Closet Cleaned Out

I did it!! I cleaned out my closet. There are two trash bags worth of clothes for our garage sale and two bins worth of "for keeps."

I was a little overwhelmed once I started. I tried on so many shirts, shorts and pants that I wanted to be sick. The process was disheartening, to say the least.

I had to remind myself of why I was cleaning out my closet: to focus on change. I did not clean out my closet to punish myself or prove my failure.

Today, getting dressed was not a beat down. I went into my closet, grabbed some clothes and put them on. That was it. I did not have to dig through things that did not fit . I did not start my day feeling like such a looser for having nothing to wear.

I took a couple pics. I will try to upload the one without the hangers later. I was just blown away by the number of hangers I freed up and how they barely fit back on the rack.

I feel excited to Keep Moving Forward.

Closet Full..Nothing Fits

I know I am not the only one with a closet full of clothes that don't fit. I have sizes that fit now, sizes for fat days, sizes from the last time I lost weight and sizes smaller than those that I dream of getting into.
I have decided to clean out my closet. I am going to remove everything that doesn't fit. I can't bring myself to get rid of all of it though. Most clothes will go into bins so that I don't have to buy all new things when I get on track again.
I hope looking at what really fits will help me focus on what I have to do moving forward, not on the past.
Life can feel very overwhelming, but I know I make it worse by holding on to the past and not looking forward.
One of my favorite Disney movies is Meet the Robinsons. I have watched it more times than I can count. The moral of the story is to not focus on the bad and keep moving forward. Well, it is time to walk the walk...not just talk the talk.
I am kind of scared to see how much empty space my closet will have, but I hope to be able to refill it in a positive way.
Want to see what it looks like now?