Wear Clothes That FIT You!

I bought a new coat the other day and lost about fifty pounds. Let me explain.

I, like so many other people struggling with their weight, sometimes fall victim to the notion that wearing bigger clothes will somehow hide the many extra pounds I'm carrying. So for the past several winters, I've been breaking out this leather coat that was too big when I bought it, and only got bigger as I began to shed my first forty pounds. Deep down inside, I knew I looked ridiculous, but I reasoned that I didn't look nearly as ridiculous as I would if I wore a coat that actually fit my body more snugly.

I was wrong.

The day I bought this new coat, my ten-year-old niece exclaimed that I already looked like I had lost alot of weight already. All because of this coat! This magical coat that actually fit me. That actually de-emphasized my very round mid-section, and highlighted the fact that all my merengue and salsa dancing has paid off on my hips, which are so narrow I doubt I'll lose more weight there.

On the other hand, there are those women who are in denial about the weight they've put on, and they wear clothes so tight that every fault is emphasized and they are spilling out every which way. This extreme isn't any more attractive than wearing oversized clothes. Again, find clothes that fit you at your current size.

Bottom line, let's work what we've got right now, ladies!