The unhappy came first. I dropped my son off at my parents' for a sleep over. They managed to ridicule me (in tone; yes Father I should go on my walk with the kids - I'll wake them up at 5-6, get them dressed, and push them out the door) and tell me how I'm going against their values and that my choice is ruining other people's lives (my wife and kids...)
On the other hand, I had a couple hours and went to Kohls for about 45 min, shopped in the women's section (XL is tight, but fits OK and will fit better with some more weight loss). I got a sweater, long sleeve shirt that fits great other than being tight in the arms, and 6 pairs of girl socks (nothing crazy... greens and blues with gray to go with my new gray
Toms. I was so pissed off I didn't care a whit about what anyone thought of me shopping in women's clothes. I wish I had the confidence to use the dressing rooms, too... I might have tried a little harder to find some slightly looser clothes -- but these will fit pretty perfectly in a month or two.
And thanks... I'm a little less P-O'd now ♥