Sorry... (Tricia)

Sorry everyone! It has been awhile since I last blogged, busy week! My week 10 weigh-in went well and I am down another 4.8lbs. I hit my 40 mark, just 10 more away from my mini goal of 50! YAY! To celebrate this weeks loss, I went shopping with my friend Nicole, originally to find some new sandals. Well, we didn't quite make it to the shoe store, but we went to a few different clothing stores. I wasn't finding anything that fit the way I would like it so I asked Nicole if we could go to Old Navy, a favorite place of mine, long before they carried plus-sized clothes. Even when they offered the plus sizes, they always ran a little small and I didn't like how they fit. But, we decided to give it a whirl. There we were, two large ladies cramped into the dressing room, meant for maybe one average-sized man, trying to maneuver around each other and trying on clothes. Surprisingly, I walked out with two pairs of jeans and five tops. To add to that, some of the tops were too big in the XXL and I had to go down to an XL. AN XL. I know that doesn't sound like much to a normal person, but for me that was incredible. I couldn't contain myself walking out of the store with my Old Navy bag with a huge smile on my face as we walked through the mall. It was like saying to everyone we passed, yeah, I can fit into their clothes.
This was such a treat for me seeing how the last time I went shopping I still wasn't out of the size I started in, but I skipped a whole size jeans and I am now two whole sizes smaller. Ahh...the pleasure that brought me. I am really motivated to keep going and to get out of the plus sizes and into a size that is healthy for me and a size that I am happy with. As my friend Brooke said last weekend, " I want to go into a store and not have to worry if they carry my size or have a plus section." Well, ladies, we are on our way there!