Leggings Are Life, But Maybe They Shouldn’t Be

My leggings made me fat.

Okay, it wasn’t actually the legging that made me fat. It probably had more to do with the cookies and pasta I was shoving in my face.

Leggings are pants, right? Turns out, they are MAGIC pants. Wear them exclusively for a year, and you will gain 2 dress sizes before you even know it!

I went to put on jeans for the first time in a year. I couldn’t get them up my leg.

I immediately ripped them off, thinking I had put on a pair of my daughter’s jeans.

I took a closer second look at them. No, they were definitely mine.

I tried to put them on again. I shimmied and shook. There was literally no getting them over my butt.

CRAP.

A year of wearing this legwear, that I so desperately loved, had turned me into a marshmallowy, slightly larger version of myself.

How the heck did this happen?

I’ll tell you how. I wore those leggings like they were life. I also ate like I was trying to save my life. Thanks to my super-soft, stretchable leggings, I had gained a BUNCH of weight, and didn’t even realize it!

Now I sit here, with a pair of jeans 3/4 of the way up my legs, planning my trip to the gym tomorrow!

Maybe leggings ARE pants, but that doesn’t mean I should wear them exclusive to everything else in my closet!

Here’s to a healthier, happier me! Let this be a PSA for you. If you love the leggings, like I do, maybe you should make sure your other pants still fit. You’re welcome.

Here are Five Totally Fun Ways To Lose Weight. I’m going to try them right now!