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Originally Posted by Missy Krissy
So, just to clarify, what you're thinking is that you don't deserve to buy cute clothes that fit you and that you like because there's a possibility you might re-gain?
Stop with the negative self-talk!
Is there a chance you will re-gain? Well, yes. There's always that chance. But by not allowing yourself to enjoy the body you have now and feel good in it, you're setting yourself up for failure. You might as well be saying that the success you've enjoyed won't last and you deserve to be fat, so you had better hold onto your "fat clothes" because you're going to be needing them soon.
Give away the clothes you've outgrown. Buy something that makes you feel confident and sexy. Don't be afraid to be successful!
I agree! Don't set yourself up for failure! "Burn your ships!" (I'll explain below.)
Its one thing not to buy clothes during a transitional period when you're still losing weight. I am like that. But you are at your goal weight. If you refuse to buy clothes because you are afraid of regaining, then you are leaving the door open to failure. Close the door. Believe me, I let that notion creep in when I was wondering whether I should donate my big clothes to charity or not. I hesitated about 10 seconds before I said, "heck yes, I'm giving these close away!" It was my "burning of the ships" - to make an analogy to Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés' burning of his ships upon arriving in the new world as motivation to succeed (or take away the option of failure).
From this article:
http://successsecretsatkempskorner.b...urn-ships.html
"Cortez was committed to his mission and his quest for riches is legendary. Cortez was an excellent motivator, he convinced more than 500 soldiers and 100 sailors to set sail from Spain to Mexico, commanding 11 ships, to take the world’s riches treasure. The historic question is “how a small band of Spanish soldiers arrived in a strange country and swiftly brought about the overthrow of a large and powerful empire that was in power for over six centuries?”
For Cortez, the answer was easy. It was all or nothing! A Complete and Total Commitment. Here’s how Cortez got the “buy in” from the rest of his men. He took away the option of failure. It was conquer and be hero’s and enjoy the spoils of victory…or DIE! When Cortez and his men arrived on the shores of the Yucatan he rallied the men for one final pep talk before leading his men into battle, and utters these three words that changed the course of history. “Burn the Ships”.
He met with resistance from his men. "Burn the ships," he repeated. He then uttered these words "if we are going home, we are going home in their ships". With that, Cortez and his men burned their own ships, and by burning their own ships, the commitment level of the men was raised to a whole new level. A level much higher than any of the men, including Cortez, could have ever imagined."
DISCLAIMER: I googled "Cortes" and picked the first article I found to post. I have no idea who wrote it, and it could be full of inaccuracies!