About six weeks ago when I weighed 224 pounds, I wrote about how I started getting the smaller sized shirts out of my closet and trying them on... and they all fit. That's been great! But I got another clothing surprise yesterday when I found two small plastic totes of clothing I had forgotten about. None of it was labelled and the sizes and seasons were mixed, so I pulled everything out to sort. There was everything from size medium tops, which I was wearing at 175 pounds, up through a few size XL shirts that were a bit smaller and tighter than the rest. Well guess what, all of the XL's fit! I could probably even wear the size large tops but I figured I have plenty of long sleeved tops now and will save the larges for another month or so. I'm more than ten pounds lighter than I was in December, so my sizes are going down pretty rapidly. I find it a little scary, emotionally, to get rid of the bigger sizes, though. I did that when I lost over a hundred pounds... sold or gave away each clothing size as I shrank out of it. Which sucked, because then as I gained weight back I had to buy new clothes in those big sizes again. I hated that.
I think it is time, though, to go ahead and get rid of the shirts that are too big... all the baggy, super-loose XXL and 1X sized shirts, as well as those size 20W jeans and capris I was wearing in the summer. Now that I know the pain of regaining that much weight, I *really* hope that is motivation enough, paired with a solid eating and exercise plan, to keep me from a huge regain. It makes me nervous, but I just cannot ever get that big again so I may as well get rid of the clothing as a reminder to STOP and get it back off if I ever outgrow my clothes again. But yes, it is an emotional thing for me.
Right now I am wearing size 16W jeans and they are very loose. I have to wash them in hot water and dry them to get them as tight as possible to be able to wear them. I do have some 16's that fit smaller and tighter that I have not tried on in awhile. Soon. And measurements soon, too.
As for my eating, I still post pictures on my Instagram (lynescapes) when I have a meal (I don't post little snacks) or something interesting like a keto dessert. Sometimes I forget to post or am in a social situation and don't want to take a picture, like this week at a potluck. The main dish was pizza and everyone brought a dish to share. I wondered if I'd be able to get enough protein and not many carbs, because we were at doctors appointments all day and I didn't have time to bring a dish to share. Usually if the main dish is something like pizza, I'll bring a protein like deviled eggs, chicken salad, or maybe a keto pizza casserole, but this time I had to take what was there. On my plate was one piece of meat/veggie pizza, a few slices of cheese, some green bean casserole, baby carrots, Caesar salad (no croutons), and a few slices of oranges. Everything was filling and delicious... and I did not eat the pizza crust, just the toppings. We had a great time socially AND I went home nourished. To give a better picture of what I eat in a day, on the same day the only other food I had was 2 cups of coffee with half and half, and the insides of a sausage egg and cheese croissant from a fast food place (did not eat the croissant). That's it for the day.
Looking forward to a nice long weekend relaxing and sorting my clothes to give away whatever is too big!
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