Skinny Jeans

So I've got a question....does the trail of skinny jeans ever end??

Recently, after doing a 20-day eating challenge, I lost 6 pounds :)))

There are a ton of clothes under my bed that I wore back in 2003-2004. These clothes were always my ultimate goal. I always felt like "when I fit back into these clothes, I'll know I've done something."

Well that glorious moment happened this past weekend. In need of jeans for the upcoming fall since my pair that I wear quite often is too big now, I decided to rummage through the tubs under the bed where all my "goal clothes" are to see if by chance I fit into any of the multiple pairs of jeans in there. To my surprise, I fit back into about 85 percent of those clothes. Some were even a little roomy! And wow, my old shorts fit wonderfully! I haven't liked myself in shorts in YEARS! It was a crazy moment. I'd finally reached this goal and fit back into my skinny jeans. But now what?? I still had stuff to do and more to improve! These skinny jeans were not a stopping point for me. So I put all the goal clothes away in the closet for next spring/summer, put on a pair of jeans for the fall day I was about to embark on, and then pondered what to do next.

And then I knew. Go on to the next size down. I looked at my size 8 clothes I had recently inherited from a friend who had lost weight. I had not been a size 8 since the 9th/10th grade. So I picked out a pair of size 8 jeans and thought alright, these are my new skinny jeans. When I fit into these, I will know I've done something huge. To my surprise, I could get them up and buttoned but they were a little too tight to wear in public. Just enough of a goal to motivate myself and perhaps get some new clothes in the future. I'm sure on the day I fit into these skinny jeans though, I will pick up a new smaller pair and decide on those as my new goal.

Forget men -- Behind every good woman is a trail of skinny jeans!

Good luck to you all and remember, change is a process - one pair of skinny jeans at a time :)