Determined To Succeed

Day seventy-nine.

I am back up a half=pound (238.9) and it’s not good. I need to stay away from chocolate (damn Halloween) and try not to drink so much Coke Zero (better than regular Coke, but still…). Also, I so need to workout today. I didn’t get the chance to yesterday after all because of running around I needed to do but I will today. I feel scattered today. I feel bloated. Worst of all, my “victory” pair of Levi’s jeans is showing wear and I won’t be able to wear them much longer. Bah! Hurmph!

O.K., now that I’ve gotten that out of my system I feel a bit better. I think what set me off the most was the jeans. You see, when I was a kid I found a pair of Levi’s 501 Button-Fly Jeans in a rummage sale at my old church. I couldn’t believe my luck when I bought them and tried them on. Not only did they fit and fit well they were, by far, the softest jeans I’ve ever known (to this day).

Well..as we are all fond of things because of an impression they made long ago I have always thought of Levi’s 501 Jeans as my gold standard jean so after I lost weight I dared myself to go to the Levi’s Store at a local outlet mall to try on jeans. Sure enough I found myself staring at the stack of 501s and I tried them on. They fit beautifully. Nowhere near as soft because they were new but they fit and I bought ‘em.

For the past three or so years I’ve treasured these jeans and now, thanks to me treasuring them so much, they are in need of replacing. At least they need replacing due to the standard wear and tear, not my ripping them because I was too fat (that’s happened more than once). How embarrassing that was/is. Yikes!

I think I am finally going to keep my word and keep my blog short. This way I have much more time in the gym working off these extra chocolaty/Coke pounds. Forgive me, my friends. I am just a bit out of sorts and needing to sweat a bit. That’s all. I hope you guys can get out and enjoy the day, too. It’s unseasonably warm here in New Jersey today and will be tomorrow, too. Maybe a nice long walk will do me some good…

…then maybe I can go find me another pair of my trusty Levi’s.