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    What do you do with your fat clothes?

    Posts: 567 Member
    edited 4:49AM in Success Stories
    Ive lost some weight but more so, inches in the right areas. i would give my fat clothes to my fat friends, but truth be told, i was the fat friend!

    one thing for sure - i am not keeping these clothes in my closet.

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    • Posts: 4,770 Member
      goodwill or Salvation Army....
    • Posts: 717 Member
      yeah. donate them.
    • Posts: 616 Member
      Donate to vintage shops that actually do something reasonable for the community. Where I'm at, it's WIN. Profits go towards women's shelters.
    • Posts: 268 Member
      Donated the REALLY big ones, gave the smaller big ones to my friends. It is an interesting thing to see them worn by my "THIN" friends and say "Hey! I remember that shirt". Yes, I am evil.
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    • Posts: 441
      Since a lot of my clothes are work attire, I donate them to the Women's Shelter in town.
      I want them to be given to someone that needs them, not resold by a thrift store.
    • Posts: 10,740 Member
      This topic comes up a lot and I always suggest selling them in lots (like 5-10 items at a time) via Craigslist or garage sales. That's how I had a lot of success selling my too large clothes.

      I feel ya on being "the fat friend" btw...same here...I'm taller and until recently was larger than all but ONE friend who is heavier by a lot and she was embarking on her weight loss effort around the same time but got SUPER offended when I offered her some free clothes...never doing that again! ;-)

      Donating is always a GREAT idea as well. That's what I do now that I have just 2-3 items at a time to get rid of, rather than an entire professional and casual wardrobe.

      Good luck!
    • Posts: 8,104 Member
      Mostly donated. But the expensive stuff like tailored suits I need for work I bring to a tailor to get altered.
    • Posts: 567 Member
      im only giving away the shirts. my suit jackets fit me better now, however the dress pants i am having the waist taken in.
    • Posts: 483 Member
      I'm in the process of donating almost everything. I did keep one pair of my big jeans as a reminder of what I will not be going back to, ever!
    • Posts: 3,646 Member
      I sew, so if I can't alter them to fit my new body, they go OUT in the donations box. Or depending what it is and how it fits, I save them for future pregnancies. (I don't think that's something OP needs to consider, though. :laugh: )
    • Posts: 75 Member
      My friends went through my closet to get what they wanted then I donated the rest.
    • Posts: 249 Member
      I got crafty over the weekend and took in all of my husband's business shirts and pants. He's still losing and his shirts are only a months or two old, so we thought it was worth taking them in... once he loses more, we'll donate them. I get a receipt from Goodwill and claim it on our tax :D
    • Posts: 3 Member
      I sold mine =)
    • Posts: 567 Member
      I sew, so if I can't alter them to fit my new body, they go OUT in the donations box. Or depending what it is and how it fits, I save them for future pregnancies. (I don't think that's something OP needs to consider, though. :laugh: )

      are you kidding me, i have been trapped in the body of a woman nearing the end of her 3rd trimester for most of my adult life.
    • Posts: 1,414 Member
      I didn't really have "fat" clothes but I'm the smallest of the sisters. So I just sent my younger sister who is taller and juicier in the rear my size 10 shorts and skirts and some tops I bought in Large because of shrinking. (she also has a nicer set up top than I do).
      Can't wait for her to get the box.
    • Posts: 1,268 Member
      goodwill
    • Posts: 40
      Except for the tailored garments I got re-altered to fit me again, -- you shoulda seen the look on the Seamstress' face btw, if she hadn't of been there the first time to measure me for the slacks and jackets originally, she wouldn't have believed they'd ever have belonged to me -- I donated what was in pristine condition, and burned the rest making a solemn vow that I would never again fit into something that big. When I reach all of my original goals, I plan on doing a fire walk on a hot bed of coals to remind myself what it felt like being morbidly obese with bad knees and gout; and that if I ever forsake my vow next time it's my butt I'll toss in the fire. J/k on the last part... maybe. Lol.
    • Posts: 980 Member
      I bought a fat suit to wear under my clothes so I don't have to throw them all out. Take that ill fitting clothes!!!

      ^^ This!! Also, my clothes are not fat, they are big boned.
    • Posts: 280 Member
      I've been up n down for years and when I'm down to a medium shirt again i give mine to my brother or my dad as they are both in need of larger clothes than myself..
    • Posts: 9
      T-shirts and such I cut up, convert to yarn, and make baskets out of :)

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oe19lS7_Po
    • Posts: 620 Member
      I donate mine to Planet Aid and then I get a receipt for taxes.
    • Posts: 58 Member
      Whatever you do, burn the boats my friend. No crossing that river again.

      I got a whole new wardrobe and form fitting at goal (everything is super tight 5lbs up from goal). Its my barometer now of when I need to dial up the exercise and better eating. Its a good maintenance strategy.
    • Posts: 16 Member
      Just cleaned out my closet this weekend! What a great feeling!
      suits and business clothes are going to a local charity that helps folks prep for job interviews, rest are going to another charity.
    • Posts: 193 Member
      Look up any homeless shelters for males in your area and take them there. I don't knock the thrift shops, etc., but they resale them. I would rather give mine to those who are bad on their luck right now. Just my two cents. :-)
    • Posts: 27 Member
      I have kept a few of the largest clothing items I wore, so that I can take those obligatory "look at me in my fat clothes, aren't they huge on me now" photos. Soooo can't wait until I get to do a photo of myself in one leg of my largest jeans! :)

      But I've mostly just been donating everything else as each item gets too large for me to wear. Actually thinking I may need to take a walk through my closet this evening and do another purge :)
    • Posts: 560 Member
      I donate all of mine to the local abused women's shelter. I would look around and see if there is a shelter for men in your area to donate them to.
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    • Posts: 325 Member
      Find a charity

      Donate to goodwill

      Give away on a swap/sell website

      But get them out of the house that's just unnecessary clutter who needs that and its not like your gonna need them again.. Right!!
    • Posts: 2,850 Member
      I would donate them to someone or to some charity that deals in clothing... But I would suggest keeping one article of clothing from your biggest time period as a reminder.
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