For most of my life (since, I don't know, maybe grade 9?), I have been a size 16 or 18. There were a couple of years there that I was probably more like a 20. As a result, I did most of my shopping in high school and after at Cotton Ginny Plus, and other similar type places - stores that were merged with "normal size" clothes, so I wouldn't feel like I was shopping in a plus sized store - but really I was shopping in plus sized stores. And for pretty much my whole life, I couldn't just go into stores like Suzy Sheer, Smart Set, La Senza, Le Chateau, Bootlegger, the Gap, and others - except maybe for a freak chance where a size XL would be hiding somewhere and would just maybe fit me. Shopping was always stressful, never fun, and always made me feel fat and bad about myself. (As a side note, I think that's probably why I'm not a "girly" shopper - I don't like to linger and shop around and try things on. The first thing I try that works is the one I go home with. This bugs my mom, but I just can't stand spending an entire day in a mall. Drives me nuts. Sorry Mom)
ANYWAY, as I started to lose weight on Weigh Down (back in 2001) and then again on WW in 2006, I started to see that there is hope that one day I'll be able to go into a store, grab my size, and hardly have to try it on. And this has actually happened to me recently a few times. I bought my size Medium exercise clothes without even trying them on. And a few other things too. Crazy.
So, being able to shop with more ease and at "regular" stores is one of the huge perks and motivaters for me on this journey. I'm loving being closer to my goal weight and finding things to fit. Actually, a new problem is arising - and that is that very often, the size Medium clothes are the ones that sell first, and so I'm finding that my size is usually the one that is missing first in the store (wheras, size XL seems to be more easy to find...) But I'll take that problem anyday. :o)
Anyway, I'm looking forward to when I finally am at my FINAL goal (which is 138 lbs, by the way). I'm going to go on a huge shopping spree. In the cool stores. LE CHATEAU here I come! I never even used to have the self-confidence to step into Le Chateau... so dumb. So, I will go into those stores and I will buy the rockinest outfits ever. All I have to do is KEEP ON GOING. I can do this.
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OOOOHHHHH LE Chauteau, can I come. I think shopping all day and trying on tons of stuff is FUN. (and not buying anything, unless it is perfect) I could teach you.Or I could drive you nuts. Either or shopping with you would be fun, since we can go to the same stores now.
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