OMG!!! I tried on winter coats today and...
I think just today my brain is finally able to see a smaller body. It is so weird to actually go shopping and not have to find the plus size section. I find I am much choosier now- the fabric has to be right, the price has to be right, the sleeves just right- get the drift? Before I bought if it just fit over all my fat and didn't look like a tent!
That must be an amazing feeling, especially since coats do run a little smaller than regular clothes!! You are getting smaller, honey, but, as it is with most of us, you are last to notice!
I have been holding on to a coat that belonged to my Mom, it's brand new, she only wore on a trip to Italy, shortly before she passed away. I have waited 5 years to get into that coat (and to say I held on because one day I knew it would fit). It finally fits!!! Great, great feeling!
And yes, I know exactly what you mean about "settling" for clothes!!
190 lbs lost
VSG 07/2008
lower body lift 10/2010
upper body lift 11/2011
WooooHoooo Hooo! I'm so excited for you. I have a coat now that Miss Lyntoral handed down to me but if it doesn't get cold soon it will have to be passed on to the next one in line. I never worried too much about coats before because it had to be really really cold before I'd wear one. I've already worn some jackets because I have lost some of that insulation!! It's hard for our brains to catch up. You are looking AWESOME!! We're just going to keep on keeping on...walk, sip, walk, sip.....