Favorite jeans, 2 sizes down!!!

Last weekend I went shopping with some gift cards I got for my birthday. I was going through the clearance racks and found a duplicate of my favorite pair of jeans for only $12, only they were 2 sizes smaller than the ones I owned. I decided to try them on, figuring they wouldn't fit yet but could be motivation for me. Well surprise.... they actually fit perfectly! I keep telling myself this doesn't mean I could get the same size in other brands/cuts, but soon I will probably head out and try on some more to see.

I started out in January with the goal of losing 10 lbs by my birthday, and 17 all together by summer. I lost the first 10 no problem (and lowered my goal to lose 22 total by swimsuit season), but then got stuck at the same weight for about 3 weeks, despite eating less and exercising more. Well, within the last week I dropped off the edge of the plateau and lost almost 2 more lbs!

Happy birthday to me! :-)