Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for July 16, 2024

Uh-oh, diet time, Arlo!

Wish my parents would do this. They hoard clothes like any minute they’re going to be infected with a tapeworm and will magically be able to fit into stuff they wore 40+ years ago.

Not a concern for my Janis although over 50 some years and a few deliveries she did go from a 7 AAA to 7 1/2 A.

“No, it’s easy!” ( That’s the depressing part)

Been there

Binary logic. Sexy vs practical?

The “giddy up” wardrobe. They ride up or go down to places they were never intended to be.

You might luck out and fit in them again. My aunt had dropped to 44 pounds just before she died. Come to think of it, two aunts were around that weight.

I suspect they would have preferred to not be that sick, though.

I’ve done this more than once.

I do keep trying to do this, but it is depressing to believe I will never be able to wear 90% of the things in my closet.

In my closet hope springs eternal.

I know Janis wanting to lose weight is a much revisited theme in A&J, but at this point I get a little sad when I see another strip about it.

Send the good ones to the donation bin and the worn-out ones to the rag pile. Reminds me to inventory my rag pile later…

Many years ago I went down this path with my now ex; the temp in the walk-in closet went from normal to artic to ‘en flagrante’ in about 30 seconds. I got in the car and went to town.

I have some slacks I’ll be able to wear towards the end of summer. It’s mostly a matter of longer and more dog walks.

Don’t throw them out, Janis….donate them so others can wear clothes that they don’t have to pay the ridiculous retail prices for!

I’ve narrowed down my wardrobe to jeans and t-shirts. I have one polo type shirt if I need to be more formal. If I have to be really formal, I likely won’t go.

I kept old clothes for years telling myself I would lose weight. I finally decided that if I lost weight I would be happy to spend the money on new clothes. Out they went, then I did lose some weight, and I didn’t mind spending the money.

Don’t let them go, let them out! ☺

I wish my Mrs. did that… I’d get back my tenth of the closet!

The hard part was admitting they’ll never fit again. THEN it was easy.

I did that, then started exercising and lost 25 pounds.

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OR just eat less and exercise more. Switch out those morning walks for runs and cover more distance and burn more calories in the same time.

Janis: Being there, doing that. In my case, though, I’m losing weight.

(Or am I not allowed to write that because it can be considered hate speech?)

Take it to a charity shop!

Janis doesn’t seem like a dull grey kind of girl for any of her apparel.

That would pretty much be all my old clothes.

Every time my waistline has expanded 2 inches, I have kept my old pants for years. Every time I say I’m going to drop 20 lbs, and never do. Sigh.

Dropped about 30 lbs during Covid and the food shortages – gained most back since, but still weigh 10 lbs less than I did in high school.

Oh don’t do that! Keep a few of them because, you never know what life changes are down the road and your size may go up or down.