Smaller Jeans!!!!

Yes! I have gone down a total of 2.5 jean sizes since the beginning of this project.  How does one calculate a .5 jean size.  Well, as you all are probably aware, clothing manufacturers each make different sizes but put the same size label in their clothing.  For instance, Levis jeans in a size 18 are a bit smaller than Sonoma (Kohl's) jeans that come in a size 18.  It's actually very difficult to determine just how many sizes a person gains or loses in a given period of time because I have a pair of pants that say size 12 that I can wear just as easily as I am wearing my size 18.  So when a person says how many sizes they lost it's difficult to know if that's really how many sizes they lost.  A friend of mine wore Gap jeans in a size 6 and without changing her size at all, a year and a half later she wore a size 2 Gap jean. It tends to be more prevalent in women's clothing because we don't go by waist inches in getting our pants. And, lets face it, we will buy a pair of jeans that have a size smaller label in them just because we were able to get into that size. Manufacturers know this and trick us into buying their clothes.
So, my beginning jeans were Lee size 24 and they were tight on me.  A Lee size 20 is a little big but a Lee size 18 is still a little small on me.  Therefore, I have found a pair of Sonoma jeans that fit right, say they are an 18 but I know I'm still not quite an 18 so by my quirky math, I have lost 2.5 sizes  since the beginning of this journey.
Thank you for your love and encouragement.  I'm more motivated to get into a proper 18 soon.

Struggles and Victories

Happy 2013!!!!!!!!

My sincerest apologies for not keeping up with the blog/vlog.  The holidays were crazy busy, as usual, and the new year was kicked off with a major cold that turned into something worse.  All said and done, I am 90% better and ready to continue my journey.
I went back to the gym for the first time in a couple of weeks and since my last composition, I've lost 3.5 more pounds of fat!  I did my best to eat while I was sick so that I wouldn't starve my body and have the residual effects from that.  I am back to eating on a regular basis today and fingers crossed, I will continue to drop fat and progress toward my goal.

One month from today I have a birthday and I hope to be 15 pounds lighter.  Today I weighed in at 258 and my size 22 jeans are quite loose on me.  By my birthday i hope to be in my size 18 jeans and I will have broken the 250 barrier.

This process is very slow and my illnesses have set me back quite a bit.  I struggle daily. I don't want to work out anymore and I don't want to eat every 3 hours. I don't want to cook all the time. I don't want to eat tons and tons of lean protein and green vegetables. I want to sleep. I want to lay in bed in the mornings and enjoy the warmth of my flannel sheets. I want to eat my meals out and have someone else fix them and not worry about what is being put in the food to make it taste extra yummy.  I want to eat hamburgers, crunchy tacos, speghetti and meatballs, pecan pie a la mode and fresh baked goodies.
On the flip side, I want to wear skinny jeans. I want to shop in normal department stores and wear fashionable clothes. I want to participate in outdoor activities and extreme sports. I want to be able to keep up with a day full of chasing young children and still have energy to think and do adult things after they go to bed.
So....... I have to decide if the burgers and fries are worth the trade for skinny jeans. Are the fresh baked goodies worth not having the energy to be a mom, professional, and wife? Is laying in bed enjoying the comfort of flannel sheets worth it, if I'm laying there all alone dreaming of the life I want or do I get out of bed and work toward the life I dream about?
Today, I chose the later. I plan to make the same choice tomorrow but I won't know until tomorrow comes.
Wish me luck and keep cheering me on  - I need the help.
Thank you Thank you Thank you!