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

If the item is to big for comfortable wearing, it GOES. In fact, it is a celebration. Within a week they were boxed up and donated. I became more determined when my hubby and good friend suggested I keep the clothing so I'll have clothes when I get big again. My generally good supporters became doubters. So yes I remove the clothes.

I do love the ideas of changing the fit and/or repurposing them that others posted. I wear jeans a lot. I am considering in making a quilt out of the jeans.

I'm a 6/8 (UK size) and my old clothes were a size 16

I kept 1 dress and 1 pair of jeans from when i was my bigger size just to remind me of my old size
All the "on the way down" and start weight clothes have been sold to buy new clothes in my new size...
and the size 10's are still in the wardrobe...I wear them baggy sometimes for around the house... but hope to get some of the more expensive items taken in.

I'm a bit confused by some of the replies. 1 size too large is not really that different from actual size. Just a little roomey. Why are people donating/burning/selling them?

because clothes that are a size too big make me look bigger and don't feel right. pretty much like if i tried to wear a shoe a size too big.

i learned my lesson...kept my one size up clothes and...freaking wallah, like magic i fit in them again this year. :grumble: should have gotten rid of them.

I flatly refuse to keep anything in my closet that DOES NOT FIT ME PROPERLY.... that means dumping "1 size too big" clothing and I will not resort to having anything that has a drawstring or elastic waist "just in case"...

I am going to be 59 years old tomorrow and for the very first time in my life, I am welcoming my birthday feeling good, looking good, proper weight for my height.... I spent all too many years wearing clothes that were ill fitting because I was lugging around 100+ extra pounds.

I've ventured down the "weightloss" path many times over the years and each time I would carefully fold and box up the clothes that got too big for me... only to find myself wearing them some time later. To hell with that "security blanket". I don't want to have that back up tucked away in a corner in my closet or packed away in a box. For the first time in my life, I am wearing clothes that F-I-T and will not try to make something that is "too big" fit with a belt or a drawstring or with elastic. I've earned the privilege to wear clothes that fit.

This doesn' tmean that I go out and spend $$$ on clothes.. .I know how to shop the sales and the money I save from all the junk food I used to buy is more than enough to keep my fashionable :-)

I'm a bit confused by some of the replies. 1 size too large is not really that different from actual size. Just a little roomey. Why are people donating/burning/selling them?

because clothes that are a size too big make me look bigger and don't feel right. pretty much like if i tried to wear a shoe a size too big.

i learned my lesson...kept my one size up clothes and...freaking wallah, like magic i fit in them again this year. :grumble: should have gotten rid of them.

I guess I can understand. Probably because I have at least 18 sizes to lose that I don't feel the need to throw away clothes every time I go down a size, it would be unreasonable money-wise to buy a new wardrobe every 2-3 months. I can understand how people whose goal is to lose 1-2 sizes or who are close to their goal weight may actually need to clean their closet.

I don't have the money to replace my whole wardrobe at once, so I'm keeping a lot of the stuff that's only a little big and isn't actually falling off my body. Some I'll use for gardening or other times when it just doesn't matter. Others...well, belts are fashionable at the moment! I work from home, the cats don't care, and my husband knows I've been losing weight (and appreciates I didn't take advantage of this to buy ALL new clothes all at once.)

I plan to get a few of the more expensive items tailored as time and money permit.

Everything else gets donated. I can understand why the people who are making bonfires feel it's cathartic, but I couldn't bear to be that wasteful.