how will i throw them away?

i have lost weight so many times i dont know if i can throw away my old clothes (or give them away)knowing this time im not going to need them anymore,,,,,i went through 16s 18s 20 22s just last yr,,,,,,so i have clothes to go into,,,, but how do you beleave this time is for real....and im not going back,,,,,hellllllllllllp sandy

I DIDN'T BEGIN CLEANING OUT MY CLOSET UNTIL I HAD LOST AROUND 75 #s ... I JUST KEPT THINKING THAT I WOULD BE WEARING THEM AGAIN. I STILL HAVE CLOTHES THAT ARE TOO BIG FOR ME IN MY CLOSET, BUT MY REALLY, REALLY BIG CLOTHES ARE ALL GONE ... NOW, I'M HOLDING ON TO MY MEDIUM-BIG CLOTHES EVEN THOUGH I'M IN NORMAL CLOTHES. YOU JUST GOTTA GIVE YOUR MIND TIME TO CATCH UP WITH YOUR BODY. SEEMS MY BRAINS ARE STILL WAY BEHIND MY BODY! ENJOY THE JOURNEY, MS SANDY ... GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICK

i think that was my biggest problem.... not the surgery,,, not what to eat what not to eat,,,,its really been is this one really really for real,,,,, you know what i mean,,,,,,thank you for responding to this,,,, see you thur, sandy

YES MA'AM, I CERTAINLY DO UNDERSTAND ... I STILL GET THAT FEELING OF "OH MY GOSH, WHAT IF I REGAIN THIS WEIGHT A-G-A-I-N!" AFTER SO MANY FAILURES, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IN MYSELF ON THIS ONE ISSUE ... HEALTHY WEIGHT MAINTENANCE. BUT, WE'RE ALL GOING TO STAY HEALTHY & AT GOOD WEIGHTS. WE'VE GONE THROUGH TOO MUCH & WORKED TOO HARD TO THROW AWAY THIS BLESSING. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT GOING TO OUR LCBBuddies MEETINGS ... OUR FRIENDS ARE SO SPECIAL & SO SUPPORTIVE THAT I FEEL A RESPONSIBILITY TO THEM AS WELL TO DO THE RIGHT THING. & THEN THERE'S NICK, MY PARENTS & OUR DAUGHTER, NATALIE ... I WON'T LET THEM DOWN AFTER ALL THEIR SUPPORT & UNCONDITIONAL LOVE EVEN WHEN I WAS HEAVIER. NOT TO SAY I DON'T WORRY SOMETIMES & STUMBLE AT TIMES, BUT OVERALL ... I KNOW I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS UP TILL I GET TO AT LEAST 140 #s OR LESS & THEN I'M GOING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO STAY AS HEALTHY AS I'M ABLE ... ONE MEAL AT A TIME, ONE DECISION AT A TIME, ON DAY AT A TIME ... THAT'S ALL THE FURTHER OUT I CAN LOOK ... THAT'S HOW I KNOW I CAN DO IT BECAUSE I'VE DONE IT FOR 10 1/2 MONTHS JUST THAT WAY. YOU'LL GET STRONGER & STRONGER & ONE DAY YOU'LL "KNOW" THAT YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP GOING FORWARD ONE MEAL AT A TIME, ONE DECISION AT A TIME, ONE DAY AT A TIME FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, MS SANDY! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICK

hello again ms dawn, thank you for your support,, you are very sweet,,,im glad i have a wonderful friend like you ,,, you helped me alot,,,,thanks again,,and ill see you thur sandy

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD TURN OUT THIS THURSDAY FOR LCBBuddies . MS CHERYL MAY NOT BE THERE ... ALL DEPENDS ON HOW SHE FEELS, BUT WE'RE GONNA BRING A CAMERA TO TAKE SOME PICS SO EVERYONE, SO PLEASE COME TO JC's ... IT STARTS AT 6:00pm & THE LAST OF US USUALLY TODDLE OUT THE DOOR SOMEWHERE AROUND 8:30pm. COME & GO AS YOU PLEASE, BUT COME!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF ANYONE HAS COPIES OF PICS OF OUR GROUP WHEN WE STARTED, PLEASE BRING THEM ... I'D LIKE TO GET A FEW COPIES TO PUT ON MY PROFILE ... LIKE A GROUP "BEFORE, DURING & AFTER" GROUPING OF PICS. COME ONE ... COME ALL ! WE HAVE A LOT OF CATCHING UP TO DO AFTER ALL OF OUR BUSY SUMMER SCHEDULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CY'ALL AT LCBBuddies! GOD BLESS ... DAWN & NICK

as far as i know ill be there,,,,, sandy

I hear you, Sandy!! My hubby is pushing me to go through all my clothes and get rid of the too big stuff. I'm going to just hold my breath and toss them!! lol I think it will be very liberating, after the fact. lol ~Elizabeth

i know its hard and im not even there yet ,, just dreading the day,,,,,funning thing,, i have always seen my clothes again,,,,eather last yr or the yr before,,,,,saying good buy,,,,man,,,,,,,its not easy,,,,,maybe we should just have a big fire and burn our past up,,, and really start a new life,,,new clothes,,,everything,,,,,you think,,,,,lol,,,,,thank you again for your support, sandy

I also had saved clothes of many sizes and some of them were 20 years old! I finally moved the biggest ones out because I had gone through all of them and had to make room for some new smaller ones. But don't buy too many new ones, even though it can be tough when you essentially need everything. You can breeze right through a size in a week! The thing I hate buying worst is new underwear, especially bras! They're so expensive! The first closet purge is the hardest. We definitely need a clothing exchange at the meetings.