Shopping the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale While Losing Weight

Lisa De Pasquale
7 min readJul 22, 2021

One of the most gratifying and frustrating aspects of losing over 140 pounds has been clothes shopping. Gratifying in that it’s fun to shop new brands and new stores. Frustrating in that sizing varies so much and you don’t want to overspend when your body is still changing.

Over the last three years, I’ve relied on some tricks and pieces as I’ve transitioned from a size 24/26 to my current size 10/12. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is the perfect opportunity to indulge in some new quality pieces at a discounted price and I’m

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Lisa De Pasquale

Author of The SJW Handbook (parody amzn.to/2shVdRj) & I Wish I Might (novel amzn.to/2mecO8i). Dog Lover.