Francisco

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much! I love your shopping story and identified with

all of it. I need to start a journal or something of my

accomplishments and milestones that I can look back on and reflect

on later when maybe I'm having one of those days or feeling blue. I

was on cloud 9 all day yesterday and when I got on the scale again

this morning (just for the heck of it) and it said 197.5, I was even

more thrilled. I'll be floating around on Cloud 9 for awhile, I'm

sure.

I found this skirt yesterday that they only had in a size 12. Now

the pants I had on were a size 12 but I didn't have much faith that

a size 12 skirt (that was quite fitted) would actually fit. It felt

amazing. I even called my sis and had my hubby drop me off at her

place. We went back to the store, I tried it on for her to ask her

if it really did fit and if it really did look as good as I hoped it

did. It did! I bought way too much stuff but gosh it was fun!

I hope you find that someone special to share your love with (maybe

Philippe?). They will be so lucky!! You definitely are the prize.

Tina

>

> Tina!

>

> This is GREAT! What a wonderful feeling!

>

> Remember to always keep moments like this near to your heart.

They

> are such a comfort when things seem like they are not going your

way.

>

> I remember the first time I really needed to go shopping for

clothes,

> and as usual, went to the big & tall section. But NOTHING fit!

I

> was now in regular size land.

>

> I took some shirts into the fitting room, some XL, some L and one

M.

> Geez, tears are welling up in my eyes just remembering this...

And

> then, the XL was too big... the L was too big...

>

> I looked at the M and thought, " This is just too small to fit. "

How

> can that go around me? But it did, and I stood there in front of

the

> mirror, amazed and stunned at the transformation I'd undergone. I

> whispered a prayer of gratitude, and I shut out the old tape

of " Why

> me? Why am I so lucky? " and just let the good feelings come over

me.

>

> I was so happy, yet so moved, and I had to wipe my tears and

compose

> myself before exiting the fitting room to show my then partner how

> the shirt fit.

>

> Then it was LOOK OUT. The store was having a 50% off sale, and I

> went crazy--shirts, pants, belts, underwear. Yikes!

>

> When I got home, I cleared out my closet and donated 27 bags of

> clothes to the Goodwill.

>

> But I kept one shirt, one belt, and one pair of pants to remind me

> where I was and how far I'd come.

>

> Congratulations, Tina! This is a great achievement. Here's to

many

> more happy milestones in your journey.

>

> Francisco