Cleaning out my closet

If you are like me, you kept saving your old clothes as you grew out of them. My partner would ask why i never threw anything away and kept "hogging" the closet with stuff I'd never wear again. I kept saying I would. Now i'm thinning out that closet like crazy. Having great ah ha moments of wearing something i haven't in 8-10 years. Problem now is realizing that it is out of style or i missed the window to wear it since now it is too big. LOL. I just think of it now as clothes that help me transition to my smaller self. I don't have to buy anything in the mid term. I hope everyone else is enjoying the same fun of cleaning out thier closets as I have.

I just realized the other day that I don't have any of my pre-op clothing any more except for the one outfit I decided to keep so I would remember where I came from. (It's the outfit I always take my comparison pics in for OH.) Everything in my closet fits! I've gone from a tight 26/28 to 18/20. I'm thrilled. ~Brandi

The clothes thing is still just too weird for me. Since I have been big for two decades, I still tend to buy too big. I bought some size 8 pants and they are too big lol. It just blows my mind to go into the store and actually be able to fit smaller sizes. I guess someday I will get used to it, but it is just freaky. I had been saving all the sizes from 28 down, but I finally gave them all to Salvation Army. I had to tell myself I will never need them again...I sure hope that is right. I have ALOT of belly skin hanging, so I wear alot of stretch bands still, sweats. I can fit a small, and the other day I accidentally wore my ten year olds sweats. LOL She was mad at me. That was a wow moment for sure. Anyway, I somewhat fear the clothes stuff still. And I have to buy shirts to cover my arm skin. I just have too much skin...but at least it is not filled with fat anymore lol. Surgery: 8-17-07 Pre-op Highest: 320 Surgery day: 282 Today: 138 Total Loss: 144 lbs Dr. Goal: 140 My goal: 132

I've still got some clothes but I'm getting rid of more and more of them. The first thing to totally go was underwear. I threw ALL of my old ones out in one day. Everything. Panties, bras, slips, hose..............it all had to go! I'm losing weird. I'm down to a 12-14 in pants and jeans but I still need 16-18 blouses or extra-large and that's WITH a minimizer bra. I'm only a c cup but just still really big through the rib cage and back. I can't find a DRESS to fit to save my life. I look horrible in all of them! And yes, the arms MUST be covered to at least the middle of my upper arms. I think I need an arm lift more than I need a tummy tuck. I keep holding on to my old blouses because I still think they'll fit since I'm wearing such large blouse sizes but women's sizes don't work for me at all any more. They're all too boxy. So I need to let go and get rid of it all but it's hard to believe I won't gain this back. I still don't quite believe it.

I love shopping! I kept one pair of my old jeans just as a reminder as well. I shop at thrift shops now and I have discovered I like it more that regular shopping. The merchandise is always changing so I go a couple of times a week....A new addiction I guess. My wow moment was showing one of my new purchases to my daughters and discovering I am now in the same size they are. I love it! I am like you Paige, I wear a larger top size. I will not keep any of the big clothes because I WILL NOT gain this weight back. Fran