Clothes and weight gain

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I had already gained 25 due to hip injury from tennis 2 years ago. I had scheduled an appointment to finally look into hip issue as diagnosis and covid19 hit. Now several more lbs. with starting the AI a few weeks ago.

Question- do you save or purge your clothes? I have beautiful stuff, mostly Lilly Pullitzer and some other designers, but always felt pretty and so "me" in the lively prints and beachy wear. I'm not only heartsick to be a marshmallow fluff now, I'm also crushed that I'm wearing stretch bottoms and tunic style tees( I've had five large babies and my weight has fluctuated ( but I tended to be avg and/or more fit than not). I HATE looking like I'm in maternity wear. Now all is chubby and it's like losing a part of myself with all of this bc stuff.

Please don't think me vain. I just feel the grief right now and adjusting to this new mode is causing me great angst. I gain weight in my chest so immediately I look larger. I was raised with lots of church, so my sister and I grew up in dress clothes and my mother made being stylish and presentable a necessity. I've always been a stylish, put together person. I feel like a big slob now...

How do I accept this new me? I'm just sad.


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  • bcincolorado
    bcincolorado Member Posts: 5,758
    edited May 2020

    Pre-cancer I was super thin and weighted 117 lbs. Post-cancer and after meds now at 175. Ate salads, exercised like crazy and NOTHING!!!. Doc said it was the meds. Now that I'm off them just can't get it off.

    Did I keep clothes? Not really. I did keep a couple of pieces that I considered my "special" clothes that I had attachment to for one reason or another. Donated the others..

    Too painful to look at not be able to wear I guess. Better to know someone else an have them and enjoy them.


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