When Your Fat Jeans Become Your Skinny Jeans

Laura F said:
I ran my 5k this morning with Brother! It was about thirty degrees and windy, but I managed to break the thirty minute mark!!! 29:42.
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Hey congrats on the run!!! Good going keeping it under 30 mins.!!

Laura F said:
Only had to answer the "Why aren't you married yet?" question once, which was nice. Brother had to answer the "Where's your girlfriend?" question multiple times, so he got me beat.
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Oh the dreaded question!! i hate it myself, and i hate family gatherings because i get asked that question ALOT! I am sure this Christmas will be no different and though my bro is also unmarried, he won't be taking the fall for me. What i do hope ppl will notice is that i have lost some weight. But given that fact that i am still 'not thin', I am sure the fat jokes will continue. Sigh...thank God they are only family or else i would spiraling into depression all the time. Glad you had a good time at home, Laura. My bro lives in California, so i see him once a year :( so the only highlight of Christmas is that he will be back. Can't wait!
 
Hey Laura - sounds like the holidays were good but it's even better to be home. I always feel that way too.
Time to work hard again till Christmas and study hard too by the sounds of it.
My oldest sister is 7 years older than me and I always feel bad for her at family gatherings because both her younger sisters are now married and she doesn't even have a bf so everyone is always asking her when she is going to settle down like her sisters - I know she just hates to be asked that so I try to cut in and steal her anyway. My other sister has been married for a few years now so she always gets asked "so when are you going to have a baby?". It's not like they aren't trying so what do you say???
Anyway glad to have you back! I don't think I posted earlier when I read about the closet eating but that is totally me too - I hide wrappers everywhere and then when the house is clear I hide them in the trash. Sometimes I don't even remember doing it -it's so bad.
 
Another closet eater here too. :waving:

Glad you had a good Thanksgiving with your family. I had a good Thanksgiving this year, but that's because I DIDN'T spend it with my family (other than my hubby and kids of course). I think it's great to hear about people who have close relationships with their siblings, especially brothers. My brothers (3 of them) all all idiots and just annoy me or make me mad. I also have 2 sisters who I have been close to off and on over the years, but lately it's mostly off.

Awesome job on the 5K by the way!
 
Island Girl - Fat jokes? Aww, that's mean!!! I bet people will notice the weight loss! People who haven’t seen you in a while are the best judges. My little bro is the only person who's noticed anything, and when I talked to my mom on Thanksgiving she said he was going on and on to her about how good I looked. It felt good for my accomplishment to be acknowledged, finally!

Lisa – The week was good but you are right, it’s good to be back here in Mass. I need my routine! I am looking forward to my next vacation, where I will be completely responsibility-free. I went to Vegas in April and was doing reviews of my staff for year-end, then Oklahoma I was writing papers…. Next trip is gonna be relaxing and care-free! Which is good because I think that will be my birthday, in March. Family means well when they ask questions about marriage and babies, I suppose, but I feel like it must mean they’ve never been on the receiving end of that stuff. I usually don’t have too much problem with family, although that’s because I don’t see them ever, but at work, it’s another story. I had been with my boyfriend for over three years when I started working full-time, and a co-worker who I’d only known for a couple of months flat out said “If he asked you to marry him right now, would you say yes?” Now who goes and asks a co-worker that type of question??? And then the second I get engaged it will be “when’s the date” and the second we get married it will be “when are the babies.” I never ask anyone about dates until they’ve been engaged for like 6 months because I hate that no one just let’s people relax and take their time with anything! And the baby question would never come into my mind, haha, I guess because I’m so far away from that right now. That Vegas trip in April was with some married friends of ours, and the husband was very adamant we take this trip soon because they weren’t opposed to the idea of kids soon and wanted to get a good, crazy trip in beforehand. Took me off guard, but I’m glad he was planning, because they are four months along now, I believe!!!

Look at all these closet eaters! I am SO glad I posted that, as embarrassing as it was… We are all going through the same struggle and it’s awesome to have support from all of you amazing people!!! I got rid of Facebook a few months ago (since I was too addicted and needed more time for school). Right around that time I got on here, and even when I am not posting I am spending TONS of time reading everyone else’s diaries. If you are reading this and we haven’t communicated yet, know that I’ve more than likely read your diary and haven’t posted anything either!!! But I still get good advice and good motivation from all of you!!!

Tig – I wish my brothers and I were closer, but I am at least happy that we have never had any tough times like many others. I see my boyfriend’s family, where the little cousins include ME in their prayers at night, and send birthday presents to me that they pay for out of their allowances. Then I see my mother’s relationship with her family, which is “off” about 98% of the time (I’ve never quite understood why), and my dad’s with his, which is always mildly “on” but that still translates to an uncle who lives in the same town as him that he only sees once a year (on Thanksgiving). So I see all different levels of relationships. With my immediate family of 5 living in 4 differently states, currently, it’s a) hard to find things to fight about (which is good!) but also b) challenging to maintain the closeness I would like. My dad was expressing that he loved seeing my little brother and I together last week, especially when we were discussing his relationship woes. Dad can try and give advice, but 25 year old sisterly advice is different than 55 year old fatherly advice.

Well, it’s 7:30 in the morning…. I’ve been up for two hours already, getting ready for work, and am not even dressed yet. As boyfriend puts it, this is my “me” time… the one time of the day where I can kind of chill, take my time doing stuff, and not feel as if I should be doing homework. I’m at my calmest at this time of the day, which is one of the reasons my alarm goes off freakishly early every morning (5am) when I don’t need to leave for work until 8. I like to maximize my calm time. Sometimes I go into work early to study, sometimes to use the internet on a computer that DOESN’T backspace spontaneously or move my cursor while I am typing (seriously, I’ll be in Word and all of a sudden I’m typing in the middle of the document.. then I have to undo, then redo, to get it back to where it was before. It’s annoying). And sometimes I just sit and play on the computer, as I am today, with my coffee. I do need to finish getting ready, though, no excuse to be late for work at 9am when you got up at 5:30.
 
I know what you mean about the isolated "me time".
I think it's a really, really critical piece of the puzzle to becoming a balanced person.

Unfortunately for me, my "me time" usually takes place between about 10:00pm-4:00am, when I really SHOULD be sleeping. Blah.

But kudos on hauling out of bed early; I think that would kill me!
 
I'm the complete opposite in the morning. My alarm goes off with just enough time for me to get ready and out the door. If I showered the night before I don't even bother showering again most mornings and just brush my teeth and I'm out the door. I eat my breakfast in the morning an hour after arriving at work and I put my makeup on in the car in the parking lot - sometimes in the summer I put it on while driving but I'm not supposed to admit that to anyone because I know it's really bad.
Sometimes I wish I could get into a routine where I wake up early and get some things done. I used to get up and workout but it took a lot of dedication and time to get into a routine - it took hubby being home and pulling the covers off me and turning the lights on really! I just love my sleep.
Have a good healthy day Laura!!
 
Laura F said:
Family means well when they ask questions about marriage and babies, I suppose, but I feel like it must mean they’ve never been on the receiving end of that stuff. I usually don’t have too much problem with family, although that’s because I don’t see them ever, but at work, it’s another story. I had been with my boyfriend for over three years when I started working full-time, and a co-worker who I’d only known for a couple of months flat out said “If he asked you to marry him right now, would you say yes?” Now who goes and asks a co-worker that type of question??? And then the second I get engaged it will be “when’s the date” and the second we get married it will be “when are the babies.” I never ask anyone about dates until they’ve been engaged for like 6 months because I hate that no one just let’s people relax and take their time with anything! And the baby question would never come into my mind, haha, I guess because I’m so far away from that right now.
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I never pester people about this stuff either because everyone used to annoy me the same way - especially about babies. I ran off and eloped with hubby when I was still in high school and everyone assumed it was because I was pregnant. Instead of having a baby 9 months after we married, we didn't get pregnant with our first until 9 YEARS after we married. In that time I can't tell you how many times people asked me when we were having a baby. After a few years people even started asking me if we'd tried infertility treatments! I told them no, we don't have kids because we choose NOT to have any yet and unlike my siblings I am smart enough to master birth control!

Now days people just ask are you STILL married to that one guy? And when I tell them yes, for over 19 years now they always say wow, I never thought you guys would stay married!

Nosey morons!
 
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!

Last time I went clothes shopping, I wore a size ten pant and a size eight dress. Today? I just purchased a pair of pants in an EIGHT and a SIZE SIX DRESS!!! Six sounds so tiny!!! I almost bought a size six pant, too, but that's because my eyesight is no good and I brought that into the dressing room instead of an eight. Whoopsies. I thought it was weird that the ten was so much bigger, haha. But the point is that I saw hope in a six! I could button it and everything!

I know I've only lost like 13 pounds or so and I was never THAT heavy to begin with, but I was very getting frustrated with not having anyone but brother notice I've lost weight. But now I don't care because I know it, and I'm doing this for ME, not anyone else.

And, to be totally honest, I haven't really done much of anything to try and lose weight in the past few weeks. So maybe this is the jump start I needed.

Why I was shopping when I should have been writing my paper? Company Christmas party on Friday! I bought a very simple gray work-type dress, with a long gray sparkly cardigan to go over it. I was stressing over what to wear and now I can't wait til I get to put it on! I actually bought a different gray sparkly sweater yesterday, which was what gave me the idea of what type of dress I needed. But today's sweater was so much better! The belt that came with the dress is definitely still a little small (it's elastic) but I won't actually need it. Oh, and this may not sound like a big deal, but I've decided to wear black tights or hose with it. I have never worn anything but nude before. I like this new girly side!

Hope I still remember this feeling when I'm up til 2 working on my paper!!!!
 
SoCoSideshow said:
I know what you mean about the isolated "me time".
I think it's a really, really critical piece of the puzzle to becoming a balanced person.

Unfortunately for me, my "me time" usually takes place between about 10:00pm-4:00am, when I really SHOULD be sleeping. Blah.

But kudos on hauling out of bed early; I think that would kill me!
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Boyfriend is a night owl, so I like the quietness of the mornings.... No tv, no music, just quiet. I agree that it's a critical element. I am the type of person who can't really let myself just relax, so if I'm in the apartment, I feel as though I should be either a) eating b) sleeping c) doing schoolwork or d) doing housework. Needless to say, there are a lot of times that I am doing e) none of the above! At 6 am, though, I can let this go, for at least a little while!
 
8:36 pm.... must mean coffee and paper time! I have an interview with a financial planner tomorrow morning, so I need to have done a good bit of research and formulated some solid questions. I am well on my way, and will feel pretty stinking relaxed about school when it’s all done. If I can bust out a good portion tonight and Saturday, boyfriend and I might take a little day trip to NYC on Sunday. It’s about a four hour bus ride, so we’d just take the first one in and the last one out. I’ve always wanted to see NYC in the Christmas season. Wish me luck tonight!

I’ve been slowly sliding off this weight loss train for the past few weeks. I need to get motivated again. My focus should be on food for the next week or so. I used to emphasize baby steps; I need to go back to that. Baby step yesterday – getting a burrito bowl from Boloco. Does one really need a tortilla AND rice? Not I. And you know what? It was a much better experience eating it with a fork instead of having it fall everywhere. Plus they have the best nutritional website ever, where you can check off the ingredients you got. Baby step today – Getting veggies instead of mashed potatoes at Boston Market. Every meal comes with cornbread. I don’t need two carbs. 200 calories saved right there. Golden.
 
AWESOME on fitting into a size 6!!! :hurray:

Congrats to you girl! Good luck on getting all your papers finished up so you can go to NY on Sunday - I'd love to hear all about it if you get to go.
 
I did some research to find out what it means to wear a size six. According to the store’s website, a size 6 has the following measurements:

Bust – 34.5”
Waist – 27.5”
Hips – 37.5”

Oddly enough, I always felt like I had huge hips and a small waist. But based on the size chart, I have the hips of a size 6, the waist of a size 8, and the bust of a size 10. Very interesting. I sometimes worry I’m just wearing clothes wrong without knowing it, haha. Like I just don’t understand how they are supposed to fit. This sizing chart doesn’t help! Oh, well. I felt good in a six so that is what I am going to wear!
 
Hi Laura! Size 6 go you good thing! That's amazing! :hurray::hurray:

I was just reading how you said you and your brothers are not phone people. I have 2 older bro's and it's the same for us. I actually have this weird thing - I guess you could call it 'phone-a-phobia'. I get really nervous and have a sort of anxiety for some reason. I feel like I've really missed out on a lot of time with my brothers, but since joining Facebook a year ago we keep in touch a bit more and at least I get to see what's happening with them now.

Well done again on the clothes shopping, that's just so cool :) you must be feeling great!
 
healthyjess said:
I actually have this weird thing - I guess you could call it 'phone-a-phobia'. I get really nervous and have a sort of anxiety for some reason. I feel like I've really missed out on a lot of time with my brothers, but since joining Facebook a year ago we keep in touch a bit more and at least I get to see what's happening with them now.
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I SO get what you’re saying here! I have a similar issue. My father, too. He’ll go to the dentist office to schedule an appointment. They remind him he could call to do that, but he doesn’t want to. My boyfriend and I played rock-paper-scissors a couple of weeks ago to see who had to call to place a take-out order and I had a bit of a meltdown when I lost. He didn’t understand. Unfortunately, with my brothers, two of the three of us aren’t on Facebook, and the third is not active whatsoever… I’m big into e-mail, but I can’t get little bro to even text much, let alone e-mail. Big bro, despite being a computer geek, writes two line e-mails once every 6 months. It’s frustrating. He’s got three kids, that I’d love to hear more about but never do.
 
Oh wow Laura I am so jealous you fit into a size 6 dress!! And 8 pants!! I'll get there again. Right now my size 10's are at least fitting comfortably and not tight like last month. Can't wait to get the 8's out again! The dress I bought for my bachelorette party was a size 6 and that was the day I was the smallest ever and then just balloned up since then. I would love to be able to bring that dress to wear on the cruise - thanks for motivating me!! Enjoy your trip this weekend - I'm sure you'll get enough done to go!
 
Tooooo much to drink tonight!!! Work Christmas party today, started at noon. It is now 1am, and I just got home. That's a big deal for me. I need some water! Desperately.
 
Tigpuppy said:
Hope you had fun and aren't too hung over today.
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I had such a good time! I met a ton of new people, at all levels. We sit at random tables, so you're forced to meet new people, which is good. It was so fun to see everyone out in a social setting. They give away maybe 20 big presents, with the best being two round trip first-class flights to anywhere in the US. I didn't win anything unfortunately. They also do a funny holiday video, and my fish was delicious!

I was definitely not in good shape today :-( Hate it when that happens because I am obviously 100% to blame! I never really drank in college, so I always find it amusing that I have so much trouble now. My first hangover was when I was 22, after a work party. Thank you, boss, haha.
 
Well I DID go to NYC on Sunday, and I finished my paper up yesterday... I also apparently decided to stop eating two meals a day, which resulted in a 142.5 weigh in today. A tiny part of me was excited about that, but I fully recognize that the loss is due to poor diet and dehydration. I had one slice of pizza for dinner on Friday and only a tiny fish and veggies lunch, plus lots of drinks. On Saturday I had a bagel, a cup of clam chowder, and a bit of rice, mushrooms, and onions basically, because I didn't like the meat that came with it. Sunday I had a burger and French fries, thankfully, but that was it. Yesterday I had PB&J on an English Muffin and my 300 calorie nachos. Throw in a couple of random cookies and a 60 cal fudgsicle and that is literally all I've eaten since Friday. Not intentional, I've been out and about, and sick yesterday, but I am going to make sure I eat much better today!! Starting with some nice healthy oatmeal!
 
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