The Pro's and Con's of weightloss

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The Pro's and Con's of weightloss
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Sat, 02-27-2010 - 10:35am

3 1/2 weeks ago I made a commitment to myself to get healthy and lose weight. I've been eating extremely healthy and exercising and here I am 12 pounds lighter. It feels excellent, really exhilerating to finally keep to something and see the pounds come off. I haven't seen this number on the scale for 2 years! I have given myself small goals to urge me on and today hopefully one of those goals will happen. My goal is for someone outside of my immediate family to notice that I've lost weight and I'm going to a birthday party with all of my friends today. Last night I noticed that Macys was having a 1-day sale and I had a 20% off coupon as well so even though I didn't really have the money to buy clothes, I justified it by telling myself that my tax-return is coming and I just put a rebate in the mail and yadda yadda yadda, off I went to the mall.

Now I'm a good shopper. I'm an extreme shopper! I will scour a store until I find the best deal there. I spent 2 hours shopping and I must have tried on 50 things, but I think I found the best deals ever! I got a $237.48 dollar outfit for $45.28, and that includes, a bra, underwear and shoes! But it got me to thinking, what am I going to do as I lose weight? I don't keep things so it's not like I have a range of sizes in my closet. My shirts are starting to get baggy, my skirts are sliding down my hips and my pants are really baggy. I'm not against goodwill, but I truly find that I can buy some things brand new for the same price sometimes. I'm also contemplating having my mom who is a seamstress take in some of my favorite clothes. I don't want to keep fitting into my old clothes because I find that when I look nicer, I try harder to eat healthy and exercise. I need to keep moving forward, so I'm going to have to slowly and cheaply acquire new clothes in different sizes. I've already gone down 2 pant sizes (surprising for only a 12 pound loss, but I've lost an inch around my waist, hips and thighs) and 1 size on top. I'm just going to have to fit this in to my budget somehow. And then of course it makes me feel guilty to spend money on myself. My husbands wardrobe is pretty sad and my kids need a few things here and there. I'm afraid that as I lose weight and feel better about myself, I'm going to turn in to a shopaholic. I see it happening because boy do I love the adrenaline that comes from a good deal.

Here's what I got at Macys last night:

Style Co. sweater: Originally $54, I bought it for $5.40

Style Co. Jeans: Originally $52, I bought it for $10.40

Bra: Originally $36, I bought it for $10.39

Underwear: Originally $10, I bought it for $3.19

Shoes: Originally $39.98, I bought them for $6.80!!!!!!

T-shirt: Originally $45.50, I bought it for workout clothes for $9.10

Sometimes these prices amaze me. WHo buys underwear for $10 dollars a pair! Who would buy a T-shirt for $45 bucks!!! My lord! Clearance shopping is the only way to go!

Abs!


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Registered: 12-10-2009
Mon, 03-01-2010 - 6:41pm

Congrats on your weight loss. I too have struggle with loosing weight after having my babies. It is so easy to justify eating more when you are pregnant or nursing. I feel like also having to be the one who stays home and take care of the kids, I am not out doing things like I did before.

Liz

student loan paid off 2010

Bathroom remodel loan paid off 2013

Pending Car loan to be paid by the end of 2014!!!!!

 

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