HELP! My Closet Can't Take It Anymore!

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  • amaysngrace
    amaysngrace Posts: 742 Member
    Well, I have a tiny closet and the fat clothes were taking up space, so I went ahead and donated them. I knew by doing this that I would not be tempted to gain the weight back! So, you should go ahead and donate the fat clothes to make room for the new clothes. I also take all my winter clothes and bag them up and put them in the basement, to make even more room for summer clothes! Plus, I don't want to ever be fat again, considering it felt like I was permanently strapped to 50 pound weights and that was a very uncomfortable feeling, and that in itself is motivation enough for me to say no to ever being fat again! I don't even want to see fat clothes near me!
  • jenna808
    jenna808 Posts: 79 Member
    I agree that you should at least bag them up and get them out of your closet. I did that and it took me almost a year to finally donate them, but I realized there was no reason to hold on to them because I promised myself I'd never be those sizes again, and I knew if I kept them I would use them as an excuse if I started to gain weight again. But they're gone, so if my current clothes start getting tighter I know I've got to kick it up, and also I'm a cheapskate haha.
  • gmmendenhall
    gmmendenhall Posts: 24 Member
    I got a large metal trash can and burned one pair of my largest jeans. Then sold almost all of the rest.

    I did save three dresses and two shirts that I absolutely LOVED and sweetly asked my aunt to alter them for me when I reach my ultimate goal weight. I will also admit that I cut the size tags out of those items, so that I will never see an "XL" or size 12 tag again. Mentally even knowing that they had been altered, I don't think I could see XL without freaking out.
  • LoreleiEvil
    LoreleiEvil Posts: 65 Member
    Space bags? Shrink those suckers down and box them up.
  • chunkydunk714
    chunkydunk714 Posts: 784 Member
    Damn, I wish I had that many clothes :cry:
  • jonilynn70
    jonilynn70 Posts: 145 Member
    Wait until your feet shrink TOO and you have to get new shoes. I had no idea that was one of the things that happened and I only lost 20 lbs!!!
  • conniemaxwell5
    conniemaxwell5 Posts: 943 Member
    Keeping them only gives you permission to put the weight back on. Get rid of them! Why do you fear putting the weight back on? Make a decision that you will never go back to those clothes. It's scary - I've gone from a size 18 to a size 12 and I understand the fear of putting the weight back on but at some point you just have to say, 'No! This is the new me and I will not go back!'

    Cleaning out the closet is a great way to change your mindset too. Once the clothes are gone, would you prefer to buy new smaller clothes or new bigger clothes? I like buying smaller clothes so it's incentive to stay on track!
  • SiempreBella
    SiempreBella Posts: 125 Member
    You could give them to me LOL
  • ReinasWrath
    ReinasWrath Posts: 1,173 Member
    I keep all my baggy shirts and work out in em. They work well as nice comfy gym clothes plus I'm sure there's something symbolic in there about wearing the old while creating the new lol.

    The nice shirts I cut up and re-stitch so they're fitted. There are tons of no sewing tutorials on youtube to do the same thing ;D I have this one shirt that I had since I was a teenager and I plan on making it into a short dress after I hit goal weight ^_^
  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
    I had a lot of clothes at my biggest. I think I kept buying things because I was always searching for items that would fit perfectly and make me feel awesome. Pants were especially hard to find, so if I found a pair that fit and looked halfway decent, I bought them.
    It was a little hard to get rid of stuff at first. I had a couple of favorite go-to stretch jeggings that I wore with everything... lol What I do every couple of months is grab anything that I think is starting to get big on me and try it all on, one after another. If it's a little loose but looks like it can be helped with a belt or by wearing it a different way (particularly shirts and dresses), I keep it. But if it's really just too big and you know you can't or won't wear it as is, get rid of it.
    Once my favorite things started getting really baggy on me, I realized I just didn't feel as good in them as I did when they fit. I felt sloppy and frumpy in pants that I constantly had to pull up. For now, I shop the clearance racks and buy things that fit as needed, and I have just a few pairs of pants that I cycle through. If you haven't already, get yourself a couple of new things that fit you perfectly as you are now, and that might help you move on from the clothes that are now too big for you. :smile:
  • halzuzu
    halzuzu Posts: 60 Member
    We had a life cleansing policy when we moved home twice in the last 4 years........If you haven't worn it in a year, it gets BINNED....

    I follow this policy. As well as "out with the old, in with the new". For instance, If I buy a new pair of jeans and I have a closet full of older ones then at least one or two pairs of the older ones get donated.

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