Skinny Jeans

I have been cycling between dieting and exercise since I was 25. I go through spurts, exercising hard for a few months and then slacking for a few months (or more). Needless to say I have been unhappy with my body for a long time. I am currently in the mist of a good run on the exercise front and the whole diet thing. I have been playing a lot of sports and eating less and I am finally seeing the results. Last week I bought work pants and they are a size 8. That is right a size 8, my goal is to wear any size 8 pant comfortably regardless of the designer or style.

The true test was this morning; I brought out my skinny jeans. The jeans I wore when I had no body image issues; the jeans that I couldn’t bring myself to throw away when I started becoming a “big girl”. They are size 7 jean and back in the day they fit me comfortably. This morning for the heck of it I tried them on. I was really nervous when I put the first leg in the pant thinking; oh there goes my self-esteem for the week. I was certain I would not be able to get them over my thunder thighs and even if I did not over my rear but guess what sports fans? I pulled them all the way up! I did not have to lie on the bed or suck it in to zip them up. I did have the whole muffin top thing going on but I was able to put on my size 7 jeans!! I did not wear them because they were too tight around the waist and the fact that they are extremely dated. The waist was much, much higher than I am used to wearing but yes a size 7 jean fit.


It is only a matter of time before I am true size 8 and that size looks great on my 5’9” frame.