"Fat" clothes - keep em or burn em

kaveril422

I actually hadn't even thought about it until now. I guess I could donate them, I will save one pair of Jeans, because I too want a picture of me standing thinner in my size 24s. I don't know if I will be able to get in one leg, but I definitely will be holding them out in front and grinning from ear to ear! I also want to have them to remember what size I never want to be again.

mommacool

I am saving the biggest pair of pants I had, so I can hold them up in front of skinny me, and the rest are going out the door as fast as I out-shrink them! (that would be the opposite of outgrow. LOL!) I have some in a bag right now to go for donations. Bye bye!!

OnionCookie

I kept one outfit as a reminder for how far I've come (and where I don't want to go back) and donated the rest. XD Once in a while when I'm feeling down, I just pull out the fat clothes and realize I've done so much and if I worked hard doing that, then I can finally achieve what I really want (and keep the weight off). Corny I know but it works.

sarahc001

I'll let you know when I (outshrink?) mine. (Not there yet!) But in all seriousness, you should probably just keep one pair of pants as a reminder of how far you have come.

PrincessLacey

I threw a lot away (my mom wasn't to happy about that but I was!!),i've got another bag in my closet and gave some to my best friend.

Strawberry34

Well, to be honest....and I don't mean to be a downer here. But I once lost 86 lbs. and then I had to have surgery on my back, and I gained it all back plus some!! I had given all of my fat clothes away, because that's what everyone said to do. So, I've had to buy different wardrobes, different times. I'm sure my situation is unique, I just thought I would throw this in. Don't know if you anticipate any type of surgery in the future or not. I'll probably give em away again, if I ever get this weight off. But it really has cost a lot of money!!

wannabefit4life

I kept one pair of jeans (size 26) not only as a reminder but to take a final picture in when I reach my goal weight! Everything else has been donated.

namrettik

I'm keeping what used to be my largest - and most comfortable - jeans just for the wow factor. The rest, I suppose, can be donated or given to friends going through their own weight changes. I have a couple friends who are ahead of me weight-wise who pass down their clothes to me. I love it! Less shopping, less money!

LeonaB17

Don't get me wrong - I am all for donation too. I have donated a ton of clothing in excellent condition b/c I didn't wear it long! I am only hanging onto some of the biggest clothes, a few 4x shirts, a couple of the 28 pants, extra wide shoes,etc. and a few more items. I mostly kept clothes with the strongest memories and emotions attached. But all of my step down clothes 3x, 2x, 26's 24's 22's etc I have donated.

I personally would never burn clothes unless they were so worn no one could use them - to me that would be wasteful. But I've heard of people doing so after losing weight almost as a celebratory ritual.

123nikki123

Burn them, cut them, do whatever it takes to get rid of them!

rblauvelt7

I plan on donating most of them, but I plan on keeping some of my nicer things for when my hubby gets home and we try for another baby. I don't want to have to buy more maternity clothes!

Valtishia

One of my best friends is losing weight too. It took me a while to get rid of my bigger clothes.. but once I finally decided to go through my closet I was a size 18 from 24. So I gave her all the clothes I had from 20-24. She is in the 20's now and working her way to size 18. I am now in a 14, so I told her once she gets to 18, I will give her more clothes I know how expensive it is to always be buying clothes. And I told her when she is done with them to try to pass them on to someone else the same way and if she can't, just donate them.

kacarter1017

I've been donating as I go. Then I have nothing to return to. I've saved the biggest pants and shirt I had, but that's it.

kittyinaz

First way to go on keeping out of those clothes for 3 years! Second, I would burn the outfit you hated the most! The one that you always hated to wear but had to because of your weight! Then donate the rest!

I will do this with my stretch pants!! Ohh yes. I HATE my stretch pants.

The rest I will donate. However, I still have a LONGGG way before I'm even out of my stretch pants and into jeans again *sad*

eeeekie

Donate them. I will keep 1 pair of pants just for....motivation to never be that big again though and to show off lol


Burning sounds like a good idea! haha...but I hate all my clothes.

mamagooskie

I donated all mine!

tammyquinnlmt

Battered women's shelters always need clothes. They wisk women and children away without anything but the clothes on their backs sometimes. That's what I plan on doing with mine

esorcel

Donating them is a great idea. However, I always believe that women in their child bearing years should hold onto some of them to wear during maternity leave. Pregnancy is for a short period of time, so I'd rather not spend a lot of money on clothes during this time.

heyitsmekatie

i'd definitely get rid of them!

happybunnysbabe57

my mommy is a little bigger then me but she is losing weight too. so we decided that when i get to small for my clothes i pass them to her. i think that she is gonna pass them to her friends to that as we work together to lose weight we all dont have to buy a new wardrobe every couple lbs. i dont have to buy clothes cuz i never gave away much of my old clothes i just keep putting them in the back of my closet. so it is a win win for all..