Weight Loss and Bra Size

Well, weight loss has not been foremost on my mind this week, although I did get some good exercise in and have been doing pretty well on my eating.  But I've been thinking about other things.  Thus, I forgot to weigh myself first thing in the morning on Sunday and then on Monday.  So, I took Tuesday's weight, which turned out to be pretty good at 134.0. 

I'm about 5 pounds down from where I got up to, and, ironically, pretty much where I was when I started charting my weight.  I'm very happy to be back here, and truth be told, I think I could be happy at this weight.  My clothes all fit, except for 2 pairs of pants.  I do think that a few more pounds would be good, so I'll keep trying. 

I am now running into the problem that my bras no longer fit.  I have gone down a band size.  I have 4 wire-free Warner's bras, size 34B, and they fit nicely until now.  They are now too big.  I am now a 32 B, or possibly even 32C, which means I'm a lot more limited in what brands make my size.  I also need padding or my nipples show through. 

I hate bras, and it makes me mad that I now have to find a new brand.  What I decided to do in the meantime is to order a couple of less structured bras and some silicone nipple covers and see if that solves my problem.  Then, when I'm at my goal, I might think about figuring out exactly what size I am.  Or if I like the less structured ones, I may just stick with that. 

I've read that a woman's bra size can change constantly.  Even 5 pounds can change the breast or cup size.  It's just terribly annoying because bras are expensive, and a badly fitting bra is extremely uncomfortable. 

I am happy about my continued weight loss.  But it is making me nervous because I do like this size, and I do want to maintain it, and I'm afraid I'll go back to my old habits of eating out of boredom.  I think I just need to take it one day at a time, worry about the present and not the future.  If only it were easier to take my own advice. 

To Buy Clothes or Not

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!