The Do You Work Out Zone

[PapaC]

Originally Posted by hottprof

Everyone else... I say no resolution to lose weight... resolution to tone, or tighten, loosen the pants, then get a new pair... to eat a bit better... maybe only half the plate of cheese fries (giggle) and thin crust pizza instead of deep dish lol...

Smiles

timely comment about pants. I spent the bulk of my day pulling mine up. True to form, I get so alienated from my size at times I don't even notice if my pants are looser sometimes. When I first started eating better for my insulin resistance diabetes, it was back in 2002-2003. I drove my friend all around the valley with her young son at the time. I was juuuuuust starting to get more mobile, and this was a full year before the big dramatic weight drop. Anyway, I drove a voyager minivan because it was the only vehicle I could fit behind the wheel in, that I could afford.

Little D rode in his car seat, and M and I would tool around. We stopped for Chinese food one day, and I worked on gettin D out of his car seat in the back. Well, I bent down, and as I did, my jeans fell right down to my ankles in the middle of that little parking lot. Laughter ensued and the comment from M was classic "Chris, I think it's safe to say you're starting to lose a little bit of weight there"...

LOL.

Anyway, fast forward to today, I must have pulled up my pants a dozen times. yeah, I know.. there's this great invention called a BELT. (thanks, got the memo). I don't think abut belts, because for the most part, I'm sittin' at my computer and won't sit wearing jeans if I'm working at home. why?

well, tonight I had a light bulb moment... hey, these pants are really just one size up from my smallest size jeans from 2005/2006, I wonder if.... no, can't be!

well, on a hunch, I grabbed those jeans that have been collecting dust in the closet for the last 3 years.

I just slipped them on like it was nothing. :-|

To which my reply in my head was "Chris, I think it's safe to say you're starting to lose a little bit of weight there"...

the bonus is: I feel like I just bought a pair of new jeans without spending the money. niiiiiiiiice.

looks like the forced walking due to no car is working.