Having been every size from 16 to 5 and back up to 14, I've found that my closets and drawers are filled to the brim. The sad thing is that most of the clothes don't fit me at any given time. Since I grew up overweight, I realistically figured that by luck if I were to lose the weight, it might be fleeting. While currently an accurate assessment, I also feel attached to my smaller clothes that give me hope for a skinnier future. Although my goal was to slim down my closet, very few items actually made it to the trash.
Instead I decided it was finally time to organize my clothes by size. This was a hard task for me as I dumped all of my clothes onto the bed. Some shirts that I thought I had worn recently, I haven't worn in years, and clearly did not fit me anymore. It was a sad realization, but necessary for me to see myself as I am.
Generally I found it hard to organize my clothes by size because every country makes clothes with a different number in mind, and depending on the material it might be a loose fit or skin tight. I found a base shirt for each category "Small, Medium, and Large." These sizes were a reflection of me and not of societies views. Then I took my tall stack of jeans and organized them into each of my set categories, writing down the information so that I couldn't question my logic later on.
After 2 hours and moms help, I was able to size up most of my clothes. In my living room sits a bucket for small and another for medium, while large clothes hang in my newly spacious closet. Another bucket is still being filled as the hybrid "Small/Medium." I've even taken specialty items such as recently purchased underwear, expensive bras, bathing suits, and belts and placed them in its size appropriate bucket.
The goal of this project was not only to realize my actual size and fully grasp my mind around it, but to live with ease. Now when I venture out of large and into medium, it will take a quick dump of the bucket: "Out with the large, in with the medium." The biggest relief is living for me the way I am now. When I get dressed to go out I feel confident knowing that everything in my closet will fit and look amazing on me. I no longer have to trifle through clothes that once looked good on me because I absolutely love all of the clothes I've purchased for my "large" self.
This was a major accomplishment for me and I'm proud of all of the calories I burned doing it too. :)
Instead I decided it was finally time to organize my clothes by size. This was a hard task for me as I dumped all of my clothes onto the bed. Some shirts that I thought I had worn recently, I haven't worn in years, and clearly did not fit me anymore. It was a sad realization, but necessary for me to see myself as I am.
Generally I found it hard to organize my clothes by size because every country makes clothes with a different number in mind, and depending on the material it might be a loose fit or skin tight. I found a base shirt for each category "Small, Medium, and Large." These sizes were a reflection of me and not of societies views. Then I took my tall stack of jeans and organized them into each of my set categories, writing down the information so that I couldn't question my logic later on.
After 2 hours and moms help, I was able to size up most of my clothes. In my living room sits a bucket for small and another for medium, while large clothes hang in my newly spacious closet. Another bucket is still being filled as the hybrid "Small/Medium." I've even taken specialty items such as recently purchased underwear, expensive bras, bathing suits, and belts and placed them in its size appropriate bucket.
The goal of this project was not only to realize my actual size and fully grasp my mind around it, but to live with ease. Now when I venture out of large and into medium, it will take a quick dump of the bucket: "Out with the large, in with the medium." The biggest relief is living for me the way I am now. When I get dressed to go out I feel confident knowing that everything in my closet will fit and look amazing on me. I no longer have to trifle through clothes that once looked good on me because I absolutely love all of the clothes I've purchased for my "large" self.
This was a major accomplishment for me and I'm proud of all of the calories I burned doing it too. :)
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