I am 16 days pre-op. It's starting to cool down here. Today I decided I would go thru all my clothes and get rid of my summer clothes. By next summer I plan on being in something much smaller. Anyone else throwing out there summer stuff already?

No but that's not a bad idea.

It depends on what you want to do with your clothes. If you're going to pitch them or donate to Goodwill or another charity, you might as well get rid of them now (I might keep a couple of things just so you can see your progress); if you're thinking of selling them in a consignment shop, you might want to wait until next spring when there's more of a market for those types of clothes.

Good luck to you with your journey! You're going to feel so much better by the time next summer rolls around!

I have gone through my closets and drawers and bagged up everything that as of right now is too big.... no matter what season it is for...I'm not going back to that size, so why keep them? As soon as I find out something is too big, out it goes. Not too soon IMHO.

I wore my old clothes as long as possible because I didn't want to spend a fortune on repeatedly buying clothes. So I ended up having to punch new holes in my belt and just keep pulling it tighter and tighter. Eventually my jeans began looking like parachute pants, especially after losing over 100 lbs. The first negative comment from a person about my pants was a sign that it was now time to purchase new clothes.

I'm so new to this! I see my surgeon tomorrow and then my pcp to star the six month diet and exercise "insurance waiting period" program. So I have awhile to wait but I'm so ready to get it done! I'm so sick of myself and this fat!! In your experience is 6 months along time to wait or did it go by fast?

Depending on what you're getting rid of, they have really cute ideas on Pinterest of how to alter shirts to make them smaller. Would make some cute workout clothes while still in the losing phase.

I"m the opposite. I HOP my summer clothes fit me next year lol. I have super cute 1x tops but I'm a 3x now. I keep hearing I'll be even smaller than that next summer if I get my surgery in November as planned. We'll see.

I HOP??? Is that a fruedian slip? I meant I HOPE

I have a couple days off between now and my surgery.

My closet remains an unexplored resource. I need to get in there and organize stuff. After sorting through it, I'll see a number of things that will go to Goodwill and a number of smaller clothes that I hung on to from when I when I'd been really successful a few years ago with an 8 month low-carb & exercise push. I am really, really looking forward to getting back into those clothes.....and going past them to smaller stuff that I"ll have to buy.

I'll be getting on this in the next few days ahead.

Depending on what you're getting rid of, they have really cute ideas on Pinterest of how to alter shirts to make them smaller. Would make some cute workout clothes while still in the losing phase.

I am hoping to be able to alter some things to avoid buying too much while I am morphing to my smaller size.

I'm so new to this! I see my surgeon tomorrow and then my pcp to star the six month diet and exercise "insurance waiting period" program. So I have awhile to wait but I'm so ready to get it done! I'm so sick of myself and this fat!! In your experience is 6 months along time to wait or did it go by fast?

I have Kaiser. I started this process back in mid-March! My surgery date is October 21st! I had to take weekly classes for 12 weeks, go to one mandatory support group (which I love and continue to attend, I recommend it to everyone), I've had various appts with my bariatric team, had two appts with my surgeon, and a psych evaluation. It has gone very fast! I'm excited and wishing these last 16 days would move a little quicker.

I have a couple days off between now and my surgery.

My closet remains an unexplored resource. I need to get in there and organize stuff. After sorting through it, I'll see a number of things that will go to Goodwill and a number of smaller clothes that I hung on to from when I when I'd been really successful a few years ago with an 8 month low-carb & exercise push. I am really, really looking forward to getting back into those clothes.....and going past them to smaller stuff that I"ll have to buy.

I'll be getting on this in the next few days ahead.

When is your surgery? I also have smaller clothes from years ago when I lost a lot of weight the same way as you. I've hung on to those clothes. I have plenty of transition clothes from sizes 2x all the way down to mediums.

Depending on what you're getting rid of, they have really cute ideas on Pinterest of how to alter shirts to make them smaller. Would make some cute workout clothes while still in the losing phase.

I hung on to somethings I know I can alter as I shrink. There were a few things I kept for before and after pictures as well.