NSV: I fit into my pre-pandemic work clothes!
I have been working remotely since March 2020 and have overindulged on cookies, cake, candy, and fast food over the past year while also largely being sedentary. A winning combo, huh?
In April, I was doing a spring cleanout of my closet and tried on a bunch of my professional clothes that I used to wear to work pre-March 2020 and was frustrated that most of them were too tight and uncomfortable. One set of pants couldn’t even be pulled up my thighs. That is when I decided to weigh myself and realized that (surprise, surprise!) I had gained quite a bit of weight over the past year. 18 pounds, in fact, which is a lot for a short female who had started at ~112. Sweatpants every day really helped hide that weight gain and let me be oblivious to it.
I am pretty frugal so I did not want out and buy new pants in a larger size. I made it a goal to eat healthier and exercise more this summer so I could lose the weight gained during the shutdown in anticipation of returning to working on site at the beginning of August and needing to wear those clothes again.
Since May 2, I’ve been counting calories so I can eat at a deficit every day (no cheat days) and walking 3-7 miles a day. I actually increased my minimum mileage to four miles a day in June and even hit some 10+ mile days.
I’m at the midway point, so this morning, I tried on those work pants again to see how I was progressing. They fit!!! All of them buttoned up with no effort and, for two of them, even had a lot of extra room! ☺️
I am thrilled that I won’t have to waste money on new work clothes, so beyond this being a healthier lifestyle victory, it was also a financial victory!
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