"Fat" Clothes

Now that I am down a few sizes, thanks to my LC WOE, I'm finding
myself wanting to hold on to my "old comfy friends". Be honest now --
how many of you have trouble just dumping your old clothes? I am
excited about buying new ones, that's not the point. Am I
subconsciously afraid I'm not going to succeed in the long term???
Any thoughts from you all?

Kathy B
185/148/135

Seattleburb spake thusly:
Now that I am down a few sizes, thanks to my LC WOE, I'm finding
myself wanting to hold on to my "old comfy friends". Be honest now --
how many of you have trouble just dumping your old clothes? I am
excited about buying new ones, that's not the point. Am I
subconsciously afraid I'm not going to succeed in the long term???
Any thoughts from you all?


I'm really just beginning my new WOE but I do have a few clothes that are
too big for me already and I have not given them up yet. I guess once I
have more success and over a longer period of time I will gradually start to
phase them out but for now I am definitely hanging onto them.


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I'm just the opposite. As soon as they get too big, out of the closet and
into a give away pile. I always have a few in the pile but most are gone.

Camille

"Seattleburb" wrote in message
om...
Now that I am down a few sizes, thanks to my LC WOE, I'm finding
myself wanting to hold on to my "old comfy friends". Be honest now --
how many of you have trouble just dumping your old clothes? I am
excited about buying new ones, that's not the point. Am I
subconsciously afraid I'm not going to succeed in the long term???
Any thoughts from you all?

Kathy B
185/148/135

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(Seattleburb) wrote:

Now that I am down a few sizes, thanks to my LC WOE, I'm finding
myself wanting to hold on to my "old comfy friends". Be honest now --
how many of you have trouble just dumping your old clothes? I am
excited about buying new ones, that's not the point. Am I
subconsciously afraid I'm not going to succeed in the long term???
Any thoughts from you all?

Kathy B
185/148/135

Definitely. I have some clothing that is near and dear to me, because
it's stuff that I went to a great deal of trouble to find when I was at
my fattest - and it's beautiful, even if it's yards and yards big.

I just replace each amazing piece with something equally amazing. Yes,
I'm spending money, but it's worth it. Even to my (very cheap) husband.

347/270/???
Since 8/5/02

--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the to send mail).

In article ,
(Seattleburb) wrote:

Now that I am down a few sizes, thanks to my LC WOE, I'm finding
myself wanting to hold on to my "old comfy friends". Be honest now --
how many of you have trouble just dumping your old clothes? I am
excited about buying new ones, that's not the point. Am I
subconsciously afraid I'm not going to succeed in the long term???
Any thoughts from you all?

I hope that when people "dump" their old clothes what they're doing is
washing them and putting them in a box for one of the many organizations
that will distribute them to people who can't afford to buy them.

Now, those comfy old flannel shirts, though. Those ain't going nowhere.
:-) They're extra comfy when they're a couple of sizes too big!

Priscilla
--
The Episcopal Church welcomes you... and you... and you....

In article , Priscilla
Ballou wrote:

In article ,
(Seattleburb) wrote:

Now that I am down a few sizes, thanks to my LC WOE, I'm finding
myself wanting to hold on to my "old comfy friends". Be honest now --
how many of you have trouble just dumping your old clothes? I am
excited about buying new ones, that's not the point. Am I
subconsciously afraid I'm not going to succeed in the long term???
Any thoughts from you all?

I hope that when people "dump" their old clothes what they're doing is
washing them and putting them in a box for one of the many organizations
that will distribute them to people who can't afford to buy them.

Now, those comfy old flannel shirts, though. Those ain't going nowhere.
:-) They're extra comfy when they're a couple of sizes too big!

Priscilla

Definitely. My leather jacket (which fits both me and my husband
almost, seriously) is going to go to a shelter. I have some clothing
I'm going to try to sell on E-Bay because it's recital gowns, and formal
wear - I suspect it's not good shelter fodder. Old jeans that still
have much wear, and day-to-day clothing is mostly going to shelters.

347/270/???
Since 8/5/02

--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the to send mail).

In article ,
Nancy Howells wrote:

Definitely. My leather jacket (which fits both me and my husband

Together? Heh heh!

almost, seriously) is going to go to a shelter. I have some clothing
I'm going to try to sell on E-Bay because it's recital gowns, and formal
wear - I suspect it's not good shelter fodder. Old jeans that still
have much wear, and day-to-day clothing is mostly going to shelters.

Very sensible.

Priscilla
--
The Episcopal Church welcomes you... and you... and you....

Ah, but if they come to my garage sales, they can afford them. I gave up
giving stuff away when I had a friend that worked at Salvation Army. The
employees went through the stuff and picked the good stuff like jeans
and things out for themselves, before they ever were put on sale. It
might be different now, cause that's been a few years, but it rubbed me
the wrong way, sort of like the CEO of a major charity collecting
millions of dollars in salary. JMO

--
Cheri

Priscilla Ballou wrote in message ...
In article ,
(Seattleburb) wrote:

Now that I am down a few sizes, thanks to my LC WOE, I'm finding
myself wanting to hold on to my "old comfy friends". Be honest
now --
how many of you have trouble just dumping your old clothes? I am
excited about buying new ones, that's not the point. Am I
subconsciously afraid I'm not going to succeed in the long term???
Any thoughts from you all?

I hope that when people "dump" their old clothes what they're doing is
washing them and putting them in a box for one of the many
organizations
that will distribute them to people who can't afford to buy them.

Now, those comfy old flannel shirts, though. Those ain't going
nowhere.
:-) They're extra comfy when they're a couple of sizes too big!

Priscilla
--
The Episcopal Church welcomes you... and you... and you....

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"Cheri" -nogarbage wrote:

Ah, but if they come to my garage sales, they can afford them. I gave up
giving stuff away when I had a friend that worked at Salvation Army. The
employees went through the stuff and picked the good stuff like jeans
and things out for themselves, before they ever were put on sale. It
might be different now, cause that's been a few years, but it rubbed me
the wrong way, sort of like the CEO of a major charity collecting
millions of dollars in salary. JMO

I don't know about your economic bracket, but I consider the people who
have to work at places like the Salvation Army to be people who are
worse off than me, and if I can help them by donating my old clothes,
why not?

Priscilla
--
The Episcopal Church welcomes you... and you... and you....

Cheaper at my garage sales, and they don't have to pick what is left
from people cutting in line as it were. I don't consider any working
person worse off than me until they put in the hours that we do, with no
vacations, no insurance and a whole lot of other things that we do
without. So, if I make 16 or 17 dollars an hour without that stuff, and
they make 8 dollars with benefits, vacations, etc. who is doing worse
huh? Betting they qualify for a lot of programs that we don't too.

--
Cheri


Priscilla Ballou wrote in message ...
In article ,
"Cheri" -nogarbage wrote:

Ah, but if they come to my garage sales, they can afford them. I gave
up
giving stuff away when I had a friend that worked at Salvation Army.
The
employees went through the stuff and picked the good stuff like jeans
and things out for themselves, before they ever were put on sale. It
might be different now, cause that's been a few years, but it rubbed
me
the wrong way, sort of like the CEO of a major charity collecting
millions of dollars in salary. JMO

I don't know about your economic bracket, but I consider the people who
have to work at places like the Salvation Army to be people who are
worse off than me, and if I can help them by donating my old clothes,
why not?

Priscilla
--
The Episcopal Church welcomes you... and you... and you....