The Story of the Traveling Pants
Jovette42
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(In my world) Today is Traveling Pants Tuesday!! Many many years ago I went to wally world and they were having their cheap sale. I purchased a pair of nice dressy pants, for probably $5 if I'm not mistaken, and it said it was a size 9 :noway: They were going to be my "goal" pants. 
Wellllllllll I got home and they only went as far as my knees :laugh: it was obvious that the number was upside down (size 6 :huh: ) So I thought to myself and said "Self, you can fit into them by the time school starts back up again in Aug." (Have you ever set a goal and had NO IDEA how long that goal was going to take you?? :ohwell: ) The start of the school year came and went and nothing 
The start of the next school year came and went and nothing :explode:... :mad:... :grumble: ... I'm going to fast forward to speed up this process 
Every time I tried on those pants they moved up, they went from my knees, lower thighs, mid thighs, upper thighs, took a LONG TIME to get over my assets , then when it FINALLY got over it couldn't fasten :laugh: :laugh: and then BAM!!! It was able to fasten but it was tight :sad: During this whole time my husband was like "Baby I will buy you another pair" :blushing: and I said NO! I was determined to get into them bc I did see progress. It took FOUR AND A HALF YEARS for me to get into those pants :drinker: The moral of this story is patience. :bigsmile: Could I have done this faster? Probably but why I want to make sure The D.O.F. never comes back. :happy: Besides the adventure of the traveling pants wouldn't have been as much fun. Be patient guys, everything worth while is worth waiting for so go find your traveling pants. :flowerforyou:
Wellllllllll I got home and they only went as far as my knees :laugh: it was obvious that the number was upside down (size 6 :huh: ) So I thought to myself and said "Self, you can fit into them by the time school starts back up again in Aug." (Have you ever set a goal and had NO IDEA how long that goal was going to take you?? :ohwell: ) The start of the school year came and went and nothing The start of the next school year came and went and nothing :explode:... :mad:... :grumble: ... I'm going to fast forward to speed up this process Every time I tried on those pants they moved up, they went from my knees, lower thighs, mid thighs, upper thighs, took a LONG TIME to get over my assets , then when it FINALLY got over it couldn't fasten :laugh: :laugh: and then BAM!!! It was able to fasten but it was tight :sad: During this whole time my husband was like "Baby I will buy you another pair" :blushing: and I said NO! I was determined to get into them bc I did see progress. It took FOUR AND A HALF YEARS for me to get into those pants :drinker: The moral of this story is patience. :bigsmile: Could I have done this faster? Probably but why I want to make sure The D.O.F. never comes back. :happy: Besides the adventure of the traveling pants wouldn't have been as much fun. Be patient guys, everything worth while is worth waiting for so go find your traveling pants. :flowerforyou: 0
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This is awesome. Not sure what this 'patience' word you speak of means, though. :laugh:0
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The moral? Never give up.
I don't have the "travelling pants" but time served but not enough, just yet.0 -
Awesome. I have a pair hanging in my closet, I try them on occasionally, they go up a little further, I am not there yet, but I plan to be!0
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Congratulations!
I love your story of your traveling pants!0 -
Good story!! And congratulations!!
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:laugh: believe me I'm with youThis is awesome. Not sure what this 'patience' word you speak of means, though. :laugh: 0 -
EXACTLY!! Never Give Up!! Never Surrender!! is my motto :bigsmile:The moral? Never give up.
I don't have the "travelling pants" but time served but not enough, just yet.0 -
Awesome. I have a pair hanging in my closet, I try them on occasionally, they go up a little further, I am not there yet, but I plan to be!
That's the way to think of it we are a work in progress. 0 -
Thank you :happy:Congratulations!
I love your story of your traveling pants!0 -
Good story!! And congratulations!!
Thank you :happy:0 -
Great story!! I have a pair of HOT PINK pants that fit before I got pregnant with baby # 5 and now my goal is to get back into them. I'm hoping it will be this summer, but the reminder to be patient is great. ( Oh and I'm in my 30's I just liked those pants and got them on a whim, but dang now I have them they are bright enough to see everytime I open the drawer so make a good visual of what size I want to be.0
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Love it! Congratulations! :flowerforyou:0
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Love it! Congratulations! :flowerforyou:
This!!!!0 -
Great story!! I have a pair of HOT PINK pants that fit before I got pregnant with baby # 5 and now my goal is to get back into them. I'm hoping it will be this summer, but the reminder to be patient is great. ( Oh and I'm in my 30's I just liked those pants and got them on a whim, but dang now I have them they are bright enough to see everytime I open the drawer so make a good visual of what size I want to be.
YES hot pink won't make you forget why you are doing this :laugh:0 -
Thank you :happy:Love it! Congratulations! :flowerforyou:0 -
Love it! Congratulations! :flowerforyou:
This!!!!
Thank you :happy:0 -
I love the movie, haha!
But, I sure love your story too.0 -
:laugh: thanksI love the movie, haha!
But, I sure love your story too.0 -
Love your story, it was very enlightening and so true. Make sure you keep those pants as a reminder of where you came from and how you got there.0
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Congratulations! Great story and motivation.0
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Great job! Loved your story!0
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One day, my ever too small favourite blouse became way too large. That was a sad ending... but nevertheless, a happy one!0
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We have 25 cents store at our local church, so I went and bought some pants. One in every size between the size I'm in, to the size I want to be in. I hang the next size down up on my closet door so I see them every time I go into my room. I was hoping that would work but unfortunately I keep falling off the wagon( not just falling off, getting ran over by the wagon a few times before getting back on),but hopefully one day I'll make it. Thanks for sharing it helps knowing that some people succeed.:drinker:0
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Love your story, it was very enlightening and so true. Make sure you keep those pants as a reminder of where you came from and how you got there.
Oh I still where them to school. Every time I put them on I feel a sense of accomplishment. :bigsmile:0 -
Thank you :happy:Congratulations! Great story and motivation.0 -
Thanks :happy:Great job! Loved your story!0 -
One day, my ever too small favourite blouse became way too large. That was a sad ending... but nevertheless, a happy one!
Awww that would be the best feeling to give that blouse away so that it can become someone else's "goal" shirt 0 -
We have 25 cents store at our local church, so I went and bought some pants. One in every size between the size I'm in, to the size I want to be in. I hang the next size down up on my closet door so I see them every time I go into my room. I was hoping that would work but unfortunately I keep falling off the wagon( not just falling off, getting ran over by the wagon a few times before getting back on),but hopefully one day I'll make it. Thanks for sharing it helps knowing that some people succeed.:drinker:
It doesn't matter how many times we fall off as long as we keep getting back on 0
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