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

@ Arydria If your old clothes are expensive and name brand ish you could sell them at consignment shops or just post an ad on craigslist. You'd be surprised how quickly they'll sell.

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.

Yep - exactly my experience.

I first gave away one bag of random clothes but kept all my nicest stuff to resell (to get new clothes). Im sure if I had patience I could have - but I just felt the effort wasn't worth it. Simply the back and forth emails between people interested was annoying IMO.

I knew a guy through a friend who desperately needed them. Was big (5x big) and broke. I knew exactly how it felt to be in that scenario at one time - so instead of dealing with the headache for what would have been an underwhelming payoff - donated them.

That's a really great thing you did, I wish more people did things like that to help each other out. The world would be a better place! :flowerforyou:

I gave some to my friend. Will probably sell the rest to a thrift store or online if they're rather pricey

I first gave away one bag of random clothes but kept all my nicest stuff to resell (to get new clothes). Im sure if I had patience I could have - but I just felt the effort wasn't worth it. Simply the back and forth emails between people interested was annoying IMO.

I never allow anyone to email me with questions about clothing I have for sale. I take a ton of photos of the items and post them sold as a LOT only, and locally only, for a low price that people will jump to pay. I don't think I've ever had anything posted on Craigslist for more than 7 days -- often one or two days. But it still helps me out...rather than donating I can make $20 or $50 to buy a couple tops or pair of jeans or whatever. Quick cash...I'd rather do that than try to sell an item for its "resale price" of like $8 for a shirt or $15 for a dress. I see a lot of people going that route...but I think that would take ages and not feel worth my time at all!

More often now, I donate...but I think if you handle it a certain way, it's really easy to sell to others. At least for me it has been.

When I first went from 22 to 18, I had probably 200 items to sell so I posted about my garage sale on a few local facebook "plus size clothing swap" sites and I had a swarm of women at my house on the day of the sale. I could have closed after one hour and made enough money to make it worth my time...I only had a half dozen unsold items after 2 hours!

I do notice the smaller the size, the harder it is to resell clothing online though. My last "lot" of 14s and XL took five or six days to get rid of.

I've given away some of mine that were really big now all my clothes are baggy but I can't afford to buy new stuff just yet so I'm hanging on to them a while longer. By Christmas I hope to be in a size 10/12. I'm medium frame so that's normal for me.

My larger pants and shirts and stuff usually get donated, but I have a lot of dresses that I ADORE and can't bring myself to give up, so I'll be having all my favorites taken in. My only problem is closet space! I keep buying new pieces one by one as I lose, and that feels great, but.. it's starting to pile up a wee bit.

Big motivator to stay about the same size... save money and not have to go shopping lol. I'd still wear them because I need to save money.

I have one pair of my biggest pants and shirt to remind myself where I started. All the rest I donated to the local shelter, somewhere there is a well dressed large man with a complete wardrobe.

We have several thrift stores in our area. All are over-priced except the Salvation Army Thrift Store. Savers and Goodwill have gone from nonprofit to for profit with huge price increases. We have a couple of local owned thrift stores with great prices. I still donate to Savers to get my 30% off coupon.

upcycle them! Turn your oversized shirts into cute halters, tunics, or skirts, and jeans can be turned into purses and such.

Me, too...I've snipped the seams out of the sides of Tshirts and tops, and threaded them with ribbon and laced them a bit tighter. You can also do an asymmetrical wrap front, which uses a surprising amount of material and can look really pretty. Pants...I turn into skirts or purses...if they are really good pants, then I take those to the tailor and just pay to have them sized.

Halter tops abound here, too...as well as some cute swing tops and dresses for my DD.

I host a clothes swap every few months. It's a potluck where my female friends and I all bring munchies, wine, and clothes we no longer want but are still in good condition.

Lay all the clothes out, and people can just take what they want.

Any thing that doesn't get taken goes to charity.

It makes it much easier to get rid of the really cute stuff, since you get to see your cute friends wear it. Often times the same thing will go to a few people, which is really cool! No waste

I keep them because they motivate me. They remind me of the size I never want to be again. I'm a size 31 and all my clothes are 32 and 34.

I had some of mine altered to fit the new me. I don't want to go back to the old me.

I kept one size too big for about a year until I "settled" at my happy weight, and then I gave them away. I don't want any excuse that it's "okay" to "grow" into them.

I donate may clothing. Every time I go down a size, I buy myself a new pair of shoes.