Donate or Save Clothes

[Slimsoon1988 123]

So I'm 6 months post op and have lost 85 pounds. I'm finally fitting into medium shirts(gulp!) and inching closer to 36 waist jeans from a size 44. Today I have taken out all the clothes I can no longer fit and its a huge amount of clothes. Maybe 2-3 large garbage bags worth.

What are some of your rules around clothing? With 30 more pounds to lose until I reach goal, I really hope to never ever wear these clothes again. But I'm very much aware that regain may happen in the future but I also don't believe in saving clothes waiting on a day that may or may not happen. Idk what to do!

[McButterpants 2,846]

I cleaned out my closet in stages. Good riddance!

I did save a few things to give me perspective - some days I pull out my old jeans I wore at my heaviest. It reminds me how big I really got and how much my life was out of control.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Get rid of them. It you have some favorites or some expensive pieces, consider having them tailored.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

hope never wear these clothes again - regain may happen in the future

@@Slimsoon1988

i gave the clothes i couldn't wear to thrift shop

during my weight loss i went back to that store

found smaller size clothes i could wear as i was losing weight

what goes around

comes around

EEEEEK

as far as saving old clothes "just" in case you gain???

please don't do that

gives you "a little " permission to say something like "oh well, i gained a bit,

i'll wear the next larger size from my closet

then later the next size, next size etc

don't be a pessimist that you will gain weight

be an optimist that you won't gain weight

realistically, you "might" gain a few lbs here and there

then work extra hard, to lose the weight again

you lost the weight once, you can do it again!!

do not save your old clothes, ok

85 lbs down!!!

that's great

kathy

congrats

[Miss Mac 6,261]

I donate stuff as soon as it does not fit. I do not want to give myself any room for gain back like I used to.

[slsgeek 10]

I like the idea of keeping one item to remind me where I started. I would love to donate to other women on this board who are a size or two behind me on this journey. I have some really nice work attire. 18/16w and some 2x shirts. Wonder if we can start a "donate" thread?

[AvaFern 3,516]

I guess I'm a hoarder, because I've kept all of my clothes. I went from a size 2 in college to an 18 just before surgery and now I'm back to a size 0-2, so I have allllllll of those sizes of clothing. It's funny though, the vast majority of clothing that I wanted to fit back into isn't really something I want to wear now and I ended up just buying new clothing anyway. I also tended to wear all of the same things over and over again when I was fat, so I don't have a ton of that clothing to start off with. I have a lot of those rubbermaid totes full of clothing from over the years that I wasn't going to wear anymore packed away in my garage. In hindsight, I think donating them would have been a great idea.

[TammyDTM 391]

Donate your clothes and don't look back!

[jess9395 5,448]

Pass them on as soon as they are too big!

[Slimsoon1988 123]

Wow thanks everyone. I was leaning on saving them but you have all encouraged me to donate

[liannatx 897]

Everytime I lose out of a size I donate anything that is too big. I cant stand a closet full of clothes I cant wear, and see no point in storing a bunch of clothes I cant wear.

[_Kate_ 2,224]

Get rid of everything as soon as it's too big. You are going forwards so don't look back!

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

keeping one item to remind me where I started.

@@slsgeek

i got rid of alll my big clothes - wish i had saved something

after GOAL i went to the plus sizes jeans at Kohl's

(just like the "good ol days")

found my exact 2X blue jeans that i used to wear

took them to changing room

put them over my size 6 jeans

i stared at myself - just kept staring for a few minutes

tearing as i saw the old me

not a pleasant sight

i bought those pants to keep in my closet as a reminder where i never/won't ever be again

that's my story and i'm sticking to it

kathy

[McButterpants 2,846]

I remember the first time I purchased a "regular" size...It was about 8 months or so after surgery. I pulled them off the rack just to see if they would fit. I stood there in the dressing room and cried as I looked at the new, smaller me, fitting in a pair of shorts that were not "Plus Size". I walked out of the dressing room and bought them without even looking at the price tag (I was a little surprised when I found out how expensive they were). I will tell you, I will always own that pair of shorts - they are special to me.

[Yaberhoo 358]

Get rid of them! If you do start to gain, you will feel it in the tightening of your current clothes. That will kick you back on track. It's too easy to simply reach in your closet and grab a bigger pair of pants.