Getting Rid of Clothes

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  • TundraTed
    TundraTed Posts: 254 Member
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    One of the happiest days of my life was dropping 3 boxes that said "Ted's Fat Clothes" on the side off at the Salvation Army!
  • LeslePG
    LeslePG Posts: 105 Member
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    I think it's quite liberating and exciting! Just take a trip to the thrift store to pick up some "new" clothes. You can get a ton of things for a fraction of the price.

    That is a great thing to do, especially if you are continuing to lose. I did that after each of my pregnancies b/c I needed pants but didn't want to pay much for them since I knew I'd continue losing. It's very liberating to say "bye bye" to the clothes, and not having them around as an excuse
  • litatura
    litatura Posts: 569 Member
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    Each time I dropped a size, I sold the too big clothes to help pay for the smaller clothes.
  • trophywife24
    trophywife24 Posts: 1,472 Member
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    I give away what I can and donate the rest to Goodwill. I feel like if I hold onto my bigger clothes, that somehow gives me permission to wear them again. I don't have a ton of funding for new clothes all of the time but I would rather have a few things that actually fit me than a closet full of clothes that I will never wear again because I said so.
  • Muscles_Curves
    Muscles_Curves Posts: 385 Member
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    Before giving away clothes, I always keep one size up and one size down to account for fluctuation. If the one size up start getting tighter I know I need to step up in my workouts.
  • twinmom14ek
    twinmom14ek Posts: 174 Member
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    I have a wide range of sizes in my closet since I kept most of my smaller clothes as I gained weight, so closet space is at a premium in my house. As soon as an item looks too baggy on me, it goes in the donate pile in the spare bedroom. My husband finally asked about all the clothes in there the other day. He was impressed when I told him it was all the stuff that's now too big for me! It's a great feeling to be getting rid of pants that used to be too tight, and a reminder of how much progress I've made.
  • Robin1109
    Robin1109 Posts: 231 Member
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    Before giving away clothes, I always keep one size up and one size down to account for fluctuation. If the one size up start getting tighter I know I need to step up in my workouts.

    That's a smart idea. I did keep a pair of jeans that were one size up for those days I might fluctuate a lot. However, I bagged up all the 12-16s an sent them packing. I'm currently in an 8 (10 in petites). I guess I feel like if I ever need those 12-16s again, I'll have to buy them. And, it will be my financial punishment for not staying in an 8 or below!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
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    Yes, so that when my pants get too tight, my only choice is to workout and drink water for a few days and eat like a princess to get back on track.
  • iuew
    iuew Posts: 624 Member
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    i finally ditched mine after all of these years. just kept a few sentimental items, like a few outfits that i wore onstage at various gigs.

    sent some to a town rummage and the rest to goodwill.
  • MsDivineM
    MsDivineM Posts: 48
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    I so need to do this. I have started but not truely gotten rid of them just yet. They are in a box in the garage! I have so few clothes that fit though, so its hard!
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
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    I sell them to pay for new p, smaller clothes. :-)
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
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    I had no choice. My sister raided my closet and whatever fit her she took lol I had to go to a second hand store and get new clothes so I actually had some :P
  • bcsrule
    bcsrule Posts: 51 Member
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    My closet has been cleaned out, everything something got to big it left the house to church thrift shops. I've got 2 pair of jeans that fit, and basic t's for work, I can liteilty name all the pieces that I have right now. BIG, Big shopping spree coming my way in 6.8 lbs!
  • LCFulmer
    LCFulmer Posts: 183 Member
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    So I decided to clean out my closet last night and my pants drawer. Before when I've lost weight, I didn't worry about hanging on to larger sized clothing. I just let it sit in the drawers. Last night I made the big decision to give all of the stuff I'm too small for away. I feel like hanging on to it before gave me a dangerous safety net that allowed me to fall back into bad habits and not be too concerned when I went up a pants size. Basically, I made the conscious decision last night by getting rid of bigger clothes that I won't be going back there!

    What about the rest of you? Do you get rid of the bigger sizes right away so you don't stumble back into them?

    Ditto.... I put my "too big for me now" cloths on the floor under my standing mirror... symbolic. Mirror reminds me of where I am and the cloths remind me of how far I come. After a while I give them away to other women I know that are larger and loosing weight as well. Just this past weekend I gave away size 14 & size 16 cloths... some size 12 (women size that is). Its a good feeling and keeps me encouraged, especially when there are no clothes on the floor to give away..tell myself to keep working.
  • gauchogirl
    gauchogirl Posts: 467 Member
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    I've altered all of mine repeatedly. Once I can't do that anymore, I get rid of them. I've never tried to lose weight before, so I have no history with going back and forth. Since this was a lifestyle change, no reason to hang onto them. We only have one small closet for both my husband and I, so no room to spare.
  • crd314
    crd314 Posts: 18 Member
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    I get rid of them. I kept them in the past and it was too easy to creep back up into them. When I know I don't have any bigger clothes to wear, it's a great reality check. Right now I'm only keeping anything that is only 1 size up, since most of it is a few years old and has shrunk to mostly fit me through repeated washing. And it's all my work clothes and I can't afford to replace everything at once and I don't care if my pants don't fit perfectly at work. Anything bigger I donated to ARC. I would love to get down to where I can get rid of anything that is double digits!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
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    If you have nice, interview appropriate clothing that is now too big, look for an organization like My Sister's Closet to donate them to. They help underprivileged women who are looking for a job be dressed for the occasion.

    I have two pairs of jeans that are too small (motivation) and one pair that are too large (insurance). I learned years ago not too allow myself too many items of clothing that are too big to stay in the house. It becomes far too easy to put them on and keep right on gaining weight. This way, ss soon as my current clothes start getting tight I know it's time to get focused on losing a few pounds again.
  • Robin1109
    Robin1109 Posts: 231 Member
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    If you have nice, interview appropriate clothing that is now too big, look for an organization like My Sister's Closet to donate them to. They help underprivileged women who are looking for a job be dressed for the occasion.


    I'll definitely keep that in mind. Everything I had to give away was basic and not super dressy.
  • heddylyn
    heddylyn Posts: 173 Member
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    Dump them like a bad boyfriend! Besides, it's a great excuse to go shopping to get some hot new clothes to go with your hot new bod!

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