Victory!

So I'm proud to say that I was one of the three winners for our boot camp challenge!!!!!

 

I was so excited and in shock. I had to read this a couple times because my brain shut down. Is that really my name being announced? And in the heat of the moment, I shared this on facebook...yup ALLLL of me out there. Right now I'm like oh goodness and can't wait for this to be lost in my newsfeed, but hey, I'm proud of what I did.

 

So we all met up at Buckle, where they had dressing rooms with our names on them and jeans already picked out for us to start with. I have never shopped in Buckle because I was pretty sure they didn't carry my size. And I was really nervous about this trip because I didn't know if anything would fit me. I realized that I'm moving in to "normal" sizes. Normal meaning I don't have to find a plus size store to feel comfortable about finding something that would fit me. I mentioned this trip to Jenny and she's like you'll be addicted. I disagreed because I could NOT fathom spending $150 on jeans! Well.....after trying on about 7 different pairs, I get why they are expensive.

 

THEY. ARE. AWESOME.

 

I have never had jeans fit so nicely everywhere! And I can't wait to wear them. The pair I got were $72 and there were others that were $150, but I wasn't spending more than the gift card I won. Especially when I don't plan on sticking around in this size.

 

But let's just say, I'm more motivated now to keep pushing forward. I can't wait for the day when I'm at one size and can start filling my closet with clothes that I know I'll still wear in 6 months. That is definitely one of the hardest parts of this journey. I feel like if I start buying a ton of clothes, I'll get complacent and stuck at that size. But at the same time, it sucks wearing things that are too big and not feeling attractive in your own clothes. Trust me, I am going to be on a huge shopping mission once I get where I want to be. There are so many looks I'd like to try!

 

But for once, shopping ended in smiles instead of being frustrated with being so big and wishing I was smaller. Today was just one of those really special moments in my journey. I won a competition, I shopped in a store I never thought possible, and I found jeans that fit!

 

Don't be surprised if you see me in these jeans often, I am going to wear the shit out of them before they're too big :)