What To Do When Your Pants Feel Tight

JUST FOR TODAY:  Wear clothes that fit well, and help you look and feel your best at your current body size.

You bought a pair of pants at the end of last summer, and you pull them out from your closet for the first time in months, to wear on a warm spring day.  You slip them on, and although you can button them, they feel too tight.  You love these pants, so you decide to wear them unbuttoned to give you a little bit more room, with a big belt at your waist.  Then the critical thoughts begin.  "These fit six months ago, you have really let yourself go."  Then comes the d-word.  "You really should go on a diet."  Then your thoughts drift to creating a strict meal plan and measuring every morsel you eat.  Thankfully, you wake up from this diet nightmare.  You remind yourself, "My pants may be a little tight, but I am healing from an eating disorder, so it's OK to gain some weight. I will keep trusting my body as it heals itself.  I believe in my Self."  You decide to go to the mall at your lunch break to buy a new pair of pants which help you look and feel even better, honoring your current body size.

©2010 by "Dr. Dorie" McCubbrey, M.S.Ed., Ph.D. - Eating Disorder & Obesity Treatment Specialist - Denver, Colorado