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Thursday, Jun 17 2010 - N(on) S(cale) V(ictory)
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I think the world of weight loss blogging needs to have more NSV (non-scale victory) so I'm adding my own to today's post. In December of 2009, my niece (who I am absolutely obsessed over and would punch a brother in the face if they hurt her in any way) bought me the cutest pair of pajamas for Christmas.
Now to know me is to know that I love pajamas. If there is ever a time you need to buy me a gift, you can NEVER go wrong with pajamas. I was so stoked to get these and when I checked the size (XXL) I thought for sure I'd be wearing them the very night I got them. Boy would I be wrong. While I could get the pajama bottoms to go over my thighs there was no way they'd make the first attempt to sit in a chair. The shirt wouldn't button at all. The cutest pajamas in the world had just looked me in the face and said "no way fatty, not tonight and not any time soon!".
I was confused because all my other xxl pajamas fit just fine. These were an anomaly and my first real experience with the notion of just because it says it's a size ## doesn't mean it's the same as the others. I was devastated. I felt horrible about my body and didn't have the heart to tell my niece they didn't fit. I folded them up and put them in the back of some dark drawer never to be thought about again...or at least I didn't want to think about them again.
A few months ago (263 ----->233ish) I decided to pull them out and give them a whirl. The pants fit much better. Still a little tight in the thighs but doable if I really wanted to wear them. The shirt? I could button it but I couldn't move my arms to save my life. To quote Chris Farley I was a "Fat man in a little suit". Okay, feeling better but still frustrated so back they went into the drawer for another day.
That day was yesterday.
I don't believe for a second that these were ever meant to be labeled as xxl (unless they are using anorexic supermodels for their sizing charts). All I know is I put those cute sock monkey gingerbread pajamas on and they fit like a beautiful pair of pajamas should fit. I almost wanted to go out and buy a faux Christmas tree and re-enact what should have been a cozy Christmas night around the fire place. Instead I just curled up with my dog there (that's Makenzie) and thought: "I can't wait for next Christmas"!
Tell me one of your NSV!
Now to know me is to know that I love pajamas. If there is ever a time you need to buy me a gift, you can NEVER go wrong with pajamas. I was so stoked to get these and when I checked the size (XXL) I thought for sure I'd be wearing them the very night I got them. Boy would I be wrong. While I could get the pajama bottoms to go over my thighs there was no way they'd make the first attempt to sit in a chair. The shirt wouldn't button at all. The cutest pajamas in the world had just looked me in the face and said "no way fatty, not tonight and not any time soon!".
I was confused because all my other xxl pajamas fit just fine. These were an anomaly and my first real experience with the notion of just because it says it's a size ## doesn't mean it's the same as the others. I was devastated. I felt horrible about my body and didn't have the heart to tell my niece they didn't fit. I folded them up and put them in the back of some dark drawer never to be thought about again...or at least I didn't want to think about them again.
A few months ago (263 ----->233ish) I decided to pull them out and give them a whirl. The pants fit much better. Still a little tight in the thighs but doable if I really wanted to wear them. The shirt? I could button it but I couldn't move my arms to save my life. To quote Chris Farley I was a "Fat man in a little suit". Okay, feeling better but still frustrated so back they went into the drawer for another day.
That day was yesterday.
I don't believe for a second that these were ever meant to be labeled as xxl (unless they are using anorexic supermodels for their sizing charts). All I know is I put those cute sock monkey gingerbread pajamas on and they fit like a beautiful pair of pajamas should fit. I almost wanted to go out and buy a faux Christmas tree and re-enact what should have been a cozy Christmas night around the fire place. Instead I just curled up with my dog there (that's Makenzie) and thought: "I can't wait for next Christmas"!
Tell me one of your NSV!
12 comments so far.
12.
a decade ago
I LOVE this post! I totally agree with the NSV concept and I may borrow that one. Hooray for you!!! I'm not in a place to recount an NSV, but I will be... and then I will share it! Thank you for the lift!
by MUDDYMAMA
11.
a decade ago
And look at that smile!! And your eyes are beaming!! Awesome!
by PAPERBACKNOVEL
10.
a decade ago
Great blog!
:)
You should wear those tonight! (-8
Mine would be the arm cuffs for highblood pressure machines. They would always try the smallest one first and that darn sound of ripping velcro would occur and they would have to change armbands to the bigger size!
Not anymore!!
by PAPERBACKNOVEL
9.
a decade ago
Awwww, shucks. Guess who wants to nom nom nom you in the cutey patootie pjs?
My NSV - being told I needed to get a belt to cinch my waist in a dress I wore yesterday. Because I actually have a waist!
by HAPPYNSWEET77CHI
8.
a decade ago
You sure do look great and those PJ's look plenty comfy! My latest NSV has been to put extra holes into my favorite leather belt. 6 months ago, I was on the last notch of the belt as my waistline expanded. Now, I'm at the other end of the belt and will continue to put new holes in as needed.
That belt is a good every day reminder and motivator for how far my weight loss has progressed. If someone asks, I can show them how large my waistline used to be.
by AARON_GREENE
7.
a decade ago
Oh man that is so wonderful Tara!! What a great victory for you. You look great in those comfy pjays!!!
=D
by TNYBUBBLZ
6.
a decade ago
Way to go! Unfortunatley, you will probably have to take them to a tailor before Christmas and have them taken in!
by VANRIPED
5.
a decade ago
Your story gave me such a huge grin. And I can't tell you how much I identify with this story too. Only for me it was a pair of jeans that I bought myself. Back when I use to wear a size 49 pants (about 10-12 years ago) I bought the coolest looking pair of jeans by fubu off of ebay. I ordered the right size, but when they came in there was no way in hell they would fit. I couldn't get them buttoned up to save my life.
I'm still wearing size 60 pants but they fall off me without a belt and with the belt they cause the pants to fold over. (I'm cheap when it comes to buying clothes) I too took those pants and threw them in a storage bin along with other clothes I can't fit in to, and put it in a shed.
One day I too hope to pull those things out and want to finally wear them. Of course now Fubu isn't in style, no one is wearing them anymore. So I probably won't wear them except to see that I can fit into them.
BTW YOU LOOK GREAT IN THE PJ'S!!!!
by NEXUSNRG
4.
a decade ago
What a great story, very inspiring! Thanks for sharing it! Cute cute!
by ICANDOIT7
3.
a decade ago
Similar thing happened to me and a pair of Hello Kitty pjs this past Xmas. They could only stretch so far! They fit much better now.
You look adorable in sock monkey jam-jams!
by CHERYLS
2.
a decade ago
You look so stinkin' cute....
I would live in PJ's if I could.
My NSV is that I bought a shirt on sale a few years ago it was the same style as another one I bought. I didn't try it on I figured the other on fit and this is the same thing just a different pattern... Next day went to put it on it was so tight I almost died, but tried it on just the other day and it fit... Yahooo....
by MRSDSB
1.
a decade ago
And the great thing about pajamas is that you can wear them for a long time even after you keep getting smaller, b/c oversized pajamas are even comfier! They are adorable--and especially adorable on you.
by CLOE