Clothing...to throw out or keep

Once something gets too big, donate it.

You can have a ritual for each milestone. When you comfortably fit in the next size down you can dispose of the larger clothes in a way that feels satisfying to you.

I would burn them or cut them in to little pieces... or donate them like marathon_mama suggested

Yes, get ride of clothes that no longer fit you. Also get rid of clothes that you don't like any longer or that you don't feel amazing in, even if they fit. If you know you probably won't want to wear something in a smaller size again then go ahead and get rid of it! I recently cleaned out my closet and it felt amazing! I just wanted to get rid of stuff that reminded me of a different time in my life, which was not related to weight. Let go of the feelings of guilt at getting rid of perfectly good clothes. You don't need all that baggage weighing you down. Plus yeah, it's fun to go out and buy new clothes that you feel awesome in!

Indeed, as soon as I am comfortable in a smaller size, every stitch of larger clothing I own is going to GoodWill.

I've been struggling with the same thing--I have a ton of stuff that's too big that I feel like I need to save. Time to clean it out and go shopping I think!!!

Goodwill.

Donate!

I have a group of girlfriends - someone is either on their way up or down on their weightloss journey. We have a clothing exchange so things get passed around or donate if no one wants them.

When I'm on the way up or down I go to second hand stores so I'm not INVESTED in these clothes

Good luck!

You can do it!

I've had a box of clothes that are in smaller sizes for years. I've kept them for a couple reasons.
1. I'm not rich. I can't just go buy a bunch of new clothes just because.
2. Many of the clothes(I think) are still cute and not really outdated.

I did go through the items a while back and anything that was really worn or too dated I threw out or donated. For me personally I'm going to do that again. Anything I don't really like, too outdated style wise or age appropriate I will donate.

I wouldn't keep something if you don't really like it and know you won't wear it.

Donate everything that's:

1) Too big

2) Not flattering, even if it fits

3) Too small and not something you love

For years I kept my smaller clothes in a range of sizes for when I "lost the weight". My DH would get so frustrated about the 5 huge tubs of clothes I had stored in the basement. Finally, I went through them and got rid of anything that would be cheap or easy to replace (like tshirts, sweatpants, etc) and kept only the nicer dressier stuff that fits my current style. I had stuff I had kept for more than 10 years!! Go through what you have, pick out the stuff you love and/or might need (I keept a special occasion dress in every size because they aren't cheap to buy) and ditch the rest.


I found that just by focusing on doing those things, especially #1 and #2 as I lost weight I made room for stuff I felt good in and loved. I have fewer clothes now but it's so much easier to get dressed in the mornings.

ETA: About the only thing I have left still saved in my "skinny" clothes are the formal wear/dresses and pants/jeans. It is so hard for me to find pants that fit well and flatter that I kept the ones that were old faves.

Donate.

When something doesn't fit, I toss it in a bag and donate it or give it to a family member. The Red Cross can use all of your too-big clothing items for people in need, and keeping them is esentially telling yourself 'it's okay if I fail, I expect myself to'

I 100% agree with this. when i was losing most of my weight, as soon as something got too big, i would bag it up and donate it. bags and bags of clothes went out of the house, but i'm glad i did, because when i slipped and gained a little weight over the holidays, what got me back on track is that my none of my clothes were fitting correctly anymore.

It works!

I've lost weight before and kept the clothes out of fear that I would regain as most people do and need them. It's hard to find larger clothes that fit! They were expensive! And eventually I ended up back in the clothes.

This time, I got rid of them all. Four sizes worth in 8 giant garbage bags. It was so scary, and yet everything in those bags represented a life I don't want anymore. Nice or not, still with tags or not. I had to let it go. So now I have a mostly empty closet and it's frightening sometimes to open it, but liberating at the same time.

Don't make it easy to go back to your life before.

1) Clean everything
2) Sort everything according to size, season, condition, and if you would WANT to wear it again.
3) Keep and hang up anything that meets ALL of the following:
you want it,
it's in good condition,
it fits,
it's in season
4) Keep and store anything that meets ALL of these requirements in neatly labelled bags or bins:
you want it,
it's in good condition,
it fits but is out of season OR it's too small
5) Donate or sell anything that wasn't kept from the previous steps.
5b) Keep your largest dress or pair of pants as evidence of how much progress you made.
6) Take one outfit out of the items from step 4. Choose an outfit that is just 1 size too small. Hang it up in a place where you see it regularly.
7) Try on the item from step 6 periodically. If it doesn't fit, repeat step 7. If it fits proceed to step 8.
7b) When the season changes, go to 8b)
8) Open the next size smaller bin of clothes from step 4.
8b) Open the seasonal bins for your current size and the next size smaller.
9) Go to step 2.

1) Clean everything
2) Sort everything according to size, season, condition, and if you would WANT to wear it again.
3) Keep and hang up anything that meets ALL of the following:
you want it,
it's in good condition,
it fits,
it's in season
4) Keep and store anything that meets ALL of these requirements in neatly labelled bags or bins:
you want it,
it's in good condition,
it fits but is out of season OR it's too small
5) Donate or sell anything that wasn't kept from the previous steps.
5b) Keep your largest dress or pair of pants as evidence of how much progress you made.
6) Take one outfit out of the items from step 4. Choose an outfit that is just 1 size too small. Hang it up in a place where you see it regularly.
7) Try on the item from step 6 periodically. If it fits proceed to step 8.
8) Open the next size smaller bin of clothes from step 4.
9) Go to step 2.

Love these suggestions!

My mom walked into my house about 6 months ago and saw my entire living room floor covered in my old clothes... She says "What are you going to do with all of these things?!" with a horrified look on her face (I'm a slight shopping addict, and I tend to have expensive taste, so I guess I can understand her shock) But then she says "You need to keep this stuff. What you are going to do when you're that size again?" :noway: I've never wanted to hurt my own family, but that comment inched me awful close.

Nonetheless, I let my friends go through everything and take what they wanted, and took the nice stuff to a consignment store nearby, the rest donated. I wanted to get it out of the house as quickly as I could. I didn't want it hanging around reminding me how big I used to be, and I DEFINITELY didn't want it "just in case". My friends were thrilled that I let them all go through it, and I was happy to help the people where I donated it who could get some nice stuff cheap. It sucked seeing all my nice stuff go, but I didn't want it hanging over my head.