Daily Reminder ….NSV

I started my current job about 2 months before I decided to start living a healthier life. The attire is professional wardrobe required, at the time my wardrobe was limited and I had to buy all new, super sized clothes – depressing (and a motivator). Fast forward many months into my progress and none of these new clothes fit at all or were extremely huge.

So, there’s another guy at work here, we’ll say he is large. He’s a nice guy, does a LOT of volunteer work but is also obviously financially strapped and lacking in the wardrobe department. Instead of donating my stuff to Goodwill or something I managed to awkwardly (and privately) ask him if he would take the clothes to donate to his Church but with the promise that he would take a look at the stuff first for himself to keep. Good deed, right? No, I’m not going for the pat on the back. He wears a lot of the clothes often. I always thought that he was waaaaay bigger than me. Apparently not. All this stuff fits him fine. It’s hard for me to believe that I was actually that large. It’s also a reminder that I never I want to go back there again.

It’s weird sometimes seeing him wear the stuff. It makes me feel good that he’s able to get use out of it and also a great, physical reminder that’s about where I started, much better comparison than seeing a picture. It also makes me uneasy knowing that I actually was that big…..but that’s a story for another day.