Oh my God.  I’m so freaking excited!  In fact, I almost started crying in the middle of Wal-Mart yesterday afternoon.

I posted a while back about being afraid to try on clothes in the “regular” size department.  I’ve been shopping in the plus sizes since, well, elementary school, I think.  So I think it’s a bit understandable.  But yesterday, I said what the hell.

It was only a suit-type jacket and I almost didn’t try it on, because I didn’t feel like going to a dressing room.  I was shopping with my mom, and suggested trying it on right there out in the open.  I looked at her like she was nuts.  People would laugh at me!  “Look at that silly girl trying on clothes that are obviously entirely too small for her!  She must be hallucinating!”

But, I really wanted to know.  So, I looked around and put on one of the jackets in the largest regular size I could find, as fast as I could, still thinking that some employee was going to come running.  ”No, wait, you’ll rip it!”  No one did, of course.  And……

IT FIT!  However…

I thought it fit nicely through the sleeves, back, and waist, but it seemed to bunch a bit on the front of my shoulders.

My mom’s reply - try the next size down.  I looked at her and laughed.  Yeah right.  But I did…sure that I wouldn’t even be able to get it up over my huge arms.  And……

IT FIT!!!!! As I said earlier…..oh my God.  It fit so much better than the larger size!  I was stunned.  And this was the point at which I almost started crying.

It was a suit jacket, so it was a bit more structured and not anything clingy, so it looked decent.  But the fact is that not only did I fit into a regular size piece of clothing, but I didn’t need the largest size!

Words can’t express how happy I am at this moment in time.