NEW LEVI'S???

 

          In yesterday’s blog I made reference to my tummy which seems to have grown larger than I would like. I don’t understand why. I thought perhaps it was due to a couple of new medications I’m taking, but I had a conversation with the Kaiser pharmacist on Tuesday and she assured me that those meds would be more likely to lower my weight.

          And, it’s not that I need to lose weight. My weight has remained about the same within a pound or two, but my tummy has begun to bulge further forward than I would like. It would be perfectly fine if I were six months pregnant…okay, maybe seven months…but I’m not for a couple of reasons. First, I’m too old and second, there’s no one to provide the other needed component to make a baby.

          It’s also not as if I don’t exercise because I do, three times a week…and okay, that’s most weeks, but not every single one. True, I’m not out walking like I used to, but I know someone who walks most every day and doesn’t seem to lose a single pound. I was asked by a friend if I did sit-ups, and I don’t. Do I really need to torture myself even more than I already do with my physical exercise program?

          I also don’t think my diet has a lot to do with my bulging tummy. I don’t eat a lot of sweets and try to eat healthy so I don’t have to go on a diabetic medication. Maybe I’m fooling myself when it comes to my diet. I don’t think so, but what else could it be? And okay, I’m not taking into consideration the tot of gin (or bourbon) I have at the end of each afternoon. Surely that little bit of alcohol couldn’t possibly be responsible…maybe I should check the caloric content.

Still, my Levi’s are getting harder and harder to button. And I absolutely hate that little roll that hangs over the top of the jeans. I think my only alternative at this point in time is to make a trip to the Levi’s outlet store and purchase a larger size, one that has wide legs. They’ll be cheaper there than if I went to Macy’s or some other store like that.

I’ll have to mull this over, check my finances and potentially make that trip to the outlet store. I have to go to Everett today to get my new hearing aids. That makes me at least half way or almost to the outlet store. There just might be a new pair of Levi’s in my future.