Size does matter
Dec. 23rd, 2013 04:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisI quit smoking, quit dieting and turned 50 all about the same time-ish. I gained a few pounds. A veritable truckload, actually. And, it was fine, really. I have no aspirations to live a long life. I have no need to look like supermodel. I have no need or desire to dress up or even wear non-knits that much. So, it's all good.
Except. My sweet doctor asked me to lose 10 pounds. So I changed from aqua aerobics to lap swimming and from going 3 or 4 days a week to going 6 or 7. I briefly flirted with small eating changes, like trying to cut down night time snacking.
As a result, I've been losing a little here and a little there. I was about 236ish. I did drop the doctor's 10. And I've continued to drop a pound every couple of weeks or so. Now I'm at about 215. Not huge or even celebratory but what is worth the little dance of joy is that my shape has changed a bit and I've moved into the next cheaper group of clothing sizes.
Women's clothes run the normal sizes starting at supermodel and going up to 12, 14, 16, 18 and then into fat sizes 1x, 2x, etc. Generally, the price of anything up to 14 is the lowest end of the scale. Then they start packing on the surcharges. 16, 18 and 1x get slapped with one surcharge and if you require 2x and above, you get to pay even more.
I've been paying even more for a long long time. But, recently, I bought some new stuff - stuff to take to CES and some fleece pants for staying warm in the house. All of them have been 1x (or XL) which gets the lower rate. I ordered a bunch of t-shirts for next Summer and some to wear under long sleeved blouses in Las Vegas (to hide my bruised arms). I ordered them all at 1x. My order was $55. Had I ordered 2x or 3x like I'm used to, my order would have been $75. They had a 'free shipping and free return shipping' special on so I figured I could just return them if they were too small.
But, no need to send them back at all!! They all fit perfectly. Nice.
---
I did yard work today. I had two potted plants that needed more soil so I gave them some. The end. I hate yard work.
---
I caught the weirdest action on my brother's webcam today. He had moved all the computers off of this one counter and was wrapping what looked like meat. I asked.
He spent last weekend smoking barbecue ribs for all his best customers!! He was packing giant slabs of ribs on ice into fancy plastic (like tupperware but way nicer) boxes and tying them up with giant gorgeous purple (his brand color) bows. Giving meat for Christmas would never fly in Seattle but there are some very lucky Texans out there tonight! And I'm quite jealous. My brother is an excellent and inventive cook but he's a freakin' rock star on the grill/smoker.
Except. My sweet doctor asked me to lose 10 pounds. So I changed from aqua aerobics to lap swimming and from going 3 or 4 days a week to going 6 or 7. I briefly flirted with small eating changes, like trying to cut down night time snacking.
As a result, I've been losing a little here and a little there. I was about 236ish. I did drop the doctor's 10. And I've continued to drop a pound every couple of weeks or so. Now I'm at about 215. Not huge or even celebratory but what is worth the little dance of joy is that my shape has changed a bit and I've moved into the next cheaper group of clothing sizes.
Women's clothes run the normal sizes starting at supermodel and going up to 12, 14, 16, 18 and then into fat sizes 1x, 2x, etc. Generally, the price of anything up to 14 is the lowest end of the scale. Then they start packing on the surcharges. 16, 18 and 1x get slapped with one surcharge and if you require 2x and above, you get to pay even more.
I've been paying even more for a long long time. But, recently, I bought some new stuff - stuff to take to CES and some fleece pants for staying warm in the house. All of them have been 1x (or XL) which gets the lower rate. I ordered a bunch of t-shirts for next Summer and some to wear under long sleeved blouses in Las Vegas (to hide my bruised arms). I ordered them all at 1x. My order was $55. Had I ordered 2x or 3x like I'm used to, my order would have been $75. They had a 'free shipping and free return shipping' special on so I figured I could just return them if they were too small.
But, no need to send them back at all!! They all fit perfectly. Nice.
---
I did yard work today. I had two potted plants that needed more soil so I gave them some. The end. I hate yard work.
---
I caught the weirdest action on my brother's webcam today. He had moved all the computers off of this one counter and was wrapping what looked like meat. I asked.
He spent last weekend smoking barbecue ribs for all his best customers!! He was packing giant slabs of ribs on ice into fancy plastic (like tupperware but way nicer) boxes and tying them up with giant gorgeous purple (his brand color) bows. Giving meat for Christmas would never fly in Seattle but there are some very lucky Texans out there tonight! And I'm quite jealous. My brother is an excellent and inventive cook but he's a freakin' rock star on the grill/smoker.
(no subject)
Date: 2013-12-24 01:51 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-12-24 01:53 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-12-24 01:58 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-12-24 02:43 am (UTC)And I'm right there with you at the surcharge for larger men's clothing. I'm one shirt size and 6 inches on my waist away from being able to shop in an ordinary store (like Costco), and looking forward to being able to do so - not that I need clothing, but still it's nice to be able to pick something up if it strikes you and not have it cost an arm and a leg.
(no subject)
Date: 2013-12-24 03:12 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-12-24 03:28 am (UTC)Random question
Date: 2013-12-24 03:15 am (UTC)Re: Random question
Date: 2013-12-24 03:24 am (UTC)It's a really small little box (about hockey puck size). It plugs into your TV and your internet*. And has a little remote.
Once everything is hooked up, turn on the tv and then hit the input button on your TV remote until you see the ROKU logo then grab the Roku remote and hit menu. You then add 'channels' like Netflix or Amazon or Hulu or the fireplace one I found the other day (Pesto) - there are about 89 gagillion to pick from and about 20 good ones.
Roku costs nothing more than the box. No fee. Some of the channels cost - like Netflix - but many don't.
*There are a variety of ways to hook it up to your TV - hdmi is best. Depending on what model you get, you can use an ethernet cable to get to the internet or wifi.
That help?
Re: Random question
Date: 2013-12-24 03:27 am (UTC)Re: Random question
Date: 2013-12-24 03:30 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-12-24 04:30 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-12-24 04:35 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-12-24 09:02 pm (UTC)I'm considering upping the number of times I go swimming, to help with the 10-15 pounds I need to lose. I think I have more wiggle room in my eating though, so (while it's depressing as heck), I'm trying to cut down there first.
And congratulations on your success at losing, too! It's not an easy thing to accomplish.
(no subject)
Date: 2013-12-24 09:20 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-12-25 02:38 pm (UTC)