whip. snap. scared of that!

Stand back.... you better just stand back now.

No, better yet, you'd better sit down for this.

When I started this entire life transformation I wore a very tight size 14. The 3 pairs of 16's I owned I hated myself for owning but they did fit me better than the 14's I desperately hung onto.

A month or so back I blogged about going out and getting a few new things for spring because those 14's were simply getting ridiculously big. Like so big I could fold over the waistband and still pull them off without unsnapping them too big.

I was so giddy to go out and buy 10's. GIDDY, I tell ya!

One pair of dressy capris I bought were full price. I have principles in life and not paying full price for clothes is high on my priority list. I hate paying full price. I mean, it WILL go on sale if I'm just patient enough. And remarkably, I usually am. But this pair of chocolate capris fit me like a tailor came in and made them just for me. I knew I'd feel great wearing them so paying full price was a small sacrifice for this awesome fitting pair of pants.

I haven't worn them since I bought them. I knew I would but I just haven't had the occasion yet. Well tonite I pulled them out as I have a funeral to attend on Monday. I was wishy washy as to whether capris would be appropriate but I thought if I put on the right dressy shoes, I could pull it off.

Imagine my shock when I pulled on those size 10's and they were without a doubt far too big.

What?!

They still had the tags on them. I still had the receipt. Easy fix. I'd just run up to Macy's and see if the 8's would still be skin tight or if they were worth exchanging. An 8 would be far too tight, right?

I finally found the rack and sadly no 8's were left. I asked, they weren't getting more in the saleswoman was quite sure. So I figured I'd just have to return them because I'm not keeping brand new pants with the tags attached if they're too big.

Walking to the cash register, I noticed a rack of bright, casual capris in the same brand as I was returning. Oh snap, they're cute! I took an 8 into the dressing room and there I discovered they were, get this, TOO BIG!

Envision me doing a celebratory dance in the dressing room that was a fine mix between Elaine from Seinfeld & Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, because that's for real what I was doing, and I didn't give a rats ass who saw or heard me.

Skipping out of Macy's today with 3 pairs of brightly colored (burnt orange, grass green & olive green) capris in a freakin' SIZE 6 just about made me orgasmic. I set out on this journey with the full hope of someday wearing a size 8 again, knowing that goal was a high one to reach.

A size 16 to a size 6. Me? Oh snap!

AND.... AND....

Today my BMI officially hit NORMAL.

From obese to overweight to normal. Oh snap!

Today is a good day. :D