I’m in Atlanta now visiting my son and my little grandchildren and I’ve begun shopping for clothes to take back home.  I live in a very small town that’s a tourist destination so my options are really cheap stuff or hugely overpriced luxury items.  So I try to come to the US during the change of season sales.  I missed it this time but there are a few things available that are really cheap.  I bought some summer knit shirts for $3 at Wal-Mart yesterday.  I was quite impressed!

But..  the big news is in the jeans department.  I’m short and the option for petite jeans isn’t available in NZ, so I always shop for jeans and slacks when I come back to the states to visit my family.  My first visit to the outlet mall I bought size 16 and just knew that they’d fit.  I’d been wearing 18 or 20 before, so I assumed a 16 would fit – maybe a bit tight.

Well, wouldn’t you know, they were too big.  I now have 5 pair of size 12’s.  I put them on and danced around the room with a huge grin on my face.  How good is this??

I’m headed to Australia at the end of November to get my  gastric band adjusted so maybe I should buy some size 10’s?  Just to have something smaller to wear.

I am so stoked about the weight loss.  It’s not a piece of cake but it’s the best tool I’ve ever had that doesn’t hurt.  No hunger pains, no constant ache for food.  I know what I can eat and eating more makes me throw up.  Can’t get better than that.  (nobody wants to throw up so I don’t push it.)