Give Your Wardrobe a Makeover

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This Saturday I treated myself to a little trip to a few of my favorite stores--- to buy a pair of jeans that fit. That’s right--- last Thursday I wore the first pair of size ten pants that I’ve been in for more than four years. They were a pair of hand-me-downs from a friend who had recently lost weight, and I wore them Thursday as a little encouragement to myself to keep going.

I’ve been hesitant to buy new clothes because I’ve still got the crazy idea that I’m going to put back on all the weight that I’ve lost, while simultaneously hoping I’ll keep losing. I’ve heard from multiple camps on the argument of what to do with all the ill-sized clothes I have. Some people say “Get rid of the old clothes! You won’t be able to have them as a fallback if they’re gone!” While others say that it can’t hurt to hang on to them “just in case.”

I set off on this journey to weight loss in October 2011 after my SIZE 14 clothes were getting a little snug. At the time, I couldn’t afford to buy any new clothes and I surely couldn’t imagine myself shopping in a store with extended sizes. I knew that a size 14 was the end of the road for me. I couldn’t make excuses anymore. I was far above an average weight and well over a healthy weight for me.

My instinct when I feel fat is to cover-up to the extreme. Baggy clothes and layers cover up all that I want to hide. Every time I walk into a store I find myself still drifting to the safety of the bigger sizes. I always take bigger sizes into the dressing room with me, assuming that those are what fit. I’m overly sensitive about how tight things are, and have returned more clothes in the last few months than ever. I bring things home and Erik tells me that that I should’ve gotten a smaller size.

Size 12 is generally my comfortable spot. It’s the size I land on when I’ve been trying to maintain a weight that doesn’t make me miserable. Getting under that size means I’ve defeated the comfortable. It’s one more roadblock on my road to health that is out of the way!

My decision? I’ve purged the closet of all “extra-larges” and “size 14’s” and sided with the camp that votes for a clean break from the comfortable. I am confident that if I get to that size again, it will be in maternity!

Join me in celebrating all your hard work by purging the closet and springing for something new!

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