Clothes....

The other day I was walking around town and thought maybe I should try on some new clothes.  I haven't purchased "new" clothes since I started losing all this weight.  Now, it could go one of two ways: 1: get really happy because maybe I went down another size since last time I tried on clothes or the worst side, the side I don't want 2: Get really depressed because, since I have been gaining some weight since being in Portland I may have maintain the same size or went back up.  Knowing these are all options that could be, I stayed positive and went out anyway and tried on some clothes.  The last time I purchased a new shirt was in September.  My posting "buying a shirt" posted September 26, 2010.  That was for orientation at Fred Meyer in Alaska.  I didn't try on pants that day, but I will have you know I have that shirt still and now it is too big for me.  It "hangs" on me and I just don't really wear it anymore. 
I went into Ross, they were having a clearance sale and I am on a very tight budget.  I look through the clothes and found one pair of jeans and one shirt that I actually liked.  The shirt was a XL which is most cases equals to a size 18 and the jeans was a size 20.  I looked at the 18's but could not even find a pair I liked.  So I only tried these on and to my surprise, I thought they fit well.  The jeans were loose so I am hoping that next time I will find an 18 and they maybe loose.  I stood in front of the mirror for awhile, thinking to myself, WOW I have come a long way.  It would a shame to not keep going at this point.  I have lost (as of last WW weigh in) 62 LBS!!  I was only 28 LBS from one of my main goals.  I am trying to get it back together.  Standing there seeing how I looked in that outfit, opened my eyes, YES I CAN DO THIS, YES I WILL DO THIS!!!  This is the outfit that I thought looked pretty good...

I talked myself out of buying this outfit.  For a few reasons actually.  1: the entire outfit was roughly $28.00, I didn't need to spend that much on clothes 2: I don't want to buy another pair of pants in the 20's, I WANT to wait until I hit the teens again.  I don't go out too often, but when I do, it would be nice to have clothes that actually fit and that I feel amazing in.  I am off work this weekend so I may check out some thrift stores, but we will see.