Maybe I will be able to get slim for summer

Yesterday, as I was sorting out what I would wear when I took my dad in for his blood test at the heart institute, I grabbed a pair of my someday jeans. You know what those are, might even have a pair or two yourself. They are the jeans that you bought, or someone bought for you, that turned out to be a few sizes smaller than you wear.

Someday jeans are those ones that are too nice to be tossed out into the Goodwill bin, but not something you can wear, so you tuck them away for… someday. Well, I grabbed the black someday jeans and then realized what they were. Heck, why not? Worst I could do was send myself on a junk food binge - right? I tried them on and was thrilled to discover that they fit. I’m even on the up swing in the weight fluctuations at the moment, so when I drop back down a few pounds in the weight yo-yo they’ll fit even better.

It’s the little things, like fitting into a pair of someday jeans, that just make you smile and renews your whole determination to lose the weight you have been working to lose. I had started to despair that I was not actually going to be losing any weight for summer, even began looking at all of those pills and whatever they have on television and the store shelves. You know the things, quick weight loss, body detoxification, colon cleanse, the list goes on and on for what kinds of things there are for helping you get healthy. I’ve now got renewed determination on the eat smaller servings (not necessarily eat right, or less, but smaller servings so I don't eat more than I need to feel full) and exercise.

My plan now is to eat a little bit at meal times and keep 100 calorie snacks around for between meals. Late night munchies will be cured by air popped popcorn with low cal seasoning. I will look good in my jeans as I travel Alaska on my ATV this summer.