Breakfast, Lunch, and Awesome Shopping News

As I mentioned in this morning's weigh in, I needed to wake up early this morning to play the part of chauffeur to other members of the household.  This carried with it the joy of breakfast.

I had a nice piece of the frozen Golden French Toast fresh from the toaster for breakfast.

Unfortunately, I neglected to check if I had toasted it long enough before chowing down, so it was a bit frozen in the middle.  They recommend you zap it in the microwave for a few seconds to thaw before toasting, but I was impatient this morning.  I also had an egg (protein), a slice of wheat toast (carbohydrate) and a juice box (fruit).

After breakfast, I spent most of the morning driving folks around, and returned home for lunch.

Lunch was Red Beans and Rice With Sausage.

It was pretty good, and psyched me for our afternoon shopping trip to Target, which requires something of a preface.

I've been a very fat man for a number of years now.  For the last 2-3 years, it's been all 48" and 46" pants, though I was pushing the 48" ones for awhile there.  I also have been ordering XXXXL shirts for around the past 2 years, which have always been embarrassing and awkward because they have ridiculously large cuffs that I could never wear straight.  Sizes like these are also only common to stores like Walmart and Lane Bryant, neither of which I shop at, as most stores top out at 42" or XXL.  Instead of shopping in stores (the only one I could ever use was a Male XLT) I usually opted for buying via the internet.

Today was exciting, because of several purchases I made which fit admirably.  I bought a XXL shirt, which is still huge compared to what most people wear, but it's tiny compared to 4XL.  It is a bit snug, but I'm confident it will fit well in a few weeks.  I also purchased a few pairs of pants, size 42".  I was shocked to find that the ones labeled "relaxed fit" were almost too large, and the ones of normal fit were just about right.  Most exciting, I bought a pair of "Large" exercise shorts which fit perfectly.

I've always tried to dress well, and that's been particularly difficult being fat, so I am ecstatic that I'm on the path to normal sizes.  Options are extremely limited for a major fatass in terms of brands and choices within brands that they can wear, and they become progressively better the smaller you get.  I've broken a significant barrier here, and I'm pretty stoked.

All that being said, I tried to buy just a few things and keep them on the small side of where I am right now.  I don't want to have to fully replace my wardrobe more than once, so I'm waiting until I hit my final target area before I buy anything too exciting (between 170 and 220, I'm really not sure, yet).  I definitely needed some clothes, though, and I'm excited to be able to buy them at normal people stores.  Probably won't be hitting Express or anything any time soon, but that's OK, because I'm not gay or European (thank God I'm not European).