So… randomly I looked at the sizing of my shirts as I put them to wash, and I learned something amazing.

My everyday shirts I wore for basically a year, big enough to fit comfortably but enough extra fabric it looked bigger than me, are all 3XL (and are men shirts). My Lane Bryant long sleeves that I been living for the past few days, since they now fit just right, are both size 14/16. My shirt that has the open shoulders, with strings crossing each other and happens to be fitting better than usual, is a size 2X.

I had always ranged between a 2X and 3X depending on brand, fabric, and type of top. But I rarely fit comfortably in a XL, because it was either very compressed or not enough give for my chest. Yet! Guess what’s a flat out Large and it’s fitting slightly loose on me?

That’s right! My workout shirt that gives me body dysmorphia around my chest! The very one I been using as a measurement for my weight loss journey.

This is extremely exciting for me because the last time I comfortably fit in a normal size Large was between high school and college. And that’s been roughly 10 years ago. Meaning I’m almost down to my high school weight, which was the lowest weight I ever been in my life.

I’m not counting before I was 13 because that was a difficult part in my life. Along with my body was still developing.

Either way! I’m super excited and proud of myself. Before long I might be able to shop for Medium to Large clothes next year. Currently not going to attempt buying clothes until my current 14/16 shirts are too big for me.

Once my favorite tops no longer fit is when I’ll start buying clothes again. At that, I still haven’t tried on all my pants to see which ones I need to work on fitting. But at least I know eventually I’ll be small enough that none of my sweatpants will fit.

The moment I move from sweatpants fitting then I know soon enough I’ll be able to buy full outfits.

Besides, even though the jeans I wore the other fit me, they fit me just enough to get on and wear. It wasn’t a perfect fit just yet. They were the kind of fit you could breathe in, but the moment you have the chance you want to take them off. Either way, I’m very proud of myself.

And if I could at least lose 1 pound to a few points before my surgery, that’ll be awesome.