getting buff

After being off track for a week or so with exercise, tonight is the first chance I have had to go for a run since Saturday. I was away for the weekend but still had the chance to put on the shoes and go for a run (gee I am a slow runner), but have not been able to since.

When I started this project I went through and chucked out a bunch of clothes that were past their prime but saved a few items that I wanted to fit back into. These have been sitting in the rewards drawer and comprised:

• one pair of shorts and one pair of workout pants never worn bought when joined the gym but too small


• two pairs funky mens slacks - op shop purchase which didn't fit on coming home but I still think they would look cool on me


• one pair jeans which became too tight to wear comfortably just before I started this jag


• one pair dark colorado jeans - another op shop purchase which didn't fit when I brought them home


• two or three pairs casual shorts - bought for playing golf but hardly ever worn because didn't fit properly


• one funky purple short sleeved blouse that I really quite liked but hasn't fit for a long while


• one great brown checked woollen coat circa late 1960s which I used to wear to the football and which looks really smart


• one pair of cheap blue jeans accidentally bought an entire size below the "this-size-only-sometimes-fits-and-even-then-with-difficulty" size - never worn


• one sleeveless golf shirt bought on sale but actually one of the more expensive brands and which I always liked (worn maybe 6 times before I got too self-conscious about my bingo wings)


• one child's t-shirt with the name of my kindergarten on the front - I had worn it as a child but found it in my early twenties and used to wear it as a tight girly shirt. It has been a long time since I could fit into children's sized clothing


• my favourite black vintage leather jacket bought in Berlin for 50DM 10 years ago. When I bought it I could wear a thick jumper underneath it and still button it up. I love this jacket


• a sports bra that I picked up so that I could go for a run on the weekend but didn't fit


• sports bra that I no longer fit into


• size ten adidas running crop top from back in the day

Okay, looking at this list makes it pretty clear that I am a bit of an op shop buff. Actually my weight has made op-shopping much less enjoyable lately as it is pretty difficult to find things that fit, in turn meaning that I am having to spend an increasing amount of money on buying real clothes. I go on an annual opshopping tour with a girlfriend in September/October when we have a weekend away. Last year she bought a bunch of cute little tops and I was unable to find one piece of clothing that I liked that fit (but I did get a very cool handbag).

Plus it is harder to express your unique style when you are trying to dress in such a way so as to call the minimum amount of attention to you as possible.

Anyway, I periodically check the rewards draw (not everything is actually in the drawer, but you get the picture) for progress. So far, two pairs of jeans have graduated to my ordinary clothing. The pair that I had only just grown out of was first, but last night they were in the wash. Instead of pulling on the fat jeans, I thought I would check to see whether the Colorado jeans fit. CHA-CHING!! So the colorados graduate from the rewards drawer and the fat jeans are demoted to the "fat clothes" drawer, destined for use as dress up in my "after" photos.

UPDATE - updated to cross out those items which are no longer in the drawer (because I now fit into them).

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