As I was dressing this morning I pondered my old undies (from the days of yore) and the idea of purchasing new underwear (aka car covers) since losing nearly 100 lbs. My old underwear still fit my much smaller butt except for some sag in the cheek area - something one might expect to see on a woman my age who had lost 100 lbs. Don't worry, you'll never have to see the sag. Even if we decide we're game to snuggle, I'll be fully dressed as if I were doing Hugh. I discussed this underwear issue with an old friend, Tricia. She told me I needed to celebrate my weight loss by buying myself nice lingerie, to throw out my car covers; that my self-esteem was at stake.
Do you really think my self-esteem is at stake about my underwear? Are there bigger issues than baggy pants? Is this a battle I want to fight? I don't care about lingerie because I'd rather have money for my house payment, food and gas, or vice versa. I only have to see my baggy panties for a second and then if they look that bad, I can look out the window and think about the birds singing or check under the bed for dust rhinos and add to my to-do list.
People with lymphedema aren't supposed to wear tight clothing, anything that interferes with the flow of lymph if there is any flow at all (at least not mid-leg). I had an MLD therapist who would (slightly) holler at me with my too small underwear though I never bought bigger undies because she hollered. I really seriously thought that I was THAT size. When I was a size 28, it didn't matter that my jeans were skin tight either, I didn't buy larger pants because I didn't know if anyone made larger pants. A fat person wears what they can find that fits. Either that or they visit Omar and have tents made.
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I'm not quite at the 100 pound loss mark but I did splurge on some new car covers. They are nothing fancy but they fit a little better. I don't think it did a damn thing for my self esteem though. Do you even think about your underwear after you put your pants on anyway?
MB - I rarely think about my underwear at all. But apparently according to underwear and self-esteem experts, I'm ruining my life.
I like your "I look great" tag. :)
My old big undies used to get caught in the zipper of my new smaller pants - plus they peeked over the waistband of said pants by several inches. So I got new granny panties. I don't think it really had anything much to do with self esteem, though. But I agree, they are ridiculously expensive - do you know how much See's you can buy for the cost of one pair of undies?!?
Shelley, at least one pound!
If you had listened to me and married that old guy, you'd have all the free new panties you'd ever need!
I confess I do feel better when every year or two I toss out a few of my most raggedy pair of Jockey for Her's and pick up a couple brand spankin' new 3-packs at an outlet mall somewhere. But self esteem? I dunno. It's sort of similar to the feeling I get when I've just bought a new 5 year supply of coffee filters from costco.
Oh goodness I adore that.
money is tighttight here too.
but youre right
the positive is that the undies are not.
Is this a ploy to get us to send you underwear?
Do you want granny panties, or, now that you are skinny, are you expecting thongs and fancy pants under pants?
Women of the blog world, unite! Send fancy panties to Janell!!
I don't have lymphedema but I often buy my undies one size up. Much more comfortable.
I say if the granny panties start peeking out of the clothing because there's so much excess material, then it's time to buy some new ones. Just go for the hanes or fruit of the loom. I think a 3 pack is only $5.
I don't think your self esteem is at stake but I would like to think that in some way you are celebrating your new body, saggy though it may be. Perhaps your friend feels better when she has new undies and thinks you would too.
I also lost a few pounds and I changed all y wardrobe, including the lingerie. Even if some of my old clothes were still fitting my body, i wanted to celebrate the new look, and a sexy lingerie was required, especially that I had to reward my husband for loving me the way I was:)
I assure you it's a wonderful thing to buy a sexy lingerie because it will make you look and also feel sexier than ever.
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