Today I am re-organizing my closet. I do this every summer, but this time the process is different. In the past, I would always take my clothes that didn't fit because they were too small to the basement closet, with the hope that I would someday be able to wear them again. Sometimes I got back into them, but it was usually only for a very short time period because I would always gain the weight back.

This time, I am clearing out the clothing that's too large, and I am NOT taking it to the basement but rather giving it away. It feels very strange to be doing this.

I'm optimistic, yet at the same time, I hope I am not making a mistake.

yay ELIZABETH this is fantastic

yay ELIZABETH this is fantastic

 

Thanks, Deb! I think so, too, provided I don't need those clothes again...lol. At least this time I have hope that I won't gain it all back.

I've been doing the same. I had put away sweaters when the weather got warm and yesterday I bagged them up to be donated. I have also been buying a few sweaters on clearance and putting them away for the colder weather. It's going to be great having a new wardrobe when the weather gets cooler!

I forgot to mention those sweaters that I bagged up for donation were my smaller sweaters I bought last winter, now they are too big!

I did the same thing. I tried on some of the clothes I thought I could still wear but my husband helped me to decide which ones looked ridiculously big and some that I had refused to donate before in hopes that they would fit and they do! I also shopped in a department store for myself for the first time in YEARS! It was a great feeling.

It's a strange and scary feeling to be doing what you did. At least for me. I recently did the same, sort of. I put all of the clothes that are hopelessly to big in a bag. I was scared I would just gain the weight again. I've been wearing the too big clothes like a crutch. Considering my pants literally fell off of me today, it looks like I still kept some crutches. If anyone is wondering I was at home, not in public.

In any case, good job and thanks for the motivation to throw stuff out.