My pants tell the story of how I got fat

If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know I recently hit the 200 lb mark after losing 25 lbs.  One of the great aspects of losing weight is trying on the clothes that haven’t fit for a long time to see if the weight loss has had an effect. Yesterday I rifled through my jeans and pulled out a pair with a size 34 waist.  I tentatively put them on and, with just a tad extra effort, was able to zip them up and button with no problems.  Success!  I went down stairs to tell Candace about it and as I was talking I stuck my hand in the pocket and found an old receipt.  I opened it to check out the date so I would know the last time I was able to fit into the pants.  The date was 10/12/2008.  A year and a half since I had to trade them in for a bigger pair.

I then looked over the receipt again and noticed it was from Kroger, a local grocery store.  Hmmm, what was the last thing I purchased at the store the last time I was able to fit into these pants?  Here’s the list (receipt shown below):

• 1 pack of peanut butter Oreos
• 1 pack of regular Oreos
• 1 box of Little Debbie Swiss Rolls
• 1 box of Little Debbie Zebra Cakes
• 1 Tombstone Pizza
• 1 pack of Tombstone garlic bread

I think that gives a small glimpse into how I became 50 lbs overweight.

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