did you ditch your clothes after losing the weight?

No...

The pants I may be able to use for dirty work (just need a good belt). The sweaters and shirts all still fit - a bit more baggy, but the next size down would be pretty tight (eventually I may want a tighter fit...)

Mainly... I don't want to buy two new wardrobes. I got some pants... but I'm trying to slowly transition my wardrobe over to women's clothing at the same time - and I'm not fully out yet!!

I didn't really believe I was smaller until I got to be about 40lbs lighter and my husband politely told me I looked ridiculous in my old clothes. I threw them all away.

Lol.. My boyfriend told me I look like a flying squirrel in my VERY LARGE t-shirt haha.

I usually donate them to goodwill but keep one piece maybe a shirt or pants for videos and photos but that's about it. I think there is something final about getting rid of your clothes from when you are bigger and I think that is why I like keeping one piece every time.

Never forget where you came from

Tof

The 14s went to the thrift store but I have a tote of 12s, a tote of 10s, a tote of 8s, and a tote of 6s in the attic. I have only been maintaining since the end of August and it is the same 20-25 pounds I lose every 10 years so I don't quite trust it. I think my biggest issue is that I did not keep my small clothes last time I was small. Now I am spending money on things I used to have so it is hard for me to get rid of the big clothes. Black dress pants for work seem like such a waste of money even at $7- $10 at the thrift store.

I am talking myself into getting rid of at least the 12s and 10s so I don't have such a large comfort zone of clothes. We will see.

I agree in principle with the "burn the ships" idea but my cheap self won't quite go along with it yet.

Unfortunately at this moment I can't afford new clothes so I'm still wearing 2XL shirts when I should be wearing L/XL. The pants I had to get rid of- even with the belt they kept falling down. True story- I was walking up the stairs at my college and my hands were full and my pants literally fell off of me. Like, I stepped right out of them even with shoes on. There was someone behind me...

lol that stinks!! go to the goodwill and get some nice jeans for 5 or 10 bucks! they have sales on the first and last saturday of the month for 50% off, i've found it helpful

Unfortunately around here they are around $15 for a pair of used pants. I'd rather spend the extra $5 and get a new pair from walmart, but as I only work part time I can't even afford that yet.

Have you looked into other thrift stores? The ones I go to I can get good quality pants for less than $10.

I have a couple of friends that I usually give my clothes to....otherwise I donate them.

Please give them to the Salvation Army or a friend that could use them. Do not set yourself up with that you are going to save them just in case. Nope- as you lose- it's a new you- don't look back!

I lost the original 22lbs a little over three years ago. I started at a size 10 which were getting very tight which was why I started to lose the weight. I gave most of my size 10's away to my aunt when I reached size 4 but kept the bits and pieces that I bought in between, a couple of size 6 & 8 pants and a few dresses that were too fitting too big but were too pretty and new to give up. I slowly started to gain weight and used them all up again, when I started to feel the size 8 jeans were too tight I knew I had to get myself in gear again... there was no way I was buying more size 10's!!! I started in March and my goal is to fit back into my size 4's comfortably once more. I'm almost there, tried on my skinny jeans and they zipped up! Still a little tight but they should fit nicely by the end of the year. This time out I plan to just keep the size 6's so I don't have too much of a safety zone. Luckily my mom has lost some weight as well so she'll be receiving the bulk of my size 8's and all the cute medium tops that are too big on me already.

When you lift weights you actually get smaller and tighter.
Muscle is dense and take up less space, fat has a lot more volume.

I just recently cleaned out my closet of my big clothes. Donated most of it. I only kept a couple things only to remind myself where I came from. I really only have workout clothes to wear now, lol.

Thanks to this thread...

so after a Halloween treat day at work (that I now see set me back 5 days of progress) ... I decided to do another run through the closet/dresser last night.

Result -
more clothes for Goodwill,
more "big" shirts to take to the cabin - too sloppy for work but fine for the north woods
rediscovered several nice jackets that fit but need sleeves shortened - bought on sale with that intention but somehow did not get done-yet!
the new sweaters I bought last year are a little large but I will get one more season out of them before donating as I plan on 5-10 more pounds off this fall/winter...
found several pairs of cool print jeans that are too big - never worn but I think I can resize them to fit....if not I may cut them up and repurpose them into vests or jackets....

Sizing??? What the heck??? I now have wearable pants in size 10, 8 and 6 (I am keeping one pair of 12s just because I love them) but M tops are snug - but L is too big and jackets have to be big 10s or 12s - good news the 14 jackets are now really too big...

Life as a lady with curves has its challenges...

Thanks for the push to purge!

No, I donated them all. I've been slowly building my new wardrobe.

I have tons of crap that I never wear, both too big and too small. Once I lose another 20 pounds I've set a goal for myself that I will clean out my closet and get rid of everything!

all gone as i go, just took 2 big garbage bags to goodwill. and thats where i buy a lot of my clothes now as i still have lots to lose. too expensive to only wear a shirt once and then it gets big again!

Nope, well I got rid of it all except one pair of my "fat girl" jeans. They are still hanging in my closet as a reminder that I was in a 20wp and now I am in a 4p

I wish I would have kept a pair of "fat girl" jeans. Great reminder of how far you have come and how bad you DON"T want to go back.

I had them all altered it was cheaper than buying a complete new wardrobe.

I probably won't, just because I'm horrible about getting rid of things, and I have a closet full of clothes my kids have outgrown already... I just can't seem to motivate myself to get rid of them. I'm a major procrastinator lol.