Thank you and Goodbye

I finally got rid of my entire fat wardrobe last weekend. It took me a whole afternoon to organize, fold and say goodbye to 3 huge boxes of clothes. They all went to my new friend Jane who will be having WLS very soon. She said that the clothes were a big motivation for her - I hope that they are and that she enjoys them and then passes them on to another new post-op. As I was going through everything, I started to figure in my head the amount of money that I (and my mother) had spent in Lane Bryant. Thousands of dollars.. I wish I would have bought stock in Charming Shoppes (their parent company). I'm thankful to LB, because they helped me to dress stylishly for the 10+ years that I was in plus sizes. As those were my late teens and all of my twenties, I'm especially thankful. I guess it could be said that catering to a market of overweight/obese women does nothing to encourage them to be healthy, and possibly could be seen to condone obesity or make it seem acceptable. I guess I'm torn on the subject. All I know now is that I no longer need LB. I've unsubscribed from their emails (and every other plus size website) - and I'll no longer be shopping in their stores. I can finally seek out the vintage stores and fabulous boutiques that I've dreamed of shopping in. So goodbye LB.. and thank you.