Clothes Whore

That's what I'm becoming.  I am buying stuff like crazy because I'm in a new range of weight that is putting me in a bunch of size 12 pants and medium tops!

I know my husband is trying not to say anything.  Hell, he's not paying for any of my clothes, but the closet is getting fuller by the week.

I'm ready for another trip to the consignment shop with my size 14 dress pants and several tops that I purchased there a couple months ago.

One clothing item I went nuts on is new bras.  I'll tell ya, it's not a good look to wear a bra that doesn't fit.  I went from a 42C to a 38B.  While shopping for new bras (in the beginning), I was told by a Soma Intimates clerk that my right boob is bigger than my left boob.  Apparently this is quite common.  Has it been that way all my life?  Why haven't I noticed this before?  I was dumbfounded.  What a difference it made to wear the bra that fit my new body!  Yay for bras!

My wedding rings are also super loose.  I told my husband that I'll get them sized once they start flinging off my finger, but maybe that's a bad idea.  I don't want to be like my brother and fling a very expensive Tacori band into the Atlantic while hurling a football.  Lesson learned -- I will get them sized soon.

I also decided to purchase a brown and a black pair of tall leather boots.  My calves are still larger than normal women's calves, so I had to get the "wide calf" version.  I sure hope they fit nice!

My hair is falling out like crazy.  It really sucks, actually.  So much so, that I'm trying to train my hair to be washed less often because when I wash my hair, it comes out.  I don't even blow dry my hair straight anymore because I don't want to put more stress on my tresses.  Luckily I am blessed with tons of hair already, but my hairdresser even noticed it had thinned out a lot since she saw me last.

My nutritionist says that it is due to the stress on my body of losing weight fast and that there is nothing I can do about it and that it should subside/stop after my weight loss slows after December (6 months).  I sure hope so, otherwise, I'll be shopping for wigs or Rogaine or something.

I still can't believe I'm under 200 pounds.  I really was hoping I'd made it under 200 by the end of the year.  Now I'm setting a goal of getting to 175 by 2015.  Looking forward to the challenge of the holidays!

My last thought:  it is so very nice to not dread getting dressed for work every day.  And I may just have to buy my first pair of shorts in Florida for next summer.