So what to do with the multitudes of sizes that are now swimming on me?? I've packed them up, and put them in storage. Some folks have said donate them. Some have said save them for when they hopefully get to those sizes. So this is my delima. I have absolutely no problem getting rid of the 16's. There are not that many of them and I never, ever want to be there again. The 14's is where I was settled for a long, long time. The depressed metabolism, my formerly bad eating habits or my natural weight... whatever the reason, I was there for years. The 12's down to the 8's are all way too big now... but what if????
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.... don't LET that happen!!!! Don't think like that!!! Never ever go there again!!! But what if I do??? I don't ... yet ... have the confidence that I can maintain. It's been *only* 3 months maintenance ... yeah I know after 8 months transformation - so we are going on almost a year of change + maintenance. But I'd feel much better about purging clothes after 3 years of maintenance!
And then you have that pesky little thyroid. Absolutely under control at this point right now and allowing me to maintain a higher metabolism. But I hear stories of gaining 20 - 30 pounds when (for whatever reason) it gets out of whack. Now 20 - 30 pounds may not seem like a lot to those who have 100+ to lose, but if you are at goal and you gain that, it would be 2-3 sizes, and I'm thinking that's a huge obstacle. This is what is stopping me from the purge.
So I'm thinking for now... maybe thin out and donate the 16's and the XLs but keep the rest. After a year maintenance, have another thinning party and get rid of the 14's ... and so on.
I know the "incentive" theory.... but again with the mind playing catch up... I think I need to feel confidence in maintaining the weight first. This whole journey for me has been made up along the way. I talk. I listen. I research, and then I do what I think is best. And right now, that's what I think is best.