I've only been on the treadmill once this week due to being sick again/still. I'm hoping to get over this soon so I can get back to the treadmill. I have a couple of trips coming up that will be challenging to my eating and I'm not completely sure how I will cope yet.

I'm feeling slightly better today and am going to head out soon to do some shopping. I did my weekend "feel better" routine and tried on some of my smaller clothes to see if I'm making progress. Today I managed to squeeze my gut and butt into jeans from about 6 years ago. The odd thing is I know I was about 30 lbs lighter last time I wore them. Granted they are not remotely comfortable right now, but I can force myself into them. I also got out my one size smaller than my current baggy jeans out, and they are now fitting comfortably. I can zip and button them without a challenge. Lastly I pulled out my dressy capris that I wore last summer/fall to work and I can now pull them down without undoing the zipper and clasp. These are the last of my work pants to go in the goodwill pile. They were the only dress pants I had that didn't have some elastic inset in the waist. It's a shame I really liked those capris, but I'm not keeping them.

The scale also smiled upon me this morning...and I'm only about 4lbs away from where I want to be in the next two weeks. I'm still hopeful I will reach that goal I set for myself.

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