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The reality of the matter is that most people that suffer from weight issues also suffer from “yoyo syndrome.” It’s not self-defeating. It’s just a harsh reality of the dieting world and recognizing that gaining the weight back is a real possibility to prevent financial loss. If you keep the clothing and go more than a year without gaining the weight back, then I agree that the clothing can be given away. On the other hand, if you have money to burn, go a head and toss all your clothing once they no longer fit. I personally hang onto them because it’s rather expensive to buy three pairs of jeans in several different sizes. I’m a tall man, so it’s difficult to find 34 length in waistband sizes smaller than 36. Moreover, most men wear their clothing out, so it’s difficult to find my sizes in my length.
Certainly, gaining back the weight is a real possibility - if one decides to abandon the reducing regimen and return to the habits that caused the weight gain in the first place. By keeping the larger clothes, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Say I diet to lose 30 pounds, reach my goal, and buy clothes in the smaller size. I give away or sell all the larger sizes save one. The holidays arrive and I over-indulge in all the foods of the season. Am I going to put on those 30 pounds over the course of a couple of weeks? No. So the morning I awaken and my new pants won't button, that's my "uh-oh" moment. I've probably only put on a few pounds and I've got one pair of pants that I can button until I knock off the unwanted gain, which I should be able to do relatively quickly by limiting my intake for a week or so.
By keeping the "fat clothes", I'm excusing myself for the same behavior that I attempted to change by dieting. Actually, with that mind-set, there doesn't seem to be any point to dieting.
And I don't have money to burn, which is even further encouragement to remain what I hope will eventually be my slim, svelte self.
Certainly, gaining back the weight is a real possibility - if one decides to abandon the reducing regimen and return to the habits that caused the weight gain in the first place. By keeping the larger clothes, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
its going to happen whether they throw away the clothes or not. may as well hang onto them.
LOL, get rid of the fat clothes. I mailed my fat clothes to someone who was my size and who was losing weigh. A friend of mine who is also losing weight and at the size I currently am sent me her old clothes..blessing indeed!
Then how can you possibly tell me that I'm going to gain it back?
are you serious? i wasnt born yesterday, i have seen countless people diet and lose weight only to see it come back soon after. im sure you have also. like i said, im just going with the odds.
Unfortunately, you just don't get it. When you are trying to quit smoking, you don't go buy a carton of cigarettes and a new lighter in case you want to start up again. You get rid of all your smoking accoutrements.
Same way with weight loss. If you know there's no expense to gaining back your avoirdupois as far as clothing is concerned, you'd be more likely not to worry. Of course, there is expense involved in regaining the lost pounds. Heart attack, diabetes, stroke, DVT, etc.
You may not have ever been a fatty, but you do seem to endeavor to make yourself feel better at someone else's expense. Just my opinion.
You may not have ever been a fatty, but you do seem to endeavor to make yourself feel better at someone else's expense. Just my opinion.
if giving people a dose of reality made me feel better, i would be doing it all the time. it doesnt make me feel better or worse to state the truth that most people who lose some weight, put it on soon after. i dont know the statistics but i doubt throwing out the fatty clothes has much of an impact on whether or not the person keeps the weight off.
if giving people a dose of reality made me feel better, i would be doing it all the time. it doesnt make me feel better or worse to state the truth that most people who lose some weight, put it on soon after. i dont know the statistics but i doubt throwing out the fatty clothes has much of an impact on whether or not the person keeps the weight off.
There you have it, folks.
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