No Choices has morphed into Too Many Choices.

Here is the back ground for this little post:
 In July I had  about 3 outfits or combination of outfits that I could wear.  Even though I adore fashion( a huge fan of Project Runway, love looking up fashion week on the internet and checking out what the designers are creating, love looking at the runway looks for the Hollywood events, I will even watch Joan River's Fashion Police every now and then. Would love to meet Tim Gunn in person someday and would actually like to design my own dress some day-Bucket List Item  #7.) I have never looked to myself to be a fashion statement. I wear what I have, I love the ease of these 3 outfits cause its pick one, put it on and I am out the door. Takes no time at all to get ready to go anywhere.   

As my weight loss increases  my dress size decreases I have taken to Closet Shopping. Closet Shopping is going to the back of my closet, looking for a garment in the size I currently wear. There were a few items I got  that were actually a little small when I opened them Christmas am. So not wanting to part with them I stored them.  Now I can put somethings into service. 

The problem it creates is now I have more options then just the 3 outfits. I have more opportunity for mixing and matching, I have more opportunity to spend more time decision  making over what to wear.  That's the part I should love, spending time on myself, taking some pride in my wardrobe, creating my look.  Except that's the part I hate. Spending time on myself, putting me first. It is simply out of my comfort zone.  I am learning that I prefer the quick grab and go no thought to getting dressed scenario. So I am in this weird place mentally.

 Guess I better get comfortable with the whole me first and being comfortable with taking time to decide what to wear on any given day.  What happens when I am successful and someday I can actually wear a designer dress from one of the outlets. So I guess its get good with making quick clothing decisions.  LOL.

Problem solving: I could just keep my choices small and rotate clothes in and out of the closet like we used to do with the kids toys.

It's an odd time, I say that because I am finding that I am getting more comfortable with the band. More secure in what I can eat and what I can't.  As a result I have started to notice that I am taking a few more liberties with my food choices. I actually had a cupcake the other day as well as a piece of my son's birthday cake.  Being a little more brave with trying new things has a positive and a negative affect . The positive affect is trying more healthy food, like salad, having more choices. The negative affect is that some of those choices could be non healthy foods, Its all about staying in control and on top of the behaviors that have led to weight gain in the past. That is not an easy task, I am sure anyone who has struggled with weight can attest to that.  So its one foot in front of the other and one day at a time.  Not to mention a lot of positive self talk.



Thanks for reading.