Shopping...Again

Ah, I just love to spend money. NOT! We have our annual church fundraiser dinner this coming Saturday. It's a black-tie affair, and everyone always dresses to the nines (what the hell does that mean anyway?) So, I thought I'd better try on my suit to see if it still fits. Um, I'd have to say no. I was completely swimming in it. Instead of looking like a dork, I decided to go out and buy a new suit. I must say, the suit I ended up with is very sharp, and I'm pleased. Ended up with a 40R for the jacket, and 32x32 for slacks. It's a black pinstriped suit, very classy. I also bought a maroon-red shirt to wear, and a new black tie. Very cool.

Last week, I also bough some new shorts for the upcoming summer. I tried on all my old shorts and they were also way too big. That's the perils of losing weight, you have to eventually buy a whole new wardrobe. I have been making do with some of my other bigger shirts over the winter, but the shorts definitely are too big, so I didn't have a choice. Size 29 or 30 on the shorts. Yowza! I love it.

I also bought a new winter coat, although I probably won't wear it until next winter. Ha, buy then, I probably will have gained the weight back. NOT! I'm never gaining the weight back. I'd rather die first.

By the way, this morning, I had a wake up weight of 156. That's a legitimate weight. The running I've been doing is burning 400 to 600 calories per run, and that's a lot. I'm eating well, but hopefully, I'm starting to burn some of my fat too. Although, I did get measured for fat content a couple of weeks ago at work through a health drive. That measurement was 18.9% fat. My scale yesterday said I was down to 15%, but this morning, it bounced back up to 20%. I really don't think I can trust that scale, it just doesn't seem to give accurate fat measurements. But, I think my spare tire is looking better, but still a ways to go. Is it possible to be both fat and skinny at the same time? Ha, yes I think I've mastered that with flying colors.

I also did another 3.1 mile run today. I think I've been able to work through my latest round of pain by stretching a few times a day outside of my normal post-run stretch. Tomorrow will probably be a day of rest, and hoping to do a long run on Saturday around 5 miles.