June 25, 2006

XL

so this weekend, while purchasing a bunch of goodies for our upcoming vacation, i bit the bullet and bought some XL drawz and undershirts at target along with a few nice XL shirts and one size larger shorts at old navy. i guess i had forgotten clothes were supposed to be comfortable! i've stuck with size L shirts for a long long time because i guess there was some style about having shirts a tad tighter and shorts a bit baggier. but forget that, i'm older now. i'm still holding out on a minivan or a camry until i'm 30, but i figure i can wear clothes that fit right.

you see, after gaining the freshman 15 from drinking too many "cokes" (in the southern sense of the word - i think it was "lime up!" or some cheap nonsense) and eating too much food from the grill, i lost it all or more by the time the wedding rolled around thanks to a wonderfully regular regimen of working out with jason, missy, and michael. at some point after that, i gained the marriage 30 ... or so... though part of that was the husband of a pregnant woman syndrome (see "couvade" mentioned in a blog post about 2 and a half years ago). for now, i've come to the realization that though it'd be nice and healthy to exercise regularly, i don't care enough to do it (that doesn't include walking which i do find particularly enjoyable) and therefore i'm enjoying my comfortably-fitting clothes.

Posted by smc at June 25, 2006 04:33 PM
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Awww...I have lots of sympathy for you. I know I've definitely gained some marriage weight and clothes are clearly getting a little snug in not really flattering places. Here's my current approach to getting myself to workout - I signed up for the Army 10-Miler with my friend Margo in GA. She is flying up to run the race with me...so the guilt associated with the thought that I would not be able to keep up with her is making me go work out. :) On a less crazy scale - maybe you and Jake should sign for swim lessons or something together!

Posted by: Jen at June 26, 2006 11:14 AM

oooh ... swim lessons! i could get down with that. during most of my senior year in college, i actually went to the fitness center pretty regularly and swam every tues.-thurs. morning. i played a lot of racquetball in college too - i could get back into that since we have courts here on campus...

Posted by: smc at June 26, 2006 12:03 PM

racquetball... watch your eye.

Posted by: kg at June 26, 2006 01:37 PM

kg - i set that softball about racquetball up just for you ;-) thanks for smacking it for a good double.

speaking of which, i reconnected with steve miller via myspace this last week!

Posted by: smc at June 26, 2006 04:37 PM

OR you could come back to Shirlington and lift weights with Jason. He has no work out buddy. These days when he talks about "marathons" and "sprints" he has a far off gaze in his eye--something about the good ol' days.

Of course, any more we wouldn't be able to start working out until about 8 p.m., and there would be no conversations about whether Missy and Jason should date each other. My how things have changed!

Posted by: missy at June 27, 2006 09:37 AM