Day 620 - Clothes

So I had a meeting with a client today, so I was going to put on the clothes that I had gotten through my habit.  The clothes that I was so proud to be wearing a normal 18.  I figured yea they might be a little big, but they should be alright.

So I put on the top and jacket and was a bit disappointed that they weren't looser.  But it was okay, they were a bit bigger then the last time I wore them but not as much as I had thought.

Then I put on the pants.  I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.  My expensive suit was unwearable.  The pants were so loose that they came down around my hips and there was a good foot of pant on the floor.  On top of that I could have fit both legs into one pant leg.  It was just too big.  I wore that outfit less then 3 months ago and it fit fine.

It is true that I have lost some weight since last I wore those pants, but when I started this journey my other clothes weren't that big when I had lost this amount of weight.  I know the doctor said you take off in the order you put on, so I am guessing that most of the first weight that I gain must be in my hips and legs.

Further, we are at that point where people who saw me just a little ago, see me now and think I have lost it all in the last three months.  Wow you have lost a lot of weight.  Well you saw me a couple of months ago, didn't you notice then?  No - no you weren't this light.  No but I wasn't that heavy, geez you just saw me...

There is something about perception.  You hit a point and people notice, but before that point they can tell, but unless you show a picture they don't have a clue what you have done.  Oh well.

I know everyone is waiting for the before and after pictures.  I promise I will post them in two months when I get the last picture.  They said that they are going to do before after before after.  So I will share.