how long do you keep clothes that don't fit you?

I keep the clothes that are too big :]
The reason why I do this is so I can put them on when I'm having a day of self-doubt and it reminds me just how far I've come and how well I'm doing.

I have one large item, rest goes as soon as they are too big, I have nothing to fatten back up into. Saying that once I am closer to goal I will probably hold onto some clothes, can come in handy at totm etc

I have a similar thread on this in the general diet and weight loss section since I was wondering the same thing. My clothes are literally falling off my body but I don't want to spend a lot of money on new clothes since I still have a ways to go. At some point I will pack them up and donate them.

I've kept some of the more expensive bigger clothes like suits and dresses. I'm not actively planning to re-gain weight but if it happens it won't be because I kept clothes around. After several years though it's probably time to get rid of things.

If you have space for it and it's something you could reasonably see yourself wearing again, no reason not to keep a few things.

I have been on the fat/thin roller coaster for most of my adult life. I've gone from 300 pounds down to 145 and then got pregnant one last time. I have been overweight since. She is 13. I kept my thin clothes until about 3 years ago, when we moved from NY to TX. i figured they were out of style now and, i can't cling to them like a crutch with hopes I would lose the weight. I need to just lose the weight and then buy new clothes.

Too long that's for sure.
Mostly the favorites tho.

I've been getting rid of my bigger clothes, with the exception of a few shirts that I sleep in. Mostly because I don't have the space, but thankfully it hasn't crossed my mind once that I may need them again one day.

I'm so glad I held on to my smaller clothes since they finally fit me. It's such great motivation to put on a shirt that made me look and feel like an encased sausage and to see it hang off of me now. It's even more motivating than buying new clothes in smaller sizes. So I seriously encourage people to hold on to their smaller clothes.

I get rid of my clothes as soon as they are too big to wear comfortably. The only large sizes I have not gotten rid of are my T-shirts and sweaters. Those are comfy and can still look fine if they are oversized. I have a laundry basket that I put them in and when the basket is full I head off to the donation center.

A year ago I did a major closet reorganization. I sorted all of my clothes into 4 categories: "Now", "Sooner", "Later", and "Never Again". The "Never Again" were things that were already too big, clothes that were out of date, or styles I knew I would never wear. Those went to the donation center right away. The "Now" went into the closet and dressers and the others went into boxes labelled "Sooner" and "Later" (you know, the clothes I hope to get into sooner or later). Every few months, I went through the boxes and pulled out what could be worn right away. I now have all of the boxes empty but there are things in my closet that are still too small, but I have space for them so there is no reason to box them up. They are all hanging on the far end of the pole ready for when I get to goal.