Longer Pants…A Sign of a Shrinking Waist

I'm not a tall person. 5'1 and a half inches to be exact. Buying pants is often tricky. I don't want to have to hem my pants every time I buy them. You also know that I wait until my pants are literally falling off before I replace them. I'm trying very hard to get to the next size down. The size I am in now are a little big. They aren't falling off, but they are big. Guess what I have discovered? When your pants get bigger around the waist THEY GET LONGER!!!! I put on a pair of pants Tuesday with a pair of shoes I normally wear them with. The pants were too long. I put on a bigger heel and they were still too long. All day long there I was stepping on my pants. No, I'm not going to hem them! They have a cuff on the bottom. I had been thinking I was imagining things. I now have enough evidence (which is based on the fact that most of my pants are now too long) to support that a shrinking waist can result in longer pants. I guess this is the motivation I need to work a bit harder at reaching that next size. We are in the holiday season. How are you doing? Are you surviving? I'm doing pretty good. However, I've not been to one party yet. Those begin this weekend. My plan is to eat in moderation. I do not plan to be wheat free. I have the luxury of not being intolerant to wheat. I realize wheat triggers food cravings for me. I will be cautious and continue with my workouts. I would like to say that I will end my relationship with wheat after Christmas. However, it is more likely that I will modify my relationship with wheat. By this I mean, I will be 90-95% wheat free. When keeping to these terms of the relationship, I feel in control and much better. Much much much better! I never in a million years thought I would be in the habit of early morning workouts. Alas, never say never. I'm very intent on weight lifting. I haven't counted miles last month or this month. I'm taking great pleasure in my ability to increase the weight that I am lifting. As with everything, balance is needed. I have been lax in cardio and not pushed myself in part because of painful heel spur. I had my first injection for that three weeks ago. The pain in the arch of my foot went away, but then I could really feel the pain in the heel of my foot. That injection was last night. I thought the first injection was painful, but it didn't hold a candle to last night's injection. I screamed. I didn't care who could hear me. I cried. The doctor hugged me and told me he thinks we got the injection right where we needed to because the pain was so intense. Today my foot is sore, but that could be in part due to the bruise at the sight of the injection. Once the foot is heeled, I plan to create a more balanced workout with strength and cardio. I still gain motivation for making good choices by the changes in my body. Not only are my pants getting longer, but I've been thinking that I've been noticing things as well when I look in the mirror. Last week I went to dinner with some friends and when I took off my coat they made me spin around before I was allowed to sit down. They really noticed a difference. This set me on fire! I love that I feel better, have more energy, and can lift more weights, but who doesn't like it when someone notices all of the hard work!?!?!