Turn the clock back 14 + years.  We’re leaving on vacation for someplace warm and (hopefully) sunny.  I start trying on my clothes from the previous warm season and guess what, NOTHING fits.  It’s all too tight, or if it does fit, it’s ugly and makes me look fat.  (Now what wouldn’t when my weight was over 400 pounds) It’s a miserable experience.  I hated every minute of it and it almost makes me not want to leave the house.  But I must go shopping and find clothes and bathing suits that fit.  Ugh…I hate shopping.

Now, let’s time travel forward to 2018.  I’m getting ready to leave on vacation to someplace warm, exotic and (hopefully) sunny.  I need to hit a few stores to get ready to pack.  What?  Are my clothes too tight?  Nope, I need to get sunscreen, a rash guard with sun protection, a good brimmed hat with sun protection and ok, a new pair of sandals…  That’s all I needed; however, I did get a new jumpsuit, size medium, and a new bathing suit top.  Need had NOTHING to do with those purchases.  They were made strictly because I liked them both.  The bathing suit top is black and white polka dots and the jumpsuit is black and off-white stripes (horizontal on top and vertical on the bottom).  They’re cute.  The rest of my shopping will be done in my closet because my size is the same as it was last year, and the year before that and…  well you get the picture.

I’ll decide which sundresses or jumpsuits to take for my evening wear and daytime is simply a bathing suit and cover up…  I have 4 bathing suits I am bringing, several coverups.  Of course, I need my exercise wear as well.  And that’s it.

Not only did Weight Loss Surgery save my life, it also saved me from becoming psychotic as I try to pack for vacation.  Another Non-Scale Victory.