[swanie]

Congrats MG!

I am one of those that balloon up with pregnancy, so I was used to having a huge size range to fall back on. I had a pretty extensive wardrobe, but it was spread out over 7 different sizes.

Well, last year when I FINALLY lost all of baby weight #3 I sent all of my big clothes to charity. I didn't want them in the house to every go back to again. It was the one of the scariest and happiest days in my life. It has been a full year now, and I'm happy to say that I haven't needed them since.

I know you see it as wasting money, but you've put in the hard work and you deserve the reward. I'm not saying you should run out and buy a whole new wardrobe, but an outfit or two will go a long way. As Moms, it is far too easy NOT to make ourselves the priority sometimes.

Besides, next year...you can call Salvation Army and pitch even the new stuff. It was a bit overwhelming for me to see how many "stages" I had to go through before I got down to my goal. But, it made me see in a very real sense how far I had come.

Congrats again!
swanie