In my life thus far, I have known several people who kept three different wardrobes of clothing in their closets.  When I discovered this, I just didn’t get it.  But now, I can understand the logic.  Some of us, including me, tend to think of ourselves as being at an acceptable weight at most times in our lives.  When we are at a certain (healthy) weight, we may think we will stay that way.  But this is not necessarily so. 

When I was growing up, I always thought I was of normal weight and didn’t even think about it.  Then, as a teenager I changed. I began to care, but I didn’t obsess about it.  I went through periods of feeling I needed to lose weight but didn’t really want to actually diet.  I didn’t take it that seriously.

When I was away at college, my friends and I decided to diet together.  We all wanted to lose a few pounds. So we counted calories and we all lost weight and felt great.  It was made easier by the fact that we walked everywhere.  That was when I was my thinnest.  Later I weighed a bit more, but felt I was at a healthy weight.

While raising my kids, and working, I stayed the same most of the time.  I would buy some bigger clothes when I needed them, then give them away when I lost weight again.  Different life changes and dramatic events, especially emotional ones, caused my weight to go up or down accordingly.  Menopause was one of them.  Don’t worry, I won’t write about that.

But now, I think that it would have really been useful to keep some of my old clothes in different sizes.  Just a few outfits in either direction would have helped and I wouldn’t  have had to wear clothes that were too tight or too loose, depending on my particular weight at that time.  If you only have one size of clothing, you might find yourself with that problem.

Yup.  Now I get it.  I have to say that three wardrobes is a very good idea.  What do you think?