Phoenyx
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And in the 'being slim and in good shape can make your life a lot more enjoyable' department...
What started out as a kinda crappy Friday evening turned in to a great weekend.
Friday night I had such an irritating drive home I either wanted to get drunk or get into a fight. Got in the door found out my husband forgot to set up the Truck race to record, which just added to my irritation. Fortunately they replayed it later and I was able to catch it. So my husband and I ended up going out for sushi and then to Kohl's because they had a sale going on until midnight and I wanted to pick up a couple pairs of jeans. I decided to try on several pairs of jeans in different styles. Grabbed some 8s, 9s, 10s and an 11 besides the 501s.
What really made my night was the fact I can get in to a size 8 now. That means I am quite literally down to the same pants size if not a bit smaller than high school.
Definitely a milestone day in the weight loss department for me.
First realizing you hit the 80 pound mark, then realizing you can fit in a smaller pants size than high school.
The 501s, they're a strange creature all by themselves. I remember when they first came out, and they had some in women's sizes too. Now they are just in men's. Levi's 501s used to just come in 'shrink to fit' and you'd wash them in hot water until they reached the desired size. Now you can get them preshrunk. But each pair is very different. I tried on a 31" waist pair that fit better than the 32s. The 30s are still to small... but I ended up coming home with another pair of the 32", and a 31". When I tried them on they were like being embraced by an old friend. I know that sounds weird. But 501s have been my favorite since they came out. I'm just glad they're still around, and now I'm slim enough to enjoy them.
Came home after that, watched one hell of a Truck race. The Championship was literally decided on the last lap of the last race. Exciting!
Saturday morning I had to go to school, and I had started back on TIG welding. The TIG booths are very tiny, and last time I had sat in one was before I had taken off all the weight. Boy, those booths are a lot bigger now. I could move around in one a lot easier since I didn't have my ass hitting the wall every time I turned around. They're still a bit of a challenge to move around in... but its a lot easier.
The rest of Saturday was pretty mellow. In the afternoon I headed to the salon my mom works out of to get the red refreshed in my hair. Came home, decided I was too wiped out from the week to do anything else so had dinner, watched the Nationwide Series race (and Clint Bowyer winning the Championship!) then crashed.
Sunday's been both busy and mellow. In the morning I helped my husband do some work on his '68 Chevy 4x4 pickup. I got the fun job of replacing the spark plugs. Now, anybody that's done any work on cars knows how fun that can be on a car that is relatively low to the ground. With a big ol' pickup, its not that simple. Best way to work is to literally be sitting in the engine compartment, leaning on/sitting on any solid surface you can without dislodging hoses, wires, etc., and then figure out how you are going to get the spark plugs out with tools that barely fit in the areas you need to get to the plugs. In every car I know of there's at least one spark plug that is damn near impossible to get to. The one at the rear of the motor on the passenger's side was a true bitch! I must have spent a good 20 minutes trying to get that freaking thing off there. But I didn't give up, even when D offered to try to get it out for me, and I got it out of there!
I am finding myself very grateful for the inspiration to take yoga right now... it was a LOT easier contorting, bending and moving around inside the engine compartment of that truck than it would have been in times past.
Watched the season finale race of the Sprint Cup series, then did an hour of yoga.
So I'm a little sore from all the bending and twisting, but I know I wouldn't have been able to get seated comfortably in the engine compartment of that truck 80 pounds ago, much less contort like I did to get to the spark plugs.
Now I need to get my butt to bed because its back to work in the Morning.
Hope I'm not too sore . I've got my MMA class Monday night.
What started out as a kinda crappy Friday evening turned in to a great weekend.
Friday night I had such an irritating drive home I either wanted to get drunk or get into a fight. Got in the door found out my husband forgot to set up the Truck race to record, which just added to my irritation. Fortunately they replayed it later and I was able to catch it. So my husband and I ended up going out for sushi and then to Kohl's because they had a sale going on until midnight and I wanted to pick up a couple pairs of jeans. I decided to try on several pairs of jeans in different styles. Grabbed some 8s, 9s, 10s and an 11 besides the 501s.
What really made my night was the fact I can get in to a size 8 now. That means I am quite literally down to the same pants size if not a bit smaller than high school.
Definitely a milestone day in the weight loss department for me.
First realizing you hit the 80 pound mark, then realizing you can fit in a smaller pants size than high school. The 501s, they're a strange creature all by themselves. I remember when they first came out, and they had some in women's sizes too. Now they are just in men's. Levi's 501s used to just come in 'shrink to fit' and you'd wash them in hot water until they reached the desired size. Now you can get them preshrunk. But each pair is very different. I tried on a 31" waist pair that fit better than the 32s. The 30s are still to small... but I ended up coming home with another pair of the 32", and a 31". When I tried them on they were like being embraced by an old friend. I know that sounds weird. But 501s have been my favorite since they came out. I'm just glad they're still around, and now I'm slim enough to enjoy them.
Came home after that, watched one hell of a Truck race. The Championship was literally decided on the last lap of the last race. Exciting!
Saturday morning I had to go to school, and I had started back on TIG welding. The TIG booths are very tiny, and last time I had sat in one was before I had taken off all the weight. Boy, those booths are a lot bigger now. I could move around in one a lot easier since I didn't have my ass hitting the wall every time I turned around. They're still a bit of a challenge to move around in... but its a lot easier.
The rest of Saturday was pretty mellow. In the afternoon I headed to the salon my mom works out of to get the red refreshed in my hair. Came home, decided I was too wiped out from the week to do anything else so had dinner, watched the Nationwide Series race (and Clint Bowyer winning the Championship!) then crashed.
Sunday's been both busy and mellow. In the morning I helped my husband do some work on his '68 Chevy 4x4 pickup. I got the fun job of replacing the spark plugs. Now, anybody that's done any work on cars knows how fun that can be on a car that is relatively low to the ground. With a big ol' pickup, its not that simple. Best way to work is to literally be sitting in the engine compartment, leaning on/sitting on any solid surface you can without dislodging hoses, wires, etc., and then figure out how you are going to get the spark plugs out with tools that barely fit in the areas you need to get to the plugs. In every car I know of there's at least one spark plug that is damn near impossible to get to. The one at the rear of the motor on the passenger's side was a true bitch! I must have spent a good 20 minutes trying to get that freaking thing off there. But I didn't give up, even when D offered to try to get it out for me, and I got it out of there!
I am finding myself very grateful for the inspiration to take yoga right now... it was a LOT easier contorting, bending and moving around inside the engine compartment of that truck than it would have been in times past.
Watched the season finale race of the Sprint Cup series, then did an hour of yoga.
So I'm a little sore from all the bending and twisting, but I know I wouldn't have been able to get seated comfortably in the engine compartment of that truck 80 pounds ago, much less contort like I did to get to the spark plugs.
Now I need to get my butt to bed because its back to work in the Morning.
Hope I'm not too sore . I've got my MMA class Monday night.
You're so active, you're a great role model, Phoenyx 
Did you say "wine"?
