NSV: So many old clothes fit I had to buy new hangers
F/29/5'8" SW:210 CW:174 GW:156
Back Story: I have been slowly gaining weight since the beginning of high school with the rate really picking up after graduating college. Over the years, I would find that a lot of my clothes didn't fit me anymore, and to de-clutter my space, I would pack them away into a trash bag and store them in a closet that was otherwise unused. I would write "LOSE WEIGHT" right on the bag. Normally the items were only a bit too small when they went into the bags, and I always figured fitting into them again would be easy. Except I never did, I never did lose weight and so more and more bags just went into the closet.
Fast Forward: Last fall my father had a stroke, he recovered pretty well, but one thing that we agreed upon as a family was that he was able to recover his stamina and balance so quickly and so well because he had a good level of fitness before the stroke. Having that realization also made me realize that I did not have that level of fitness and that it was time to change. I have decided so many times in the past to try to lose weight, but for some reason, this time it really stuck. I started doing CICO with a focus solely on diet for the first 4 months or so and have just recently started adding in some exercise (and now the dreaded running as well).
In 6 months, I have lost 36 pounds and am continuing to lose at a stead pace (18 pounds left until goal weight!).
Due to Covid, I am staying at my parent's house with alllllllll those "LOSE WEIGHT" bags and decided now was as good a time as any to open them up and try everything on. SO. MANY. ITEMS. FIT! I fit into old jeans, fancy dresses, fun shirts. Most of these items are still in great quality too since I outgrew them before they started degrading! I literally have too many clothes now. Now don't get me wrong plenty of stuff didn't fit, I had bags going back to middle school and my body has developed (cough, boobies, cough) in ways that make me pretty sure some items never would. I donated 5 full trashbags worth of clothes I know I won't wear again (looking at you aeropostle and hollister shirts), threw out a few items that were ripped, and did 4 loads of laundry to add all the fitting clothes into my rotation. I also made a box full of clothes that I think may fit me at my goal weight and figure I'll do another round of try ons when I hit it as a reward!
I literally have too many clothes now, but damn is it satisfying to fit into old shirts you love, to rock dresses you wore to formals in school, and to look great in shorts that you used to not even be able to pull up your legs.
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