This past weekend I went through the closet and boxed up almost everything Sarah owned in why of clothing to be donated at a later date. The clean out left me with a couple of T-shirts, 1 Regular Bra, 3 sports bras, 3 active wear capris, 1 pair of pants, 2 sleep shirts (that used to be t shirts), and 10 pairs of shoes. But the clean out was for a good reason the clothes no longer fit. I have lost 30 pounds since May and still have a good way to go to meet the goal. It was a great feeling and a sad one at the same time. I will not replace much since I would just be doing it all over again in a few months and really need to save the money. A little bit more work out wear and some shorts will be about it for the time being.
So the question is does that count as Purging?
The Back story: So in late December 2017 early January 2018 I came to the decision that I was going to start the long process of transitioning. I mentioned this to my doctor in April 2018 (first person I have ever told). She told me before I was ready for HRT I would need to lose weight before any doctor would let me put my body through the process and of course it would be easier to lose it before I started than after. We talked about the right why to lose the weight and how much I should lose to help reduce the stress on my liver and kidneys should I decide to do HRT. She has been trying to get me to lose weight for years. We came up with a weight lose goal of 100 pounds. That is a huge number! In all honesty I really should lose a little more than that but I digress. We also came to the conclusion last week when I had a follow up appointment on the weight loose that my weight gain over the last seven years was more than likely due to my unhappiness with my body (she didn’t want to call it depression). Since I have decided I’m going to transition that is the reason diet and excess are working and I’m sticking to it. She was very happy with the results and told me to keep up the good work.