It's really scary to throw out clothes I've had for the last 13 years because they no longer fit. It makes the weight gain seem very significant and I feel trapped and panicked by it. The nightmares would be funny were they not, well, nightmares. I keep dreaming that I can't breathe or move because I am too heavy. The other night I drowned in a car because I couldn't fit out the windows. I don't know why I didn't just open the doors!
So I am packing up a bunch of size-8-and-smaller garments and taking them down to the Sallies this afternoon. At least that way they are out of sight, and hopefully out of mind. Luckily there's only a couple of things that I really liked among the throw-outs, including a very cool Japanese jacket. It doesn't even do up anymore. :( oh well. Hopefully some other person will like it just as much.
Another change on the clothing front has been getting rid of bras and wearing sports tops instead. A few years ago I broke my ribs a couple of times and they never really set properly and are out of alignment. Ever since, wearing a standard bra - particularly with underwires - has really hurt the ribs down my left-hand side. Sports tops seem to be the way to go. And it's really convenient to be able to take off your shirt in public on a really hot day and not get arrested for chestal exposure!
Reading: - Every Breath You Take - Ann Rule
Just Read: - No Star Too Beautiful - An Anthology of Yiddish Stories From 1382 to the Present - Joachim Neugroschel
Sports bras are supremely useful like that :) It's good to get rid of clothes you'll never wear again, then they aren't hanging around in the back of your head/closet.
HUGS :)
Posted by: sok at February 21, 2006 03:37 PMI have clothes from when I was smaller and lighter and I have clothes that I still fit but will never wear... and yet I can't bring myself to bin them. It's soo hard!!
Posted by: giffy at February 21, 2006 03:58 PMdoes suck getting rid of stuff, but is definitely better to not have a wardrobe full of stuff that makes you feel bad cos it doesn't fit/look right. and donating it to the Sallies is good, cos it's gonna help other people. one of those pink clothing bags just arrived yesterday, meaning all of my clothes that i'm viciously culling can conveniently be got rid of
Posted by: Zephfi at February 21, 2006 09:44 PM