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04-13-2011, 09:23 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Apple Valley Minnesota
Posts: 2,085
Weight Statistics 2 Feb., 2011 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
252 lb Start Weight:
131 lb Current Weight:
149 lb Goal Weight:
121 lb Weight Loss:
-18 lb Lb Left to Lose:
48.0158730159 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index43.2509765625 BMI Start:
22.4836425781 BMI Current:
25.5729980469 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
 |  How did you feel the first time you cleaned out your closet?
Ok, I know I should be dancing, singing and plain old acting stupid. After all, I have nothing that fits anymore.
I've tossed a few things on the closet floor in the past few weeks but tonight I really cleaned it out!
I am thrilled they don't fit me but why do I feel like I'm throwing my best friends away????? 
__________________ Cindy "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." ~Ambrose Redmoon
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04-13-2011, 09:29 PM
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#2 (permalink)
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Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,729
Weight Statistics 1/1/2010 Start Date:
August 3, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
292 lb Start Weight:
208 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
84 lb Weight Loss:
58 lb Lb Left to Lose:
28.7671232877 % % Lost:
December 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index47.1248852158 BMI Start:
33.5684113866 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I can't say I felt bad, more like it was a new adventure. It felt like I was being reborn so to speak. Right now, I always have a box of things ready to go to goodwill and as soon as something gets too big, away it goes. It is so nice to see new clothes in my closet instead of the things I had worn for years. I do have some things from goodwill, and the rest I try to get on sale.
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04-13-2011, 10:01 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Central Indiana
Posts: 555
Weight Statistics 8/1/2010 Start Date:
12/8/2010 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
307 lb Start Weight:
193 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
114 lb Weight Loss:
13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.1335504886 % % Lost:
12/31/2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index46.6740916955 BMI Start:
29.3423442907 BMI Current:
27.365916955 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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To continue your analogy...you might be "throwing away your best friends", but are also making room for ever better friends!
I go to Goodwill when they have sales and got tons of pants for between 99 cents and $3 each.
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04-14-2011, 08:43 AM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 21
Weight Statistics First diet in 4th grade and so many ever since... Start Date:
Nov 30, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
314 lb Start Weight:
177 lb Current Weight:
157 lb Goal Weight:
137 lb Weight Loss:
20 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.6305732484 % % Lost:
Dec 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.2466272189 BMI Start:
29.4511242604 BMI Current:
26.1233136095 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I have that old feeling that "oh, I just loved this shirt (etc) and I better keep it in case I gain weight back" I am not letting myself do that this time - I am donating and getting the stuff out of the house - bless others and in turn bless myself. It seems that all of the sudden things are just hanging on me. For awhile I could wear them looking a little big but not now - have fun with finding your new "friends".
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04-14-2011, 10:03 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oregon
Posts: 863
Weight Statistics 10 yrs old Start Date:
Dec 14, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
266 lb Start Weight:
164 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.3458646617 % % Lost:
ASAP Goal Date:
Body Mass Index45.6538085938 BMI Start:
28.1474609375 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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It's probably a kind of mourning, kind of like after surgery when you are trying to get used to the new things you will be eating and mouring that you will be giving up what had been your best friend "comfort food". Also, it could be that you are afraid that you might gain the weight back, maybe a little bit of an empty nest kind of thing going on.
Be gentle on yourself, this is a big step. The "new friends" will over whelm your "comfort clothes", you'll feel much better and feel more able to do the spring cleaning thing. Just remember to keep at least one pair of the "old friends" to compare to the NEW YOU!!
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04-14-2011, 10:24 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mississippi
Posts: 5,198
Weight Statistics 3/18/2008 (dieted all my life) Start Date:
9/30/2008 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
292 lb Start Weight:
192 lb Current Weight:
189 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
34.2465753425 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index44.3935986159 BMI Start:
29.1903114187 BMI Current:
28.7342128028 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Both happy and sad. Happy that I can now wear smaller clothes but sad to say goodbye to old friends, but these were friends from my former sad life so it was good things to get rid of.. lol
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04-14-2011, 10:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Idaho
Posts: 3,952
Weight Statistics Jan 2009 Start Date:
Dec. 22, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
317 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
123 lb Weight Loss:
29 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.8012618297 % % Lost:
May 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.1595500459 BMI Start:
31.3089990817 BMI Current:
26.6287878788 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I was/am a clothes hog , so many things still had tags on them, and most all was new still, so I had this awww this is so pretty I cant dump this lol...I still have one section in closet its my dresses to go thru, that is gonna be tough for me, but i bought a bunch of new dresses this year, so I gotta get it done and move on with life...once my things are in a bag I am good with it, but its the hardest thing on earth for me to bag them to give away...i would feel better if I could even sale them, most are like new..oh well I have a doze trash bags in the garage just waiting to be tallied up for taxes..oh happy days lol..
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04-14-2011, 11:15 AM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Block Island, Rhode Island
Posts: 10
Weight Statistics January 25, 2011 Start Date:
February 8th Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
244 lb Start Weight:
152 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
92 lb Weight Loss:
12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.7049180328 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index39.378328742 BMI Start:
24.5307621671 BMI Current:
22.5941230487 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|  Relieved
As I continue to clean out my closet, it is nice to know there is not a chance I will I ever be going back to those old clothes again. I love that I am now filling my closet with belts and fitted clothes. It is such a great feeling to get rid of the bulk! This year's spring cleaning has a whole new meaning for me!
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04-14-2011, 01:08 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maine
Posts: 34
Weight Statistics April 4, 2011 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
338 lb Start Weight:
312 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
26 lb Weight Loss:
162 lb Lb Left to Lose:
7.69230769231 % % Lost:
July 2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.3871107266 BMI Start:
47.4342560554 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Make it great! Just think about how hard you worked for the surgery and the happiness you feel when you try on and purchase those new clothes that fit you! I can't wait for that feeling. I will give my clothes to family members that can use them and if they don't want them I'll donate them to Goodwill.
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04-14-2011, 01:17 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Los Angeles California
Posts: 28
Weight Statistics 03-15-10 Start Date:
08-09-10 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
328 lb Start Weight:
178 lb Current Weight:
174 lb Goal Weight:
150 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.7317073171 % % Lost:
08-09-11 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index47.0579591837 BMI Start:
25.5375510204 BMI Current:
24.9636734694 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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How do I feel? I clear all of the old pants out to donation, and I still got ALL of this other sets of junk left. Not to mention I still have no jacket that's actually remotely fitting...
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