The agony of de feet

Jan 11, 2012

I haven't lost any pounds on the scale in the last few days, but my shoes are now too big.  I wore some of my favorite shoes (black and white tweed) yesterday and could hardly walk because they kept falling off.  Today I wore my (fake) alligator and they fell off too!  I was able to wear them over the weekend.  I pulled out some of my plain (sigh..) black and brown boots that had seemed tight lately and they fit.  But they're neither one pretty.  The most beautiful shoes in the world (black velvet heels with white pleats) seem to still fit, so I guess I won't have a breakdown yet.

I've cleared out my closet and put my current wardrobe in there.  I guess I'll have to do that for the shoes too.  It's going to take forever to replace four dozen pairs of shoes!  

I have people I've been passing my clothes to, but I don't know if anyone will want used shoes.  For some reason it's hard to give them away and not know that are going to a "good home."  (Did I mention they are pretty?)

I've been joking about the shoe situation all day, but it's more significant than I really want to admit.  This is not a complaint!  I'm very happy for any weight loss right now.  It just surprises me that I have such an attachment to these shoes.  For so many years I haven't been able to have much fun with clothes.  When you're wider than you are tall, nothing really looks or feels good.  Shoes, however, are very satisfying.  I've been known to buy shoes from more than one store in a day.  After my husband died, I would go to Naturalizer, eat at Olive Garden (eat one dessert there and get one to go), go to the bookstore and then go to another shoe store.  It was a way of finding some enjoyment in my day.  Unfortunately, that was not an usual day for me.  My shoe wardrobe and library grew a lot during that year, not to mention my waistline!  Now these shoes are going to be going away.

They are not important, they are only things.  There are lots more shoes in the world.  When my shoe racks are empty, I'll just have to go shopping again!  Ok, I'm ok again.  :)

I went to the gym the day before yesterday and did the elliptical for 30 minutes after work.  It went well.  Yesterday and today my whole body was achy and I was so tired.  I'm hoping that's just from the gym.  Both days I've just come home to rest.  Tonight I did go and walk for a mile in the neighborhood.  Chester dog was happy.  :)

Good news!!  The nausea is resolved.  I'm still working on the fluids, but I feel much better now.

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