Anyone else afraid to buy new clothes?

I'm 9 weeks post-op lap RNY, started at 311 and now at 255, feeling and doing great. Most of my clothes are falling off me. Last night I took off my belt (that my husband has been kind enough to poke 9 additional holes in because it's so big on me) and then I proceeded to take off my pants without unbuttoning or unzipping them. It was a good feeling. What's not a good feeling is this: I know I need to buy at least a few pairs of pants in a smaller size and I'm afraid to do it. It's hard to put into words exactly what I'm afraid of but I think it has something to do with the surgery (or me) not working and that this wonderful weight loss is all just a cruel joke, that it will be back as soon as I let my guard down. I have been fat for so long that shopping for clothes is torture. I can't remember the last time I shopped for something that actually fit (I always wore oversized stuff, as if that would hide my shape.) Has anyone else had this experience? I know I can't be alone in these kinds of thoughts.

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