Wardrobe clear out

I recently had to dress smartly for a serious meeting day we had at work and came to the conclusion...I can't.

This wasn't just a reflection of my discomfort in wearing "smart" clothes (I've always worked in casual offices) but due to the fact I've actually lost a stone/14lbs since I started this job and the smart clothes I bought when I was doing the interview rounds last year simply look baggy and so not particularly flattering. I eventually had to wear a smart black dress with a safety pin in the back to make it look reasonably fitted!

So today I'm having a clear out. And WOW do I have a lot of clothes to get rid of. And although half of me is happy how far I've come and the fact I've shrunk out of these clothes the other half is a bit like "erm...I have no clothes!".

The thing is I'm kind of in-between sizes and don't want to do a big shop until I've definitely gone down another size. At the moment I'm a size 16/14 on top and a 18/16 on bottom, I have no idea where I'll be eventually but being a definite 14 and 16 for now would be nice. Maybe I'll end up a 12 and 14 but that would be the "dream" situation, also fitting any trousers in Topshop's "tall" section (because you're not allowed to be both tall and fat in Topshop) would be cool.

So for now I'm going to leave off shopping til I've shrunk further and Ebay/chairty shops here I come!

Would you get a few items at an "in-between" weight or wait until you've lost some more?

Goat goals

I've toyed a bit with putting my actual weight on this blog as I know, eventually, someone I know in "real life" is going to see it and I don't know how comfortable I am with that.

However...

as this blog is mainly in existence to keep me on the straight and narrow (quite literally) full disclosure seems more in the spirit of things.

ALSO, for the glorious minority of us, I want to provide a realistic picture of how much tall girls (we're talking 5'10" plus) weigh. I've always felt there's a huge lack of information on what weight, clothes size or even shoe size is "normal" and/or healthy for girls of my height (6 foot) and have personally felt like society assumes that anyone of a certain height must be athlete or model size! So I'll try to share some thoughts on being tall-but-not-skinny where I can.

Right! The first weigh in, here we go:
Start weight - 211.2 pounds
Goal weight - 168 pounds (that's 12 stone for UK peeps who don't watch as much Biggest Loser USA as me!)

I also like to keep track of my BMI (using the calculator on calorie count) and this is currently 28.6 (24.9 is healthy).

So after that shock revelation I have some questions for you goat fans:

Are there any other tall girls out there who feel the same way about weight goals? Or perhaps you're of an average height, or even shorter than average (big up to the extremes!) and have similar feelings about portrayals of weight at your height? Let me know!