Question:
Is anyone else afraid to give away the clothes they have 'ingrown'?
My grandmother recently died. Now I am having problems with feeling like I am eating all the time. I am afraid to give away my large clothes for fear I will need them again. I am afraid I won't lose any more weight. I am 3 mos. post, down 60+ pounds and seem to have these irrational fears. Guess what I need is some encouragement. Thanks. Jill — Jill C. (posted on October 1, 2000)
October 1, 2000
Jill, I'm so sorry about your Grandmother's passing. I can understand how
losing a loved one can trigger some old behaviors. I've had maybe 3
isolated bouts with wanting to eat, and I find that isolating the trigger
helps. After that, I wait about 30 minutes or tell myself I have to finish
a bottle of water before I can eat again. Finding an activity will take
your mind off of it too. Or if you must eat, eating something like dill
pickles or a piece of fresh fruit or veggies can help. I too, haven't
gotten rid of my larger clothes, 1) because they still fit, although they
are baggy; 2) I am afraid that I won't lose anymore, because I have failed
so many times before; 3) I don't have a whole lot of clothes to begin with;
4) I have to find a job before I can start buying more! So, I have decided
I am hanging on to them until December, because by then they won't be
wearable and then just in time for taxes, I will donate them. By then, I
should be a little more confident this time its going to work. My heart
goes out to you, hugs...
— Allie B.
October 1, 2000
I am afraid to giving away my clothes i can't wear anymore because i think
I might need them later. I know that this is terrible to think this way. I
guess I have been on diet after diet and when i lost I always regained. So
far i have lost about 85lbs. Sometimes I feel this surgery was too good to
be true. I did give some away last night to a real good friend of mine.
Some of my clothes I can't part with just yet. I know those I did give
away were really nice office outfits I knew I wouldn't wear again.
— Sharon T.
October 1, 2000
I am so sorry to hear about your gradmother.I know how you feel my father
of only 46yrs past away not evern 5 weeks after i had surgery.At the time
all I could eat was junk and lay around I was so depressed.No exercise for
weeks or any weight loss at all.I just could not get over it I thought that
i would never see a pound come off again and I should keep all my bigger
size clothes.My father was so happy the day i told him that i was having my
surgery .He was going to get a chance to see his little girl skinny.I
thought and thought about this and what I realized is that he could still
see me.I would show him i could do it.....I am now 5 1/2 months post and
have lost 90 pounds....and have no more clothes wich i can not fit into....
— DONNA M.
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