and a ray of sunshine. blue jean sunshine.

i was feeling rather down and out that i didn't lose as much weight as i had hoped to. for the most part, i stuck to the diet pretty well. i had an occasional weak moment here and there but compared to how i was eating before, this was an entirely different ball field. a much healthier ball field. regardless, seeing those numbers stop dropping on the scale bummed me out. how is it that i cut out all the crap in my diet and i still only managed to lose ten pounds?!

then it happened. i ran out of my stretchy jeans and reached for an old pair and rubber band to ghetto rig the button. you know that trick, right? please tell me you know that trick. anyways, a funny thing happened. as i was looping the rubber band around the button, i realized the button actually reached the button hole. i took a deep breath and looped the button through the hole. holy crap. they buttoned. not one week before, i was no where near buttoning these jeans. not even close. i could hear the poor rubber band moaning as i tried to close them. not this time. this time, they fit.

it hit me then, i may not have lost as much weight as i had hoped but i did lose some inches. i'll take it. i'm totally rocking these jeans from now on and i refuse to use that rubber band ever again. it's currently retired in the bahamas (aka: the trash).