LiteBrite
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So, one day last week hubby and I were sitting at a table at the Village Inn, waiting for my parents to show up for our weekly Saturday morning breakfast with them.
As we waited, I could feel my tummy straining against the waistband of my cute Old Navy size 14 khaki capris. I mentioned my unhappiness with this situation to hubby, and he mentioned his own burgeoning belly. We both decided, right then and there, that this was the time, and that we were going back on the Somersizing plan that we'd had success with in the past.
A little background - I realize that wearing a size 14 is not the end of the world, but it is bigger than I've been in the past. I have worn a size 12 for most of my adult life, except for about a year after the first time I Somersized, when I ventured into Size 10 country. Sadly, I let my working visa lapse and I had to leave that beautiful land and return to my native Size 12. Gradually, as I entered my mid 40s, I found myself drifting over the border to this previously uncharted territory, Size 14.
It was a real shock the first time I had to buy clothing in a 14, but I gradually adjusted and stopped worrying about it. I bought some cute new clothes, and worked on convincing myself that this was going to be fine.
However, lately I've begun to worry that if I don't halt my current journey, I'll be navigating my way to a 16 soon, and I don't like it. I want to stop it now, before I get to that point. My goal, therefore, is to get back to my homeland of 12. Once I've arrived, I'll reevaluate whether I want to go any farther.
Hubby has always been the string bean type, but suddenly the mid 40s have hit him, too, and now for the first time ever he has a significant bulge hanging over the edge of his 34/33's. He is motivated with me. The first time he did the Somersizing thing strictly for health reasons (he is an insulin dependent diabetic, and Somersizing is great for balancing out the blood sugars), but this time he's doing it for health and vanity reasons.
So, now we're doing strict Level One (weight loss phase) and we're about 5 days in. I had one cheat on the first day (a single dark chocolate truffle), but I've been completely on track so far except for that. I've pulled my Somersizing recipe books back out, and I've made some great and yummy dinners. If I get organized and make myself cook, we eat great meals at home when we're Somersizing. Restaurants and movie theaters are much tougher. We went to a matinee of Evan Almighty yesterday, and the smell of the popcorn just about knocked me over when we walked in the door! I had had the foresight, however, to sneak a bag of grapes in, and we munched on those, successfully resisting the lure of the concession stand.
So, to recap - my midsection is uncomfortably large. I love Somersizing and my hubby, and we're in this thing together. My goal is to get back into a size 12. Go team!
As we waited, I could feel my tummy straining against the waistband of my cute Old Navy size 14 khaki capris. I mentioned my unhappiness with this situation to hubby, and he mentioned his own burgeoning belly. We both decided, right then and there, that this was the time, and that we were going back on the Somersizing plan that we'd had success with in the past.
A little background - I realize that wearing a size 14 is not the end of the world, but it is bigger than I've been in the past. I have worn a size 12 for most of my adult life, except for about a year after the first time I Somersized, when I ventured into Size 10 country. Sadly, I let my working visa lapse and I had to leave that beautiful land and return to my native Size 12. Gradually, as I entered my mid 40s, I found myself drifting over the border to this previously uncharted territory, Size 14.
It was a real shock the first time I had to buy clothing in a 14, but I gradually adjusted and stopped worrying about it. I bought some cute new clothes, and worked on convincing myself that this was going to be fine.
However, lately I've begun to worry that if I don't halt my current journey, I'll be navigating my way to a 16 soon, and I don't like it. I want to stop it now, before I get to that point. My goal, therefore, is to get back to my homeland of 12. Once I've arrived, I'll reevaluate whether I want to go any farther.
Hubby has always been the string bean type, but suddenly the mid 40s have hit him, too, and now for the first time ever he has a significant bulge hanging over the edge of his 34/33's. He is motivated with me. The first time he did the Somersizing thing strictly for health reasons (he is an insulin dependent diabetic, and Somersizing is great for balancing out the blood sugars), but this time he's doing it for health and vanity reasons.
So, now we're doing strict Level One (weight loss phase) and we're about 5 days in. I had one cheat on the first day (a single dark chocolate truffle), but I've been completely on track so far except for that. I've pulled my Somersizing recipe books back out, and I've made some great and yummy dinners. If I get organized and make myself cook, we eat great meals at home when we're Somersizing. Restaurants and movie theaters are much tougher. We went to a matinee of Evan Almighty yesterday, and the smell of the popcorn just about knocked me over when we walked in the door! I had had the foresight, however, to sneak a bag of grapes in, and we munched on those, successfully resisting the lure of the concession stand.
So, to recap - my midsection is uncomfortably large. I love Somersizing and my hubby, and we're in this thing together. My goal is to get back into a size 12. Go team!
This will really help to keep you on track and see what changes are really helping.
I refuse to go beyond a 16 since that's where the regular sizes end before going to "women's" sizes. I'm aiming for a size 8 after I lose my weight.
I am wearing some capris this morning that were uncomfortably tight before, and are not uncomfortable today. They are still a size 14, but for some reason they are tighter than my other size 14s. Anyway, that represents progress, and I'm excited about it, because combined with the 2 pounds down on the scale, that's the first measurable improvement I've seen. 
