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Back from the vault (the closet)

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Yazaira - 13 Dec 2003 06:41 GMT
Hola:

Today was a happy day for me.  I decided to check out some
clothes that I put away like 6 months ago because they did
not fit (I gave some to charity, but hanged on with some
favorite pieces).  Included were: jeans, chinos, casual and
formal blouses, pants & skirts. (Nothing stretchy as you can
see)

Two jeans and a skirt were brought to life again.  I cannot
describe the feeling when I put on those pieces again...
Well, my new WOE is paying off!!

Yazaira
Member since 2003
265/245/154
http://geocities.com/yazaira/dieta/
Lexin - 13 Dec 2003 12:03 GMT
> I decided to check out some
> clothes that I put away like 6 months ago because they did
> not fit
> Two jeans and a skirt were brought to life again.  I cannot
> describe the feeling when I put on those pieces again...

I know that feeling, and I celebrate with you!  A few weeks ago I tried
on a pair of jeans I hadn't worn since 1999, and they fit!  I'm wearing
them now and they're a bit big.  It does pay off, it really does.

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Lexin
www.redrosepress.co.uk
www.livejournal.com/~lexin
LC since 9 June 2003
(300/242/182)
Melisa Zahn - 13 Dec 2003 15:12 GMT
Some folks call this closet spelunking! Before I started or shortly there
after I tried on everything I owned. I only left in the closet what fit
right now. (Boy was that an eye opener for me and my husband) and I made
piles out of the rest. I have a pile to recheck every 5 lbs based on the
size on the tag and type of material. If it fits, it goes back into the
closet on a hanger and if it doesn't it goes into the next pile to try on
again in 5 lbs. It is the best reward. Since I have been a yo-yo my entire
adult life I have refused to give up my 8-18 wardrobe because I might get to
that size again someday.
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Luna - 13 Dec 2003 16:42 GMT
I agree with one (not all) of Dr. Phil's recommendations for weight loss,
which is to get rid of clothes that you shrink out of.  As you lose weight,
keeping the stuff that is now too big for you is giving yourself a message
that you doubt your own success, or that you're giving yourself permission
to gain the weight back.  

> Some folks call this closet spelunking! Before I started or shortly there
> after I tried on everything I owned. I only left in the closet what fit
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> > http://geocities.com/yazaira/dieta/

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Melisa Zahn - 13 Dec 2003 17:02 GMT
I agree too. I have been wearing the upper sizes, only hanging onto the
smaller sizes in hopes of...Everytime I lose weight, I get rid of the big
clothes. When I gain it back and have to buy more big clothes I hope I will
shame myself and my wallet into losing weight. Unfortunately, it has not
been a motivator so far. After reading the morning posts I went spelunking
myself and found 1 pair of pants and 2 pair of jeans that are going to the
wash because they fit. And I bagged the 18's for good will. Thanks for the
continued to support of all on this group.

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> I agree with one (not all) of Dr. Phil's recommendations for weight loss,
> which is to get rid of clothes that you shrink out of.  As you lose weight,
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Luna - 13 Dec 2003 17:35 GMT
> I agree too. I have been wearing the upper sizes, only hanging onto the
> smaller sizes in hopes of...Everytime I lose weight, I get rid of the big
> clothes. When I gain it back

Hold it!  What do you mean "When I gain it back"??!!!   This journey is a
mental one too, not just a physical one, and thinking/writing/saying things
like that is self-sabotauge.  How about this instead?  "If I start to gain
weight back for some reason, my clothes will start getting tighter, and I
will notice it, and either cut back on my eating or start exercising more."  
Seriously, say goodbye to those larger sizes FOR GOOD.  

>and have to buy more big clothes I hope I will
> shame myself and my wallet into losing weight. Unfortunately, it has not
> been a motivator so far.

There's no shame involved.  We need to get rid of shame and look at this
dispassionately: it's just a problem.  Life has all sorts of problems,
that's sort of the whole point of being alive.  The bright side is, and
this is my motivation, is that the particular problem of being overweight
is (in at least 99% of cases) totally solvable!!  It's hard work, yes, but
it's possible, and worth doing. My motivation for doing this is that it's
my job as a person to be the best version of myself that I can, which means
solving the problems I can and not stressing about the ones I can't. It's
about the whole mental outlook of seeing every problem as a challenge or an
adventure, not whining about it, but using my brain and my skills to find
solutions and implement them.  I'm sure there are challenges in your life
or your job that seem daunting at first (big project at work, paper due at
school, closet a disorganized mess) and there has to be _something_ that
you do in your life where you actually find joy and satisfaction in
figuring out how to approach the problem/challenge and then conquering it.  
Heck, it may even be something as inconsequential as doing a jigsaw puzzle.  
Whatever it is for you, try to apply that same mental outlook to weight
loss. I had to train myself to do this when it comes to cleaning: I love
sewing and art projects and decorating, but I used to hate cleaning, so I
made myself look at it as just another way to beautify my surroundings, and
then it became much more pleasurable.  We can all do the same with weight
loss, find something about the process, not just the goal, that makes it
enjoyable and heck, sometimes even fun.  

>After reading the morning posts I went spelunking
> myself and found 1 pair of pants and 2 pair of jeans that are going to the
> wash because they fit. And I bagged the 18's for good will. Thanks for the
> continued to support of all on this group.

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Lexin - 13 Dec 2003 18:45 GMT
> I agree with one (not all) of Dr. Phil's recommendations for weight loss,
> which is to get rid of clothes that you shrink out of.

I am doing this, but not for the reasons Dr Phil (who he?) says.  I'm
doing it because most of my 'fat clothes' are now worn out and only fit
for the bin.  The ones which aren't I'm giving to a friend who's also on
this WOE, but is larger than I am, simply to save her some cash.
Meanwhile my friends who are losing weight are giving me a few items as
well.  What goes around comes around.  The loser in this is our smallest
friend who has nobody to donate stuff to her.  But then she's an
investment banker so our collective sympathy is limited.

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Lexin
www.redrosepress.co.uk
www.livejournal.com/~lexin
LC since 9 June 2003
(300/242/182)
Yazaira - 13 Dec 2003 22:09 GMT
Luna,

I am doing that.  So far I do not have that many pieces to give, but I created a shelve for "Big clothes" that will be going to charity.

Yazaira
Member since Oct 2003
265/245/154
http://geocities.com/yazaira/dieta/
Yazaira - 13 Dec 2003 22:27 GMT
Sorry for that: shelf...
Yazaira - 19 Jan 2004 19:19 GMT
Hola,

Two jeans and two casual pants were rescued today!!!

Yazaira
Member since Oct 2003
265/239/154
http://geocities.com/yazaira/dieta
Saffire - 20 Jan 2004 00:59 GMT
> Hola,
>
> Two jeans and two casual pants were rescued today!!!

YAAAAY!!

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