jemjabella

Small Personal Celebration

I managed to rip my favourite pair of trousers on the back of my bicycle pedal (lol, I wrote peddle) a couple of weeks ago, so much so that they only thing they'll be good for now is turning into scruffy lounge-about-the-house shorts.

I went to buy a new pair yesterday, but the closest match I could find weren't available in my normal size. They only had them in a size smaller, or two sizes bigger. I didn't have time to try the trousers on because I had a bus to catch (which I missed anyway, but we won't get in to that) so I bought the smaller pair figuring I could return them next week because they undoubtedly wouldn't fit.

Turns out that walking to and from work has done me good, and the smaller size fits me perfectly. I almost feel like I should eat a big slab of cake to celebrate :P

(On an unrelated note, the super cache plugin seems to be interfering with my feed; please bear with me while I get everything sorted.)

Comments

There are currently 22 approved responses to "Small Personal Celebration".

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   Aisling 06/09/08 at 13:17 #

   Woot! Go Jem! I am jealous of you now that you are all buff. :P

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   Amanda 06/09/08 at 13:17 #

   If you eat that big slab of cake, you won't be able to fit the smaller size anymore. :P What to do, what to do...

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   Vasili 06/09/08 at 13:18 #

   YAY for cake! You really should make some. :) My feed only shows this one post under it, if that's of any help? XD

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   Jem 06/09/08 at 13:18 #

   ^ No contest, Amanda ;)

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   Emsz 06/09/08 at 13:20 #

   I'm jealous... :P

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   Sarah 06/09/08 at 14:09 #

   Nice one, Jem! :) If only I could have a job to walk to so I can lose my masses of flab. XD

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   Vera 06/09/08 at 14:42 #

   *claps* Go JEM! Indeed losing weight and fitting into smaller clothes is a brilliant feeling (I had it while in Greece - felt amazing). :D

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   Stephanie 06/09/08 at 14:48 #

   Woo hoo! Congrats. It's always so weird when you put on a smaller pair of pants and they fit, and you didn't realize your old ones were too big.

   I doubt *one* slice of cake will do that much damage. Could it?

9. Katy   06/09/08 at 15:58 #

   mmm, cake

10. Mumblies   06/09/08 at 18:54 #

    Good for you Jem! I still don't think you need to worry about your weight, you look just fine to me.

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    Jem 06/09/08 at 19:03 #

    I'm not worried, it's coming off all by itself. I sure as hell haven't changed my eating habits :p

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    Stephanie 06/09/08 at 20:37 #

    Yay for smaller pants! I've been doing so much trekking across my campus... 15 minutes walks every 50 minutes. I've been talking about how I need to get back to the gym and do some running or something to get my legs in shape, and then I looked at them in the mirror and realized all this walking up-hill has done me good!

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    Bubs 06/09/08 at 21:16 #

    Congratulations! I also had a surprise while shopping recently :)

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    Brenda 07/09/08 at 13:54 #

    Denim usually stretches after several washes. :P So I'd guess that you may still be able to fit into those jeans after a big slab of cake!

    Speaking of which, I am still hunting around for a new pair of dark grey jeans especially since my my similar pair has sprung a hole out of nowhere recently. :( (Plus, I spilled curry on it, so there's a big fat yellow patch now.)

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    Rachael 07/09/08 at 16:14 #

    Is it just me who's having trouble imagining you on a bicycle?

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    karl 07/09/08 at 18:32 #

    Ohhh..that's cheeky..! I spent a good few days rebuilding both bikes!

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    Arwen 07/09/08 at 22:20 #

    Ugh, when I was in middle school, the fad was to wear big wide-leg pants. Try riding a bike with *those* on. They were always getting caught in the gears.

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    Julie 08/09/08 at 02:23 #

    Oh good for you!

    Now I really hope I could make the same kind of celebration. :(

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    Chrissy 08/09/08 at 17:36 #

    Whoo! Good for you, Jem! :)

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    Carly 08/09/08 at 20:04 #

    Woo! Conbobulations!

    "the super cache plugin seems to be interfering with my feed" is that why you lost weight? lol...

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    Rebecca 08/09/08 at 20:17 #

    Oh no! That is truly unfortunate. I wish a favourite pair of pants/jeans lasted forever. My wonderful pair just ended up being overwashed so I can't wear them in fear of them falling apart.

    Lucky you for finding a suitable replacement! It's hard to find a pair that will rival your worn and washed favourite.

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    Erin 10/09/08 at 16:00 #

    Awesome blossom! I love little surprises like that.