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I am still firmly resisting the urge to go crazy buying clothes.. as it is, I've replaced my entire summer wardrobe.. thankfully with nice thrift finds. But yeah, jeans fit great/look great now.. and it's hard to stop at a few pairs.. but I KNOW THIS TRAP from reading about it here! Just when you think you're done, buy a bunch of really nice stuff- whammo, drop down another size!
Hmmm. Maybe the buying leads to the size dropping?? ....Nah, not testing that theory!
Lol..
Hmmm. Maybe the buying leads to the size dropping?? ....Nah, not testing that theory!
Lol..
Interesting remarks on this post.
I had a friend whose favorite saying was "Too much is not enough"! We all understand what that means to us recovering overeaters. In his case it was more of a "joi de vie" thing that was more living life to the fullest. Thats not really the same as the "more is better" thing that we all got into with food.
And I gotta admit that I was much more materialistic as a younger person and bought more stuff and certainly ate more than i needed - especially when I got launched in my career and had disposable income. But one of the very few good things about being fat during those years is that I couldn't spend gobs of money on clothes because there just were not nice things that fit and it made me hate shopping and I would only do so when desperate for business wardrobe. So I saved up that money and retired early.
Many of us undergo a personality change with out weight loss (so my surgeon says) and I really think part of mine has been less consuming both of food and other goods. I don't deny myself any clothes or household items i really want but i sure want less. Life is good with less. Less really is more.
Diane
I had a friend whose favorite saying was "Too much is not enough"! We all understand what that means to us recovering overeaters. In his case it was more of a "joi de vie" thing that was more living life to the fullest. Thats not really the same as the "more is better" thing that we all got into with food.
And I gotta admit that I was much more materialistic as a younger person and bought more stuff and certainly ate more than i needed - especially when I got launched in my career and had disposable income. But one of the very few good things about being fat during those years is that I couldn't spend gobs of money on clothes because there just were not nice things that fit and it made me hate shopping and I would only do so when desperate for business wardrobe. So I saved up that money and retired early.
Many of us undergo a personality change with out weight loss (so my surgeon says) and I really think part of mine has been less consuming both of food and other goods. I don't deny myself any clothes or household items i really want but i sure want less. Life is good with less. Less really is more.
Diane
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On May 23, 2012 at 9:36 PM Pacific Time, diane S. wrote:
Ok so I was down near the big city for a non wls medical thing and had plenty of time because I was staying over. Since I live in a rural area, shopping in civilization is a must. So I had credit cards and plenty of time and energy and malls gallore and a list of a few things I really needed. I found those things pretty quickly and walked miles in malls on a non busy day. (interesting note is that sales people were all over me unlike when I was fat and couldnt get the time of day from them at any place other than Lane Giant).
Ya know what? I couldn't find much of anything I really wanted and came home with just the basic things I really needed plus some gifts for others. I began to think about shopping as a form of consuming and how shopping for stuff you don't need is like overeating as its often done for all the wrong reasons.
Gotta admit that maybe at the age of 60 I pretty much have what I need and I live in a place where a clean sweat shirt is dress up. But I really felt like all these shops looked the same and most of what the had didn't interest me even though there were certainly some beautiful things. This is true of home goods as well as clothes.
So I guess I am un-American as I failed in my consumer duty. But it was a beautiful sunny day and a lovely drive and a successful medical appointment and I saw some interesting sights and the older I get the more I know that life is not about what you consume.
Diane
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size 8, life is great
