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 
(On an unrelated note, the super cache plugin seems to be interfering with my feed; please bear with me while I get everything sorted.)
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On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 14:17, Aisling said:
Woot! Go Jem! I am jealous of you now that you are all buff.
On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 14:17, Amanda said:
If you eat that big slab of cake, you won't be able to fit the smaller size anymore.
What to do, what to do...
On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 14:18, Vasili said:
YAY for cake! You really should make some.
My feed only shows this one post under it, if that's of any help? 
On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 14:18, Jem said:
^ No contest, Amanda
On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 14:20, Emsz said:
I'm jealous...
On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 15:09, Sarah said:
Nice one, Jem!
If only I could have a job to walk to so I can lose my masses of flab. 
On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 15:42, Vera said:
*claps* Go JEM! Indeed losing weight and fitting into smaller clothes is a brilliant feeling (I had it while in Greece - felt amazing).
On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 15:48, Stephanie said:
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?
On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 16:58, Katy said:
mmm, cake
On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 19:54, Mumblies said:
Good for you Jem! I still don't think you need to worry about your weight, you look just fine to me.
On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 20:03, Jem said:
I'm not worried, it's coming off all by itself. I sure as hell haven't changed my eating habits
On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 21:37, Stephanie said:
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!
On Sat 6th Sep 2008 @ 22:16, Bubs said:
Congratulations! I also had a surprise while shopping recently
On Sun 7th Sep 2008 @ 14:54, Brenda said:
Denim usually stretches after several washes.
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.)
On Sun 7th Sep 2008 @ 17:14, Rachael said:
Is it just me who's having trouble imagining you on a bicycle?
On Sun 7th Sep 2008 @ 19:32, karl said:
Ohhh..that's cheeky..! I spent a good few days rebuilding both bikes!
On Sun 7th Sep 2008 @ 23:20, Arwen said:
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.
On Mon 8th Sep 2008 @ 03:23, Julie said:
Oh good for you!
Now I really hope I could make the same kind of celebration.
On Mon 8th Sep 2008 @ 18:36, Chrissy said:
Whoo! Good for you, Jem!
On Mon 8th Sep 2008 @ 21:04, Carly said:
Woo! Conbobulations!
"the super cache plugin seems to be interfering with my feed" is that why you lost weight? lol...
On Mon 8th Sep 2008 @ 21:17, Rebecca said:
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.
On Wed 10th Sep 2008 @ 17:00, Erin said:
Awesome blossom! I love little surprises like that.