lifelovinaries wrote: I think i am going to cut the size tag out of those size 16s because the number bothers me when i know it is so inaccurate.
Hey there OC - I can't even begin to tell you how proud I am to see you say that!!!! I know how caught up we can all get about "numbers", numbers on the scale, numbers on tags, BMI numbers blah blah blah... I just love it when I know I can wear something "now" that I couldn't wear "then". As I gained my weight back, I really didn't notice as much because I gained it back differently than before so the fit of most of my clothing didn't change until I was almost to my start weight. I know that some of that was because I didn't want to take responsibility for how I was living/eating and I ignored the slightly "snugger" fit until one day they just didn't fit at all. Anyway, I am rambling and I can do that in my journal. I just wanted to say that I am happy to see that sometimes you can overlook the number and be happy with the obvious - that you are succeeding!!!!!
). Oh yeah, about that "in-between sizes thing". I know the feeling. I mean, why isn't there a COMPLETE standard of how clothes are cut???? 
I have a pair of size 16 pants that i bought a long time ago. At the time, i was in between 16s and 14s so i figured they would definitely be fine. Well, they completely ruined my morning one day because i had taken out the outfit to wear to work and when i put the pants on...uh, can we say i had to take another look at the tag to make sure they weren't size 12. Well guess what? NOW THEY FIT! My other 12s are still snug and my 14s are getting pretty baggy but i make them work. I think i am going to cut the size tag out of those size 16s because the number bothers me when i know it is so inaccurate. I absolutely LOVE being able to wear more of the clothes in my closet again. I have only lost about 18lbs but it makes a HUGE difference! Oh yeah, there's that number 18 (lbs) still falling further behind you! LMAO! I definitely need another few big weeks. I'm trying to stay at your heels girlie. 
Ok, here goes, i will spare you all of the gory details of my indulgences (exact foods eaten, yes foods, not food). Anywho, on wednesday when i weighed in, i had finally made it to onderland (yay me, i think). THEN, i continued to do well until Friday. Just think, i was worried because i had a bday party to attend and wasn't really feeling that strong. seeing onderland was almost like a double edged sword for me. On one hand i was like "oh yeah, i am almost there, keep it going". On the other hand i thought "oh yeah, i am almost there, i can let go just a little". So i was struggling with that but still managed to remain compliant. Well the GOOD thing (kind of) was i couldn't go to the party due to a migraine. We would think that would have helped. HOWEVER, i was dealing with quite a few life stresses at the same time. Once again, the good thing is, I didn't give into eating the wrong stuff due to stress. What messed me up was due to the various stress sources, i was not able to get my supplements in (in a timely manner) so I was STARVING. Through it all, i tried to remain compliant by gobbling up or drinking down 3 supps at one time to try to take the edge off. I even waited for about a half hour after consuming them to give them time to register with my stomach and brain. Unfortunately, THAT never happened and i started to snack on all the wrong things. Needless to say, what started out as a 2.7lb loss as of wednesday (and probably more by friday) ended up as a 1lb loss by today. I guess I should be happy that i still had a loss (and i am) BUT onderland is no more 
. You would think i have learned to prepare better by now. Actually, it wasn't a matter of preparation, it was a matter of timing. The whole time i was not able to get to supplements, i was able to consume my water so i at least got that in and i'm sure that helped a little. I have to look at the bright side, there was no emotional eating this time. I pretty much had that under control. What still bothers me tho is that i wasn't feeling strong enough to know that i could go to the party and not cheat. I knew i could go there and not over-indulge but i was shaky on the full compliance. Once again, the bright side...If i were on maintenance, it would have been a piece of cake (literally, lol). BUT this is NOT maintenance dang nabbit! I really do have a ways to go. So there you have it, my story. Back on the mf train tho...
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