Crying when putting away Laundry

I used to be in SUCH denial about my fat clothes. I would hold up jeans at the store and think, "Oh, these won't fit! They are WAY too big!" Take them to the dressing room & they'd stop at my knees. :embarassed:

You're all describing my life. I look at my crap *kitten* wardrobe and despise it. There's no reason they can't make cute stuff in larger sizes....sigh..I'm sick of the 2 stores I do shop in. It still doesn't look right since I don't have big boobs to match my big *kitten*. And yes, I'll admit that one of the (many) reasons I want to lose weight is to be able to go in to any store (w/o feeling stupid) and buy something off the rack. I cry out of frustration all the time. No worries.

I do the same thing!!! I would grab a pair of pants and think there's no way these are small on me they look so big on the hanger ... Get into the dressing room and like you said they won't go over my thighs... and im going no way!!! they look so big that means im so big!!!


My goal is by christmas to be able to grab every single piece of clothes hanging up and donate it to good will and go to the stores and replace everything with smaller sizes...
Im a size 13/15 and my goal is to get down to 7/8 by christmas do you think this is possible ??

How many pounds would that be? I would start with baby steps so that you can do them and not feel overwhelmed. Alot of people want a quick fix and try to change everything at once, then can't handle it and fail. I finally bought a size 16 shorts last june and almost cried. I have since steadily and slowly changed my eating, then gradually increased my exercising and now 3 months later I have lost 19lbs and can wear a size 12. I used to get upset when I would only lose half a pound in a week, I learned I needed to change my perspective, now if I lose half a pound I am grateful to at least lose that much and I can keep going with my routine and know that I can do it.

Don't try to lose more than 2lbs a week.

hth,
Demetria

I've changed a lot things like no more sugar (unless it comes natural from foods) Only healthy carbs, No more every day drinking beer & wine, cut down from 5 cans a soda a day to 1 sometimes none, No more fast food, Sodium intake is only 1500 mg a day. i work out 4-5 times a week about 30-60 minutes a day (depends on how the kids are that day) Water is now my best friend :happy: o and Tea. I have changed my life style in many ways that i would have never thought of doing but im tired !!! Im tired of re-turning clothes that people buy me for christmas cause they are too small, Im tired of going to the store and only buying a bra cause it's the only thing that would fit, Im tired of worrying my man is going to run off with a tiny b*tch because im fat (it would never happen but i worry because ex husband did it to me)

I for once want to be the skinny girl at the party !!!

aww hun!! I know how you feel trust me!!!....Except I try on a size 16 and I can't get them onto my hips:(:(:(..I am a 18/20 right now..But I know it takes time...Don't worry we will be skinny b*tches soon enough!:laugh:

i do the exact same thing. all of my friends are all super skinny. it makes me feel terrible to know that i am bigger but i am one of the shortest and youngest out of all of them

I feel that way when I shop with my daughter.

My husband and I decided we need to do a clean up recently which involved me giving away some of my clothes. I actually cried looking at all my skinny clothes, knowing that they would have to go. I was so depressed about it that I was commited to change and since then I have lost 10 kilos (I think that works out to be 22 Lbs). However I have been working out since december and people have only commented about my weight loss in the last two months. I have only felt better for the last 3. I have 4 more kilos (8lbs) to go to get back down to my original size. Its sometimes a slow journey but it is worth it and the work out you do today may not show up on you tommorow. But a few months and it will all add up, I still ended up giving those skinny clothes away, but I can't wait untill I can get some new clothes for my skinny wardrobe!

Don't give up! It is a slow and uneven process, but it will happen!

I analyzed my weight loss patterns yesterday and found that I lose, gain, lose, gain, do nothing, do nothing, LOSE, etc. but the bottom line is that I AM losing weight and even more importantly, my body is changing shape. I went 20 days with no loss at all once, and right now, I'm at day 15 of no loss. But I am now wearing two sizes smaller than 3 months ago and finally cleaned out my closet last night, storing all those clothes that are mucho too big. It isn't an exact thing...where every 7 days precisely, after not eating those 3,500/7,000 calories, you drop exactly 16/32 oz of fat off your body. Maybe you were tired and didn't burn as many calories in your daily activities as usual? Maybe you were sick? Or possibly stressed more than normally? All of these things can affect our weight loss.

Here's the thing...there are benefits to eating right and working out besides just losing weight. You are more fit, have more energy, sleep better, more confident, and your organs are healthier (blood vessels, heart, liver, etc.). So you'll likely live longer! So even when you feel like throwing in the towel, don't! You never know if tomorrow is the magic day that 3 pounds will suddenly melt away....and you worked hard for that! Stay the course...the benefits are worth it!


ps: I have had my baby tummy and accompanying stretch marks, ever since I started having children, even when I was a size 3. I consider them to be my badges of honor for motherhood and my children