Superficial? Please. Shopping is one of the biggest rewards of this whole thing!! Without a doubt.
It is something that I used to dread and loathe. Just loathe. It was horrible. SO few choices of such horrible, poorly made, ill-fitting, overpriced clothing.
Shopping with friends? I always made excuses. I would cringe when shopping talk came up. Cringe.
Now - I can shop anywhere and everywhere. And I do - a lot. And boy oh boy do I have numerous closets full and drawers full of clothes to prove it.
Amazing that something so horrendous can turn into something so pleasurable. I love waking up every morning and visiting my clothes. I get to pick out a spectacular outfit each and every day of the week. It's like playing dress up - only better.
Though I definitely started this journey due to my constant fear of me contracting some totally avoidable, debilitating and deadly diseases - or just dropping dead from a heart attack , I must tell you - clothing - shopping, dressing, self confidence, self worth, self respect - having all these things is VERY important. It's something I gave up all those years ago and didn't realize just how important it is to ones quality of life. Yes physical health is huge - but so is MENTAL health. Quality of life.
I look forward to hearing of your upcoming shopping sprees.