NSV! YAY!

awelch79

Yesterday, I was telling my hubs that I was happy/upset that my size12 jeans werent sagging and looked awful even with a belt. HAPPY because thats awesome progress, but upset because I dont want to spend money on new clothes until I am in at my goal(15 more pounds and a size 8). Why buy them to only wear them for a month or two--I dont spend money easily. He brought up the fact that Spring is almost here (hopefully) & I wont be wearing jeans much and I should see what my stock of shorts looked like. (I had someone "donate" a bag of warm weather clothes to me when I first started losing weight and they were mostly 10s-i was in a 14 then.) So today, I broke out all my shorts and capris, went through them, and tried them all on.

The shorts that I was SOOOO proud of last Summer (a tight 14 back then) were way too big...I could pull them up over my hips and butt without unbuttoning them! The 12s that I was so excited to wear this year were just a little too big, the 10s fit awesomely (sp?) and I even put on a pair of capris and a pair of shorts that were an 8! I didnt even realize it until I took them off and looked at the tags! They were a little tight, but Im hoping that in a few weeks, Ill be shocked that those dont fit either! YAY! Its still hard to believe this is happening to me!

Last week I got brave and tried on the cheerleading outfit I wore my sophomore year of high school and it fit, too! Gotta love MFP!

Allison4C

Congratulations! Big success. This is not "happening to you" -- YOU did it!

mandijofridley

may i ask you what your doing to lose weight? im new here and need help i can barely fit in 14's and i need to lose weight by beginning of June - going to the beach - any help would be appreciated

jennyfair24

Congrats!! Your hard work and dedication are paying off!!

Nikstergirl

That is SO awesome!!! I was in 14's last year (and some 16's) but by the end of summer they were big, so I bought some 12 jeans.. now those are big! I bought one pair of pants a size 10 on clearance, but don't want to buy more pants this close to summer!!! I'm going to wait another couple weeks and try some more shorts/capri's on and I'm hoping for an 8.. but if it's a 10 I'm ok with that too! Tops went from an XL to a M!!!!! Yay!

Keep up the amazing work! Our goals are quite similar.. and they are attainable!

AlexandraR2011

Congratulations!!! One of my goals is to fit back into my cheerleading uniform from my Freshman year of high school, Keep it up!

alienblonde1

Awesome! You look good too. It's been too long since I wore 14's

alienblonde1

Awesome! You look good too. It's been too long since I wore 14's

awelch79

may i ask you what your doing to lose weight? im new here and need help i can barely fit in 14's and i need to lose weight by beginning of June - going to the beach - any help would be appreciated

Honestly, in the beginning I just started working out at my gym & the difference was taking group classes (Step aerobics, pilates, Zumba, Strength Training). I had been a member 5 or 6 times before but never stuck with it. This time, I bit the bullet and started going to group classes. I was embarrassed at first, but then I realized that everyone else was struggling just like me. The ones that werent, I made my goal to eventually be able to keep up with them! It turned out that everyone was REALLY nice and once I started going regularly I made some great friends & they motivate me to keep going. It truly became a habit for me. Once I started working out, it made me eat a lot better because I didnt want to "waste" all the hard work I had done that day. Honestly, my eating was the last thing to come into line and MFP has done that for me.

I promise you I was the person that NEVER thought Id be a workout addict. I laughed at those people and wondered what gene they had that I didnt. UNTIL I started. Its a snowball effect. Now I feel badly (and not the 'guilty' badly-my body feels badly) if I dont do something. Thats part of the reason I say that I still have a hard time believing this is happening to me. I actually ENJOY what Im doing and its hard to beleive I am "that person".
You can do it!