Soon To Be Skinny Sooner

…at least, it seems that way. I got a call from AMVETS earlier this week, asking if I had any donations for their every-six-weeks-or-so trip trough my neighborhood.

“Lady,” I thought, “is this ever your lucky day.”

Clothes from the beginning of my journey

Two and a half sacks, plus a suitcase, full of clothes I’ve undergrown.

This, I think is a great day on many levels:
1. AMVETS is a truly worthy cause, an aid organization for veterans.
2. The obvious self-gratification of putting more X’s on the street and on display than a French-Quarter porno store (clothes for us large people are sized by Xs. 4xl, 5xl, etc. I was in the 5-6xl range when this started, now in the 2-4xl range, depending on the type of clothing and the manufacturer).
3. Knowing that there are quite a few needy people out there that can’t easily get large-sized clothing, and that this might help.

I don’t actually know if it was 115 pounds of clothes. But, it was a suitcase that typically weighs 40-45 lbs. when full, plus two sacks that seemed at least that heavy. So, if anything, 115 pounds might be an understatement, though, to be fair, it wasn’t all clothes that we gave away.

But, it’s interesting to think that all those bags I lugged from our back bedroom to our porch (further than it might sound, given the unconventional layout of our house) are a pretty visual and tactile representation of how far I’ve come. So I’ll stick with 115 pounds.

Boomer Sooner, and Keep the Faith!

-s2bs Sooner

… and it’s been a good trip to this point. I’m a little more than four months into this, and already, the benefits have been tremendous.

First and foremost, I’m no longer worried about outgrowing the racks at the big and tall store (yes, that was a worry in march). I’m actually able to find a few things in the “regular” stores that fit, between a limited 3xl selection and a few 2xl items that are more fully cut. I’m hoping to be in almost all 3xl stuff for OU’s 2008 season opener August 30th. 

Secondly, I flew to New York about two weeks ago, and I could click the seatbelt around me, albeit with some twisting and turning. I’m confident that the seat belt will not be an issue by my next flight, whenever that may be (I also discovered that my former least-favorite airline, Southwest, is surprisingly not horrible, though, I suspect that a lot of this has to do with the fact that all airlines are pretty awful now, and Southwest’s evil ways are the norm across the board. They are cheap, however).

The third change is less easily defined, but it is perhaps the greatest one. I hurt less, and want to do more. Walking a few blocks is no longer a chore. In fact, walking up to two miles is becoming pretty easy to accomplish. My knees and back also no longer force me to collapse into a chair or onto the couch when I’m finished. 

I’ll be back at it tomorrow.

Boomer Sooner, and Keep the Faith.

-s2bs Sooner