Sometimes I get chubby and sometimes I get super slim. So I hang on to a few items of clothing in the chubby and the slim sizes (it’s really just one size up and one size down from my usual size). I’ve heard that if you wear ill-fitting clothes it helps you lose weight, because you are uncomfortable and you are conscious of your weight that way. I do not find that to be true – I hate that in fact. I never feel worse, then when I am wearing clothes that don’t fit in one way or another. I feel bad about myself and why not eat another donut if you have already gained some weight, or whatever our terrible thoughts are to ourselves.
I do however have the motto that we only have this one life (that we know of) to enjoy and I will not spend it wearing clothes that feel awful or make me look stupid. So in the closet where my out of season clothes are stored I also have a handful of clothes that are different sizes. These are clothes that I love and so if my body needs that size I am okay with seeing my old friend again. It’s also cathartic to have to go dig out the “skinny” dress or the “fat girl” pants. I can wear these clothes that I happen to still like while I evaluate what the current deal is with my body.
My last
statement about this is that I haven’t visited any of these different sized
clothes in many years. Knowing they are
there is security that I don’t need them.
I save many levels of energy this way.
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| Even though these ladies are wearing "Tired Girl Pink" dresses, these dresses can not be found in any part of my closet. Not the skinny group, not the chubby bag, nowhere. |
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