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What do you do with your "fat clothes"

myiceisonfire
myiceisonfire Posts: 782 Member
edited October 2024 in Success Stories
Once you've lost some weight & don't fit into some of your clothes anymore, what do you do with them?
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  • Maggie_Pie1
    Maggie_Pie1 Posts: 322 Member
    goodwill.

    Or try a battered women's shelter
  • shesblossoming
    shesblossoming Posts: 426
    Some people offer them to MFP friends. Personally, I make use of them by altering them and making them brand new!
  • uchaniece
    uchaniece Posts: 18
    salvation army, purple heart, if u want some money for them, maybe have a garage sale, or donate to a local church, etc.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Once you've lost some weight & don't fit into some of your clothes anymore, what do you do with them?

    Donate.
  • lbeasey
    lbeasey Posts: 254 Member
    I have 2 friends that are my size...so I gave them to those people. I have already given away 1 entire wardrobe of clothes and will be equally excited to find someone to take the next size.
  • JediMaster_intraining
    JediMaster_intraining Posts: 903 Member
    I donate them. :) It makes me feel good. You might get a tax break idk lol
  • lausa22
    lausa22 Posts: 467 Member
    Donate them. Or if it's possible I tailor them into funky new clothes I could wear :-)
  • auntied
    auntied Posts: 113 Member
    I just cleaned out my closet had 76 empty hangers! (I was so excited) but I donated it to Goodwill and will use as a tax write off!
  • osimodel
    osimodel Posts: 8
    they took the words out of my mouth, but ive found if ya keep em its an excuse not to lose the weight so you can fit em still. <--- resembles that remark :(
  • RissaDean
    RissaDean Posts: 189 Member
    The nicer pants (Banana Republic, etc) I'm getting altered to be taken in a size or so. I spent ~ $100 on fixing 5 pr of pants, and that's way less than what I would've spent at BR all over again.

    Other stuff is going in my goodwill donation box. After being cataloged VERY specifically so that I can take a nice deduction on my taxes :)

    A friend gave me a pair of pants (she's right at a size smaller than me, I think) and I was super stoked about FREE pants.
  • sexygenius
    sexygenius Posts: 1,078 Member
    give them to me.. duh
  • sblair77
    sblair77 Posts: 355 Member
    donate!
  • idiocracy
    idiocracy Posts: 275 Member
    Give them to your jealous "fat" friends, who did not support you during this process :)))))) I've read that happens a lot, so don't get mad, get even :)
  • UrbanRunner81
    UrbanRunner81 Posts: 1,207 Member
    I donated them to a woman's shelter.
  • rockylucas
    rockylucas Posts: 343 Member
    Give them to my fat friends in exchange for adipex? hmmm....
  • PJmetts
    PJmetts Posts: 210 Member
    If you have suits or nice work cloths, please consider "Dress for Success" in your area where they help women, and men I think, who are being helped back into the community from being homeless or incarcerated. It's a worthy organization and yes, it is a tax write off.
  • clong1985
    clong1985 Posts: 45
    I donate to Salvation Army or the Society of St. Vincent De Paul.
    I can't wait to get to the point where I can donate some clothes!!!! :)
  • myiceisonfire
    myiceisonfire Posts: 782 Member
    Give them to your jealous "fat" friends, who did not support you during this process :)))))) I've read that happens a lot, so don't get mad, get even :)

    HAHAHA! I have a friend who keeps telling me she's a lot smaller than me. But when I said I lost weight & cant fit into some of my clothes anymore she said she really wanted them all.... LOL!?!?!?! She wants to clothes I wore 35lbs ago, yet she thinks she's smaller than me now? Hmmmm. LOL
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I never had many "fat" clothes to begin with but at some point I'm going to donate them somewhere. As a stay at home mom on a tight budget I really only have one pair of pants at a time (sad, I know) and I've lost two sizes, so I have two pairs of pants to get rid of. I'm pregnant again so most of my shirts will fit for a while.
  • zoombie_bear
    zoombie_bear Posts: 963 Member
    some went to goodwill and others went to my FAT friends, lol
  • Shellitz
    Shellitz Posts: 188
    Donate some - but ebay some too - to fund new skinnier clothes :)
  • gods_gal
    gods_gal Posts: 301
    I'm going to hang onto one pair of the large pants but give everything else to my little sister.
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,235 Member
    Whatever you decide, make sure it does involve them leaving your possession. I've dropped three or so sizes a couple times in the past and have kept the clothes packed away. This makes it way too easy to allow yourself to gain the weight back. I believe I wouldn't have gained the weight back if I didn't have the clothes buried in the closet to run to when my new clothes starting getting snug again. If I know it's either buy more new clothes or start watching what I'm eating again I'm pretty sure I'll just start watching my meals. *This* time I will donate them.
  • Gerald_King
    Gerald_King Posts: 2,031 Member
    save some for your before and after pictures or donate them
  • myiceisonfire
    myiceisonfire Posts: 782 Member
    Whatever you decide, make sure it does involve them leaving your possession. I've dropped three or so sizes a couple times in the past and have kept the clothes packed away. This makes it way too easy to allow yourself to gain the weight back. I believe I wouldn't have gained the weight back if I didn't have the clothes buried in the closet to run to when my new clothes starting getting snug again. If I know it's either buy more new clothes or start watching what I'm eating again I'm pretty sure I'll just start watching my meals. *This* time I will donate them.

    i shop name brand so my clothes are expensive.... i guess that's why i just dont want to give them away... but it's not like keeping them is any different than giving them away... that and i guess i'm afraid to gain weight again, because i've tried a few times in the past to lose, and just gained it all back =( but everyone is right, i do need to get rid of them. at least the pants! some of the shirts i'll keep for when i get pregnant again, maternity clothes are so expensive!
  • livnlife
    livnlife Posts: 8
    I say donate them, but I'm keeping one pair of pants. I'll think it'll be fun to see the size difference at the end
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    Ebay them or give to charity.
  • mrsmccullen07
    mrsmccullen07 Posts: 159
    Considering I have lived in floppy t-shirts and stretchy pants for the last 3 years since I didn't want to fund larger size jeans than the 16's I had hanging in the closet I will probably just wear the torn/stained/etc.for cleaning and sleeping until they are just too crazy big and then trash them and any that are in decent shape I will give to my pregnant friend.

    I already have given away my 1 pair of size 18 Jeans - right back to the lady who gave them to me because they were too big for her
  • fabi8081
    fabi8081 Posts: 232 Member
    Give them to your jealous "fat" friends, who did not support you during this process :)))))) I've read that happens a lot, so don't get mad, get even :)

    Love this...Best revenge is to live well!!!
  • vikesfanmb
    vikesfanmb Posts: 291 Member
    Donate! : ) Or do you have any consignment stores were you could "sell" them? I noticed you said you have lots of good name brand stuff . . so that's what I do with my "good" stuff - I take them to secondhand/consignment stores that will sell them on my behalf. It beats having to have a yard sale and you can possibly make some $$.
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