WazzuCoug
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I have been sort of avoiding buying new clothes.
I've sent four large bags full of clothes to our local charity collection site, but I haven't replaced them with much, and the clothes I've gotten still don't fit me that well.
My wife got tired of it and came home with a bunch of new clothes. I picked up a pair of pants and said, "I'm sorry, but there is no way these are going to fit!" She said, "go put them on!"
Previous to surgery, I was wearing 44" waist jeans that had stretched out at least another 2" and were TIGHT, but I had refused to go bigger.
She bought be 34" waist jeans, that were also 2" longer than I normally get. Well, they fit! BUT that isn't the amazing part.
Although I had been wearing 44s, that was below my gut. It wasn't my "true waist." When I measured my true waist around my navel line, I was 54" around. When I put on these 34" jeans, they fit around my "true waist" at the navel. That's right, what had been 54" was now 34" and it wasn't even a challenge to button and zip them up. But I have to say they felt tight on my legs. I usually got "comfort fit" things and not straight legs and such.
I felt like I was wearing spandex and was worried that I'd walk into work and people would be like "AAAHHHHHH, I can't unsee THAT!!" because my pants were so tight around my legs and such, but my wife said, "No, you just look thin, it looks really good." I was like, are you sure?
Well, I guess she was right, as no one seemed offended by my pants or my smaller shirt, or anything. I don't go into my office very often these days, although recently I've been going in once a week, and some people asked if I was still losing weight because I looked like I had, etc. No one seemed to cringe! lol.
Anyway, it felt really good to start feeling comfortable with myself again and to wear clothes that actually fit my new body. Although I still hope to lose 25-30 more pounds over the next year, I have to say getting those new clothes was a massive boost that I needed, especially after our power outage situation. It really made me feel like I have been doing the right things and that I need to continue to do the right things to reach my ultimate goals.
Anyway, in another post I had shared that I had gained and then lost some weight after our power/water outage, but this experience with new clothes really helped motivate me to keep on the track I'm on again. I've never been person who really cares about what I wear, but I have to say...it felt good.
I've sent four large bags full of clothes to our local charity collection site, but I haven't replaced them with much, and the clothes I've gotten still don't fit me that well.
My wife got tired of it and came home with a bunch of new clothes. I picked up a pair of pants and said, "I'm sorry, but there is no way these are going to fit!" She said, "go put them on!"
Previous to surgery, I was wearing 44" waist jeans that had stretched out at least another 2" and were TIGHT, but I had refused to go bigger.
She bought be 34" waist jeans, that were also 2" longer than I normally get. Well, they fit! BUT that isn't the amazing part.
Although I had been wearing 44s, that was below my gut. It wasn't my "true waist." When I measured my true waist around my navel line, I was 54" around. When I put on these 34" jeans, they fit around my "true waist" at the navel. That's right, what had been 54" was now 34" and it wasn't even a challenge to button and zip them up. But I have to say they felt tight on my legs. I usually got "comfort fit" things and not straight legs and such.
I felt like I was wearing spandex and was worried that I'd walk into work and people would be like "AAAHHHHHH, I can't unsee THAT!!" because my pants were so tight around my legs and such, but my wife said, "No, you just look thin, it looks really good." I was like, are you sure?
Well, I guess she was right, as no one seemed offended by my pants or my smaller shirt, or anything. I don't go into my office very often these days, although recently I've been going in once a week, and some people asked if I was still losing weight because I looked like I had, etc. No one seemed to cringe! lol.
Anyway, it felt really good to start feeling comfortable with myself again and to wear clothes that actually fit my new body. Although I still hope to lose 25-30 more pounds over the next year, I have to say getting those new clothes was a massive boost that I needed, especially after our power outage situation. It really made me feel like I have been doing the right things and that I need to continue to do the right things to reach my ultimate goals.
Anyway, in another post I had shared that I had gained and then lost some weight after our power/water outage, but this experience with new clothes really helped motivate me to keep on the track I'm on again. I've never been person who really cares about what I wear, but I have to say...it felt good.
I'm not sure how I did it!