Off the Rack

Off-the-rack is defined as "clothing made in standard sizes and readily available from merchandise in stock".

I'll be 38 years old in a few days and never have I been an off-the-rack kind of guy.  Ever.  Rather, I've always been on the low-end of the big-and-tall section, and a shopping experience for me typically involved choosing between the least unpalatable options. 

Tonight, I bought off-the-rack.  Wow!  I found a sale and figured out my size and there were literally dozens of options!  Color choices.  Plaid, stripes, or solids aplenty.  Polo or button-down.  I was overwhelmed ... in a good way.

I don't know exactly how much weight I'll lose, and nor do I have a particular goal in sight.  I expect eventually my body will settle into a natural weight, and then begins the real challenge to maintain.  But while I'm still losing weight, it doesn't make much sense to buy too much of anything -- where I am today may not be where I am tomorrow.  I've dabbled a bit in the Goodwill racks but so far have given a whole lot better than I've gotten.  As they say, it's a good problem to have ... but make no mistake, it's still a problem.