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WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE SO NEGATIVE??? Today I cleaned out my closet - trying on every pair of jeans & pants...why do I have so many?? Oh yea because they range from size 18 - 22. (Kept my favorite pair size 22 so I could remember how far I have come!)
So I was talking with my Mom and gave her the good news, about the jeans just falling off & how I was getting rid of the old baggage that has been holding me down.
..and Mom said Well are you doing to box them up...
me - why should I do that??
Mom - well you know just in case you gain it back
NO WONDER I CARRIED THIS WEIGHT AROUND FOR 20+ YEARS! I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS CRAP MY WHOLE LIFE!!
Well my coat of Armour is coming off
I will accept all the compliments and glances as I walk by
I will embrace the NEW me
I'm sure it will be scary once in a while - because I'm not use to getting attention. In the past when I would lose and people started noticing and talking to me more...I would become a hermit - going back into my shell and eating my self right back into a coma!!
NO MORE!!!!!!!!
BRING IT ON...............BRING ON THE HAPPINESS!!
I'M READY!!!!!!!!
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Reading your journal sounds VERY familiar! Seems like everyone around me is negative and I am sure tired of hearing it! I get more support from this website and my buddies here, than I do my entire family. Good for you! I wish you the best and many more compliments...
10 Jul 11 by member: katburt
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Don't listen to the negativity! Throw those clothes away or burn them! Actually..... I guess It would be nicer to donate them, but don't keep them because you won't need them ever again! If more people were positive, this world would be a much nicer place.
10 Jul 11 by member: AuroraLaura
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I've been getting rid of my clothes as I go! The only ones I'm keeping is a couple I started with so I remember how far I've come. ☺
10 Jul 11 by member: RubyRedSox
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I have heard the same thing for years as well but with the help here I am changing. I started at a size 24 and bought a pair of 16 today, they went on but are tight. My new goal is to make these too big as well. Keep up your good work, do it for you!!!
10 Jul 11 by member: stapo
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That is so funny, I emptied my closet out today, I should keep a pair of pants didn't think of that. Isn't it weird how people are even when I wasn't losing weight I was always happy for those that were (wished I could) .....but I know on the whole my family are really wonderful saying lovely things. My brother calling me to find out how I am doing he is so proud of me.....But I have a couple of friends who are kind of ignoring me don't even mention I have lost weight. But I am just thinking today poor them, they are not worth it.....I am not just emptying my closet but also deleting friends out of my life. I don't need them, I don't even feel bad.....I would have done before. I am way to sensitive they are not real friends. You go girl....hard to delete your Mother out of your life LOL. I don't have a good relationship with my Mother but have got over that. I am just grateful she was such a negative Mother, because I am the opposite to her with my Children. (She has missed out so much) But I agree the friends I have made on FS are wonderful. Thank you all very much....
10 Jul 11 by member: Yvonne19
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So, I laughed and could relate. As a child, I was extremely afraid of the dark and the "bogeyman". My mother would repeatedly tell me that even if the bogeyman took me away during the night he would bring me right back in the morning, as soon as he got a good look at me!!!! Seriously, right?!! And there were many other "jabs" throughout my life but my mom died recently and to tell you the truth...I'd give anything to hear one more criticism and this time I would wrap my arms around her and say, "Oh, you silly goose, I love you so much". She had many fine qualities and was a fabulous grandmother. She passed as the result of complications from a car accident.....we just never know do we? This has changed how I treat everyone in my life. Now, on a lighter note..what size are those clothes you are getting rid of? I need some new things-lol.
11 Jul 11 by member: fshfly
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Some people just aren't comfortable complimenting others. Some don't know what to say. My son is the one here who hasn't said a peep about my weight loss. He must notice it. Oh, well. I'm not doing it for him.
11 Jul 11 by member: paigesgrandma
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I've heard the same crap from my sisters - "you better keep those clothes - you know you're gonna need them again". I say to myself - THE HELL YOU SAY!! Keep on boxing that stuff up and get rid of it! You can see from all the responses - we've got your back!!
11 Jul 11 by member: 77SUDelta
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I feel for you! My mom says the same, I can't really blame her since that is what she does, she saves them, then re-wears them when she regains it all & then some. I admit, I have yo-yo'd soooo many times too. In the past, I always got rid of all my "fat" clothes. This time, since starting Atkins as a change of life, not a darn diet, as they become too big, I am keeping the clothes I actually liked, giving away those I didn't really care for that much. I have found that I like looking a that growing pile, actually its a huge tote, it brings me comfort & confidence as I remember how I felt when I wore them, and how happy I am now that I have changed, & really helps me remember what my motivation was in the first place. To each his own I say! What ever works for you, I am happy with for you! Trash em, burn em, give em away - you go girl!! Just keep going, never quit, always keep trying no matter what. You are doing it! You really are!!!!
12 Jul 11 by member: gg-girl
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