Sunday, July 27, 2008

The Proof Is In The Pants!

In case you haven't checked out our other (Toni & I) weight loss journey blog lately, I've lost 18 lbs. in the past 3 months! 18!!! And the proof is in the pants :)Just 3 months ago, these capris were very tight on me. Now, I have to wear a belt with them & I have to pull the belt tighter than before :) I'm a shrinking woman! LOL I also haven't been able to wear the shirt that I have on in the picture in quite some time as it was always tight in the sleeves.
I haven't gone out to buy any new clothes yet, other than a swimsuit & lots of work-out clothes, but I may have to soon. Jim said that my butt is really baggy in most of my pants, lol. I'm even wearing spandex type work-out pants because all of the other ones make me look like I don't even have a butt anymore! Now if I could just lose the hips that fast!
While I'm at it, I might as well post my 3 month picture, too & yep, I also got my haircut which I needed done badly. You can see the side view on my slideshow on the other blog over there ----->

Cass is coming home tomorrow, so we have to make a 4 hour drive (2 hours each way) to pick her up. It'll be good to have her home again, although it sure was quiet here this past week. Maybe going through the empty nest syndrome won't be so hard afterall ;)

We went to look at yet another house today (actually, two more houses) & we really like the first one, so now we're just waiting to see if it's going to work or not. Only downside, it's in the town we used to live it, which means it's a little further from the gym, but not too bad. It has a library (or should I say 'scraproom', lol), beautiful kitchen with cherry cabinets, 3 nice size bedrooms & the basement is in the beginning stages of being finished (all the studs, insulation & plumbing for a full bath is in place). I'll be sure to update when we find out whether or not we're going to get it.

Have a great week :)
Benita

18 comments:

Emily said...

yay Benita!! Good for you!! Keep it up!

mborrero said...

Congratulations on your success

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Janet said...

YAY! That's great progress! Congrats!

Unknown said...

awesometastic!
I need to get into your groove!

Darcey said...

That is great Benita!! Congratulations on the lose. You must feel great. Keep up the good work.

Linda said...

Congrats Benita! 18 lbs is awesome!!!

Jen Martakis said...

Congrats on your weight loss! That is absolutely wonderful! Good luck on your house decision!

Krissynae said...

Way to go. Keep up the great work. You will find that you wallet will now start losing weight because of the new clothes you will need. Keep up the great work.

Kris said...

Congrats on the weightloss!!! Keep up the good work!!

toners said...

YEAH BENITA!!! (((hugs))) to you!!1

renee said...

Yea!!! That is so great. Keep up the great work on the weight loss.

Jill said...

Hi Benita I ahve been following along with your weight loss blog. Congratulations on the weightloss the photos really show how well you are doing. wow how much fun you are going to have buying new smaller clothes.

goodluck with the house hunting. And drive safely on your trip to pick up Cass. Jillxx

Unknown said...

Great job on the weight loss Benita. You should be very proud of yourself. It is sooo hard to loss weight. What a great feeling that must be to put on a pair of pants that are way to big now. You have really inspired me to get moving on my diet and exercise.

CircesMagic said...

Congrats on your big loss!! Hope you find the home of your dreams.

KarenSue said...

congrats!!
I left ya something on my blog

Sarah Coggins said...

Woohoo! Keep up the great work. :) I've recently bought a few new pairs of shorts & pants b/c of the "baggy butt" and wow was it a great feeling. Definitely hit those end of summer sales and treat yourself to a couple of new items. You deserve it!

Sues said...

That is SO AWESOME! Having to buy new clothes because the old ones are baggy is WAY better than because they didn't close!!! Keep up the great work! Thanks so much for your kind thoughts about my Dad. He is doing much better!!! The prayers are working!!!

Micki said...

Keep up the good work!