lose weight

Back when I was in denial of how overweight I was, I stashed a way a lot of clothes that didn’t fit anymore. I told myself that one day I’d get around to fitting back into them. Needless to say, they have been sitting in my cupboard for months and months.

Well, the past coupla days I’ve been pulling various garments from the wardrobe and trying them on. And I’m thrilled … because they fit! Still a bit to lose and they’ll fit perfectly, but the fact that these clothes fit at all is FANTASTIC.

Go me! Go you! To everyone with this or a similar goal, keep on at it.

I thought about it for a long time before I added this goal to my list. To ‘lose weight’ is one of the most popular goals on 43things, and I wanted to consider whether or not this is something that I actually want or need to do. I went for this more general goal rather than specifying a particular amount I want to lose, because I don’t know how much it will take for me to be happy.

Yes, I have thought about the fact that weight loss may not bring with it all the things that I think it will, happiness among them. I never believed that being thin(ner) would bring absolute happiness, but I think it will bring me confidence and improve my mood a lot (I seem to be down on myself and just life in general a lot of the time). It will be a step towards a healthier lifestyle as I try to implement a regular exercise routine and better eating habits.

It starts now …