The Pants Project

I wear pants almost every day to work. I have lots and lots of dress pants hanging in my closet. To look in my closet, you would assume that I'm quite the professional. However, most of those pants are neglected, hanging and waiting to be worn.

Sorry, pants. I can't get you over my hips. They don't lie.
Anyway, today I pulled on a pair of my trusty gray slacks. They fit and can be passed off as business casual and those are about their only redeeming qualities.

Honestly, I hate them.

I have tons of clothes, but those that actually fit are a small portion of my wardrobe. I keep the others around so "when" I fit into them again, I will have a fresh wardrobe all over again even if they are a bit outdated. At this rate, by the time I can fit back into them, they'll be back in style again.

So, I'm working to change this nonsense. I want to wear cute things and not feel like a frumpy dump. I want to accidentally stumble into the maternity section at Target and find nothing that fits. I want people to genuinely compliment me or ask where I got my cute skirt or SOMETHING.

Yesterday while I was doing my T25 Lower Body Fix and I was squatting and lunging my life away, I decided I would start the Pants Project.

Remember those SlimFast or Weight Watchers commercials with thin people standing inside their formerly large and in charge pants? I'm taking my inspiration from those. I'm working my way towards this overly happy thumbs-up photo!

So, I had my husband take a photo of my pants this morning... I still am always shocked when a picture of any sort is taken of me. I still can't believe my size sometimes. I know that my size may not seem like a big deal to most of you and certainly some people deal with larger hurdles when it comes to weight loss, but I am the biggest I've ever been and it's my blog, so I'm allowed to talk about it. 

These are my pants. They are shapeless but comfortable. They are ugly but they fit. They WILL be too big for me by the time I revisit this subject. Today is August 26 and I will post again about this topic on September 26.

I also love hearing from all of you. Whether it be in private messages, Facebook notes or comments on the blog, it's wonderful to know that I have your support and encouragement. Keep 'em coming!