Losing 65 lbs is expensive!

Congratulations! Yes, it's a tough problem to have. I had to buy some clothese at my high weight in March for a vacation. Now they are too big. I'm shopping in my closet right now because I'm starting to fit into my pre covid clothes.

I lost at least 50 pounds and had to buy a replacement wedding ring. The original had gotten so loose it came off one day while I was out. That was annoying.

The money you'll save on future healthcare cost by getting fit will buy offset that 100x

A year and a half ago I bought $60 work of tops at Macys. After I had lost 30 pounds, was going to wear one. They were all too large - and I looked frumpy. I hit the return date by like two days. Now I buy Walmart tops. I bought shorts (in Florida) at Goodwill.

Cheaper than going to a hospital because of being overweight and getting health issues from it.

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Also… celebrate your success. I am happy about how I look now, feel justified in my feelings of accomplishment, and I don’ t want to hide in clothes that are multiple sizes too big for me. Appropriate self confidence in one’s appearance is part of positive overall physical and mental health. I loved buying new clothes that fit correctly and am not embarrassed to admit it.

ElMeroKeeQue wrote: »

AnnPT77 wrote: »

That was one of the downsides of weight loss, for me: I needed a whole new wardrobe. It wasn't so much the cost - I limped through the loss process with minimum excess expenditure, and exploited sales and consignment shopping at goal. It's that I hate clothes-shopping - any time, any type - with a fiery passion.

On the positive side, that's one thing that's helped me keep at a healthy weight for multiple years since loss: I shudder at the thought of needing another whole new wardrobe, all at once. Just no. If my jeans get snug, it's time to cut back, period, end of sentence.

See that’s the thing. I enjoy how my new well fitting clothes look. So buying them is tough but it feels great when I see myself in them. So I celebrate that each time.

Yeah, I'm not that great at womaning. I'm not very concerned about how I look, because I'm mostly inside it, not outside looking at it. I stay clean, and try to stick with "simple but respectable" as an aesthetic, because simple things are more timeless so I can shop less often . . . but I don't get much reward-kick from how I look. It matters to me more from the standpoint of fitting in well enough socially, i.e., so that people don't reject associating with me because I dress poorly, and that's about it. It's not a lack of pride, it's a lack of interest in that dimension.

I know, it's weird. 🤷‍♀️ It might be life-enhancing in some non-obvious way if I felt differently, dunno. At this age (66) and stage (retired), I'm not very motivated to change.

I'm not criticizing anyone who feels differently, not even slightly: The world is more interesting when people have varied approaches and attitudes. I sincerely support and encourage friends who enjoy shopping, compliment them on their clothing choices as appropriate, and all that kind of thing.