history: I ordered pants online that I was sure would fit, and they ended up not fitting. I ordered pants online that I thought would fit_comma_ and they didn't!  Lol_comma_ what a bummer. What happened? Apparently my legs grew and I didn't notice! I do workout four days a week. 
current: Well there you go, at least you a got a positive out of a negative situation haha!
next: I guess you're right. That's one way to measure progress I didn't think of before! 