Shedding pounds and clothing choices....

themexcellentone
on 7/21/14 5:11 am

VSG on 07/08/13 with

I just did something very freeing on multiple levels:

I closed every single credit card account I had that allowed me to shop at stores that ONLY sold plus-sized clothing.

I NEVER want to have to set foot in a Lane Bryant or Avenue ever again. Getting rid of the store cards is one step in that direction. It's also incentive for me to stay the course. Go me!

VSG by Nick Nicholson in 2013. Revised to DS 2/23/2023 by Chad Carlton.

trinoc
on 7/21/14 5:13 am - TN

VSG on 01/14/14

I did that, too! Paid them off, closed the account, and tossed the cards!

Along those same lines, I received a Roman's catalog in the mail and my husband handed it to me and said, "That's for you. Or, at least who you used to be." :)

Tricia

M1 -26, M2 -14, M3 -14, M4 -12, M5 -12, M6 -11, M7 -10, M8 -12, M9 -5, Goal Reached 9 months and 14 days

themexcellentone
on 7/21/14 6:27 am

VSG on 07/08/13 with

Yup...they were all paid off, and just sitting. And I thought, "hey, that's over $4000 of open credit there that's not being used and never will be again, might as well free it up for other things" so I called each one, closed them all and it just felt so liberating!

I need to cut the cards up...haven't done that yet. Thanks for the reminder!

VSG by Nick Nicholson in 2013. Revised to DS 2/23/2023 by Chad Carlton.

Laura in Texas
on 7/21/14 10:35 pm

RNY on 09/17/08

I hope your credit score does not plummet, if you worry about such things.

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."

themexcellentone
on 7/21/14 10:44 pm

VSG on 07/08/13 with

I did worry about that a bit. I know it might take a ding, but I figure it's better to take the hit because I closed the accounts rather than defaulting on them. Just have to wait and see.

VSG by Nick Nicholson in 2013. Revised to DS 2/23/2023 by Chad Carlton.

Tracy D.
on 7/21/14 5:16 am - Papillion, NE

VSG on 05/24/13

Tracy 5'3" HW: 235 SW: 218 CW: 132 M1: -22 M2: -13 M3: -12 M4: -9 M5: -8 M6: -10 M7: -4

Goal reached in 7 months and 1 week!

Lower Body Lift w/Dr. Barnthouse 7-8-15

civilmomma
on 7/21/14 5:32 am

VSG on 03/07/14

good for you!

I texted STOP to the Lane Bryant thing to stop getting the text coupons. I have to go and unsubscribe online too. It feels so GOOD!

I was so happy they existed when I needed them, but oh hellz no, I am not shopping there if I don't have to!

ticker 5'-8",HW 347,SW329,M1-25 M2-17 M3-11 M4-13 M5-14 pregnant-->

themexcellentone
on 7/21/14 6:29 am

VSG on 07/08/13 with

Once I figured out that I was too small to buy even a bra there, I knew it was time to cut them loose.

And you're right--it felt pretty freakin' awesome to be told "we don't carry bras that small." This is an issue I never in a million years would have thought I'd encounter--being too small for a store!

But I'm damn glad I am!