advice on clothes that no longer fit

If the clothes are good, and they are falling off, I would give them to good will. Later you feel glad that you help someone that needs those clothes.

I keep clothes that are too small (just in case ) but get rid of the things that are too big. That way I know that if the clothing I'm wearing now gets snug, I have to change things up. There's just no way I can let myself get that big again.

I say Goodwill all the way!! Plus, while you're there, pick something up if you're still dropping weight and need transition clothes.

Kudos on the loss! :drinker:

Depending on how baggy they are and what type of clothing you're talking about, you could have them altered to fit your body now. This can be cheaper than buying all new.

what do y'all do?? pitch them as they become too baggy? I'm a borderline hoarder so throwing things away is a problem, but i now have pants that FALL OFF without a belt. not good. would you keep them 'just in case' or is that defeatist? should I go full steam ahead and take them to goodwill?

Donate them. Or make a big scarecrow.

I am keeping mine in in big black garbage bags until I have met goal and then maintained 6 months. In the past, I've gotten rid of clothes along the way to goal, only to have gotten derailed food-wise, and then needed to go shopping for larger sizes within a couple months.. The only thing worse than falling off track is having to shell out money for large sized clothing on top of it. NOT that I have a defeatist attitude about my ability to keep the weight off, but that I'm telling myself I need to "prove" it this time, which, btw, I am very determined and confident to do!

Also, I am like the opposite of a hoarder--- i'm almost compulsive about getting RID of stuff because too much stuff really weighs me down mentally

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so it's kind of challenging for me to be filling these bags and not donating them yet.

Anyway, ya see, that's one of my "rewards" that I haven't earned yet, but I really look forward to! After I have reached goal, maintained for 6 months, I am going to celebrate the maintenance with getting those clothes out of my house and having a closet with all same-sized clothes! Imagine that!

Good luck to you! It's really a pretty great "problem" we all have, isn't it? :happy:

what do y'all do?? pitch them as they become too baggy? I'm a borderline hoarder so throwing things away is a problem, but i now have pants that FALL OFF without a belt. not good. would you keep them 'just in case' or is that defeatist? should I go full steam ahead and take them to goodwill?

You are never going to fit in those clothes again. Never. Do NOT keep them. Think how much lighter you feel now that you have lost a size in clothing. You will feel that same sense of lightness when you get those clothes out of the house!

I have my nice ones ready to take to a consignment shop. That way I can use the credit I get from selling them to buy the next size there. The more worn out ones are going to Goodwill.

Donate them or sell them in a yard sale!

Get 'em outta the house! I toss or donate my clothes as soon as they start to feel the slightest bit baggy. I want no reason whatsoever to consider the option of going back to that size. I will not be a size 16 ever again, and I will never need those clothes again. In a few months, I will toss the 14s, too. Because I'll never buy another pair of size 14 jeans again.

Fortunately for me our little town has a "city wide" yard sale the first weekend in October. I will be participating this year in a BIG way!!! Gonna get rid of some things that are too big and scope out other peoples sales for some "new" things for myself!

I kept one pair of my 4X pants and donated some and consigned most. I used the money I received from consigning to treat myself to new sizes along the weight loss journey to motivate myself. I confess, though, I have kept some of my baggy tops and a few stretchy pants and wear them for working out, against my daughters wishes.