Is anyone else afraid to give away clothes that no longer fit? I think after so many years of yoyo dieting I am afraid to give away clothes that are now too large for me. I keep thinking I should box these up and put them in the attic. I might have to go back to larger sizes some day? I just can't get my mind around the idea I will not need them some day!

I get what you mean, but I don't have that problem at all! The second it is too big to wear it goes into my donate pile. I can't stand having a closet full of clothes that I cant wear, and it is too frustrating to dig through 10 pairs of black pants and have to look at size labels to find the pair that isn't too big, lol. Simplify, and toss or donate if you can't wear it!

I totally get what you mean! I have an obscene amount of clothes. My closet looks like a store - everything from size 0 to 16! And they're lovely clothes that were hard to seek out - relatively flattering for my shape at many, many weights. It took me years of collecting this wardrobe and it's always depressing buying a bigger size so the last thing I would want to do is toss them and have to do go out an buy again in larger sizes and spend money for it!!!

So I completely concur! Not sure how long I want to wait before I do finally toss them out since I do feel like this time will be forever.

Maybe I'll find a good tailor and gradually have some of these altered, although sometimes that's more expensive than just buying something new but a lot of my things are classic styles that I will always wear.

I feel you. I have two giant bins of custom-made dresses from eShakti -- made to my measurements, beautiful dresses that looked amazing on me. Only now, they look like badly-fitting off-the-rack things. I had a huge packed closet of clothes, and now I'm down to part of half the closet. :-) But I don't want to keep them because I am ready to let go of that for good.

Now that I'm at goal, the only clothes I kept is my current size and one size up. I'm being realistic knowing that a 10-15 pound gain is common a couple years out, but that's as far as it will go, if that. Anything bigger than a 8 will not be in my closet. And I'm going to fight like hell to make sure of it!

I found a charity gala in my area for women who are coming from abusive relationships. Sometimes they have left everything they own to leave their abusers safely. It seems to ease the pain of letting go of these clothes that I have carefully collected over the past several years.

It's so awesome to only have clothes in my closet that actually fit me! If it's too big, out it goes!

I love the purge....I've worn the same size since the late 90s and my closet is ridiculous. It's nice and hat it's shrinking and I get to reinvent my wardrobe.

Plus I always need the deductions at tax time!

In the beginning, I bagged up all my really big clothes as soon as I grew out of it. Now that I'm a size 10-12, I am still holding on to the 14's and 16's. I have no idea why!!!!

My issue is that I've shopped at Torrid and the Avenue which are not inexpensive. A pair of pants can easily cost $50.00. I'm considering getting as much tailored as I can. But things that weren't incredibly expensive I'll either donate or sell to a consignment shop. Maybe throwing out your old clothes will force you to work harder to NOT go back to the larger sizes ever again!!

It mentally locks you in when you give them away. No going back. It was scary for me too, but now I can't wait to get them out and move on. I have done a little thrift shopping to help with the cost until I meet my goal.

I need to do the thrift shopping thing, too. Right now I only have one pair of jeans that fit. Blouses can be adapted by tucking them in, but pants that are too baggy tend to look like clown pants!

My issue is that I've shopped at Torrid and the Avenue which are not inexpensive. A pair of pants can easily cost $50.00. I'm considering getting as much tailored as I can. But things that weren't incredibly expensive I'll either donate or sell to a consignment shop. Maybe throwing out your old clothes will force you to work harder to NOT go back to the larger sizes ever again!!

I wish it helped! It never did before all the times I gained! And boy is that depressing having to buy the bigger clothes AGAIN because you can't fit into anything. it's much more fun to buy smaller sizes on the way down!

With surgery no more yo- yo dieting!!!! Yay!

I know what you mean. It's one of the things that you will let go of, eventually (hopefully!). Just like my relationship with food has changed.

I have a box started for my local abused womens shelter. Today I put two more dresses in it that are too big for me now.

The clothes aren't that big of a deal, well they are but I think I got over it this week. What just really hit me is all the bras, shapewear and lingerie I have to replace That is going to be a fortune.

I gave in and went shopping last night for a couple of new things. I have dozens of bras that are getting too big -- I mean, like, over 50, in amazing colors and stuff. *sniffle*

But hey, helllllo 40F, and goodbye 44DDD. :-)

I also got pants that were 4 sizes smaller and a sweater that was 6 sizes smaller.

Edited October 18, 201510 yr by Trinn