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Non Scale Victories

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New clothes

Charity shops are doing well out of me... I have had to replace my entire wardrobe. Expensive, but wearing clothes that are too big is uncomfortable and unflattering! 🙂
 
I bought some clothes for my new job and have had to consign some of them to the "fat box" before I even got chance to wear them!
 
Thanks Northerner and Starfire, for your encouraging responses.

At the moment I feel that I can keep going with my weight loss - I want to lose another 10 pounds or so. The problem I have is maintenance. I am very much a creature of habit, and I have established a habit of eating which is enabling me to lose weight. I just don't seem to have the knack of getting into a habit of eating just what I need to keep the same weight!

Maybe we need a new forum for weight maintenance.
 
My collarbones are starting to be visible!

Haven't seen 'em since teenage.

Hopefully at some point I may discover my wrist bones... they've never ever shown through the baby/puppy/full-flegded fat!
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Re: the post about consigning clothes to the 'fat box'... I've found that it's a really bad idea to keep them. Did that before, and grew back into them. These days the charity shops are doing well out of me. Having had to replace ALL my clothes, the mere thought of the cost of buying bigger ones again will hopefully stop me backsliding.
 
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LeeLee said:
Re: the post about consigning clothes to the 'fat box'... I've found that it's a really bad idea to keep them. Did that before, and grew back into them. These days the charity shops are doing well out of me. Having had to replace ALL my clothes, the mere thought of the cost of buying bigger ones again will hopefully stop me backsliding.
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I did that last time. Threw away all my fat clothes the minute I grew out of them. Then spent a fortune as the weight crept back on. I'm only keeping clothes I really like, as at least then if I do put on weight I will not have to bankrupt myself to have anything nice to wear. Once the fat box is in the loft it doesn't encourage me to put on weight.

Last time I thought the same as you and got rid - bad move!
 
Drug reduction

Yay! One less tablet to take. My GP has just cut out the Bendroflumethiazide. Blood pressure has gone down as a result of the weight loss, and I have been getting the odd head-spin on standing up from kneeling/bending.
 
LeeLee said:
Yay! One less tablet to take. My GP has just cut out the Bendroflumethiazide. Blood pressure has gone down as a result of the weight loss, and I have been getting the odd head-spin on standing up from kneeling/bending.
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Great news LeeLee
 
I have two pairs of size 12 jeans which I have not been able to get into for years, so they were consigned to a suitcase. Tried them on and they fit!

This goes to show that sizing is up the creek as I also have a size 14 pair which I bought last week which are a close fit.
 
Went into the M&S outlet shop, saw a Per Una dress I liked. They only had one, in a size 16 (and Per Una isn't very generous). It fits!
 
Put on a new pair of tights this morning. A little more snug than usual, but still comfortable. Checked the packet... and I'd picked up a MEDIUM! :D
 
nice one lee lee
 
I can't believe nobody has posted any non-scale victories since November! Here's one to start off the year...

My size 18 comfy (slightly baggy and an inch too long) jeans accidentally got tumble-dried and shrank to what looked like child-size. Before throwing them away, I thought I'd check whether the inch-loss required to get them done up would be within the realms of possibility. They fit beautifully!
 
LeeLee said:
I can't believe nobody has posted any non-scale victories since November! Here's one to start off the year...

My size 18 comfy (slightly baggy and an inch too long) jeans accidentally got tumble-dried and shrank to what looked like child-size. Before throwing them away, I thought I'd check whether the inch-loss required to get them done up would be within the realms of possibility. They fit beautifully!
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Excellent! 🙂
 
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