Just came across a brand new form of motivation for myself so I thought I'll share in case anyone else can relate.
Brief history: I gained quite a bit of weight end of undergrad and grad school, and for a variety of reasons, was able to lose most of it and get into a good zone for my body. After I started working post grad school, for the first time in a long time I had some income to be able to buy clothes for myself. I still stayed within a very tight budget because I was looking for quantity over quality. Because I had gained weight in my more formative years, I hadn't really developed my own style yet, so I would just buy stuff that fit, sometimes over something else that also fit but was actually cute, because it was labelled a larger size, or was more expensive. In reality I truly believed that nothing really looked good on me.
Once I lost the weight, that trend continued for the first 6 months. Basically, if it got and it was smallest size available, I would buy it. I refused to buy something labelled L or XL because that's what I had worn for the longest time and I was done with those sizes. Looking back, that was so messed up. I did realize how stupid it was pretty quickly, largely due to shopping with friends who were still smaller and fitter than me, and would frequently reach for a larger size even though the smaller one fit for various reasons. They were also great at calling out what actually looked good on me. Over that year I was able to develop my own style, and got quite picky about what I should buy, and ended up with a sizeable wardrobe, all of items I absolutely love. I was able to keep this up for around 4-5 years.
Then 2020 happened, I was spending more time in my loose PJs and didn't realize how much weight I had gained until I had to go out and tried to put on a pair of pants that wouldn't zip up. I gained some more weight due to regret and shame, and was eventually back to my highest weight.
Anywho, since mid-2020, I can no longer wear 80-90% of my clothes. Unfortunately for me, since I had kept my weight in check for several years, I was finally ok with buying clothes for the next season, and take advantage of the sales, I e. Buying summer clothes in fall/ winter and winter clothes in summer, and take advantage of sales. I did exactly that end of 2019. Went shopping and found 5 or 6 really cute dresses to wear for summer 2020. I still have photos of me wearing them in the dressing room, and reactions of friends I had texted who were all delighted with my finds.
Since my weight gain, I have sort of packed away a lot of these clothes to make room for clothes that fit my current size. I was rummaging through them for an upcoming engagement party, and telling myself I could find atleast one thing I can fit in, and I don't want to buy something new for this one day. Looking throughy old more stylish clothes, I was like a child in a candy store. Not only did I find those 5-6 dresses with tags still on them, I was discovering clothes I forgot I even had. I was sooooo jealous of my past self and what a great wardrobe she had, it ignited a new fire in me! I've going slow and steady with my weightloss already and have lost some fat and gotten a little smaller, so I know I'm making progress. But shopping my own stash made me realize I have a fully stocked wardrobe of my favorite clothes waiting for me on the other side. Just thinking about being able to wear any of those clothes again makes me squeal with excitement.
So if you're someone who gained weight after having already been through a weightloss journey once before, and you're looking for motivation to restart or keep at your journey again, go shop your stash. You may be surprised at what you find, and might make you excited about your fitness journey.
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