People keep commenting on my new clothes and it always makes me feel frivolous. A single mom with 2 kids in college shouldn't be frittering away her money on new clothes. Of course, that's not how they mean it.
I have some size 16s from when I started this job. They look new, because I've been too fat for them for several years. I've shortened and taken them in. I have other clothes from when the kids were little-- late 80s and early 90s. Some of the jackets had too much shoulder padding, but the skirts were fine when I hemmed them up. I have a bunch of pants and a couple of suits from Teri Peterson's yard sale. She's lost weight, so I bought her 14s.
About half my closet is new. I've tried to be frugal. The only regularly-priced thing I've bought was a pair of black boots. And I'm not talkin' high-end store sale racks. Those still aren't in my price range. I'm talking J C Penny sale racks with prices in the teens and single digits.
Of course, I like my new clothes. If I lose more, they'll be too big. I don't think that's why I'm not losing, but it does come up.
I'm going to the gym 4 nights a week now. I'm staying on the treadmill longer, but it isn't enough. Maybe I should stay even longer – like an hour. The thought makes me groan, but I have to do something. I need to get rid of this last 30 pounds.
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