Anyone else grieve a little when saying buh-bye to now-too-big clothes?

I am so happy with the results of my WLS -- REALLY!

But a teensy tinsy, itty bitty part of me is experiencing genuine sadness at saying g'bye to some of my clothes --

I have kept a set of my LARGEST, just ONE outfit, so that I will always remember where I was ... BUT some of the clothing I'm donating?  I remember being so thrilled to fit back INTO it!!!  It's a little bit traumatic to either

a) see it in my closet, since it is too big and now utterly unredeemable; AND
b) send it away, because I have all these positive emotional associations with it.

I wll NEVER wear these clothes -- out of style, out of date, and beyond my current shape by dozens of pounds.  But .....

I rejoiced as it was a chance to actually really clean and organize my closet, then with the donations I got a great tax refund so I could replace those clothes......Have fun finding new things you will love becuase they are in a cool color, style or just new to you!! And best of all you can buy it because you want it not becuase it fits and you are afraid if you don't grab it now it will not be there when you need it as your old size went fast.....

I kept my largest pair of jeans as well.  My t-shirts that used to barely fit, I now use as nightgowns.  Whenever I get discouraged I just try on my jeans and remember how much better off I am now! 

I went thu that too... I think its fat girl trauma.. the "OMG what if I need these again someday" (cause i have always ended up back "THERE") and my hubby kept laughing at me because i kept saying... oh my gosh do you know how much money we spent on that outfit... his response... "ok well now another heavy girl will be dressed nice, atleast untill she can get the weight off too!!" HE IS THE CUTEST!!!

but yes now the clothes are gone and ding bat me forgot to save one of my BIGGEST  pairs to reflect on... dang it!

i forgot to save my biggest pair too - wish i had - but, a short time back i was on a little vacation and was rummaging around in my suitcase and found a pair of old panties in my suitcase
they were the size of a standard pillow case!  i couldnt believe my eyes!
so, i took out a new pair and laid them on top of the others - the difference was amazing!

I had no problem giving away most of my clothes, but I held onto a big boxful of "expensive"/"good" clothing....yes, I was too attached to give them away as soon as I knew I would never wear them again.  About 3 years went by, and I met someone at my new job who was "large" and could really use the good clothes.  She was so grateful to have them, that I felt so thankful I could give them away to her.  Hold onto them if you need to....you'll be able to let go when the time is right.  Julie

Nope, I was more than happy to throw those clothes out! I didn't even keep the largest, though I sort of wish I had! I didn't even think about it.

Charming , I donated all of my large clothes. I just kept one outfit... to remind me of how unhealthy i got over the years. I keep it Iat the bottom of my dresser draw. I might frame it or something... who knows...lol and yes , my outifts were horrible... so out of style...LOL haha...Charming... you are too funny but its true.

Get rid of the clothes.... just keep one outfit.

Lizzy

I was soooo happy when I could wear some of my older clothes (closet shopping is such fun) but, I have some dresses that I LOVE and they are WAY too big for me now...I just put them for sale on Ebay this week and it was the hardest thing to do...I felt like I was getting rid of my security blanket...very emotional...who would have ever thought that...not me. But, I have so brand new dresses and love them to and just order me some new shirts for the fall...so, I'll be just fine.

Oh Boy am I having that same problem too!!  I am excited about losing the weight but I just can't stand the idea of getting rid of my clothes.  Part of it is the mentality that I used to have when doing past diets -  "well, I might gain it back so I might as well hold onto it".  I then tell myself that I could try to sell it during a yard sale or on ebay, but it would drive me crazy if someone would try to make me drop my price.  I also hate that my local goodwill seems to really have a tendency to put really high prices on things (even though I know the proceeds go towards helping people in need).   My husband is really frugal and I know that he wants me to try to sell all of it but I don't know if I can deal with that anguish. 

It's funny how I've had no problem throwing out tons of food that I didn't want in the house since surgery, but I can't part with my fat clothes.  Ultimately I think I would rather donate it directly to a charity or needy individual(s).  I'm sure with the sad state of our economy there are people *****ally could use the clothes.  However, I am planning on going to a new support group on Sunday so maybe I'll find someone there needing my old sizes.   I just need to find the courage to part with all of it.