The thing about losing weight is that you also lose a lot of clothes. Clothes you like, clothes that look good on you, clothes that you have memories in. Some pieces of my clothing I have a true sentimental value for. I wore this on my first date with Anthony. I wore this when we got back together. I wore this for Christmas Eve and rocked it. I wore this one for New Year’s Eve and looked like a disco ball.
Every morning I look at myself, sans clothes, and am proud of the progress I have made but as soon as I put on clothes that are two sizes too big I’m almost dejected because I don’t look good as I could in them. People won’t notice all my weight loss dammit! Lol.
But clothes are expensive and summer is almost over so it doesn’t make sense to buy new clothes for the summer when I’ll only wear them for another month or so. Especially since my weight loss journey isn’t over yet. Instead, I’m holding out till fall where I’ll buy all new fall and winter clothes and then summer clothes next year.
This in-between period is hard though. Things I bought I only a month ago are already too big. And they were a size smaller than I used to wear! Oh well, such is the life of someone losing weight. I’m ok with shelling out a little more money right now clothes if that means I’m ultimately losing more weight.
It is pretty therapeutic to clean out your closet though. It’s something I’ve always meant to do. There are clothes in there I haven’t worn in ages. There are shirts that haven’t looked good on me no matter what my size but I held on to for sentimental reasons. There are clothes I wore in college and no longer appropriate in a professional setting. Losing weight has given me a very good reason to overhaul my closet and fill it with classic pieces. I will be able to cultivate that I truly appreciate and create new memories.
So now I’m going to shamelessly plug a couple of dresses that I’m selling because like I said, clothes are expensive. Only $10 a piece! Most of them I’ve only worn a handful of times.
- Nine & CO yellow size 16 dress
- Lauren Conrad Size XL sequin dress (silver)
- Charlotte Russe Size XL dress
- Nicole Miler aqua dress Size 16
- Michelle Bohbot Bisou Bisou size 16 pattern dress
So when you hit your goal weight, did you buy yourself any special clothing or shoes or accessories? Or are you going to treat yourself when you hit it?
Workout: 25 minutes on ellipitcal, 25 minutes weight lifting (legs, abs), 10 minutes walking up-hill
Something Good: Watching The Sound of Music outside on a big hill and eating delicious food truck food
Something Bad: Summer Fridays when I’m not the one getting off early
What I’m Reading: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
The Better Me 