Just bagged up all my "bigger" clothes!!! Now what to do?

I was only having this conversation with someone awhile ago
If I was you I would give them away to charity or do whatever you want with them just get rid of them! Think positive! There is no 'just in case' .. Your going to keep up the good work and your never going to go back that is an old chapter of your life now, declutter I say, and well done on the weight loss

Give them away........ no point keeping them. If they are your favourite items, get them altered.

Donate them to charity. You won't be needing them ever again!

I understand the anxiety that accompanies this!! I have been there.

Have you yo-yo dieted in the past? If so, I might hang on to a few things...I know most people would advise against that. But I am practical so I'd want that backup JUST IN CASE but I'd pack them off in a taped-up box in an inconvenient area (attic or something) and plan NEVER to get them back out. If you haven't yo-yo dieted really...then toss that junk away (or better yet donate)!!

For me, it wasn't easy to part with the first round of clothes. But it gets easier with time. It was a matter of wearing my size 22 clothes until they seriously looked TERRIBLE on me and then I really did not want them anymore, even some of my favorite items lost their luster when they were sagging and did not fit the same at all. I am usually quite fashion-conscious, and for the first time in my life I had friends, coworkers, and family telling me, "Angela that is WAY too big for you". It was a wake-up call I needed!!

Moving forward, maybe just get enough stuff to get you by fashionably and feeling good! I learned that the hard way when I replaced my ENTIRE wardrobe in size 18 clothes, only to need 16 soon after - and then 14 a few months after that. I originally lost about 50 lb without changing sizes so I didn't realize how much faster it goes the smaller you get!!

Good luck!

I had three large friends and coworkers I shared the clothes with. They picked through and then the rest went to charity. Close that door of owning something to big.
The nice thing from giving to friends, they see my wanting to loose the weight and two are making lifestyle changes. Mind you, I said little about loosing weight, I just said I was culling out my closet. In fact one apologized in accepting the clothes as she did not believe she would be wearing long. I just told her to pay it forward.

I REALLY wish I could do this! My problem is that I think all of my friends would be super offended by this. I have always been the fattest friend and now I'm not...but I think most of them still see me that way and would be upset at the mere suggestion of some of my offcast clothes. Weird how that works. Last summer I had so many adorable jeans and capris in sizes 18-22 and offered them to a friend who is definitely size 22-24 or so, and she was all gung ho about losing weight etc, and I don't think she's actually lost any but she acted really peeved by my offer. So now I'm super gunshy about this!! Also, most of my friends (not the woman I mentioned) are a lot shorter than me so even though we may wear similar sizes I think they would consider me "far larger"...denial I guess. lol

Congrats on not needing those big sizes! Awesome!!

I like the idea of giving to others and get them to pay it forward

Give them to charity and don't look back. That's a cleaner break then selling them at a yard sale.

Giving away your larger clothes cuts off your "escape route", so to speak.

If your new, smaller clothes start getting tight, it is a wakeup call. Don't let the big clothes in your closet be a "snooze button".

Donate them girl!! WTG on the weight lost!! Never going back to them!

Get rid of your big clothes!

Either give them away to friends or donate them to a charity clothing shop. If you're committed to keeping the weight off you will never need them. And you will be motivated to stay at your new, smaller size because, in part, you don't want to have to buy bigger clothes again.

Say goodbye to the old you by saying goodbye to those old clothes!

I donated half of them already. Now I have a new batch that are ready to kick the curb! Since I'm never going back, I don't need them! You shouldn't either! Say goodbye to the old you and welcome the new you!

BUT! Keep your BIGGEST shirt and pants. Take a picture of yourself in them when you hit your goal!