Below 200 and a size 34 waist.

One of two piles of discards

For the first time in more than 20 years, I weigh less than 200 pounds. The milestone actually passed a few days ago, but I didn't wanna celebrate until I knew it stuck.

I marked the occasion by going out and buying new pants and shirts and tossing out all my old fat clothes and donating them to charity. I got rid of nearly 200 shirts, about 50 pairs of pants and shorts, assorted sweaters, jackets, coats and sweatshirts. I discarded every bit of clothing I owned, even underwear! I have never seen my closet so empty. I can fit everything now in my closet into a small carry-on bag.

The best part was buying size 34 pants (down from a size 40) and size medium and some large shirts, down from 2XL and 3XL. At this point, the size 34s are a bit loose, but 32s are still a bit tight. Didn't think losing weight would be so expensive.

Fifteen more pounds to go...