Since our "diets" should always be within our "comfort zones" so we can "maintain long-term weight loss," I mean odd, random actions you've taken to ensure your success. On my end, I've hit a bit of a lull (a little loss here and there, but nothing impressive) so I'm looking for new and unique ways to get going again.

Mine started several months ago. I had five pairs of "workout" pants. I don't workout. If I do, it's WiiFit or my Fluidity bar in my long t-shirt. Otherwise, I just walk as much as humanly possible (the rule is, if it's less than 2 miles away, not raining and the "feels like" temperature is above 50, I walk).

So, why did I have these plain black workout pants?

I ran out to Wal-mart one day for some cleaning supplies. It was just a quick run, so why change out of my pants? They were plain, they were black. And I realized they had to go. I boxed up all but two pair - one for my house and one for my mom's (I always end up needing to change my pants after doing yard work over there) - and dropped them in one of the clothing recycling boxes.

When I got home, I cried. I bawled. I considered running out and buying more. Those pants had been my stand-bys, in case I "ate too much salt" [we all know what *that* means]. Getting rid of them made me very, very uncomfortable.

Now, my husband does the dirty deed for me. If he notices that I'm constantly pulling up a pair of pants, he snatches them from the laundry bin and adds them to the give-a-way bag in his car trunk. [He does this with my permission, by the way, no nefarious activities here.] All my pants fit [a loose definition, many of them are tight] and I no longer have the option of just pulling on a pair of "fat pants" if I slack off.

A couple of things:
About 4 months ago, I started in a spin class. Very difficult to walk into a room of fit, young people especially because I was about 20-30 pounds heavier than now. Now I go twice a week.

Also a clothes thing - I bought some new jeans and some dress pants. They are slightly tight, so I can't let down. I have to keep working hard so that they are more comfortable to wear.

Regarding the clothes, if it's too big--it goes! I have given away the equivalent of 2 wardrobes in the past year. Yesterday I was wearing a new pair of pants, and I realized that not only are they a little too big, but they're also too short after having been washed. Since when does being smaller equate being short! I had returned a smaller pair of the same pants because they felt too short in the crotch and legs. Ok, sorry for the rant. I realize that this is a good thing...

This is sad but I still have 3x and 26/28 shirts I wear at home. I usually want them around so that if I'm cleaning/coloring my hair/etc that I don't get my good clothes messed up. Although it was funny wearing a pair of 26/28 sleep pants and they kept falling off on me so they had to go in the give away pile.

Although I gave away tons of my clothes before I moved. I had something like 20 trash bags of clothes that I gave away to charity and I've given away clothes since. I have another bag full of clothes that I need to give away.