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| BANANA REPUBIC JACKET |
Yesterday on my way to
Onalaska, Wisconsin near the
Minnesota border, I stopped at the
Tanger Outlet Mall in
Wisconsin Dells that I zipped by scores and scores of times over the past 20 years and never had the desire to visit. I was shopping for some top quality dress shirts and a lightweight jacket. I found something that I liked at
Banana Republic. For most of my life, no one has accused me of being a 'snappy dresser.' Of course,
when one is 100+ pounds overweight - there isn't a garment in the universe that can be called snappy. These days, while I still have plenty of weight to shed, I can attempt to dress a bit more 'snappily.' One thing, that I felt that I needed was a lightweight spring jacket. (
My collection of XXL just don't look good anymore - and they never did.) I was very pleased to find something real sharp at
Banana Republic. It is fun to buy such a quality garment marked down
60% from $99.99. In addition, I opened a
Banana Republic Visa account which earned me an additional
15% discount. Wisconsin has a much lower sales tax rate than Chicago, so my complete receipt shows that I spent just
$36.30 for this gorgeous jacket. Is it possible that in the future, this
Marc Jacobs, might become a bit more fashionable? Yep, that's the plan.
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| modeling my BANANA REPUBLIC JACKET |
It's a good thing that I was shopping at Banana Republic today and not two weeks ago. This jacket fits well, but it is snug. If I should tack on just a couple of pounds - it will no longer fit. On the other hand, since the plan is to shed perhaps at least twenty pounds more, this jacket will only fit a little bit better over the coming weeks. Slipping on this jacket on made me feel like 'a million bucks,' even if it cost me only $36 bucks!
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MONDAY MENU
breakfast one cup oatmeal w/prune, two poached eggs, two strips turkey 'bacon' 355 calories
lunch JIMMY JOHNS #14 BOOTLEGGER UNWICH, one whole pickle 250 calories
sinner JIMMY JOHNS #14 BOOTLEGGER UNWICH, one whole pickle
CAMPBELL'S SLOW KETTLE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP, spinach 480 calories
TOTAL CALORIES CONSUMED 1085 CALORIES
CALORIES BURNED
6:30AM elliptical 32 minutes 437 calories
MONDAY NET CALORIES 648 CALORIES
