Hello all,
I don't post here very often but read a lot on the Slimming World board. I have been following SW loosely for a few months and lost 9lb, not much to write home about when I've got about 40 to lose but a start! Anyway, just found out I am having a baby so want to keep eating healthily and trying to not gain six stone or something in the next year! I realise I won't lose much but I really need to try and maintain.
Anyway, my dilemma is less about food and more about clothes!
I have a range of clothes that fit me in different 'stone brackets'. A small section of my wardrobe currently fits. Another section will fit when I'm 7lb lighter, another section when I'm 14lb light, another section etc. etc. until I have clothes that will only fit when I'm 3 stone lighter !
Ultimately, the wardrobe is popping (a bit like my waistband!) - but as this most recent 3 stone gain has been fairly rapid (18 months- gutted!), the majority of the clothes are like new (even though I didn't pay much for them). I'm loathed to throw them out, but nearly all of them won't fit me for another 12 months (realistically, 2 years!). Will I still like the clothes then, when some of them I haven't worn for 4 years?
Something has to happen as we just don't have the space in the house for 2 people...shall I purge, get rid and admit defeat that its unlikely I'll ever get in my size 12 jeans ever again? Shall I box 'em up and put them in the loft to sort out in 2 years time? I think the latter is the right solution??
Anyone else have/had a similar problem? I think a lot of why I'm hanging onto the size 12 jeans etc. is because I don't want to admit I'm giving up and I'll never be that thin again!
Oh the things we do!
I don't post here very often but read a lot on the Slimming World board. I have been following SW loosely for a few months and lost 9lb, not much to write home about when I've got about 40 to lose but a start! Anyway, just found out I am having a baby so want to keep eating healthily and trying to not gain six stone or something in the next year! I realise I won't lose much but I really need to try and maintain.
Anyway, my dilemma is less about food and more about clothes!
I have a range of clothes that fit me in different 'stone brackets'. A small section of my wardrobe currently fits. Another section will fit when I'm 7lb lighter, another section when I'm 14lb light, another section etc. etc. until I have clothes that will only fit when I'm 3 stone lighter !
Ultimately, the wardrobe is popping (a bit like my waistband!) - but as this most recent 3 stone gain has been fairly rapid (18 months- gutted!), the majority of the clothes are like new (even though I didn't pay much for them). I'm loathed to throw them out, but nearly all of them won't fit me for another 12 months (realistically, 2 years!). Will I still like the clothes then, when some of them I haven't worn for 4 years?
Something has to happen as we just don't have the space in the house for 2 people...shall I purge, get rid and admit defeat that its unlikely I'll ever get in my size 12 jeans ever again? Shall I box 'em up and put them in the loft to sort out in 2 years time? I think the latter is the right solution??
Anyone else have/had a similar problem? I think a lot of why I'm hanging onto the size 12 jeans etc. is because I don't want to admit I'm giving up and I'll never be that thin again!
Oh the things we do!
