When to get rid of "big" clothes...

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  • dym123
    dym123 Posts: 1,670 Member
    Unfortunately I'm still wearing most of them, but as I begin to replace with smaller sizes (slowly), I will donate my business suits to an organization that helps abused women get back on their feet by providing job training and interview clothes, the rest will end up at the Salvation Army or Goodwill.
  • ChaseAlder
    ChaseAlder Posts: 804 Member
    Once something is too big (like noticeably big), I donate it. I don't have any big clothes to fall back on, so I've got to at least maintain to be able to leave the house every day. It works for me. Even with my current injury and NO exercise for the last 8 weeks, I have maintained my weight with only a gain of 2-3 pounds, not enough to make my clothes too small. This is what I'm shooting for until I'm back on the roads running.
  • sunnyinaz78
    sunnyinaz78 Posts: 39
    consign the nice stuff so that you have "credit" for new clothes as they get smaller. Donate other clothes that won't sell in consignment store to a good local non profit thrift, you'll at least feel good about your donation.
  • bsix3
    bsix3 Posts: 291
    get rid of them as quick as you can. #RefuseToGoBack
  • TheCaren
    TheCaren Posts: 894 Member
    Unfortunately I'm still wearing most of them, but as I begin to replace with smaller sizes (slowly), I will donate my business suits to an organization that helps abused women get back on their feet by providing job training and interview clothes, the rest will end up at the Salvation Army or Goodwill.

    Now that you mention it, I believe there is an organization like that where I live that helps women with interview clothes. Heaven knows I've got a metric butt ton of those in 12s and 10s... I'm liking that idea...
  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
    I have been getting rid of them as I go. I don't want to EVER be able to wear them again, and while I know that many people have gone before me and said that, and then regained, I do not want to make it easy for me to do that. It seems like if I have my fat clothes still around, it is too easy to just put them on if something were to start to get a little tight, and not do something about it!
  • Laura80111
    Laura80111 Posts: 958 Member
    In 2010 I lost all the weight and I was NOT going to 'refind' it again so I donated ALL my big clothes....but life got on the way and I found myself at the end of last year almost back to where I was when 2010 started:sad: I was so mad at myself for gaining and had a closet FULL of clothes that no long fit.

    At the beginning of this year I was wearing the same two pair of pants and sweatshirts because that's all I had that fit....hubby was unemployeed and we really couldn't afford to go buy new clothes...so I came back to MFP LOST it again and here I am FINALLY back wearing my smaller clothes:flowerforyou:

    Lesson: if you get rid of the clothes DO NOT LOSE SIGHT OF HOW YOU CAME TO BE THE NEW AND IMPROVED YOU of smaller clothes. I had stopped using MFP when I reached my goal the first time....this time I'm maintaining with MFP:bigsmile:

    Lesson learned.:wink: don't lose your friends that helped you get there in the first place.
  • Kelley528
    Kelley528 Posts: 319 Member
    I cant get rid of my clothes either. I went from a size 10 to a size 6. I put all my size 10 clothes in storage under the bed and all my size 8 clothes in a different closet.

    I cant rap my head around being a size 6. Part of me still cant believe it. I was a size 7 juniors in highschool and a size 8 adult for most of my life. Im scared I will need the size 8 someday. I spent a small fortune on buying a new size 6 wardrobe and I dont want to spend more money if I ever needed a bigger size.

    I was going to donate my clothes but my boyfriend talked me out of it. He said I might need them if i get pregnant someday and need bigger clothes. I kept them based on that. But seriously, some days I see skinny me, yet just this weekend I saw the fat me when I looked at pictures taken on Sunday. When i only see the skinny me I may consider giving away some of the old clothes.
  • NiSan12
    NiSan12 Posts: 374 Member
    I have the same issue.... I have given a good amount of my clothing that was too big, but still have a small amount. I'm making up my mind to get rid of them by the summer. I will still keep some for encouragement.

    I think keeping the clothes because you have gained the weight before means you are living in fear of gaining the weight and that's not good.

    If you began to gain weight, it's not the worse thing in the world, just make your mind to lose it before it gets out of control.

    Our lives are full of 'what ifs', but we should not let them control us.
  • TheCaren
    TheCaren Posts: 894 Member
    I am so glad I posted this topic. I really appreciate all the support we get here on MFP.

    I think part of it for me is I look in the mirror and I really don't see much of a difference. So those larger sizes just seem like a step away.
  • LMT2012
    LMT2012 Posts: 697 Member
    Do not worry about going back to "big" clothes. Consider it part of the weight loss to "lose" the wrong sized clothing. You will feel lighter! Collect fewer clothes in new size, but better quality. Congratulations!
  • krash999
    krash999 Posts: 476 Member
    it is just me, but i enjoy wearing some of my larger clothes just to feel great about not being that big anymore. people tell me i need to get rid of them, but i like them, and i am too cheep to buy more, especially while i can still wear the old ones. they may not look good on my, but i have never cared what people thought about how i looked.... that is one reason i got to being over 500 pounds in the first place....
  • AddieOverhaul
    AddieOverhaul Posts: 734 Member
    I have been getting rid of clothes by donating or giving to my friends as I go. As soon as they get so big that they look sloppy or fall down. I've kept a few really nice things that can be easily altered and once I'm done losing weight I will get them taken in. That's only for a couple key items though.

    I don't want to keep them because if my pants get tight and I have no bigger option to put on then it will force me to smarten up and notice that I'm gaining.

    However, I do with I had kept one pair of pants at my largest size just so i could take pictures of myself holding them out to show how much smaller I am!
  • OnyxPenguin
    OnyxPenguin Posts: 5 Member
    I've kept one pair of jeans that's one size bigger than I currently am and have donated/trashed everything larger. I consider these my "red alert jeans." If I hit a point where I need to get them out again, then I need to re-evaluate any slips in my lifestyle.
  • BakerRunnerBadass
    BakerRunnerBadass Posts: 1,359 Member
    Once I replace them with clothes that fit I have been getting rid of them. It keeps me motivated to keep going :drinker:
  • Laurayinz
    Laurayinz Posts: 930 Member
    As soon as I get around to it. I generally don't wear them once they're too big anyway, so I need to make room in the closet for new smaller things. I agree with the extra motivation thing. It's fun buying smaller things. If you keep the too-big stuff, then there's your safety new/excuse to be able to wear them again. It's hard, but you have to change your mindset to never go there again.
  • Yaya1976
    Yaya1976 Posts: 357 Member
    Get rid of them. Accept that they no longer fit. Give them to Goodwill :)
  • LaceyMorley
    LaceyMorley Posts: 45
    If you REALLY think you will need them later, or might, then perhaps bag some of the best pieces up and ask a family member or friend to hold on to them for you. The humiliation of not only asking them to hold them, but then asking for them back when you "need" them would be enough motivation for me to never need them again.
  • starjewel16
    starjewel16 Posts: 18 Member
    I get rid of them as soon as I get new smaller clothes. But then again most of my "fat clothes" are ones that were 4 sizes too big that someone gave me and I wore because at the time I couldn't afford any clothes. Just today I am getting rid of some of them. makes me feel almost sick to see clothes that big hanging in my closet and I don't want to have any excuses.
  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    I've got the bag in the car to drop by Goodwill this week. I've been replacing clothes slowly at thrift stores. I was in a tight 16 and so was able to wear some of my regular clothes for quite awhile. But I'm now basically out of all my old clothes and have found enough nice stuff at thrift stores that I needed the room in my closet! :bigsmile: I'm now in a loose 14 and have several items in a 12 that I can button but are still just a little too tight.

    I've pretty much decided now to keep things until they look so baggy as to be sloppy.

    One great thing about thrift store shopping is the huge selection in smaller sizes. The smaller I get, the easier it is to find stuff.
  • Greg3705
    Greg3705 Posts: 122 Member
    Thanks for this post. Goodwill here I come. I am NEVER going to need these big clothes again. No point of a saftey net.
  • LPCoder
    LPCoder Posts: 404 Member
    I got rid of mine right away. I am never going back! As I got out of one, I gave to a women's shelter or goodwill.
  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    I still struggle with this. I did put some away recently though. I need to believe this is permanant, though I am terrified it is not.
  • cebreisch
    cebreisch Posts: 1,340 Member
    I've been donating to good will about every other size of new clothes I've bought.
  • sarahg148
    sarahg148 Posts: 701 Member
    I usually give them away or throw them out (if too tattered to give away). However, THIS time, I am going to wait to buy ANYthing until I hit goal...minus underwear. :) Then once I hit 155, I will then go through EVERY piece of clothing I own and get rid of ANYthing that doesn't fit properly. I can't WAIT until that day. It's gonna be a good day! I'm aiming towards May for that cleanout the closets day.
  • Jessicarctica
    Jessicarctica Posts: 24 Member
    if you gained weight again, your style would prob change and there would be better clothes out there. I'd keep a few clothes as REMINDERS of your hard work and success and to remind you of what you don't want to look like. but don't keep it all s a JUST IN CASE because that's bad luck and bad thinking and you'll be heading in the wrong direction if you keep thinking that way. KNOW that you won't be that big again and make sure of it. :) Dump'em!
  • Insanity2bSane
    Insanity2bSane Posts: 204 Member
    My husband suggested I keep them in case I gain weight again so that I have something to wear. I said "absolutely not, this is permanent". I'm determined not to gain weight again. I
  • venturaroo
    venturaroo Posts: 84 Member
    I usually get rid of them as soon as I can get into the smaller size. I would find it too easy to put on my "fat pants" when I was feeling bloated or been off track. Since I don't have them I don't have that excuse!
  • kathrynlouiseellis
    kathrynlouiseellis Posts: 22 Member
    I just threw everything out , have it all to charity. I had so many clothes in so many sizes, I hadn't even worn some of them. I looked at my big jeans for a while because I was a hit inclined to keep them, but in the end I tossed it all and it was great!!!! Highly recommend, out with the old, you don't need them anymore!!
  • paperhawk
    paperhawk Posts: 26 Member
    I have been giving them (in a kind spirit) to fat friends and relatives as I move down the scale. I've tried keeping clothes before but since I really am sold (day 240 and 48 pounds down) I am not keeping "fat clothes" this time. I lost 31 pounds then joined MFP and Fitbit (both great sites). Also folks may want to check out healthywage.com

    In fact I have since I started had a stack of jeans (I started at 40) in sizes, 38, 36, 34, 32 (present size) and will pick up some 30's (goal soon). Gone from L to M on shirts, suits are more expensive so I am not buying them yet.

    I'd say donate as you go, unless you don;t believe in yourself...

    Jon

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