I’ve been working on Virta and their eating plan for a few months now. I’ve lost nearly 20 lbs at this point. I count from 217lbs because that was from my last physical but Virta has me starting at 213. Anyway, I weighed myself the other day and hit 195. I’m 10lbs from my High School weight at this point. Granted, we’ve been here before when I did Jenny Craig back in 1999. I was nearing 185 in 2001. Then lots of things changed and I started to gain weight again. I lost weight during Covid from all the walking but have been over 200lbs for the better part of 25 years or so.
It takes a lot for me to make changes for myself. Specifically changes in what I wear. I remember too many times having too tight clothes and feeling awful so I have been wearing larger and larger sizes over the years to be comfortable and not constricted in any way.
this coming weekend we are celebrating my in-laws 50th wedding anniversary and we’re going to do a family photo. Allison would like the four of us to look presentable. As a guy wo wears nothing besides t-shirts and cargo shorts I had to go and get something new. So I went shopping.
I wandered around Target and found a pair of shorts that I might like. I picked up size 36 and size 34 (for the hell of it). I knew that I was no longer size 38 because those shorts could fall off my if I had no belt. I decided to try on the 34s first and they fit. I was stunned and so I took today’s photo in the dressing room. I did not find a shirt that I liked at Target. So I went o MArshalls.
Over at Marshalls I picked up a couple of shirts and I chose size Large instead of XL or 2XL as I normally would. Those shirts fit as well. So when I came home I modeled my new look for Allison and she approved. I then asked if she would take a photo of me in my two looks for comparison. On the left is how I dress every day. On the right is me in my new clothes.
I still love my cargo shorts so I made a purchase of two more pairs online but they are size 34.