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I've had two pairs of jeans that I haven't worn since last summer, or maybe earlier (I can't remember exactly when I last wore them) that had been retired to the bottom drawer of my dresser, in the hopes that one day I'd be able to wear them again. I hadn't tried them on because I was afraid they'd be still too tight and I'd feel awful. But this morning, when confronted with the fact that the only clean pair of jeans was the pair that had been too big for me the day I bought them* I said what the hell and tried one pair of them on.

They're slightly too loose on me. XD I finally feel that I've lost weight. Next goal: get into the shirt I bought in England in 2003 (right before I hurt my back and my activity level dropped, thus spurring a weight gain) that I hadn't given away to goodwill because I liked it too much and kept in the vague hope that I'd lose weight.

I shall probably celebrate by having a Schlotsky's sandwich for lunch. Mostly because I've had a hard time meeting my calorie target the past 3 or 4 days and I think I need to start eating more at lunch instead of having my biggest meal at dinner.

I also tested my aerobic capacity by going up two flights of stairs to the staff break room instead of taking the elevator. Results: still lousy (I was huffing and puffing for quite a while afterward), but slightly better than usual, because my legs didn't burn quite so badly as normal (it's usually amazingly hard to take those last few steps). I also have put "get re-evaluated for exercise-induced asthma" on my List of Things to Do before going to Japan, because I think part of my huffing and puffing and coughing originated from my throat and lungs and not my general lack of conditioning. I was diagnosed with possible exercise-induced asthma about 5 years ago when I was in karate, but I never quite figured out whether it was due to asthma or the combination of out-of-shape and being worked to exhaustion every class. I think I shall attempt to force myself to go up the stairs every day and see if it changes or stays the same.



* They fit just fine in the store, but when I wore them after that, they stretched out enough to be too loose.

Comments

[vom-marlowe.livejournal.com]

Yay for favorite jeans refitting! I haven't tried mine on yet, I'm still waiting.

Sounds an awful lot like exercise induced asthma to me. I have that, and ran into problems doing cardio even though I was in pretty good shape at the time. I just....couldn't ramp up the intensity without keeling over. My doctor finally figured out what was going on. Now I have a couple hits of my inhaler before working out, and it is amazing what a difference it makes. I don't take the daily asthma meds anymore, just the simple albuterol inhaler before working out.

[batwrangler.livejournal.com]

Yay! Go, you!

[tammylee.livejournal.com]

W00t! Congratulations! *cheers you on*
* They fit just fine in the store, but when I wore them after that, they stretched out enough to be too loose.
Yes! I just bought new pants on the weekend and that happened to me. It also doesn't help that I am an odd size right now and sizes tend to be in even sizes.

Way to go, girl!

[riofriotex.livejournal.com]

I want you to know that your biking postings (and now these wonderful results) have inspired me to ask for an elliptical trainer for the big BD coming up. I used to work out on one about five days a week for 30-60 minutes a day and it helped me keep the weight off.

[urbi-et-orbi.livejournal.com]

... start eating more at lunch instead of having my biggest meal at dinner.

I have the same problem -- mostly because I want to save up my calories hahaha! And when I see I still have so much left, I eat loads!

[m00nface.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, it must feel great to fit into those jeans! :D And good luck with the asthma evaluation, definitely sounds like it would be best to check it out before going to Japan.

[tokyoghoststory.livejournal.com]

i'm a slow walker, i fricken hate it. worst, i'm a toilet monster. people hate going on vacation with me, ANYWHERE.

(though, i recently found my best friend's best friend is a toilet monster too, so i no longer feel so bad everytime we stop somewhere im like HAY GUYS, POTTY BREAK).


i did exercise today!!!! why!? because I TOO HAVE A PAIR OF PANTS I WILL ONE DAY FIT BACK IN, IN MY DRAWER.

except i probably won't wear them because they're red camoflauge and about 40 inches wide at the bottom.

oh,
to be a 16 year old again, rofl.

[cchan5000.livejournal.com]

Congrats on fitting in your pants! Now if I could just get my dad to start exercising a bit...

I love taking stairs as a test of myself, so I say keep at the stairs instead of the elevator. That is, of course, unless you really have trouble breathing. If it is that bad, go see a doctor about it.

There is something nice about making it up one more flight of stairs. Every now and then I go to the library and hike to the top (8 stories) to make sure I'm still in decent shape. If I can't make it easily, I know it is time to ramp up the exercise routine again.

Go you!!

[vilgsacolin.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That's exciting! Yay! Party time!

[rayechu.livejournal.com]

Yay! Congrats. I just found a stash of my slacks from work. I'm a little scared to try them on so I'll wait a month or so.