What to do with your fat clothes?

Mine got donated. 8 Hefty bags full.

I got rid of most of them but kept one pair of pants. When I am having a day when I feel discouraged, I put on that pair of pants and it reminds me how far I have come.

I am curious what others do who have lost a lot of weight do with their old fat clothes? I have a few boxes of my former "fat" clothes that no longer fit (one nice suit, dress shirts, jeans, t-shirts). Fortunately, I work from home so I don't need lots of suits for work. I don't really have storage issues since I have a cold storage in my basement. I am curious what others have done with your old clothes. I also wonder about the psychological effect of holding on to old fat clothes. I'm thinking that if I just get rid of my old clothes, I will be free of my former fat self. What are your thoughts?

I have lost 165+ pounds in the last 13 months and I feel great. I still have another 30-40 pounds to go. My other clothes were just draping on me so I have had to buy some more clothes. I am now wearing a size XLT shirt down from a 4XLT a year ago. I have a tall torso so I still prefer tall shirts. Normal shirts are usually too short for me. I also bought a new sport coat that is a size 48 long. I used to wear a size 62 suit. I also bought some other clothes that are size XL. My jeans are now waist size 42 after being a waist size of 58/60. I can now buy jeans at Walmart instead of having to go to the big and tall store. They are a lot cheaper too and there is so much more selection. I'm not a huge fashion guy but getting a new wardrobe and more clothing choices are more benefits of losing weight.

First off, CONGRATULATIONS on losing 165+ pounds, that super inspirational!

As for the clothes, I see if family wants it, then I donate it. There is this retired vet program that asks to have them in a bag outside your door, and they pick it up right from your house. I have only held on to 1 pair of jeans so far, and as I am losing weight, I buy clothes that stretch so I don't have to do this all the time. Once I'm all done, I'm going to clear it ALL out and donate it.

My friends and I are losing weight together. The good thing for me is that I'm bigger than them, so as I lose weight, I get their old fat clothes, which become my new smaller clothes, and then I either donate my bigger clothes to charity, to put them online for free to collect.

I recently donated all of my old pants that were falling off of me to Goodwill as well as some shirts. I kept t-shirts because those can be used as workout clothes and for working in the garden, and eventually as rags. I've also bought a lot of clothes at Goodwill during my weight loss, much better than buying new ones at full price that will be too big in a few months.

Best to donate them. I don't always do this, though. You always have some clothes that fit no matter what, so if it's ugly or doesn't fit...someone might get more use out of them.

Donate em, get the donation slips, write them off on your taxes next year.

Then shop the thrift store racks for the clothes you need. I haven't worn anything new in a long time but still wear name brands in great condition that I find at the thrift stores. It is an awesome way to replenish the closet at a cheap price and you are helping the folks that the thrift stores support.

Back in 2011 my sister and I lost weight together (we're roughly the same height and build), but she was always a size bigger than I was because she started out weighing more. I would lend her all my clothes as I out-shrunk them, and when she out-shrunk them, she'd give them back. It worked out better for her than for me because she rarely had to buy any new, smaller clothes until she and I hit the same size.

Do you have a friend who is also losing weight and might need some "mid-weight-loss clothes?" I don't recommend giving someone who's not losing weight your "fat clothes." That can be really insulting!

I had a plan to sell some of my nicer clothes at a consignment store (they donate what doesn't sell, and I get the tax deduction, so if I can make money off of them, so be it, and if not, they get donated anyway), but then I got pregnant again and needed some to bridge the gap between my pre-pregnancy clothes and maternity clothes. Then I will be able to wear them as I get back down to pre-pregnancy weight. Once I've out-shrunk them again I'll have to re-evaluate whether or not they are worthy of consigning or if I should just donate them.

Since I don't think you'll be getting pregnant in the near future (SCIENCE!), I would either consign them or donate them. There's really no need to have them around. My sister kept one pair of her biggest jeans as a reminder. She took a picture last week of herself holding them, and it's pretty amazing (about 100 lbs lost). I think I'll do the same after I have this baby, since I don't plan on having any more kids, so getting back in shape is expected to be a permanent change this time.

I was surprised when I really started dropping weight how many of my friends were asking me what I was going to do with my old clothes. So a lot have gone to them so far. A couple of my favorite t-shirts I've made into throw pillows, and I've cut into strips and braided a few rather generic knit shirts to make chew toys for my dog. I did save one pair of jeans for the "big pants" pic when I reach the end of my journey!

Burn bridges as you cross them. Make sure you never go back there again. Toss or donate for sure. I did and it was liberating.

What to do with your fat clothes?

I have already donated a lot of my clothes to date. so, I'm not doing that for the last sets before I hit my goal body.

My new plan is to save all the newer clothes I've purchased and will not fit into and burn them. My reason for packing on the pounds was traumatic, so I will need to add sturdy hard wood to assist in the burning process. When all my memories have been turned to ashes I will have all that converted into Memorial Diamonds. It will help me remember to NEVER go back there again.

I would lend her all my clothes as I out-shrunk them, and when she out-shrunk them, she'd give them back.

LOL I love this term "outshrunk"!!! Def stealing that one!

Donate them.

Back when I lost my weight originally, I had spent a weekend boxing up the "fat" clothes to donate to a local thrift shop. At work the following Monday, while discussing the weekend I mentioned I cleaned out my closet. A co-worker asked if I had anything "good", I told her yes, some with tags; she asked if she could go through the box. I told her yes.

Totally forgot to bring them in, however, about 2 weeks later another co-worker informed me that the other one was telling everyone I had "offered" her my fat clothes and since she checked and I hadn't mentioned it to anyone else apparently I thought she was the fattest. I was in shock - explained what had "really" happened and decided then and there I was never mentioning something of that nature again. Her loss of course, someone else got a very nice worn once black leather coat.

I give them to the local thrift shop that supports the local humane society.