What do you do with your "fat" clothes?

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.

They were out the door to Goodwill as fast as possible! Good luck!

Just gave several bags to the Discovery Shop as a donation. Proceeds go to the Cancer Society.

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 2

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.

Kept a couple to scare any future kids from repeating their father's mistakes, gave the rest away to the Salvation Army!

If I don't have them to grow back in to then I guess I'll have to stay slim!

Sell them on E bay. That way you make money to buy more clothes. I sell some of mine, but I also keep some of mine. That may be pessimistic, but I have been losing and gaining my entire life. I've given away all of my clothes and then had to go buy more. I promised myself if there were no more clothes, then I would really get serious because I would not buy anymore fat clothes. So, what happened is I looked really boogie for a few months until my mama told me I looked a mess, and until I lost some weight, I needed to buy new clothes. I had to admit she was right, so I bit the bullet and bought some clothes, so I wouldn't continue to look a mess. When I finally got my head into it again, I lost the weight.

Unfortunately for me, I've done this more than once. I'm a repeat offender. I have spent tons of money on buying new clothes. I don't mind when I'm thin, but I don't look forward to it when it's because I've gained. I lose weight and gain it back. I'm trying to figure out how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and deal with life's hardships (Every time someone close to me dies, I eat for comfort). One of these days I will master this and get off of the see-saw. Hopefully, you've made a lifestyle change.

Therefore, I'm probably going to be one of the few people on here to say keep a few put away for at least two or three years, just in case.

The items I am really in love with I will have tailored. I have 1 skirt that has a size 12 tag, but over the years it's been altered numerous times to it's final at around a 6. That's pretty true for most of my skirts and dresses. If I love it, I alter it. If it's too complicated to alter, or it is nice but Im not heartbroken about not being able to wear it, it goes on eBay or to a consignment shop.
Pants and tops are a completely different story. Tops also go to the consignment shop, and if they don't sell, they get added to the seasonally appropriate pants and I make a donation.
When things do sell at the consignment, I use the money as store credit and buy "new" stuff. I never take a check home. I also leave eBay funds in my Paypal account for future purchases.

I have almost everything boxed up to donate to goodwill. I have a few nice longer tunics and skirts I am giving to a friend. If I had anything really nice, I'd sell it on ebay or consign it. But I don't - in fact it's one big goodwill circle. Most of my fat clothes came from there, my current less fat wardrobe is from there, and I go every weekend to poke through smaller sizes for my when I reach my goal weight wardrobe.

All except one pair of my biggest size jeans, which I'm saving for a hopeful in one leg goal weight picture

donate to a woman's shelter. they would use your nicer ones to help women dress for success, job interviews etc you can get tax credit plus keeping them is "having a back door" slowing you to have something just incase you gain weight. I have gotten rid of mine and no regrets,

I did the obliglatory trying them on and realising just how much I lost and taking a few "before and after" type pictures...then put them in a pile for charity!

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I'm cleaning out my closet and gonna have a yard sale to help get some funds for a new wardrobe and then donate whatever is left to a shelter.

I give them to friends. Same thing I do when my kids outgrow things.

Burn them. Including the bras. Eff it!

^^^ Oh YES!