When to purge older larger size clothes??
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Get rid of them now.4
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Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »Size 16 to a 0? @apullum, what are your stats?
4' 11.75", started at 215 lb. and am maintaining at 113-117 lb.17 -
I have donated most everything to Good Will, but had never been in a store before. Last drop I popped in and there was some really nice stuff dirt cheap. I got a pair of True Relgion jeans for $9!!6
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Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »Size 16 to a 0? @apullum, what are your stats?
4' 11.75", started at 215 lb. and am maintaining at 113-117 lb.
Ah. I'm 5'5", don't think that would work for me even though I'm nearly the same weight (215) right now.0 -
Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »Size 16 to a 0? @apullum, what are your stats?
4' 11.75", started at 215 lb. and am maintaining at 113-117 lb.
Ah. I'm 5'5", don't think that would work for me even though I'm nearly the same weight (215) right now.
Yeah, being VERY short makes a difference size-wise. I’m in the middle of the “ideal” BMI range for my height and that’s just the size I wound up wearing. Clothes shopping is hard when you’re short, which is probably why I don’t enjoy it.1 -
I didn't go shopping for new clothes until I reached my goal weight and then I donated my baggy clothes to charity
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zharptichka wrote: »I get rid of them the second they're too big or if I have a smaller size of the same item that fits. So for example I get rid of the 14 jeans as soon as the 12s fit. I find this helps keep me on track as I can't afford to rebuy clothes if I get bigger. Fortunately I don't need to wear anything in particular right now so I can live in yoga pants which are about the only pants I can afford lol. I'm saving money for the new wardrobe I'll need when I get to my goal.
I do the same. It took a long time for me to believe that what I put in my mouth translates to my weight. Being aware of how my clothes fit reinforces this belief. As soon as my pants get that baggy crotch feeling, they're either in the trash or in the Goodwill box.
I scour nearby Goodwills for my favorite jeans, keeping a stash of one size smaller. Right now, 12's are lie-on-the-bed-to-zip-up too tight so I wear them with size XL tops to cover the resulting muffin tops. I expect this cycle to repeat every few months for the next year until I'm at my goal weight.
Fortunately my local Goodwills price jeans at $3.99 with frequent half-off sales. I can get 3 pairs of designer jeans and a few tops for under $20.4 -
Thanks for all the feedback. It is hard letting go of clothes--not entirely sure why--I have no problem purging my house of things I don't use otherwise. Hopefully someone else will get some use out of them! I am packing them up tomorrow and dropping them at Salvation Army. This will feel so good when I am done I am sure.9
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At a certain point I got tired of buying cheap clothes just because I was planning to lose weight. I started investing in some more expensive plus sized clothes (Marina Rinaldi, Eskander, Hackwith Design, Lafayette 148, Universal Standard) just so I'd look and feel great, and I daresay it made me more active too to go out in clothes that fit well and were comfy and easy to move around in.
I spent enough on them that I plan to take them to a tailor and have them taken in as I get smaller. $25 to have a favorite item of clothing fit once again is cheaper than buying a new piece of clothing.
By the way, Universal Standard has a "Universal Fit Liberty" policy for some of their clothes so that if you change sizes within a year you can exchange your purchase for a small or larger size.
https://www.universalstandard.com/pages/ufl-universal-fit-liberty
PS, I don't think it's good psychologically to postpone your good life for later as a reward for weight loss. Live life now and plan to make it better.
fyi I'm a 16w.6 -
Add me to the list of those who started donating stuff upon it getting 'comically big'. I've bought a few pieces to replace those but generally the state of my wardrobe has shifted in the direction of quality over quantity (although I haven't reached goal weight yet so when I talk about quality I'm not exactly talking about a Chanel investment).
That shift in itself has felt good; that is, having a smallish wardrobe where everything always looks great rather than the paradox of a closet full of stuff but nothing to wear. I'd call it a second reason to get rid of your too-big clothes, not just fear of gaining back.
For reference (but not a specific recommendation), I'd say I have about 12 days worth of clothes at the moment without repeating anything except jeans, leggings, and tights (i.e., 12 days of dresses and shirts), and I've taken about 6 of those big blue Ikea bags to the drop-off receptacles in my city. Quite a sense of liberation.10 -
I sold some of my old better quality clothes to buy some new sized clothes.( apart from 1 pair of jeans which will be used for the inevitable photo at the end of my journey where i can stand in one leg of my old jeans!!)- i have dropped 4 waist sizes in 6 months, so the clothes i am reselling are virtually new. i am of the mind set that i will never again be the size that i was!!3
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My thoughts:
Holding on to clothes you don't wear for whatever reason is also holding on to an old version of you.
If it's a really awesome piece, have it altered by a seamstress/tailor so you can wear it today.
Having a drawer of stuff you don't use also means you're not making room for something better. I don't know about you, but I'd love to have a free drawer available for use.
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donnalhoff wrote: »I have drawers full of clothing for 3 sizes up and am afraid to let them go! Started weight loss journey 13 months ago and in maintenance since April. I don't need the space back but wonder if keeping the clothes is like admitting I will be back there in larger sizes some day! When is it time to let go?
Get rid of them now, there's no going back I sold a lot of mine on ebay, never regretted it and now have a wonderful new wardrobe of clothes which I keep adding to. I was sad when some of my loveliest dresses had to go but I prefer the more svelte me 
ps I had a few altered but they never looked the same, but it could be an option.4 -
I’m on year 6 of weight maintenance. This was the first year I gained enough weight to want bigger pants. I had to take a year off from the gym to rehab my shoulders. It worked they feel great. BUT I put on 20 pounds. So I bought bigger pants. I knew I’d eventually lose it. In fact I’m halfway there. I started orange theory a month ago. Yes my shoulders are getting crunchy again. So lowering the weights for my shoulders. I told my trainer I needed the baby weights. He laughed and said they are not baby weights just lower weights. I liked that. Point is if later down the line you need bigger pants buy some. Then get back on plan. Never give up healthy eating and fitness.5
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Personally.. i wouldn't throw away anything until you've been in maintenance a few years... I threw away all my stuff and put weight back on.. lol mind you a lot of my clothes still seem to fit for now.. but.. i thought i was gonna be one of those people who would have no problems keeping it off.. and not be a statistic.. i was wrong.3
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I didn't dump everything in one shot because I didn't want to replace it all with stuff that might be too big as I lost more. As I bought smaller stuff, I got rid of a similar amount of my largest stuff, keeping the total of staples like shirts, jeans etc the same.5
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I took mine to a clothing resale place (I'm a bit of a clothes horse and had plenty of "gently used" stuff lol) and used the store credit to buy a few things that fit. The "exchange" felt cathartic. Good luck!3
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donnalhoff wrote: »Thanks for all the feedback. It is hard letting go of clothes--not entirely sure why--I have no problem purging my house of things I don't use otherwise. Hopefully someone else will get some use out of them! I am packing them up tomorrow and dropping them at Salvation Army. This will feel so good when I am done I am sure.
Maybe you felt like keeping them in the same way that I kept all my skinny clothes when I grew too fat for them. There was that hope that you'd still find them useful again if you change weight.
Maybe you still think old clothes will be useful, but haven't quite got to the point of cognitive assonance where the rest of that reasoning isn't healthy (if you change, but to be heavier).
Don't worry, they will still be useful to someone else.2 -
I have gotten caught by giving away clothes, then needing them when I gained or lost weight, so I tend to hold on to them forever. ATM I am at a really low weight for me, 120, which I can maintain because I am running consistently at about 40 mpw and training for long races a couple of times a year. I told my husband the other night that I wanted to get rid of some of the clothes I can't wear any more and he said, "Do you really think you'll be able to maintain this weight if you aren't doing the long races?" I know he's right, though it kind of hurt to hear it. I have a limited income, so buying a new wardrobe every few years isn't an option. At the same time, looking in the closet and seeing a lot of outdated baggy clothes just makes me depressed.6
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