Happy Day

Since my post yesterday was so doom and gloom because I am stressed about stalling again, I thought I'd share some really great news. 

It really doesn't matter how many times I read that stalling is normal and the weight loss will start again, I do forget that I also read to not focus on the scale but on other factors like how loose my clothes feel, the loss of inches,  etc etc.  I forget this and get all hurley whirly about being stuck at a 60 pound weight loss in 4 months...ha ha....as if that isn't something fabulous. 

So, this morning as I got ready to run some Saturday errands, I was reminded.  I slipped on a pair of my newer jeans and a cute women's cut Bama shirt.  Put the jeans on and they were super baggy.  These are a misses size 16 in a brand that runs small which means I am very close to a size 14...yay!  My shirt was baggy but looked cute on.  You could really see my curves...especially how small my waist is getting. 

One of the errands I had to run was to a super swanky, upscale and trendy boutique here in Birmingham.  It is called The Pink Tulip.  This is the kind of store us chubby girls do NOT even think about going in.  I would have been embarassed to go into a store like this 6 months ago.  I am postive there wouldn't be a single thing but a necklace that would fit me.  The reason I went there today is because I won a gift card on Facebook from them.  They choose me because of my comment about my weight loss.  I was TERRIFIED to go in there today.  (Anyone who has struggled with their weight totally understands this anxiety).  As much as I know I am sooooooo much smaller, I really didn't know what to expect in a boutique.  Boutique brand clothing is typically from Europe or Asia and runs super small.  Like their 1x is a medium in American standards.  Yes....I was nervous. 

I shopped in there today with confidence on the outside and serious anxiety on the inside.  I didn't want to pick out clothes, have the ladies wait on me hand and foot (and they did!!) just to hand everything back to them ashamed it didn't fit.  Well...that didn't happen.  Instead,  EVERYTHING fit and was sooooooo cute.  Everything was also soooooooo expensive.  I picked my 3 favorite items and went on my merry, chipper and skinnier way!!

I needed this boost today!!  I am losing inches like crazy.  The lack of movement on the scale means there is some muscle inside me too.  So......all is well!!