I have been subbed to lululrehab since its inception and wanted to share my success story of breaking out of the shopping addiction cycle. Like a lot of people here I got WAY too much into athleisure during the pandemic and found my closet bursting at the seams with Lululemon. Visiting r/Lululemon was the first thing I would do in the morning and I would excitedly wait on Tuesday drops and Thursday wmtm and engage with others on the sub about new colors, styles, discontinuations, etc. I have always had a problem with shopping and having excess that is not used and enjoyed. I know now why I was doing this and have sought help for mental health issues and I’m doing much better now. But for the past year I have been challenging myself to stop wearing athleisure when I’m not working out. All of a sudden I did not need my collection of >5 define jackets, >20 pairs of leggings, a million zip up hoodies, no more crop tops which I should not have ever purchased to begin with, so many tank tops. I sold most of the higher value items on Poshmark but towards the end I was just fatigued with selling and took everything to a thrift shop near me. It was so embarrassing to me to hear the manager gushing over how nice all of my stuff was and they paid me an embarrassingly low amount for everything.

I got rid of a ton of other stuff as well so my closet is more curated now and I feel happier and more put together with less items that are quality and well taken care of. I doubt that I will ever set foot in a Lululemon again. I have been focusing on honing in on a style for myself and it just doesn’t include wearing leggings and workout clothes in public. I still kept some items that I wear for working out. Thankfully I am doing fine financially but cringe at the amount of money and time that was wasted buying and then selling all of my Lulu items. Just wanted to put this out there to share my experience and encourage others that less is more!