Since I have gone down 8 or 9 sizes, depending on the cut of the clothing, I can relate a bit to some favorites not being able to fit anymore. The worst problem though has been the cost! Every time I go down, I have to buy new clothes and I'm poor because of it! I can wear baggy stuff outside of work, but I have to dress professionally at work so I can't get away with being too baggy. I was embarrassed a couple of weeks go when I was wearing a white shirt over a black tee and the exec I was meeting with said it looked like I was wearing a lab coat
. She meant it in a not-mean way but I was mortified.
Still, the happiness of going down in sizes outweighed the sadness of not being able to fit into clothes I liked. Who knows, maybe I will even enjoy clothes shopping one day.