Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Good healthy morning! I had the weirdest experience this morning. My closet is jammed with clothes my Mom gave me when she had to downsize to a condo. She's a shopaholic with lots of money and good taste, so lucky me. Anyway, at first I was looking at the size and thinking only a 16 or above would do. But then I pulled out a 12 and looked at it. It looked so big so I tried it on. Well, it's actually loose (Maggie McNaughton). So I rejected the printed sizes and started looking at the clothes themselves. I had too big 12's and too small 18's and everything inbetween. GEEEEZ!!! It's not enough that I haven't really developed my own sense of style yet, having been a slave to buying whatever fit for most of my life. But now I don't even know what size to buy! This brings a whole new dimension to clothes shopping. It's really tedious. Just another unforeseen life skill I'll have to develop. My shoes are loose, too...have no idea what size I am now..8? 81/2? 9? It's anybody's guess. So then the maid comes over and she's this little woman about my age (shorter and much skinnier) and she says she wears a 12, 14 or 16 depending on the clothes. And I'm thinking " No way does this 140lb 5'4 " woman wear the same size as 210lb. 5'10 " me! " Now I'm wondering if I have to throw away those numbers too and learn to look at my size with a new set of eyes. Am I smaller than what I perceive myself to be? Do I have body image distortion? Hmmmm.. Food for thought. Time for a brain realignment. Hope everyone is chipper today. Yesterday was a bummer for me. But today is great. Just goes to show you. Smiles, Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 In a message dated 2/12/04 8:28:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, Jacquemiller@... writes: > > You have just reminded me of the days of... " wow..it fits, buy one of each > color " ....and thus it was. I always said, " as long as it covered the > subject " ...I'd wear it. Of course, I wore nothing tight fitting.. > everything had to bag over the bulges. Long blouses that hung out over my > pants..etc. I'm so happy to have my own sense of style now...rather than > have to dress according to what covered me up! > > Regards~ > > > this touched me, as i am now almost at goal, my goal not the doc's... and i find myself still wearing loose tops...my daughters are always encouraging me to wear smaller ones, sending me t-shirts from their colleges etc... funny how it does take time for my brain to catch up with my body... though i still like baggy sweaters over leggings for those comfy hang out times...just not to hide any more...it is liberating... i even feel freed from the mirror, as i used to need to know i was covered, layered adequately, now i just am, whole again... sighing, laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 You have just reminded me of the days of... " wow..it fits, buy one of each color " ....and thus it was. I always said, " as long as it covered the subject " ...I'd wear it. Of course, I wore nothing tight fitting.. everything had to bag over the bulges. Long blouses that hung out over my pants..etc. I'm so happy to have my own sense of style now...rather than have to dress according to what covered me up! Regards~ Jacque " My cat knows the song in my heart and purrs it to me when my memory fails me. " It's not enough that I haven't really developed my own sense of style yet, having been a slave to buying whatever fit for most of my life. But now I don't even know what size to buy! This brings a whole new dimension to clothes shopping. It's really tedious. Just another unforeseen life skill I'll have to develop. My shoes are loose, too...have no idea what size I am now..8? 81/2? 9? It's anybody's guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 I have everything from 2 to 14 in my closet. And they all fit. And they wonder why we can't get a grip on who we are. Sheesh Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com Brain realignment Good healthy morning! I had the weirdest experience this morning. My closet is jammed with clothes my Mom gave me when she had to downsize to a condo. She's a shopaholic with lots of money and good taste, so lucky me. Anyway, at first I was looking at the size and thinking only a 16 or above would do. But then I pulled out a 12 and looked at it. It looked so big so I tried it on. Well, it's actually loose (Maggie McNaughton). So I rejected the printed sizes and started looking at the clothes themselves. I had too big 12's and too small 18's and everything inbetween. GEEEEZ!!! It's not enough that I haven't really developed my own sense of style yet, having been a slave to buying whatever fit for most of my life. But now I don't even know what size to buy! This brings a whole new dimension to clothes shopping. It's really tedious. Just another unforeseen life skill I'll have to develop. My shoes are loose, too...have no idea what size I am now..8? 81/2? 9? It's anybody's guess. So then the maid comes over and she's this little woman about my age (shorter and much skinnier) and she says she wears a 12, 14 or 16 depending on the clothes. And I'm thinking " No way does this 140lb 5'4 " woman wear the same size as 210lb. 5'10 " me! " Now I'm wondering if I have to throw away those numbers too and learn to look at my size with a new set of eyes. Am I smaller than what I perceive myself to be? Do I have body image distortion? Hmmmm.. Food for thought. Time for a brain realignment. Hope everyone is chipper today. Yesterday was a bummer for me. But today is great. Just goes to show you. Smiles, Vicki Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Hi Vicki. These things take time. I am three years post revsion and tummy tuck and I Still have a real " thing " about sizes too. I shop at second hand stores, mostly because it's just more fun. I am so vain about sizes that I usually don't even try anything on unless it's on the small end of my size range. Then, I don't have to be horrified if a bigger size fits! EEEEK!! I know it's pretty silly, but I am not ready to let go of it. I am pretty much over the numbers thing on the scale, but I think it's going to take me longer on the size number thing. For now, it's still fun to be vain, and I really don't mind. There is so much variety at second hand stores, I decided that I can be size-choosy if I want. What I do have to watch is that I don't get too smug about it. It's not too popular with most people. Also I just know that if I am too obnoxious about it, I will wake up one morning 30 lbs heavier than the day before. LOL! Barbara Jean Brain realignment .. I had too big 12's and too small 18's and > everything inbetween. > >> Now I'm wondering if I have to throw away those numbers too and learn > to look at my size with a new set of eyes. Am I smaller than what I > perceive myself to be? Do I have body image distortion? > > > Hmmmm.. Food for thought. Time for a brain realignment. > > Smiles, > > Vicki > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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