What did you do with clothes that are now too large for you?
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Yeah we all know simple motivation and good intentions will keep the weight off. Ask anyone in the hundreds of "starting again" threads posted everyday. No-one "plans" to gain weight back. But in the "real world" it can happen. What you do with your clothes is your business. I'd actually have to two people to care less.1
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musicfan68 wrote: »Howard_M_Burgerz wrote: »musicfan68 wrote: »Howard_M_Burgerz wrote: »hah! I've been wondering this myself. Do people keep their clothes that no longer fit just in case?
Just in case what? I think having that mindset is going to set you up to regain all the weight back. Get rid of everything and it is great motivation to stay at your new lower weight so you don't have to buy a bigger wardrobe again.
Yeah of course you're right. I never heard of anyone gaining back weight after dieting...
Well, I guess if you plan on gaining your weight back, then by all means keep them. Otherwise, like a lot of other people have also said, get rid of them so you stay motivated to not gain the weight back.
Yeah we all know simple motivation and good intentions will keep the weight off. Ask anyone in the hundreds of "starting again" threads posted everyday. No-one "plans" to gain weight back. But in the "real world" it can happen. What you do with your clothes is your business. I'd actually have to be two people to care less.
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Big clothes to Salvation Army. Most smaller clothes are purchased at Salvation Army.1
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Howard_M_Burgerz wrote: »Yeah we all know simple motivation and good intentions will keep the weight off. Ask anyone in the hundreds of "starting again" threads posted everyday. No-one "plans" to gain weight back. But in the "real world" it can happen. What you do with your clothes is your business. I'd actually have to be two people to care less.
No, they won't. It takes just as much work to keep the weight off as it did to get rid of it in the first place. That's why so many people regain, because they presume that now they're "off the diet" they can go back to eating how they used to and they don't need to watch their calories at all. They have no plan for maintenance, so they fail at it. (That's why I said in my first post that "now" I know what I need to do to maintain my loss and how to deal with it if I notice my weight creeping back up.)
Motivation is intermittent. Commitment is what keeps us at a normal weight. Good intentions are pointless without plans and the will to follow through on them.
If you want to keep your larger clothes "just in case", have at it! Why should it bother other people? The OP asked what others did, and we're sharing. It seems to bother you that some of us don't keep our clothes, despite what you say to the contrary.11 -
Howard_M_Burgerz wrote: »musicfan68 wrote: »Howard_M_Burgerz wrote: »hah! I've been wondering this myself. Do people keep their clothes that no longer fit just in case?
Just in case what? I think having that mindset is going to set you up to regain all the weight back. Get rid of everything and it is great motivation to stay at your new lower weight so you don't have to buy a bigger wardrobe again.
Yeah of course you're right. I never heard of anyone gaining back weight after dieting...
Well, yeah, it happens. But having nothing that fits you then leaves you with the choice to spend money you may not have on new (or second-hand) larger clothes, or reining in your eating habits and losing the weight again. It might be the difference between only gaining a few pounds before you realise you need to do something, or gaining back the entire 50/80/100/whatever pounds you lost.
I view it in the same kind of way as I did my emigration to a new country. A lot of people keep their homes in their old country "just in case". It gives them something to fall back on if things don't work out. Guess how many of them don't settle well in the new place and give up easily because they know they have a house waiting for them "back home"? (That's also the reason I never referred to the UK as "back home" after I moved away. It ceased to be "home" the moment I got on that plane.)
Excellent example and is what I was trying to say, but you said it better than I did. It just gives you an excuse to gain the weight back. I was a size 18, got down to an 8, and have stayed there for 10 years. If things start getting too snug, I start watching what I eat again. If I want to remember my progress, I go to a store, get a pair in my original size and one in my current size and hold them up to look at the difference. Good motivation.8 -
Donated them. I may have lost the weight, but I do not intend to ever find it again!5
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I have sold most of them on eBAY. Mainly because I wanted to buy new clothes and a lot of them where hardly worn. I think I have made around £200. I have kept bits, butI never want to get back up to that size again. I have kept some of them, but the majority are gone gone gone.0
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Just want to point out places like St Vincent's which actually give the clothes away always need large clothes. It seems people donate clothes that are too small but not a lot that are too big. Just throwing it out there8
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I have replaced all my UK size 14s over time with UK size 8-10 - I sold most of my good items on Ebay, which funded my new clothes and some went to Charity shops.
I have no bigger sized clothes left, haven't needed them in 6 years and will never return to that size again.3 -
Donated. Only exceptions were ratty thing thrown out.1
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I usually donate them, but if I like the material or print, I usually keep them for sewing and designing new outfits7
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Donate or sell them on Facebook0
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If it is something that I really love, I hang onto it. Otherwise I give them to my cleaning lady who gives them to her friends. I have a large wardrobe, so nothing gets worn out. It warms my heart to think of someone else getting some enjoyment from them.2
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For the first time in my life I have gotten rid of some larger clothes. For some reason it never occurred to me to do this before. Now I see it as a commitment to this new life and the healthier habits I can choose to maintain for a lifetime. This felt very meaningful to me to do this. I know part of the reason I didn't give them away in the past when I'd lose weight was that I would harbor the idea in the back of my mind that I wanted to be prepared in case I gained again. Now I feel that gaining or not gaining is a conscious choice I am in charge of making. I choose to not go back there again. Visited enough times to know it's not where I want to live for the rest of my life. I am about to turn 52 and I'd like to age healthily and avoid the tons of problems that could be ahead if I don't prevent them. Besides, others can use those clothes!7
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Honestly I can't afford buying new clothes just yet, so I'm making do with the bigger ones. Granted, I'm working on a smaller loss than some so the difference won't be as big, but the bigger ones are definitely hanging off me now. When I hit my goal weight, I'll allow myself to donate any pants that no longer fit and the clothes I no longer like and hit the thrift shops!2
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I kept one pair of jeans (it's handy for seeing how much I've lost) and some items that I really loved so might get taken in. There are some items that I keep purely because sometimes I get quite bloaty because of hormonal water retention around my period so they are more comfortable.
The rest I donated one day when I saw a facebook ad looking for larger size clothes for a homeless charity. I've some good quality items that I'll probably sell too, but they are one of those things on the bottom of the to-do list.0 -
Donate- why keep the clutter?2
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I kept a few of my favourite items that were too small, but donated most of it since that was in my early twenties before I had kids and just not my style anymore. I thought when I lose the weight I could treat myself with new clothes!
For the clothes too big, I haven't gone through that problem yet (I can't wait!) since I only lost 6lbs so far, but I think I will donate them, maybe keep a pair of pants for comparison and as a reminder of where I don't want to go back!
I don't like hoarding old clothes lol.0 -
Donated to a thrift store, that supports the disabled with their proceeds.0
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@musicfan68
“If I want to remember my progress, I go to a store, get a pair in my original size and one in my current size and hold them up to look at the difference. Good motivation.”
Thank You for posting this! I gave away all of my larger clothes As I am truly doing the Mari Kindo method of only keeping things I love. There have been times I regretted giving away my largest pounds but then I would think about how bad I would feel about how big are used to be. But your idea makes me realize that if I ever do move sight of what I’ve accomplished I can just go to the store so thank you!!
To the OP:
I would keep things that were one size smaller up on the shelf in my closet so basically if I tried on something it was loose I would throw it up there. When I went down another size then I would give away what was up on the shelf start tossing the new size up there. Originally, I felt there were two options keep it or give it away. Overtime thanks two posters on my fitness pal, I realize there were some other options.
Alteration which other people have mentioned. I have kept a handful of items that have very nice fabric and are in good shape With the plan to alter them. I have a couple of coats that I’m going to turn into wrap coat dresses, for example (I had Worn most of my heavier clothes out, refusing to buy new ones it that way.) however, when I’m finding is I get very close to my goal weight is that I like my clothes to fit snugly, so if I can’t do that with the larger pieces I will give them away and buy new items.
The other option which I wish I had thought of as I was losing weight is to be clever about using belts and other methods to tighten larger clothes.
I recently had to have surgery, and I was very glad I had those ones lies two big items up on my shelf because I had to wear a blouse with only one arm in it and the rest pulled over the other arm and they were big enough to do that. Also as others have mentioned it’s nice to have some older clothes that you don’t care about for either working out or painting or other Messier jobs. I generally wear old clothes when I’m camping but now I want to feel good all the time so I probably will wear my regular clothes camping from now on.
I really do enjoy having a closet where I can wear everything that is hanging on the rod and in the drawers. Most of the items in my closet are “thin clothes” that I did keep. I remember many times thinking I should get rid of them but I never gave up. I remember having an overstuffed closet and drawers and only being able to wear a handful of items at my heaviest. Good motivation.0 -
I donated most of the bottoms as I hate to wear belts and some of them can't even be saved with a belt. Depending on the top style, I kept some of them. Baggy tops can be fashionable and can be made to look pretty good if you style them correctly. I avoided baggy tops like the plague when I was heavier because I thought they made me look even fatter, but I guess when you're a normal weight they don't really do that anymore.3
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Sent all mine to ThredUP and used the credits I got to buy new, smaller clothes2
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I keep all of mine, you never know when you might need a comfy pants day. And I don't like shopping, so no way i'm going to do that again. Most of mine are hand me downs from my sisters anyways I don't have that many clothes so I don't feel too bad about space.1
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Honestly? They are all piled up beside my dresser waiting for be re-sorted for donation. Have been for a couple of months now I'll get to it...eventually.3
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I kept my largest pair of jeans for sh!ts and giggles. I sometimes take them out to remind myself how far I came.
I also have kept a few basic pieces from one size larger than I'm maintaining at. Everything else was either discarded or donated.1 -
Donated...maintenance for 5.5 years2
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At the beginning I sold some at a consignment store so I could buy interim clothes but once I reached goal I still had a huge amount of clothes which I donated to my sister-in-law who took some and passed the rest on. I abosolutely didn't want any options if I gain weight. So far I have maintained for a year.6
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I'm keeping one shirt and one pair of pants. So far I've donated 90% of of my old stuff (all very gently used), I have a few designer pieces that are new that I'm selling (only about 5-10 items). I've replaced 80% of all my clothes and will have to do it again in a few sizes!
My biggest issue will be shoes, I think maybe my feet are shrinking, and I wear a size 3 in kids shoes....so smaller shoes will be kinda funny! I already get to buy shoes with every Disney character on them4 -
BTW, my weight loss had to happen for me to cure a stomach virus and it's complications. If I gain any back I get VERY sick again, so that's my motivation to never gain again3
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I actually went into Goodwill at donation time and got a $150 pair of jeans for $86
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