I was folding laundry the other day when I noticed that I was running out of space in my closet for a lot of my new stuff. So, I decided to take a big step for myself. I had a big empty Rubbermaid container on the floor of the closet. I took it out, opened it up, and then started taking stock of the shirts and pants I had hanging in the closet. It was time to make some room.
This whole fitness thing has been quite the eye opener for me. I’ve been taking steps to be fitter for years, but it’s only in the past few months were I’ve really been focusing on my food intake. It’s made a huge difference. A lot of pants in my closet are now either too big or not terribly flattering. Same thing with a lot of my shirts. Some favourites are now baggy and perhaps a bit tent like. There’s really no point then in having them hanging there taking space.
Really, packing away these clothes is pretty therapeutic. It tells me that I’ve been on the right track as of late. At the same time, I’m putting these clothes away with hesitation. Am I really at a point where I can leave these layers behind? If I fail, will I be dragging it all out again in quick time? It’s kind of scary. I’m sort of closing a chapter of sorts, but is the narrative really over? Since I’m packing things away, it means that I have to buy some new things. Can I really buy new things and not have them go to waste?
Things are-a-changin’. I need the courage to keep charging forward.
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2 comments
kyleen says:
Thu. January 7, 2010 at 6:53 am (UTC -5 )
What I have been told by my weight loss counselors is to GET RID OF THE STUFF AS IT GETS TOO BIG. Keeping it around is a safety net.
it’s like when I got under 200… the mantra was “never to go back again.”
And I mean it. I know you do too. It takes a lot of work to get that scale to go in the right direction. And it’s a slow process.
So donate the stuff to your favorite charity and take the tax deduction. Moving forward without the safety net of clothes you can go back to is sort of freeing. I need to start cleaning out my own closet too. But I want to wait until I drop another 20 pounds. There’s clothes I can get into then and I’ll make the decision whether or not I want to keep them.
And, GOOD JOB!
Jay says:
Thu. January 14, 2010 at 10:10 pm (UTC -5 )
I’d get rid of the clothes too, but it’s too soon. I need to wait longer before I take such actions. I totally get what they’re talking about in terms of it being a safety net, but the thought of going back doesn’t sit well with me.