Wardrobe Woes - The Astounding Cost of Yo-Yo Dieting

With the current state of things, I'm guessing most of us are looking for ways to save a few dollars. Here's one way: Lose weight and keep it off. I'm serious. It was recently estimated that there's nearly four billion dollars worth of unused clothes hanging in our closets, and yo-yo dieting is to blame. Our habit of constantly losing and gaining weight means we have all sizes in our wardrobes, and we have a tendency to hang onto them for years, just in case we lose or gain a few (and we often do).

Here's the thing: Yo-yo dieting is bad for your health and your wallet. It's time you adopted healthy habits, and stick with them for the long run. If you need extra motivation, consider giving your fat clothes to charity -- if you don't have your trusty old buffet pants to fall back on, maybe, just maybe, you'll be motivated to stay in good enough shape to stick to the skinny jeans?

Here's another way of looking at it: If you can stick to your gun and take off those pounds in the next little while (Give America Takes It Off a try), think of all the 'thin' clothes in your closet you can wear again -- all without spending a dime on new outfits.