Letting go of big clothes

I had a hard time at first getting rid of clothing, but I lost so fast that I had too.  I was at a 24 when I started my journey and now 8 months later I am a 12.  I have a ways to go still, but I had to make room for clothing that would fit me.  I saved one pair of jeans and most of my dresses ( I spent a bit of money on dresses and know that I can give them to someone who needs a nice dress)... but that is it!  I now have to buy a new pair of pants every month... but I don't really mind all that much!

All of my old clothes have gone to the homeless shelter in town.  I went down a shoe size too, so my shoes go there as well. 

Get rid of what you can, but make a decision about what you want to take with you on this journey.  If you pack too much with you it will slow you down, and keep you from going some places.  Isn't that why you got the band? Think about it :) HUGS!

I had a really hard time comprehending that I would never need those fat clothes again and held on to everything for WAY too long.  So, I decided that for each new item of clothing I bought that was properly fitted, I would get rid of a piece of fat clothing.  It didn't take long before my entire wardrobe was replaced!  It didn't seem so drastic doing it this way.  Good luck! :)

I recently got rid of 3 bags of "fat clothes".  I've lost about 45 pounds now and have gone down about 2-3 sizes depending on what it is.  In the past when dieting I've always kept my fat clothes just in case and it was inevitable that I would go back to them at some point.  BUT, I figured that the reason I had lap band surgery was because my old methods clearly did not work. 

I started putting things into a pile just outside of my closet as I found stuff that didn't fit anymore.  I started looking at that pile as the "old me", the me that failed at diets, the me that was unhappy with myself and how I looked, the me that was always uncomfortable because of my size.  I started to hate that pile.

Once I got enough things in my pile, I bagged them up and donated them to Goodwill.  I will say that I had a moment of serious anxiety when I handed them over and drove off.  But, now I feel SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad that I did it.  I am not giving myself the option of going back to that unhappy lady anymore.  I choose to be healthy and happy instead. My closet is getting more and more sparse, but it feels great because I know what is left in there represents the smaller and healthier me!!!!   

I purged the weight and at the same time I am purging that old unhappy person, and part of that is purging those stupid fat clothes. 

I say get rid of them, it may be hard, but you'll be so glad that you did, it was empowering for me!!

Good Luck!