Fat Clothes - Toss or Pack Away?

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  • lauraashley614
    lauraashley614 Posts: 117
    Pick your favorites that you dont want to live without, find a taylor and have them altered to your new size. Donate the rest and enjoy building your new closet for your new body.

    This^
  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
    I will never be able to do one of those :after" pics where I fit in one of my old pants legs, because I regularly get rid of EVERYTHING that is too big...in fact, it's about time to do it again...I do not plan on ever wearing those sizes again.
  • lucykg1980
    lucykg1980 Posts: 3
    I'm always tempted to pack away, but since most of mine are cheap things anyway since I refuse to spend good money on fat clothes, I am throwing away!
  • lil_pixie
    lil_pixie Posts: 48
    I'd say get your favorite altered, and if you've spent a lot on the rest and are worried that chucking them will seem like a waste of money then sell them on ebay. My friend sold quite a few dresses etc online that were too big for her and managed to make about £160. So... no temptation of "it's ok if i got up a size as I'll still have something to wear" and you get some money to go out and buy some new nice clothes in the right size.

    win-win :smile:
  • Impy84
    Impy84 Posts: 430
    GoodWill most of my fatty clothes are nice and in good condition due to my always shopping. So off to Goodwill they go and hopefully they will make some other person happy

    OH and i get my tax receipt! total WIN
  • stestut
    stestut Posts: 42
    TOSS OLD CLOTHES!!!
  • SueMizZou
    SueMizZou Posts: 146 Member
    I have lost over 30 pounds so far and would like to lose 10 more. I have TONS of size 8 to 12 clothes in my closet. I am now a size 6-8. I want to go through my closet and weed out the old but I am not sure what to do with it. I am a teacher and I have so many great work clothes. I have spent a lot on those clothes and I will probably fit in those sizes someday as I get older. Am I making excuses? Should I really toss all those great clothes?

    Toss. By the time you get older and may fit in them, they'll be out of style anyway
  • BaileyKat52
    BaileyKat52 Posts: 461 Member
    I have lost over 30 pounds so far and would like to lose 10 more. I have TONS of size 8 to 12 clothes in my closet. I am now a size 6-8. I want to go through my closet and weed out the old but I am not sure what to do with it. I am a teacher and I have so many great work clothes. I have spent a lot on those clothes and I will probably fit in those sizes someday as I get older. Am I making excuses? Should I really toss all those great clothes?

    Toss. By the time you get older and may fit in them, they'll be out of style anyway

    Try picking out your favorites and have them altered to fit :smile:
  • laurengrayy
    laurengrayy Posts: 4
    THROW AWAY! You don't want the buffer!
  • LittleNicci
    LittleNicci Posts: 284 Member
    send em to ME! lol
  • ktrn0312
    ktrn0312 Posts: 722 Member
    I packed up my larger size clothes & donated them to charity. I have no intention of ever needing them again.
  • sunnymel126
    sunnymel126 Posts: 359 Member
    I plan on having alterations done on some of my clothes... the rest I am either taking to a consignment shop or donating them.

    I don't plan on ever being this size again after I lose weight.
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    :drinker: sell and buy new!!! yay! thx ebay
  • Berto0391
    Berto0391 Posts: 273 Member
    I want fat clothes OUT OF MY LIFE!
    In this journey, I went through 3 major wardrobe changes. If we keep these fat clothes, we are planning weight gain.
    Burn them ALL or give them to Good Will.
    Leave yourself NOTHING to fall back on.

    THIS!!!! was on XL before now a M and I will never go back to I burned them all!!!!
  • jamers3111
    jamers3111 Posts: 495 Member
    I say take your favorite items to a tailor and see if he/she can take them in. But I say toss the rest out! Why do you want those clothes around if you never want to be able to fit in them again? When you hit your goal weight treat yourself to a shopping spree for all your hard work :)
  • RobynMWilson
    RobynMWilson Posts: 1,540 Member
    Have confidence that this is a LIFE change and toss 'em...if they're still in good condition, donate them! Let someone less fortunate than you score a nice interview outfit from a thrift store! BELIEVE you're going to stay in your new size because you CAN!
  • Rohnic
    Rohnic Posts: 82
    Keep one pair of Jeans as a reminder give the rest to Goodwill.
  • soontobesam
    soontobesam Posts: 714 Member
    I donated majority of my clothes (there was nothing worth saving / having tailored) with the exception of one pair of jeans that are my Jared (subway guy) jeans. Every time I put them on it's a reminder of how far I have come. They currently slide right off me and someday I will hopefully have a picture of me standing in one leg!!

    I definitely wouldn't keep them (unless there is something you love and could have tailored)!!
  • HeatherDee92
    HeatherDee92 Posts: 218 Member
    GOODWILL!
  • kimmraderie
    kimmraderie Posts: 56
    Here's what I've done:

    DONATE most items that were just for trend.
    TAILOR items that are classics and can be modified to fit my body.
    TOSS items that you know you should NEVER wear again, regardless of trend/style.
    KEEP a "measure my inches lost" pair of jeans and dress and anything in a smaller size.

    Celebrate.

    (repeat)
  • indygal76
    indygal76 Posts: 283 Member
    Get rid of them! I sold all of my "fat" clothes at a yard sale this summer!
  • katy84o
    katy84o Posts: 744 Member
    Donate to goodwill!
  • RoseBred
    RoseBred Posts: 96 Member
    I used to keep fat clothes but I realized that keeping them is sabatoging my efforts to lose weight. It was like saying to myself, "I probably will not keep it off and I am keeping them just in case." Donate them!!
  • karenknob
    karenknob Posts: 19
    I have been selling my clothes on ebay as i get smaller and buying new clothes with the money i raise. Dont keep them "just in case". You have lost this weight so be proud.:flowerforyou:
  • TOOFATTOMOVE
    TOOFATTOMOVE Posts: 25 Member
    I say donate or try a nice consignment shop.
  • RosyT2
    RosyT2 Posts: 5 Member
    I am so confused on clothing sizes...what use to be small is med now ,,,med.is lg...lg.is xlg..etc....its really hard to say what size people wear any more ...I say keep the best and donate the rest......
  • baycat107
    baycat107 Posts: 165 Member
    TOSS! I had the same problem. Nice, fairly new clothes that I loved, but looked bad on me after losing 35 pounds. I struggled with this decision, but finally gave them to charity. It freed my mind & freed up my closet space for new clothes that are flattering.
  • keithgi
    keithgi Posts: 96 Member
    As Hernando Cortez said, 'Burn the ships'... there is no going back! Find a good tailor and see what clothes can be altered. I used to be in the textile business and many time clothes don't look right if a lot of alteration has to be done -- pockets etc. are out of proportion. If they can't be salvaged, donate them to good will or better yet, a friend. I know it's hurts to get rid of expensive clothes, but you've just made a huge investment in your health and this is just part of it.
  • PayneAS
    PayneAS Posts: 669 Member
    I have lost over 30 pounds so far and would like to lose 10 more. I have TONS of size 8 to 12 clothes in my closet. I am now a size 6-8. I want to go through my closet and weed out the old but I am not sure what to do with it. I am a teacher and I have so many great work clothes. I have spent a lot on those clothes and I will probably fit in those sizes someday as I get older. Am I making excuses? Should I really toss all those great clothes?

    Disclaimer: I'm not reading the other 9 pages of this thread.

    If they are that great, you love them that much, and they are so expensive then take them to a tailor and have them altered. You can keep them and not worry about what to do with them.

    Second, just because you get older does not mean you need to get fatter. Just because a lot of people do doesn't mean you have to. I know plenty of healthy weight people in their 60s and 70s. It seems like you are giving up on yourself before you've even finished your journey to be thinking along those lines.

    Last, if you don't want to get them altered, consider donating them to a battered woman's shelter. A lot of those women leave in the middle of the night with their kids with only the clothes on their backs. I'm sure they'd be grateful for some nice work clothes to go to job interviews in so they can start their lives over.

    Good luck with whatever you choose!
  • jcraig1980
    jcraig1980 Posts: 34
    My biggest indicator that I am starting to pack on unwanted pounds is when my clothes start to get tight. For me, I will either be tailoring my clothes down or getting rid of them. It is just too easy to put on a bigger size than actually do something about weight gain should it happen.

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