Holding on to old clothes that don't fit anymore...

I have clothes in my closet to get me through the first phase. Lol. About 6 different sizes. So what I have done is have the ones that fit me now on hangers, and the next size down on hangers. The rest are in the top of my closet waiting to be rotated in. I have also looked at all my clothes and thrown out or donated everything that I do not like, or that I hide behind. Or if it will really no longer be in style when I can wear it again. Or if I will be too old for a particular look. Or if it is in rags. I find that if I keep myself looking cute to my standards that I want to take better care of myself. Good luck. And remember to love yourself through this:flowerforyou:

I do, but every couple months or so I'll go though and throw some out. Styles change, why would I want to wear old clothes that aren't as stylish when I can go out and by new, sexier clothes to celebrate I've lost the weight?

I've kept alot of my smaller clothes but when I lose the weight I think I'll want to buy new clothes to celebrate!!! I hate buying large clothes because I hate being this big... so I wait until I really need new clothes.

<-- I kept my big clothes so that I could wear my pants in pictures like this.

My wife and I are sorting out our closet today (I know how to show a woman a good time!) we have vowed never to return to the dark days of overweight. My fat clothes are going! After all, I will never need them again will I?i'll let my wife answer for herself

I kept my favourite jeans - they fit me again now! I also have a pair of trousers I bought years ago thinking 'one day I'll lose a bit of weight and they will look great'. Turns out they are for people with stick thin thighs (not me) and huuuuge waists (not me) - so they have just joined the pile of clothes going to charity. I hardly have any clothes that fit me any more, so going shopping next weekend to rectify that. I refuse to throw some of my dresses though, so a trip to the tailors is also in order once I am the weight (and shape) I want to maintain at.

My wife and I are sorting out our closet today (I know how to show a woman a good time!) we have vowed never to return to the dark days of overweight. My fat clothes are going! After all, I will never need them again will I?i'll let my wife answer for herself

Actually I don't have many/any fat clothes, I just wore the same stretchy leggings while I was fatter and kept my nice slim clothes staring at me in the wardrobe, willing me to wear them again! It made me so fed up seeing all my lovely things and not being able to wear them and that's what stopped me getting fatter and made me do something about it. I absolutely refuse to buy a size 14 (uk), very shallow of me I know. Now I'm back in all my size 10 and 12s and adding to my nice slim clothes and I love looking in my wardrobe again.

I've always had problems with holding on to clothes. When I first put on weight years ago, I did get rid of a couple of things, only for the weight to drop off again! After that, I felt I had to keep clothes in the various sizes. I found it particularly difficult to get rid of bras because I owned expensive ones (I used to love Rigby and Peller). Once my weight stabilised at it's highest, I did start getting rid of some of the smaller clothes, but now I'm finding that I don't have much to wear on the way down. And yet again, it's the bras which are the annoying thing. I really do wish I'd kept some more bras.

I do have some clothes that I've kept for sentimental reasons, and some are practically antiques! I used to wear vintage clothing as a teenager in the 70s and 80s, and I have kept a few of those pieces which date from the 20s to the 60s. I used to wear them up until 10 years ago, when I started putting on weight. I find it difficult to just throw them away now that I've had them so long!

I've lost about 22 lb in total and I think I've gone down from a UK 22 to a 20, but the 22s are fine with the occasional safety pin to hold trousers up! I don't want to splash out on new clothes yet. For one thing, I want to be sure the weight loss is going to stick. For another thing, it would probably make better financial sense to hold on until I can squeeze into an 18, then the 18s should still be wearable when I'm a 16.

I would encourage you to put away your "too small" clothes since looking at them only depresses you. You'll be thankful you have them in a couple months when you are getting smaller and need them. You don't want to have to spend money on clothes when you already had some. Good luck on your journey.

Thank goodness I did, or I would be walking around naked right now! At some point I hope to run out of my smaller clothes, but until then, I am happy they are there for my losses