Have a box of my favorite clothes from when I was 18-21 and I'm hoping to fit back into them...they were a size L or XL I hope it's not too hopeful for me!

My hubby has wanted me to throw them out for years but I keep telling myself "I will fit into them again"

I'm hoping the sleeve helps me achieve this! I would love to wear my cargo skirt, my cute dresses and tank tops again...funny how about 10 years later and changing styles I still see things like them being sold...must mean I'm pretty mainstream lol

I threw all my old clothes away thinking I would never see that size again, boy was that a mistake. I am now back down to size 20's and XL (from 5XXXL and 28's and 32's) and nothing to wear. It so bites to think of all those clothes gone, but lov'in the new size.

You will be able to get in them again, it will happen soon.

Styles change every 10 years so you are right on track.

I threw all my old clothes away thinking I would never see that size again' date=' boy was that a mistake. I am now back down to size 20's and XL (from 5XXXL and 28's and 32's) and nothing to wear. It so bites to think of all those clothes gone, but lov'in the new size.

You will be able to get in them again, it will happen soon.

Styles change every 10 years so you are right on track. [/quote']

That is so awesome! You are rocking your sleeve! Thanks for the encouragement!

All of my old clothes are what saved me as I was going down in sizes. I didn't want to buy a bunch of stuff that would not fit as I was losing. I finally was able to get rid of it all and much more. At 3 years, I hope I stay this size forever.

I'm glad I didn't throw mine away. I would eye my levi's jeans ccasionally and say one day size nine you will fit over my hips again. Well after my surgery on 23 Jan 12, I am in a size 7 the 9s are almost too big. You will fit them again with the sleeve. Good luck to you.

When I had my lapband my husband nicely pestered me to throw my old clothes away (or technically donate them). I dropped 6 - 8 sizes, and got rid of some things, recycled quite a bit to other lapbanders, and threw some away but I had a LOT of clothes, so I still had a LOT left over. I'm glad now that I didn't get rid of them because I needed them after my band was removed. I have everthing from 14/16 - 32+.

Hopefully I will never need them again, but in the back of my mind -- you never know. I've told myself that if I can get under 200#, I will get rid of EVERYTHING, even if I have to set it out on the curb.

You know those big, trunk-sized storage bins? The ones people put fake trees in, or entire collections of seasonal decor? I have over 60 of those full of clothes (yes, we counted - we moved in 2010 and my husband was like, "Paying the movers to move those clothes you don't wear (1), and those (2), and those (3)..." actually counting how many trunks we had. Trying to "encourage" me to part with them. About 30% of them are too small for me and I will wear again, and about 70% are too big and hopefully I won't wear again.

I've sorted through everything and currently have 3 piles. Keep (will fit but not now), donate (wouldn't wear even if it fit), and try to sell (a HUGE pile, mostly career-wear, and everything still has the tags on). Until we get those piles cleared out, we can't have our basement finished - which is a current goal. So I have motivation. I just need to get past the brain roadblocks.

You guys are all doing so well!

You will fit in the again and the you will shrink out of them so hang on to them for a bit longer

I saved some old clothes but not that much. I have bought smaller clothes in the past hoping to get into them someday ... Well those days have been arriving. I do tho tell myself to only use one pair of jeans in each size and sell the others that still have the tags on them.