can return them to the mall. I keep buying clothes hoping that they will make me look and feel better. When I lost weight years ago I swore I would not live in sweatpants because you can't tell if you are putting weight on. Those jeans, however, do not lie. I pulled out those sweatpants when the jeans got tight though.
I am getting to that old stage in my life where I want to yell at everyone to get off my lawn, so keep that in mind. I do not think pajama pants should ever be worn in public. Ever. There are public sweatpants and sweatpants that should also never leave the house. If we don't treat ourselves with respect, how can we expect others to do it? Whether it is right or wrong, we look at people differently based on how they present themselves in certain situations. I guess it depends on how much you care about how people see you.
Good luck this week. I'm determined to make it happen!
- "I wanted to punch him in the face (that's the Italian in ME)." There have been a lot of threats of violence in the comments this week. I'll chalk that up to the holiday season.
- "There are public sweatpants and sweatpants that should also never leave the house." Yes, yes, yes. If I were running for president, this would be part of my stump speech.
1. I was ready to take my life in my hands by crossing the river so I could punch you in the nose in you told me you lost weight last week. Congratulations on maintaining. I think it is the goal of every American to maintain of the 4 day carb-a-thon that is Thanksgiving. I couldn’t even look at the scale this week, so don’t bother asking.
2. I grew up without a scale in the house so I measured my weight by pants size. At 4’8” I was in kids sizes until college. When I really started gaining weight and had to move into A. Adult sizes and then B. From regular button/snap waists to elastic waists it was embarrassing. But going from numbers to letters was even worse.
3. I actually embrace the leisurewear trend. I can always buy sweatpants with a gathered or elastic band on the bottom so I don’t need them hemmed. And, the societal embracing of leggings is a real win for me too. Now not the leggings women wear to the gym that are all tight and clingy and show parts they shouldn’t show. I’m talking about the correctly sized, less clingy in areas that should not be clung to, tasteful leggings. And, at stretchy fabric, who’s going to hem that? Not my mom, that’s for sure. Men have it easier. You can wear a pullover, collared shirt untucked with an elastic waist pair of khakis and a sports coat/leather jacket/jean jacket and your NB tennies.
4. Most of my non-work clothes were OU branded as well, until I started growing out of them. Then I was forbidden from restocking. I’m working to change that now.
5. I’ve given up shopping in person and instead buy from stores that are in the mall AND online. That way, I’m familiar with sizing and with return policies if I can’t make the purchases work for me. No more listening to fellow shoppers try on their clothes successfully while I struggle to squish myself into a size I don’t feel will embarrass me at checkout. Just a few clicks and I PayPal my life away.
6. Another bit of advice from the lifelong dieter: it has to be a lifestyle change. You have to want to lose that weight enough and KEEP it off enough to change your whole relationship with food. Otherwise you’re going to struggle with that same 40 lbs, and probably more, for your whole life.
1. Thank you for not punching me in the nose. I don't think I thank people for that often enough.
2. I think "do these pants fit?" is a more honest way to measure progress than a scale that is obviously lying to me all the time : )
3. "Men have it easier." That ... could probably be a comment on every post, ever.
4. The OU clothes have gotten a lot nicer since we were in college and there was basically one T-shirt, and it came in grey or green.
5. I buy 80 percent of my clothes online, too. But I'd like to do some in-person shopping when I hit my goal to treat myself, and exercise some demons, and get Asian Chao.
6. I agree 100 percent. The writing every week has helped me process that idea.
Thank you for the thoughtful comment.
Maintaining > gaining....so good for you. I gained a pound and I'm not exactly sure why. I made an appointment with my doctor last year specifically to address weight loss. He told me I'm doing everything right but gave no reason why I'm not losing weight. I wanted to punch him in the face (that's the Italian in ME).
And I have the opposite problem from you. I keep buying clothes, mostly online like Michell said. I'm familiar with the sizing and I can return them to the mall. I keep buying clothes hoping that they will make me look and feel better. When I lost weight years ago I swore I would not live in sweatpants because you can't tell if you are putting weight on. Those jeans, however, do not lie. I pulled out those sweatpants when the jeans got tight though.
I am getting to that old stage in my life where I want to yell at everyone to get off my lawn, so keep that in mind. I do not think pajama pants should ever be worn in public. Ever. There are public sweatpants and sweatpants that should also never leave the house. If we don't treat ourselves with respect, how can we expect others to do it? Whether it is right or wrong, we look at people differently based on how they present themselves in certain situations. I guess it depends on how much you care about how people see you.
Good luck this week. I'm determined to make it happen!
- "I wanted to punch him in the face (that's the Italian in ME)." There have been a lot of threats of violence in the comments this week. I'll chalk that up to the holiday season.
- "There are public sweatpants and sweatpants that should also never leave the house." Yes, yes, yes. If I were running for president, this would be part of my stump speech.