I bought a jacket in 2005 from the Big/Tall store. Size 3X. Never could wear it buttoned but it was on sale then for like $40.

Broke it out this season planning to wear it open as usual. IT BUTTONS AND STILL HAS ROOM TO SPARE! Granted it is a 3X but now it is a little big. First time I have seen a real change in my clothing.

Then I decided on some things I would like to work on. If I can work with my weight there are other things I want to tackle:

1) Eliminate ALL soda consumption - It costs too much and can hurt the band in the long run.

2) Whiten my teeth - Stopping soda and making better food choices can help this. It's like an extra benefit to my better lifestyle. It doesn't make much sense to be smaller and more appealing and smile in the picture with yellowish teeth.

3) Exercise more - I have been really bad lately because of my schedule. I feel like I can run a marathon I just haven't been able to make it to the gym. I am very excited about spending Saturday walking around Chicago.

4) Better skin - Water keeps skin hydrated so its another plus of drinking more water again. And I plan on sporting sleeveless shirts and my tattoss on vacation in a few months. So some small muscles and tan skin would be great. I have always covered up 100% because I hated what was under.

So the motto from now on is "lose weight and look great."

As our shape continues to melt like a glacier in the tropics, another unexpected event occurs....discovering there are clothing stores that don't even HAVE a "XXX" section....

who wouldda thought?

I have to say, that's one of the major things I'm looking forward to after losing the weight. When I go into clothing stores now, if I see shirts or pants I like, I usually learn they don't come in my size. (costco clothes all stop a size or two less than what I need, so I don't even bother looking anymore.) Or they're a horrible color of lime green or something I'd never wear. Or if they do happen to have an extra X-sized whatever I can fit into, it looks like hell. (Thank God for JC Penney mail order sales, polo shirts, and Dockers cords with elastic in the waistband!) I am SO ready to walk up to the sale table in a clothing store, and find something I like, that also fits.

Worst of all is when I go on vacation. I hate that the only item of souvenir clothing I ever find that will fit is a ball cap.

Dave

Edited November 19, 201015 yr by Dave_NW

Man do I hear you. Quite the collection of ballcaps I have, along with shirts that double as sails. I have 3 boxes of 2X clothes I put away 2 years ago, the intent being to lose weight and wear them. I gained 10 pounds. Think that was the last BS shot I had to give myself to get over procrastinating and get on with this. Now I can't wait... I'm ready.

I can't remember buying a pull over in the past 25 years without multiple Xs in the size. These days I am wearing a regular large and they are a little baggy on me.

My panniculectomy is scheduled for next Friday. I have been wearing pants that are 12 - 16 inches too big for me and can't wait to buy some that fit. I wasn't going to waste money on new pants just to use them for a month or 2.