My Message Beyond The Box
I finally received the call I’d been hoping to receive for a while now. No, it wasn’t a call from Oprah, Ellen, or Two Fit Chicks … it was however a call we get several times per month, usually around the beginning. It was from our local veterans asking for a donation of household items.
I know your asking yourself why would I get excited about such a call? That answer is actually quite easy, because this time I had a huge box of items I’ve been dying to get rid of. No, it wasn’t full of sapranoesque body parts … it was my fat clothes!
You might remember my posting on the boxing of the clothes? Well they’ve now left the building for good! Gone are all of my 48 – 56 inch pants, 4 & 5 XL shirts, and other random parcels just as large. I hope they’ll help someone but I certainly hope that person absorbs some of the focus and motivation I may have oozed onto them these past months.
I was also thinking that I wish I could have written a little message to accompany them that someone could read when they bought the clothes. I’d imagine it would read something like this:
Dear Future Owner,
I hope you wear these clothes with comfort and satisfaction. I wore them for many months and they served me well but decided to donate them because they no longer fit me.
No, I didn’t grow into larger clothes. Instead, after many many years of wearing similar clothes and being overweight I decided it was time. It was time for a change in perspective, a time for some self control and motivation. You want to know the funniest part? Like most people I failed repeatedly but what I never did was quit trying to be healthy and fit.
Should you ever decide to do the same I can also tell you this, it will not be easy and it will not be short. I know this because I wore these clothes and have an idea what your going through searching for them. No, I have no idea how you got to where you are or what your life story is but I do know what it’s like to be your size. I know it’s not easy and there are many things you can’t do in life.
What you should know though is that when you decide to change you’ll feel amazing, you’ll have a new found love for life, and you won’t stop smiling. It’s very rewarding and empowering but all I can do is suggest that you try and guarantee that the new you will be very thankful later.
Sean
A bit corney I know but to the point and from the heart. Have you ever had a message that you wish could be passed on like this?
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I stumbled across your site the other day and am now following your updates. I have found someone who is on the same journey I’ve been on. Last year, beginning January 2nd, I started a regimen of healthy eating and physical fitness. By year’s end, I reached my 2009 goal of losing 106 pounds. It was a very emotional milestone. And I too have gone through a couple of wardrobe changes and had the joy of giving away my larger clothing sizes.
I’m glad I’ve found this site. I need new inspiration to get back on track. Since January of this year, I’ve lost my discipline and have gained back roughly 25 pounds. I’ve now purposed to get back on track starting the first weekend of June (after our family vacation). I’m hoping that by year’s end that I will be able to lose those 25 pounds I’ve regained and to press on to losing even more.
Thanks for sharing. I had a blog like this for a while, but took it down late last year. Now I realize that even if it helps one person, it was worth it. Maybe I’ll resurrect that blog so others can follow my journey (the ups AND downs) just like I’ll be following yours.
Thanks again.
Congratulations on getting rid of that ‘burden’…!
Your letter is beautiful. I don’t think it’s corny at all.
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That’s an awesome letter, you totally should have written that! I’m probably going to have to do the same thing too soon with a bunch of my clothes. A lot of them have gotten pretty big on me, to the point that they look kind of awkward with how large and baggy they are.
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