The Story of My Clothes

I remain at 145lbs and I am sooo proud that I have been able to maintain my weight loss. No up and down and up and down. My new plan is to stay at 145lbs for the next few months. I decided this because I am at a point where I am enjoying my new clothes that are a few sizes smaller, and I can still wear all my other clothes. I am concerned that if I lose more weight, I will lose half my wardrobe and this was the motivation in my quest for weight maintenance in the first place. Having only one wardrobe.

This is the most choices I have had in clothes and I fit into all of them. This past week I brought out some clothes I had packed away because they no longer fit. They Fit! It was awesome! Clothes I had bought when I was at a lower weight … for like two weeks. Then they would sit in my closet for a few months then they would move to a storage bin. Well I am glad I kept them because I am wearing them now.

This all started when I decided to simplify my life and purge (my new favourite word) the extras. I had way too many clothes and I could only actually wear about half because that is all that fit me. What a waste of space, and resources. Someone else can use these. So I needed to make a choice and throw out the smaller sizes.. no way some of these clothes are brand new. So the only choice is to lose weight and maintain it and donate the larger size clothes.

The Journey of Managing My Clothes

August 15, 2004

Started exercising regularly. No routine. Very little weights. Running and walking outdoors. elliptical, stationary bike.

September 15,2004

I cut out all added sugar for one month.
Started a food diary. I wrote everything I ate down and at the end of the day I would calculate protein, fat, carbs, fibre, calories.
I started Dance Classes
Tap – Mon
Hip Hip – Wed
Bought myself a squash racket
Started Playing Squash regularly – Tues, Thur, Sun or Sat

October 15, 2004

Added a weight routine. The Edge by Joe and Ben Weider.

October 31, 2004

Added sugar back into diet … in small amounts.

November 1, 2004

Joined Fitday.com and started tracking my food and activities online. Way quicker than by book.

November 30, 2004

Changed up the weight routine. Muscles felt worked. The new exercises were challenging and I am looking forward to performing them again.