All my clothes over size 20 (up to 24) that is

6 weeks out, down to size 18 - thankfully can shop in my closet! Got rid of the clothes like I did the weight. Made me feel like I lost 10 more pounds, lol. Will NOT go back!

Keep one pair of your heaviest pants...someday it will make you feel really good when you need an emotional lift! I took a picture the day before my surgery and kept the pants that I was wearing. I can now pull them on over another pair of pants without unzipping them or anything.

I have donated everything else though. Like you, I have no plan to return to my original size.

BRAVO! I know how good you feel!!

About 3 years ago I bought a couple pairs of jeans that were on sale. They were really tight, but I figured that I'd drop a few pounds and they'd be fine. Well, THAT never happened & I forgot that I even had them; gained more weight blah blah. Tomorrow will be 7 weeks out for me, and last week I saw those jeans hanging in the closet & decided to try them on. They fit perfectly, and they are ALSO as size 18 - yeah! Like you, I will continue to shop in my own closet, as I have everything from a size 22 down to a size 6. Although, it is not my goal to get back into a 6 anymore. I'll be perfectly happy at an 8-10.

Good for you.... I LOVE reading these stories!

Awesome!! Congratulations! I know you are feeling great! I just went a bought a new pair of pants today a size smaller (well my old size was sooo tight but I wasn't about to buy the next size up!) Feels great!

Keep up the great work!!

Congrats, on all NSV's, Karen

Like you I toss my clothes as they get too big. I ain't going back either!

Congrats I did same thing this week..I'm 5 1/2 wks out just got rid of all my 20s and 18s since I can comfortably wear my old 16s no need to keep them (did keep one pair of my largest jeans for a pic when I hit maintenance)

Isn't that the most awesome feeling!!??

As others have said, keep one pair of your largest pants so you can try it on throughout and see how far you've come!

All my clothes over size 20 (up to 24) that is

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This is so awesome!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations! That is awesome... I can't wait to get my band!

Got weighed this morning and went clothes shopping in the closet. Tossed out any shirt that was over a size 17 and a few pants that were over 40. Hope to clear the next load in about 30 days.

I must be insane, I still have an emotional attachment to all my clothes. Not having a lot of money I hang onto something until I literally can't wear it anymore. The one exception were the beautiful clothes I wore as mother of the bride and mother of the groom. I donated those to charity because I would never wear them again and I knew some plus size lady would appreciate them. I spent a lot of money on them and why have these gorgeous outfits just sit in the closet?

Anyway, getting back to my emotional attachment, I will eventually get rid of them.most of my clothes are classic not fad styles and a lot of my clothes go back as far as 25 years old. It's time to move on, I know.

That's awesome! Happy for you! I went through my clothes a few weeks ago, the biggest size I have now is 14

Donated a lot of my clothes to a local church tonight - feeling good but I still clung to some of those pieces that have seen me through thick and thin

I am trying to purge the closet by only buying when I give something away but it is so hard!

Congratulations to all of us, keep up the good work! Hard at times, but so worth it!