Quote Originally Posted by K9karen View Post
Well, I've been the same weight for a few years and had to buy all new clothes when I lost weight.

But, I can gain it back verrrrry easily if I'm not careful.

So, I have kept some of my bigger sized clothes, mostly skirts and a few slacks. I wear my huge baggy sweaters around the house becasue they're still in great shape.

Not to be a pessimist, but, if you're like me, you go on binges. I'd say keep a few so you're comfortable, but get out of them asap!
I am a binger!

I'm also a stress eater. I realize the bulk of my weight was gained during the months where things at home were their most tense. Now that my "problem" has moved into her own apartment, I'm back to eating healthy and lost almost 15 pounds since the middle of January (a LOT of weight to drop in one month.... but most of it came on as fast as it left my belly)

BUT I don't want to use stress as an easy excuse to binge. Its too easy to say, "I'm having a bad day because of XYZ" and eat several handfulls of chocolate from the work candy dish. So far this month, I've sat nose to nose with the candy dish on my desk and only ate one piece of chocolate a day. I'm proud of myself for that!

I called mom this afternoon and invited her to come shopping in my basement. She's the size I was at my heaviest. I have a new coworker who is also the size I was.... I haven't gotten the nerve to ask her if she'd be interested in some of my old clothes. I don't know if she'd be insulted or not (I know I'd have been thrilled to have new clothes, but not everyone thinks like I do)