What to do with my big clothes

KaraLandau

Burn them!!! Therapy!

Protranser

I have a few pants that I bought within the last 6 months that are now 3 sizes too big for me. I'm wondering, though, if I were to consider bulking/cutting phases, would increasing my muscle mass also increase my waist size? I don't know if I want a thicker waist than I have now...

callsitlikeiseeit

i give them all away or donate to goodwill

Francl27

I gave it all away. Even the stuff that was one size up.

pobalita

I donated mine to a thrift shop and bought my next size down at the same time because I didn't want to spend a lot of money on clothes that I knew I couldn't wear for very long. I treated myself to mostly new clothes once I reached my goal. (I learned that I liked thrift store shopping so I still go now.)

CooCooPuff

I've got my old FFA jacket, some pants, and this old shirt in the junk corner of my closet. Everything else went to the trash or Goodwill.

larissamalcolm

I'm giving mine to a woman's homeless shelter. It's hard to find nice plus size clothes in donations. I have a bunch of bags of clothes that I need to take. I am glad I read this to I can go back in the bags and get my biggest pair of pants. I want to take one of those pictures with the big pants one day.

DancingMoosie

I let my friends and family pick through it, then donated some. I kept some if I couldn't bear to part with it at the time. It's been over 2 years now, and I may have to donate some more that's stuck in a box in the closet:) I think keeping one size either way is ok, you will have those fluctuations. I also realize that as I get older, I may not want to work as hard, and will be ok with a little more fluff. But at that point, I may need different styles anyway.

averylopez

Donate, don't keep! I went down 6 sizes and got rid of them as I went!!

madamee1000

I donated most of my bigger clothes but was able to sell some on EBay, which was nice!

tcunbeliever

I donate most of my big clothes...for some of my really cool t-shirts, I have turned them into smaller shirts/tanks/dresses, and one cool pair of jeans I turned into a denim skirt. There are about a million ways to alter clothes that are too big on the internet and many of them do not even require sewing!

bmele0

I was a size 22-24 at my highest and I sold most of my clothes 18-24 surprisingly at a yard sale I had in my front yard this past summer. I donated the rest.

jessmessmfp

Gave them away. If you know of a women's shelter - or have a facebook clothes swap group - that might help. I actually found someone that had gained weight - and we swapped wardrobes.

marieamethyst

I donated mine to Goodwill; I've never went back up a size once I lost it. Having a wardrobe full of pretty clothes that fit was usually enough to keep me motivated to stay in them.

Itreadlightly

tcunbeliever wrote: »

I donate most of my big clothes...for some of my really cool t-shirts, I have turned them into smaller shirts/tanks/dresses, and one cool pair of jeans I turned into a denim skirt. There are about a million ways to alter clothes that are too big on the internet and many of them do not even require sewing!

Awe! Pinterest here I come for ideas!

dragon_girl26

I had a slightly different approach: for the things I really liked and was reluctant to part with, I bought a sewing machine and have started learning simple alterations on tops. This was nice when I was still dropping sizes, too, so I didn't have to go out and buy completely new each time I went down a size or two.

AskTracyAnnK28

I donated everything to the vets, except for a few pairs of premium jeans (they were over $100) - I gave those to a friend.

nxd10

The ones I loved and the staples I kept, the others I gave away. I altered my favorite blouses and pants. I found that new pants from Goodwill made me look much slimmer. Belts and scarves and sweaters that fit with a little altering can let your wear shirts and blouses for a while. Then slowly replace things one piece/month or so so that it doesn't look like all your clothes were bought at the same time and in the same fashion.

Use Goodwill and other used shops like a closet. Give away your old clothes. Get some new ones that fit.

shirleygra

I'm a sewer so I either took some in to fit new shape or put in big tucks as I love oversize clothes fashion. Even though I am now a UK size 6-10, I still have some size 22s I wear. I even buy oversize clothes as a fashion, usually top or bottom, so I will wear tight jeans with a size 20 jacket or a tight t-shirt or shirt under a pair of my old size 22 pair linen trousers that I have two big 5" front tucks in so they look like baggy 1940s style. Its lovely to keep favourite clothes in lovely materials that cost you a lot of money and see how you look sooo much better in them.

Triplestep

If you have any that are appropriate for an office environment, see if your city/town has a program that collects clothes for women transitioning to work from welfare or from homelessness. Clothes in all sizes and in good shape are really badly needed.