I never kept any of my outgrown clothes. For one thing we don't have the space, and for another thing it felt like it would be beating myself up to have them around, knowing it was probably going to be years before I felt ready to lose the weight. Which it was. But I am doing it now!
So now what? I'm nine months into my weight loss, doing well, slow and steady. I reckon I have more than a year to go before reaching a healthy weight. In January I was in America where there are lots of nice cheap plus-size clothes, so I treated myself to a few new things. Now they are getting baggy too.
I'm sure I can't survive with these clothes for another year. There's only so much you can do with a belt! But should I buy new things every few months, or hold out as long as possible?
It does seem a waste of time and energy to buy clothes which will be too big in a few months. I hate clothes shopping. There is so little choice in plus sizes and you pay over the odds. It'll be so wonderful to be able to shop in normal shops next year!!!
On the other hand it did make me feel quite good about myself when I bought new clothes in January. Maybe it's worth the extra time and money. I do deserve nice things. And I do wonder whether wearing baggy clothes gives me an unconscious message that I am plenty thin enough already. I've heard that people are more likely to put on weight when they wear loose clothes, and I don't want to slow down my weightloss.
Anybody else in the same position? What do you do about clothes?