New Clothing

Two things I got to tell you about this week.  First and most important is that I was able to run a 5k distance today!!!  It's the first time I ran that far since I got hurt in August and I feel great.  I ran it about 3 minutes slower than 2 months ago but I'm sure I will get that time down soon.  I'm just proud that I was able to make it the whole distance.

The other thing I wanted to write about relates to the picture up above.  I remember reading "One Fat Summer" when I was around 11 years old.  I loved the book, but there was one section remember really well when the main character, Bobby has to go shopping for new clothes and ends up in a section of the department store called "Husky Town" and hating the entire experience.

Well the last few times I had to buy new clothes, I had to go to the big and tall section in order to find pants in my size.  I hated the experience also.  All the mannequins were all plump size and the people shopping there always reminded me how much I hated my weight problem.  The thing I hated most about the big and tall section is that all the clothing in there was exactly the same as the men's section except with a higher price and these clothing were never on sale.

I got great news this week.  I have been needing new pants for a while now and on a whim, I didn't walk to the big and tall section but instead, I headed over to the Men's section and found the biggest jeans they had and tried them on.  Guess what?  They fit, with room to spare!  I NEVER HAVE TO SHOP IN THE BIG AND TALL SECTION AGAIN.  I was so excited by this discovery that I immediately ran to the checkout to buy the pants and they have been so comfortable.

My weigh-in is on Friday, I'll update this blog then.