Sep 06 2008

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.)

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22 Responses so far
  1. Aisling says: September 6, 2008 at 1:17 pm # ·

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

  2. Amanda says: September 6, 2008 at 1:17 pm # ·

    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…

  3. Vasili says: September 6, 2008 at 1:18 pm # ·

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

  4. Jem says: September 6, 2008 at 1:18 pm # ·

    ^ No contest, Amanda ;)

  5. Emsz says: September 6, 2008 at 1:20 pm # ·

    I’m jealous… :P

  6. Sarah says: September 6, 2008 at 2:09 pm # ·

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

  7. Vera says: September 6, 2008 at 2:42 pm # ·

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

  8. Stephanie says: September 6, 2008 at 2:48 pm # ·

    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 says: September 6, 2008 at 3:58 pm # ·

    mmm, cake

  10. Mumblies says: September 6, 2008 at 6:54 pm # ·

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

  11. Jem says: September 6, 2008 at 7:03 pm # ·

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

  12. Stephanie says: September 6, 2008 at 8:37 pm # ·

    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!

  13. Bubs says: September 6, 2008 at 9:16 pm # ·

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

  14. Brenda says: September 7, 2008 at 1:54 pm # ·

    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.)

  15. Rachael says: September 7, 2008 at 4:14 pm # ·

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

  16. karl says: September 7, 2008 at 6:32 pm # ·

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

  17. Arwen says: September 7, 2008 at 10:20 pm # ·

    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.

  18. Julie says: September 8, 2008 at 2:23 am # ·

    Oh good for you!

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

  19. Chrissy says: September 8, 2008 at 5:36 pm # ·

    Whoo! Good for you, Jem! :)

  20. Carly says: September 8, 2008 at 8:04 pm # ·

    Woo! Conbobulations!

    “the super cache plugin seems to be interfering with my feed” is that why you lost weight? lol…

  21. Rebecca says: September 8, 2008 at 8:17 pm # ·

    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.

  22. Erin says: September 10, 2008 at 4:00 pm # ·

    Awesome blossom! I love little surprises like that.