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

I gave all mine away! No point in keeping them. I lost the weight and have no plans on it ever showing back up again

I had three large friends and coworkers I shared the clothes with.

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 been given clothes twice in my life "because they were too big" for the original wearer -- two different people. I was SO embarrassed both times, although I played it off like I wasn't. So, I would never give someone my fat clothes. "Hey, I'm too small for these now, but you're still fat! Want 'em!?"

I had four big garbage bags full, too. I gave them to a homeless shelter. And I was thrilled to get those things out of my life (and my closet)!

Donate them. Don't keep them just sets you up for failure.

I had three large friends and coworkers I shared the clothes with.

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 been given clothes twice in my life "because they were too big" for the original wearer -- two different people. I was SO embarrassed both times, although I played it off like I wasn't. So, I would never give someone my fat clothes. "Hey, I'm too small for these now, but you're still fat! Want 'em!?"

I had four big garbage bags full, too. I gave them to a homeless shelter. And I was thrilled to get those things out of my life (and my closet)!

Yeah I get that totally! I have only been given clothes once and I was offended, though not by the size so much as the style. I was 24 and the clothes were an outfit with little ladybugs and gingham that was ordered for a woman in her 60s. At the time, I was upset that she thought I would wear it.

I definitely won't offer anyone my clothes now, after my friend seemed weirded out. I did lose weight once before, not as much as this time, but a considerable enough amount that I had some too-big stuff, and I gave it to a friend during her pregnancy. She was grateful and not at all offended by it, as she's an Amazon several inches taller than me and was 7-8 months into a hard pregnancy so she needed 2X/3X nightwear and lounge pants.

Congrats on your loss!

I agree with the notion of getting rid of the clothes. You don't want to give yourself a fall back.

Donate and get a tax write off. Or use consignment. I use the consignment method and use any money I make towards new clothes.

I am being pretty minimalistic at the moment - just getting a few pieces to tide me over as I continue losing.

I think it is also important for me psychologically to get smaller clothes so I and others can see the changes in my body. I can also get used to buying smaller clothes at a different and wider array of stores. I lost a large amount of weight once before and waited way too long to get newer, smaller clothes. Once I got new ones I was overwhelmed by the attention and comments of people as well as the wide variety of stores I could now shop in.

(Actually you must have been reading my mind. I just went through my closet this weekend and I have all the old clothes bagged up and ready to go to consignment.)

I gave all of my bigger clothes away to Goodwill. I have given 2 different loads of clothes away. I am not going to grow back into those larger clothes. You can claim your donation on taxes.

Congratulations!

As someone who has lost weight and regained it many times, I understand the desire to hold on to old clothes. I would talk to someone who is knowledgeable, nonjudgmental, and trustworthy about your feelings (such as your therapist). I can empathize because a new wardrobe costs hundreds or thousands of dollars.

One thing I can advise you NOT to do is do not give the clothes to friends -- or especially family members. Although you would be doing it out of the goodness of your heart to help them, and even though they may appear grateful at the time, you never know what resentments are going to take hold and fester. I did NOT tell her that I was getting rid of the clothes because I had lost weight. I told her that I was taking some things to goodwill and asked if she wanted to look through it and take anything. She came over, looked through everything (clean and folded nicely), and took home a bunch of clothes.

I thought I was helping out my sister by letting her go through my old wardrobe before giving what she didn't want to Goodwill. WRONG. She was bitterly resentful, and unbeknownst to me, she carefully saved the clothing and waited for me to regain the weight so that she could spitefully give the clothing back to me. I had NO idea that she was carrying that resentment, and it was an ugly shock to get the clothing back with a ****-eating spiteful grin from her. It really made me feel horrible, especially because I thought I was helping her and that she genuinely wanted the clothing. Your generosity could be misconstrued as rubbing your success in their face. People get weird when we start to better ourselves, or if they feel that we are raising our standards and leaving them behind, especially family members. In hindsight, I wish I had never given her the clothing.

Although you may be doing it for loving and altruistic reasons, not everyone is going to feel the same way. Talk to your therapist, and when you are ready to let go, give the clothing to Goodwill.

Have a clothing swap. Get together as many people as you can and have everyone bring clothes they want to get rid of. Organize the clothes by category (jeans, short sleeve shirts, shoes, etc.) and then "shop". Invite people of all sizes and ages so that there is a large variety of clothing to choose from. Anything that is left over after the shopping goes to charity. I find that spring and fall are the best times to do them because people are cleaning out their closets anyway.

That's such an amazing idea. I wish somehow all of my MFP friends and I could do this, lol. Locally, I have mostly friends who have wildly different styles than me and friends who don't shop much or accessorize etc. I could see a "swap" with the ladies in my life ending with everyone taking home MY stuff really happy and me with empty hands. But actually that might be okay too, if I was gonna donate the stuff anyway :-)

I put things in one of two piles:donate pile or trash pile. Donate pile I let friends and family pick through then I donate to a local charity. The trash pile gets trashed.

I have the outfit from my before picture that I kept. My favorite clothes I would take in a bit too wear just a little longer before putting in one of the piles.

If I keep it I have a safety net to fail. I want every incentive to succeed. Plus it just feels awesome to see my closet dwindle.

I have hung on to one pair.. and gave everything else to goodwill. There is no need to hang onto the rest. You have done great losing it, now let someone else get the benefit of them. :flowerforyou: :drinker:

Donate the good ones, burn the bad ones and undies.

For me, getting rid of clothes that were too big for me was hard not because I worried about needing them again (I did, but that wasn't what had me stressed) but because the good stylish items that used to fit me well had been so goddamn hard to find in the first place- it was hard to let go of the clothes that I felt good in, because shopping (even now at a size that is "easier to find") is still hard and difficult and not something I enjoy at all.

Have a clothing swap. Get together as many people as you can and have everyone bring clothes they want to get rid of. Organize the clothes by category (jeans, short sleeve shirts, shoes, etc.) and then "shop". Invite people of all sizes and ages so that there is a large variety of clothing to choose from. Anything that is left over after the shopping goes to charity. I find that spring and fall are the best times to do them because people are cleaning out their closets anyway.

That's such an amazing idea. I wish somehow all of my MFP friends and I could do this, lol. Locally, I have mostly friends who have wildly different styles than me and friends who don't shop much or accessorize etc. I could see a "swap" with the ladies in my life ending with everyone taking home MY stuff really happy and me with empty hands. But actually that might be okay too, if I was gonna donate the stuff anyway :-)

I have gone to a few swaps where I took tons of stuff and left with 1 shirt and 1 pair of pants. I admit, it can be frustrating. BUT part of the swap is also meeting new people. So maybe you create an event on facebook or make flyers to pass out at work. Have everyone bring at least one friend. Your chances of getting new-to-you clothing increases as the number of people increases. You just have to make sure there are defined rules, like, "no grabbing out of hands" or "you have five minutes to browse, then we shop". I am actually considering doing a plus-size swap because I have huge boobs and always need bigger tops...

I re-sell mine. Then I have "credit" to buy in-between clothes. Hate buying pretty new clothes and then they are too big. This way, I have clothes that will fit instead of stuffing myself into too small or having huge ones hang off me.