Happy Ending in 2012

Thanksgiving came and went. Christmas has now come and left. Now, the new year is upon us...

I can't speak for anyone other than me, but I am feeling a wonderful ending to 2012! " :-)

I started a journey this year with a set goal by the end of the year. I didn't reach that goal, but I tried, and that's more than I can say for years past. My goal was to be down 30 pounds by the end of the year. I started this course at 265 pounds. Today I weigh 245.4. That's 19.6 pounds I have lost and 10.4 pounds away from my goal. I'm okay with that. Athletes don't win every game they play. They just practice harder, and get ready for the next game, the next goal. That's how I am going to start my new year - working harder, paying more attention to things I let slide this year. That's my goal for 2013.

Now, onto some good news (that completely gets the Happy Dance for 2012!!)....

I always NEED jeans at Christmas time so I tell everyone to get me Lane Bryant gift cards. I did good this year, and got $135 in LB gift cards! (Yay for me!)

So Brian, Mum & I decided to get out of the house and go shopping yesterday. We all got ready, headed out the door, and ventured off to the mall. The lady who greeted us was so helpful with finding the right jeans for me. The ones I have bought for the past several years are being discontinued, so I had no idea how these other jeans would be. She asked me what size I wore, and I told her the jeans I had on (the ones I had been buying for the past several years) was a size 22. She started venturing here and there grabbing different jeans for me to try on so we could see which of the new styles was best for me. I got in the fitting room with about four pair of jeans to try. I put the first pair (bootcut jeans) on and was a little disappointed with them. They gaped open really bad in the back. (For me, that usually happens.) Brian and Mum wanted to see how they fit (as did Becky, the girl assisting us), so I opened the door to show them. We all four made the same "No" face at the same time! The jeans not only gaped open bad in the back, they were just too BIG everywhere! (*Little happy dance*) So, Becky suggests I try a size 20, and she ventures off to find them as I go back to try on a different style of jeans - the jeggings. Same scenario, and I need a smaller size in those, also. Next I tried the straight leg jeans. Again, same thing. Becky comes back with the size 20 in the straight leg, and I try them on. They don't gape open as much in the back, but they are STILL too big! (*another little happy dance*) So, she suggest we try going down to an 18 just to see how they fit. If they are too tight, we'll stick with the 20. As she disappears to find them, I tried on the size 20 jeggings. They fit great. (Not much of a happy dance here, it's still a 20.) Becky brings back the size 18 straight leg jeans. I give myself a little pep talk as I'm changing, "If they are too tight, it's okay, you'll get there when you are suppose to be there."

Oh...

My....

Gosh....

Seriously??

THEY FIT PERFECTLY!!! (*HUGE happy dance in the dressing room before I even open the door to show anyone!!*)

I open the door to model & Brian and Mum are both just smiling. They both said the jeans looked great. :-) Yay me! So, of course, I got 3 pair of jeans with my gift cards! :-)

After we left LB, I texted my mom to tell her my good news. While we were texting, she reminded me of something I hadn't ever really thought about: I was a size 18 in high school! So, here I am ten years later, finally able to wear that same size again!! :-)

I'd call that a great ending for 2012!! Here's to wishing you all a happy ending for your 2012, and to great things to come in 2013!