Clothes in different sizes ~ just in case?

I would toss them, or donate them.. My mom says I should hold them in case I gain weight but there is no way, I am gonna gain any of this weight back..

If you have them, you might be tempted to just go up one size instead of watching your weight...

I dont think having different size clothing around will set you up to fail, however, that clutter would make me crazy. Right now my size twelves are awaiting salvation army pickup because im gonna need that closet space when i buy clothes to fit skinny new me.

I lost weight before and kept my fat clothes. BIG MISTAKE. Before I knew it, I was wearing them again.

This time I'm tossing them ALL the fat clothes and buying new. Then I have no choice but to keep the weight off.

Totally depends on your mentality. If you're the type of person who will look at them and go "Oh my god! I can't believe I used to wear that! NO WAY! Never again!" then it's fine. Or if you simply want a pair of trophy pants to show off such progress. :P These are my motives.

If you, however, like Guamybear said, might look at them someday and go "Weeelllllllll, it won't hurt TOO much if I go up one size... I've earned the treats, after all. I'll still look good." then you're potentially on a slippery slope. :P

So it's entirely up to how you view it.

I would definitely toss them-the sooner the better! Knowing that the only way you have left to go is to a smaller size should help motivate you to keep pushing through. Plus, keeping them around not only takes up space, but it provides you with an easy plan B. Throw them out and don't look back!

If I make it to a size 8, I will keep (but pack away) my clothes up to size 12 and give the larger away. I would hope I would never need them again, but in the lines of human nature it has happened to me before. If I gain those two 2 sizes again I KNOW it is time to take action, but least I won't be spending money on yet another wardrobe.

I would totally get rid of the clothes that are too big for you. If you hang on to them then that means you think you will fail and gain all your weight back. You can't think of it as, "I might gain my weight back so I will hang on to my old clothes" It has to be all or nothing. DO NOT GO ON A DIET!!! Make a decision to eat healthy and be healthy for the rest of your life and you will never have to wear the fat clothes again. If you get rid of them then you will have more of a reason to stay healthy (besides the obvious). Clothes are expensive so who wants to go buy bigger clothes so they can eat a double bacon extra cheese grease burger and large fries with a small diet coke.

I chucked all of my bigger sized stuff out. In my opinion, if it's there it's a little bit like a fall back plan.

Also, if I've got rid of the stuff it's like I'm throwing away the past and making room for the future. Why hold onto things that belonged to the old you, the you that you felt you needed to change?

I did hold on to my old rugby stuff from when I was in my fitter days. I guess I told them that I'd be back to reclaim them and now I have. I'm not nuts, I swear.

I have always had clothing in different sizes (from size 4 to size 14!). I keep the larger sizes in the attic and can't seem to get rid of them, but I haven't worn over a size 10 in over 10 years. It doesn't really affect me one way or the other. I never even think about them. Personally, I think that attitude and determination are what's important to keeping the weight off, but that's just me. Whatever works for you, that's what you should do. Best of luck with whatever you decide!

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If you do not want to toss them off then you must keep them out of your eyesight. May be a place in your home where you do not look often. It will help you to not to think of those big size clothes often.

I wouldn't keep them!!

Keep one of your ugliest items of clothing in the larger size, just in case you feel yourself slipping. When you do try it on to remind yourself that you don't want to put on the weight, could give you a boost in motivation if you ever need it.

Last year I started to regain and had to get back off my butt because I got rid of all the clothes a size bigger. It was enough to motivate me to get back on track.

This^^. Whenever I gain a little, I remind myself I don't have an option to gain because I don't have bigger clothes. I MUST fit into my current pants size. No choice.

I never really thought about this. The best option seems to get rid of them though. That way you can't say 'welll...I still have those pants if I can a few.' It's more like 'I can't gain back the weight or I'll have nothing to wear!'

I do the same thing! My problem now is that I don't have very much that fits me! Everything is too big! I went to Goodwill yesterday and bought 3 pants and a skirt. I don't try them on because I want to wash them first but they were cheap so no big deal. One pair was too tight and one pair was too short. I'm going to have to go back and get more and that is exciting! But I do have a bunch of moo cow clothes! I'm afraid to get rid of them!