Closet Shopping

No, I am thinking about buying a closet.  However, I am basking in the glow of shopping out of my own closet!  This is something that almost anyone with a significant amount of weight to lose can relate to.  In my closet, I've had a number of bins of "skinny clothes" (anything that is likely 2-3 sizes smaller than where I started) starring me in the face for years.  Now, when I moved in May and again in July, I went though those bins and donated/gave away any article of clothing that looked as though it belonged in the 1990's or early 2000's or if it was just something that wasn't my style anymore. 

However, I kept two bins of clothes that was classified as "cute-skinny clothes" (i.e. anything that didn't fit yet, but hopefully would in the future and are cute/classic enough to still wear even though they are at least 4-6 years old).  The idea behind closet shopping is that you can go into these bins as you progress in your weight loss and pull out "new" clothes without it costing you a dime. 

As my current pile of jeans requires a very tight belt to avoid them falling to the floor as I walk (or just stand there, as I found out the other day), I thought I might as well do some closet shopping when I was sitting around not able to sleep last night.  I pulled out every single pair of jeans from the skinny bins and voila!  Every one of them fit!  It's crazy how you don't even realize you are loosing inches when you aren't paying attention.  These jeans didn't fit a month ago and I've only lost about 5 lbs since then.

Here's the important thing about closet shopping:  it shouldn't work the other way.  I am refusing to put together "pudgy bins" (sorry, I hate the word "fat"!) as I don't ever want to even think about the possibility of gaining the weight back and wearing those clothes again.  So, all my clothes that are too big get put into a big pile and are given away or donated.  I didn't even keep my largest pair of pants like you see so often in those weight loss commercials and shows.  I don't care about all that.  I don't want them in my house!

So this week, it looks like I need to go through my skinny bins and see what else I have in there that fits.  I was given some smaller clothes from a kind soul who took pity on me having to buy every size on the way down to my goal weight, so I think my skinny bins will be refilled with those clothes.

Finally, bear with me as the design of my blog keeps changing without me doing anything!  I'm going to give it (whatever "it" is) a little time to settle down and then I'll change it to fall colors (I love seasons!).