Well, I’ve been wanting to do this for a while. My mother gave me a pair of size 14 jeans. They fit! I was convinced that because she buys a lot of clothes from TJMAXX, that they were probably not sized right. I enjoyed them but didn’t believe. So, yesterday I went window shopping and grabbed a pair of 14 and 12 jeans. Well, the 14s fit perfectly! I bought them and the 12s! Come to find out, if I lay on the couch, I can zip and button the 12s too! This is huge for me. I cannot remember the last time I wore 14s much less 12s! I have been wearing 16/18 and even some 20s for years. I have had to pack up my 20s because they are so big now. I am so excited!
So, I’m going to try on the 12s once each week until they fit perfectly and then I’m going to buy a pair of 10s! 
I’m excited beyond words really.
Hubby has put in the paperwork for a waiver on some stuff from his Navy days. I don’t know how long that will take to go through. I really don’t know what I will do without him here. I know - millions of women do it everyday and I know I will be fine. I just don’t like to think about it!
I think when he heads to training I will get a gym membership somewhere so I can work off the emotions along with the fat!
Gotta go eat
Posted on February 9th, 2008 by countingdown
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Hey congrats on the pants fitting! I bet you are on top of the moon!
Yes, I do have some advice! Try going to CoolRunning.com and then look up the “couch to 5k” program. That is what I used to get started, from scratch. I was walking maybe a couple of miles a few times a week. This got me ready inside of 4 months to run my first 5k and it’s been nothing but improvement since then. Couple of tips:
Go slow! You don’t need to run fast right off the bat, just run at what’s comfortable.
Get fitted for running shoes. I did not and paid the price.
Dont try to do too much too soon. That program is for 3 times a week, and it’s ok to repeat a week if don’t feel you’re ready to go on to the next week. Good luck!!