My wide calf knee high boots are way too big!

People have been calling me pretty lately, and I've been receiving so much more attention. I'm used to being invisible and this is a whole new type of normal for me. I hardly know how to react. I keep checking over my shoulder to find who they're talking to, but it's just me!

That, and my husband's new favorite past time is hugging me because he likes how he can grab his elbows behind my back.

I am SO enjoying reading these!
Me, today: finally returned to my water exercise class post-surgery. It's been 5 weeks. Two people gaped. One said I was "teeny."
Then I came home and shopped my closet. I found some of those "when I'm smaller these will fit" clothes. Some I literally did not remember having. I'm washing 5 pairs of jeans to take to the consignment store because they're too big. Saying bye to my (used-to-be) favorite jeans!

You go sinderstorm!!!!

Went to the gym last night and forgot my card, so the guy had to look me up by name.
A few minutes into my warm up, he walks up to me, gives me like 3 high-fives, and is crazy excited. He is talking about how I'm barely recognizable from the picture of me they have on file. Apparently it's a full-body pic from early last year (and I was quite bearded).
After my workout and on the way out, he flags me down, and shows me the picture. I personally don't see too much difference, but I think that's a self-image issue. He wanted to take a new picture for my profile, but I declined. I told him that I was not "done yet, and have many miles to go".

Went to the thrift store at lunch today to get some new-to-me clothes. Size 10 pants, baby! I've never worn size 10 pants as an adult. Ever.

sweet!

Congratulations all!!

I can wear knee high boots! And they're not WIDE calf!

Yesterday, I had raw veggies at every meal! And my tummy was fine! Yay for real food!

Yesterday, I pulled my leg up into my office chair at work and took my sock off without falling on my face! I actually had room to maneuver without needing to do some kind of acrobatics to get the sock off.

Xp... I cried. I'm not a crier. I deployed 5 weeks ago for Red Cross and loosely wore a 20. Today I bought 14s. I knew the ones I was wearing were getting baggy, but I thought I'd try the next size down anyway. I went to WalMart and it had a funky layout, but I just wandered towards clothing. I was looking at the racks and a sales associate said, "Honey, you're in the wrong section. Tiny girl clothes are on the other side." I lost it. Not a seeping tear, but full on blubbering. Lordy. Tiny? Who? Me? And then she said, "Oh honey, you're smaller than I've ever been," and that just made it worse. I guess she thought I was crying because I'd gotten bigger and wasn't tiny anymore. She let me compose myself in the fitting room where I later tried on and perfectly fit into a size 14 for the first time since the late 90s.

2poufs congrats!

Went to Sea World last Sunday with my grand daughter and was able to FIT in EVERY roller coaster! I had to ride Manta twice because I couldn't believe it!

I just fit in the jump seat between the 2 captains chairs in the second row of my van. With a carseat in each of the captains chairs on either side of me. It was a bit snug, but not horrible. But I fit! I never dreamt any adult, much less me could fit in that space between those 2 carseats.

My washer hose started leaking last week, and without thinking about it I slid between my stacked washer/dryer and the wall to get back there to turn off the water at the shutoff. I've NEVER even been able to think about doing that- I always called my super skinny DH to do it for me. I just did it, and did a total double take at myself as I was about halfway back there.