Old clothing

[2bullymom 44]

I am 6weeks post op and things are beginning to be too big (yay). My question is, did you all hang on to your old clothes when this happened, "just in case" or did you get rid of them IMMEDIATELY. I am leery because I have gained and lost SO many times and each time I got rid of my bigger clothes because "I would never need them again." While I am certain that is the case now it still makes me nervous

[LaTrisha R. Lake 36]

Honey, save the biggest tent piece of clothing and get rid of the rest. You aren't going back there! You didn't start a diet, you changed your life. Own it and you'll do wonderful things for yourself and your health!

[Bandora 136]

Congrats on your success so far! I would donate a lot of my items to Goodwill as soon as they were too large. I also bought lots of ' transition' items at Goodwill or other thrift/resale stores so I never felt bad if I had to get rid of them a few weeks later. I never want a reminder of how big I was once.

[Nyelaah 77]

There are some sites that you can sell your old clothes on and get $ to buy new ones! Look at old posts for suggestions on where. I'm not there yet but hope to be :-)

[JamieLogical 8,727]

I am having this same issue right now. I've separated out all my too-big clothes and put them in a pile, but I haven't committed to giving them away just yet. I have that niggling thought in the back of my mind that I *might* need them again, the way I have in the past. When I lost 90 pounds "on my own" in 2010/11, I got rid of all my clothes as I was losing and it was HUMILIATING and DEMORALIZING to have to go back out and buy bigger clothes as I regained. I still can't shake the fear of having to do that again.

[yagoubi26 10]

I plan on selling my clothes on buy sale trade sites on Facebook, and plan in picking up new clothes that way.

[2bullymom 44]

Thanks ladies! Jamielogical so sorry you are going thru this too but glad to know I am not alone. I really don't have much that is truly too big at this point because I refused to buy clothes I literally had like 3 pair of jeans and a few t shirts to my name that I could get in to when I was at my largest. But when I get to that stage I will definitely keep my largest looking piece and get rid of the rest. You guys are right and Jamielogical you should listen to them too! This is NOT another diet this is a new LIFE. I NEVER thought I could live without Doritos, hot tamales and diet coke but I HAVE for almost TWO whole months!! WOOT woot!

[bikrchk 1,313]

I had a closet "culling" at about 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 10 months, 14 months and even found a box of "H's skinny clothes" in my basement last week full of size 12's I'd worn for about 5 minutes after the last failed weight loss attempt years ago. That box went with my mother today for her\my niece or whomever they donate it to! I wear a 4/6 today and DO NOT intend to go back! I donated to family, charity, friends and sold what I could to second hand boutiques or on some Facebook sites I belong to for biker folk who are always looking for "broken in" leathers and bike parts!

As far as managing wardrobe while losing, hit the thrift stores for basics, second hand boutiques for designer jeans on the cheap, learn to use belts and scarves and frequent sale racks, coupon shop when you can. Dresses are more forgiving than skirts\pants when they're roomy. I think I lived in leggings and tunics last year. Still love them. Feels like jammies at work! It's a GOOD problem to have!

[rara71 6]

I just cleaned out my closet and drawers today. I have four large bags of clothes that are too big. It feels so good that they are too big, but I have that little voice in my head saying, maybe I should keep these clothes just in case. I do not plan on ever going back there, but I have gained and lost sooo many times before.

This time it is going to be different and I vow to not let myself gain the weight back EVER!!!! I have not felt this good in so long! I love trying on smaller sizes and they fit. I am down 64 pounds and 20 more to go!!!

[CanyonBaby 1,852]

All of the above. And then some! This is what I figure (and this is STRICTLY for myself!!!): if I KEEP them, that means I don't have faith in myself to see this through, FOREVER. I not only CAN do this, but AM doing this!!! I also do NOT want a reminder of what I was, so I have stashed a size SMALL pair of jeggings (my favorite clothing in ALL the world) in my closet, to be brought out when I feel I am getting close....and I AM! I am now in a medium!!! I try to ALWAYS look forward (nothing wrong with looking back, but looking back makes me feel sad. I don't LIKE feeling sad.) to what I CAN be, NOT what I WAS. I just don't want to have those feelings return. If I take away the things that make me feel sad, they have no more power over me. Gone are the old clothes, IN WITH THE NEW!

[wantingabetterlife 364]

I have donated three bags to Goodwill so far. As I try to wear something and it is too big for me, I throw it in a bag. When the bag gets full, I drop it off. I personally don't ever want to see those clothes and sizes again. It was hard in the beginning but now I have convinced myself that I am NOT going back there again. I feel a lot like @@CanyonBaby, if I keep them....then I don't have faith in myself and this commitment to myself. I just say (as I place an item in the bag), I will never need this size again!

[CanyonBaby 1,852]

It's kinda like having a funeral...I think about the memories I have of the things I did or things that happened while wearing that particular garment, give it a fond hug, THEN KISS THAT SUCKER GOODBYE!!!

[able2cope 193]

I have a whole new wardrobe - and loving it - put all my old clothes away and don't regret it for a minute.

[kimpossible67 608]

FB swaps are really popular and have been a great way to make money. Way more profit then say consignment. Check around. Save your largest, most amazing item and start letting it go, the rest that is. Pretty soon you'll have a virtual sea of clothes. May as well stay on top of it. They're gone, for good.

[CheleLynn45 615]

I only saved my two biggest stretched out capris that I was living in daily and two tops to try on and see how far I have come.

Everything else went bye bye!! I have been selling my clothes on a couple Facebook group pages and using that money to buy new clothes, I love it. It is fun and fairly easy. Stuff that doesn't sell I have donating. I average between $5-$15 per item depending on what it is after shipping. I have also purchased a few things off the sites too. When I went thru my closet there were so many items that still had tags on them it was crazy. Some things I shrunk down into others I lost to fast and couldn't wear.

But make sure you keep an outfit from where you started and I always tell people take monthly photos and measurements too. The scale shouldn't be your only measure of your success!!