On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 19:24:21 -0500, "Jennifer Austin"
wrote:

I am fortunate to have expendable income sufficient to support this
addiction, but it's still wasteful, and I know I should wait until I'm
at a size I plan to maintain. And I don't have room for all my
clothes! I've kind of taken over the guest room with them. (I don't
mean just the closet, but piles on the bed and stuff.) I know DH
doesn't really approve of all this, but he doesn't ever criticize,
just sort of laughs at me a bit.

Money isn't the issue here either. My DH encourages me to get what I want,
even going so far as to encouraging me to try on things if he sees me
looking longingly at an item Fortunately I haven't filled my closet yet
because I keep rotating stuff out and sending it to Goodwill or now giving
it to friends at work.

Nor here, but time is, and a hatred of shopping. So if anyone would
like to go for me G . . .

I do remember back when I was "growing down" through my clothes, and
getting rid of them as I did. But I never bought any at all until I
lost the first 70 pounds (out of 86), and I'll have to tell you, it
wasn't a pretty sight. Finally I had no choice, because I was going to
buy clothes or walk around naked after the clothes I owned fell off
me.

It was probably as good a reason as any for me to maintain my weight
loss this last (almost) 6 years. Otherwise I'd have to go shopping
again.

One big advantage to remaining a constant size is "point and click"
shopping.

Barbara

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