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I am debating on whether or not to keep any of my old jeans because it is so hard for me to find ones that fit right. However, doing so I feel like I am saying that this is either; A) not going to wk, or B) only going to work for a little while and I don't want to have that mind set. I want to keep the mind set that failure is not an option.

Any ideas? Curious to know what other people done or are going to do.

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Keeping old clothes for me is an admission that I might fail. I get rid of mine as soon as I move to a smaller size, kind of like when burned his ships to help his men commit to success in the new world.

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I kept one pair of jeans, just for comparison 's sake!

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As I go down in size I am literally throwing my clothes in the trash!! Never again will I be wearing those sizes..

28-18 so far........gone!

I don't even want to see them in my closet!

GOOD LUCK!!

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If I love them alter them!

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If I love them alter them!

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If you decide to get rid of them think about taking them to a support group meeting. I am sure someone there will be able to use them.

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I agree with the others. I don't keep anything from my fatter days. As soon as I move down a size they are gone.

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As I go down in size I am literally throwing my clothes in the trash!! Never again will I be wearing those sizes..

28-18 so far........gone!

I don't even want to see them in my closet!

GOOD LUCK!!

IP,

I am with you. I never want to see 28 AGAIN!!!

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I guess it depend on how close you are to your goal. I always kept a size or two larger than I was currently at because crap happens! I buy very expensive clothes so what could be altered was. I personally dont believe whether or not I have larger clothes in my closet is going determine my success or failure. If it was that easy, how did any of us get into double digits to begin with? Lol... As we went up higher, all that smaller clothes didn't discourage our eating habits! Lol... I definitely didn't keep any of my 22 or 24's once I got down to a size 10. But I'm glad I didn't throw away my 12 and 14 's. I had a rough year and needed them and now im working on getting out of them again. I don't consider myself a failure! My weight has never determined that!

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I had surgery on the 18 th and gave clothes away already. I'm NOT going to need them.

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I am debating on whether or not to keep any of my old jeans because it is so hard for me to find ones that fit right. However' date=' doing so I feel like I am saying that this is either; A) not going to wk, or <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /> only going to work for a little while and I don't want to have that mind set. I want to keep the mind set that failure is not an option.

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I kept one shirt and one pair of jeans. Not because I am afraid of needing them again but so that I can compare and see how far I've come.

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I had a garage sale a month after surgery and sold all my size 24-26 clothes ... I'm happy I did! :)

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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