So what are you doing with those clothes 1 size too large?

Keep one size up...get rid of two sizes up.

I would keep them until I'm at least 2 sizes down. If it's something that can be altered to fit better I keep things and have that done (I really wish I could sew better but alas, I can't). Donate the rest once I'm 2 sizes down or keep to wear around the house.

I just gave away 3 huge bags of clothes - probably thousands of dollars worth. Mostly Polo - not cuz Im fancy, but because it was the only place I knew what my size was and that it would fit properly (being so big had to order mostly online).

Killed my very soul to be honest.

The guy I gave them to certainly needed them though, so that offsets my sad feelz a bit.

I even included my dress shoes which had become too big. Now my wardrobe just stinks because I don't want to invest too much in more clothes since I still have a ways to go with my weight loss.

I have also given away lots of clothes that likely cost me a fortune. I tried consignment or selling on line but everyone else is doing that so I sold very little, it just was not worth my time. I figure donating is a way I can give back without actually giving money to charities.

Good will today!

I keep 1 size bigger, just for period bloat. lol I donate 2 sizes and larger though

Thank you menopause, I'm so glad I'm over that! :bigsmile:

YAY! another sister who is enjoying their menopause. I love being in that wonderful window of time where I am too old for sanitary protection but too young to need incontinence protection. I save a ton of money!

To the OP and to stay on topic: I donate after the clothes become just too big to be comfortable. I donate to my local women's shelters because they frequently need the larger sizes not always available through their usual channels.

If they are casual clothes and are one size too big I put them in the trailer for camping but if they are career clothes I give them to a friend who appreciates them. Even one size too big I want them gone

I need it out of my house and this means I'm having to buy more clothes in sizes I won't be in forever and it's costing a fortune - but I can't keep the bigger stuff. Mentally it derails me too much - and the flipside of that is the buzz of wearing a smaller size keeps me focused and happy

I've kinda resigned myself to burning through some clothes until I get to goal - and that's ok. It's part of my particular journey. I've gone from UK 16 to UK12/14 (some 14s are too big, some 12s too small) and my goal will be a UK 10. That's a lot of new clothes but that's ok. The charity shop will get it all

If the styles are something you like, get bottoms with drawstrings or elastic and add a drawstring yourself so you can wear them through a couple of sizes. My tops and dresses are often princess seams or a slightly boho style which look good through often 2 sizes. I maintain black, white, and khaki bottoms only so I don't have to worry about matching colors nearly as much. I have been losing bottoms sizes faster than on top.

I've kept all of my larger clothes although some will get donated at some point.

wear them down the veggie plot (allotment) - until they fall off!

One size I may keep but everything else I donate to family and friends who are just a few steps behind me on this journey. I do wish I had kept a pair of my old pants from the very beginning just for picture purposes.

I still wear most of them

For pants, one size down I keep, wear a belt until that doesn't work anymore. If they look too baggy and are falling off, I give them to Goodwill or Durham Rescue Mission. I will not keep "fat" clothes!!!

2. I refuse to give my Fat clothes to someone else....I will not help someone else be comfortable being fat.....no would I wish obesity on anyone.

3. I BURN THEM - Brought a garbage bag of clothes that are way too big for me now camping this weekend. It felt great to burn them in the fire one at a time!

This is terrible and wasteful IMO.

Everyone deserves to be comfortable regardless of their weight. And there are people out there of all sizes who desperately need clothes. In fact I worked in a homeless shelter for nearly a decade - and people in the very large sizes are probably more in need than anyone else.

Thank god for sewing machines! I re-size everything

This, thank goodness for sewing classes too!

I usually wear my pants until they fall off my butt, I don't like belts though. However, I keep my clothes for 5-10 years (I have tshirts that are 15 years old I wear all the time). If they are still in good condition I will donate them to goodwill, if they're beyond repairs I toss them in the bin or I reuse them for patches on good clothes.
Like I said above, Tshirts I just keep and wear them, I like baggy shirts because I'm still very overweight. My husband and I are also about the same size in shirts (he likes baggy like me) and we share our shirts, so just because I don't need a shirt anyone doesn't mean he doesn't want it.
I recently threw away all my old undies and bras that no longer fit.

The thing that pisses me off is that fact I've lost a bunch of weight but not much in terms of clothes. LOL Always makes you wonder where it comes from.