FatBloggers.net A little push to lose the tush.

217.2! That’s what it said on the scale this morning. A loss of 1.2 pounds!!!

214 here I come.

I’m not sure what is up with that cheesy smile? I think I am a little brain dead from all the Christmas shopping yesterday.

Here is a feel good story that envolves the Christmas shopping.

My lovely wife and I took yesterday off to try and get all of our Christmas shopping done in one day.

We took a few minutes out of power shopping for others to do a little power shopping for ourselves at Banana Republic. Banana Republic is a store I have been in maybe once in my life . That trip lasted all of 3 minutes. I left once I realized the only thing in the place that would fit me was a $90 cashmere scarf.

This trip was a different story. I browsed around for a few minutes before a sales person approached. Being unaccustomed to the ways and fits of the “Republic”, I asked the salesman about their sizing. I believe my exact words were, “Are your sweaters slim fitting?”

The salesman took a moment to size me up and then uttered these magic words.

“You look like you’d wear a large.”

not. “Ha, Why would you want to know?”
-or- “They’re too slim for you!”
-or- “You wouldn’t even fit in to our Double XL”

Simply, “You look like a large.”

And it was casual and nonchalant, not incredulous or surprised.

I was so overwhelmed at the world of choice now open to me that I left the store without purchasing anything. I am having to readjust my whole fashion world view. This is going to take sometime. But fear not Banana Republic I will return… and soon, there is this slim fitting red zip up sweater that I have my eye on. Size large please.

Not exactly a warm, fuzzy feel good Christmas story I know…but it made me feel good!
Have a great weekend everybody.

Tony
12/14: 217.2lbs
Goal: 220 lbs. ACCOMPLISHED
NEW GOAL: 214
3.2 lbs. to go