I'm struggling right now, trying to decide if I should buy any new clothes or not. With about 10 pounds to lose, I will be at least one size smaller, and in some clothes possibly 2 sizes smaller. This makes my life complicated. I'm feeling good about myself and am wanting to buy some pretty summery clothes.
I already wear the smallest size in certain stores/brands that tend to run big or do not carry small sizes. In Land's End, I wear an XS, and even that is kind of baggy. They do not have XXS. At JC Penny, I wear a size Small T-shirt. They do not have size XS in "misses." It's the same with the JC Penny shorts I wear. So, with the 10 pounds off, my current clothes will be a little baggy, and I won't be able to buy smaller sizes in some of the brands that I like.
It's very weird to me. As I've said before, if/when I lose these 10 pounds, I will still be a healthy woman with meat (fat and muscle) on my bones--it's only because I'm so short that I am getting into these tiny sizes. And it's only because America keeps getting fatter that the sizes keep getting more inflated.
I'm too curvy really to buy junior sizes, nor do I want to dress too much like a teenager at my age.
Do I buy clothes now? The more I think about it, it's probably not a good idea. I've got enough T-shirts, shorts, capis, and skirts to get me through the summer. I have a couple of cute dresses. But I don't want to buy anything now and have it hang off me after I finish my weight loss, or otherwise fit oddly. I bought a lovely paisley dress a couple of years ago in a size 8. I couldn't believe I was a size 8 again! Wow! And now that dress is too big. I'm only keeping it in case I get pregnant again one day.
I also don't want to buy anything in anticipation of it fitting and then find that it doesn't. It's very difficult to predict exactly what shape one will be after a weight loss.
Unfortunately, I can't pick the part of my body to lose weight from. If I could, I'd probably wish all 10 pounds to come off my abdomen!
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