What do you do with your "fat" clothes?
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I sold some, donated some. I went to Buffalo Exchange, Beacon's Closet, Crossroads I think they have a ton of locations.0
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Unfortunatly I wear them :-(0
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I donated to goodwill (it's also where I pick up most of my transition clothes). I kept one suit that I wore when I defended my thesis in because I want an after photo in it.
ETA: I typically keep my clothes for one size change. When I'm two sizes down; that's when I get rid of them.0 -
Sold all my fat suits on eBay and then bought an awesome fitted suit...which I then outgrew it when I discovered the joys of bench pressing!0
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donate0
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I donated a bunch, and ended up giving some of them to my best friend. And I would go on to say that the only reason they worked for her was because she has a bigger body frame than I do (I'm 5'2" and she is 5'10"!!). She is in better shape than I am and works out all the time. It was a good deal, though, because like you said, a lot of the clothes I had were in perfect condition and I felt bad getting rid of such nice stuff! Luckily I was able to rehome some. :-)0
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Give them to me! LOL0
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I know the feeling. I've always been a great dresser. The most expensive stuff I sold online: Ebay, Craigslist, Facebook groups. All the cheap stuff I tried to give it away first and then the rest I took to Good Will. It's hard to let go and yes I still have a few things but getting rid of the old is great. Think of all the new things you'll be able to buy.0
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Burn them. Including the bras. Eff it!0
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I take them to the nearest Susan G. Komen foundation donation box. My mom is a many year breast cancer survivor, and this is one way I can support this foundation.0
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Give them to charity/throw them in the trash, depending on their condition.It's the sweetest thing ever. Oh, and my mother occasionally takes some things.0
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A little of all since I went from from 14/16's to size 2 over two years. I needed the money at times, so I sold the nicer/pricey things on e-bay and craigslist. I gave some good stuff to friends who were going through the weight loss phase. I donated a TON. I also put up a few bags of various sizes on my local group's page on this site to try to give away and help someone else once I did not need the money. Unfortunately, there were no takers for that and I just wanted them gone, so I ended up donating even more. I did keep just a few favorites from my size up for those "just in case" moments, but I'm NEVER going back there again.0
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Donate or consignment shops.. we have a local shop that is an Upscale Resale and you get a percentage of the sale.0
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They were out the door to Goodwill as fast as possible! Good luck!0
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I kept one pair of my biggest size pants, but everything else is gone. A lot was given to family members, but now that things are too small for them, I just donate them at church or goodwill.0
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Just gave several bags to the Discovery Shop as a donation. Proceeds go to the Cancer Society.0
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I gave them people who wanted them and to Goodwill.0
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I wear clothes out... there isn't much that I can donate. And I'm still trying to wear most of my stuff as I'm not a tremendous amount smaller (I have a couple new belts that help) and I just don't want to spend the money on a lot of expensive new clothes unless I think they will fit still when I'm at my goal weight.
With that said, my very well-used clothes go to 1 of 3 places:
-Rags for cleaning
-Cloth recycling
-Kept until someday I add that to the "get rid of pile" and put in one of the above**
**I don't spend time going through my closet regularly, so I am sure I have a lot of things that don't fit... I'll go through once every year or 20 -
Goodwill. If they are tattered or worn out I make dog beds out of them.0
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Sorry to sound like a broken record because I post this every time I see this question asked (which is often)...
When I had a LOT to get rid of, I went onto some plus size clothing sell/swap sites on facebook for my city & area, and asked permission to post about a garage sale with those sizes available. They let me, and as a result I had a huge (ACTUAL...not online!!) garage sale and got rid of almost all of those clothes within just a couple of hours. Women were coming out of the woodwork and I made hundreds of dollars on what I really didn't feel was THAT much stuff...even at prices of $1-5 on most items. For me, it was a sacrifice of one Saturday morning rather than running around meeting up with people to sell them a dress or shirt for a couple of bucks, that would have NOT been a worthwhile use of my time.
Since then, I've had less to get rid of at once so I mostly donate to various thrift stores, shelters, etc.
Once in awhile though when I have a bunch of stuff at once that is similar in size & style...like 8 professional tops in size XL, or 4-5 pairs of juniors jeans in size 13...I'll list them on Craigslist as a "lot" for one price and sell them that way. Again, it just makes more sense for me to sell 5 pairs of jeans for $10 or $30 (depending on brand and quality) rather than selling each pair separately to a bunch of different people.0
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