Are clothes good for your health?

I have been struggling....a lot! I want to lose some weight and be more healthy i.e. exercise daily (sigh) and not eat everything that passes in front of me or my mind. However, I have been having a REALLY hard time doing this!! I can't figure it out. I know that I am capable of doing it, seeing as how I have done it before. Now, before you think that I am putting on the pounds, I am not (at least not in addition to the 10 pounds I gained when we moved to El Centro). I am just maintaining. However, I don't think about that, this is what usually runs through my mind. "I am so fat (I hate that word, by the way)" or "I hate how I look" or "What if I am embarrassing my husband" (he says I am not and to shut up). Anyway, you get the gist. So, James and I sat down to talk about this state of mind/body and what could be done about it. I decided that maybe if I dressed better (not pajama bottoms and t-shirts everyday) and actually put on make-up even if I was not going to church I might feel better about myself. I used to do it everyday and now I have become a shlumpy (is that a word?) housewife! So, I went shopping! I bought some skirts (they hide fat better than pants), shirts, a pair of capris and shoes. Now, back to the question of whether clothes are good for you health. I have to say, unequivocally, YES!!!! I feel better when I look 'put together'. When I feel better I want to do better, which should help with the healthy side of things. I have even found that I am not so hard on what my body looks like (with clothes on, anyway). I have set new goals for my weight (I think more realistic) and hopefully have pulled myself out of the slump! yipee!!!