A HaPpY MeDiUm

About once a month or so, I get the urge to go clothes shopping at my favorite store:  Goodwill Select.  When I was growing up in the 60's, my mom used to take me to yard sales and thrift stores.  You looked through  a lot of not so pretty nor fashionable clothes to find maybe a few in decent shape.  Not  true anymore! 

On my shopping trip today, I bought 8 shirts, 1 pair of pants, skirt, and dress.($76.00 total). The best
part of it allwas being able to fit into almost everything I tried on...and 1/2 the shirts and the dress were a size M E D I U M.     I'm sure some of the shoppers were a little disturbed by the maniacal laughter coming from the dressing room.

So here I am at work tonight with my new Medium shirt on.   It's a wonderful feeling to look
"normal"...like anyone else in the crowd,  AND to like what I see in the mirror.  I feel like my
real self is emerging from the retreating fat.  

In August, I will reach my two year mark.  I am hoping that I will be at my initial goal then. It's only 10 pounds away, right??  I'm challenging myself to actually exercise more than once or twice this week.  I think I can,, I think I can
....   I really don't mind anymore that it's taking me two years to reach my goal because I don't have major batwings or parts of my body that make me cringe anymore.  Yes, I would like to get my "apron" removed someday ...maybe.  Frankly though, I've had my fill of surgeries (non WLS related) so I really don't see in plastic surgery in my future.  I'm  okay with it because all my curves are in the right places now...and our sexlife has skyrocketed about 50 lbs ago.    I don't need to be a Barbie Doll.  It just feels so awesome to like the me I see looking back at me. ...even with my scarred legs and missing kneecaps. 

 HT 5'3"  WT 186  Shirt: MEDIUM  Pants: 16P
    WT: 266  Shirt: 2X   Shorts: XXL