Question

To throw or not throw away clothes as they get too big?  

Answer 1

I got rid of mine and had a lapse had to buy all new to get thru! Don’t do it!  

Comments

@belva go to resale shops!  

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@endocarditis I did but it gets expensive! I just need to get the weight back off!  

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@belva just get a couple basic things to see you through - way cheaper than new clothes!  

Answer 2

Throw them away! Or better yet donate to The Salvation Army or another charity. It will help you with maintenance

Answer 3

Donate them, the ones that are really super great. You will bless people that way.  

Answer 4

Take to consignment store or donate.  

Answer 5

If you have lost a lot of weight keep an item for comparison. You will be amazed

Answer 6

Please donate and be happy!  

Answer 7

Get rid of them! You will not be able to slip back into bad habits knowing you have big clothes to fall back on.  

Answer 8

I got rid of all mine and then fell off the ww wagon and gained some weight so had to buy new clothes. So i keep some things now rather than get rid of all just in case

Answer 9

I felt like if I did not get rid of them I was allowing myself permission to gain the weight back. It was a mental thing. I had to commit to being a smaller size.  

Answer 10

Get rid of the safety net. if you do re-gain, styles change and besides, it may make you fight that much harder to keep it off or put the brakes on much sooner than if you had that net available

Answer 11

I donated mine.  

Answer 12

Throw away

Answer 13

Get rid of them!  

Answer 14

Donate them because it’s a sign you’re serious about this

Answer 15

No. Donate

Answer 16

I kept one outfit as a reminder of where I started! It is a great mindset adjustment for me.  

Answer 17

Or trade with someone who needs them

Answer 18

If they are in good shape, sell on Poshmark to help with new clothes

Answer 19

I take thr smaller ones out of totes and put my bigger clothes in the totes and store them just in case I go backwards

Comments

@babylonia40027 I agree. Just having to go back into the larger clothes is enough incentive for me to get back on track.  

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@babylonia40027 please dont keep them and tell yourself that, could turn into a self fulfilling prophecy

Answer 20

Get rid of them! Yo are not going back, some one else will love them.  

Answer 21

Get rid of them. They served you well and now they don’t.  

Answer 22

Donate them to a Nonprofit organization.  

Answer 23

Get rid of them

Answer 24

Donate. Don’t go back.  

Answer 25

Throw them out and never go back!  

Answer 26

Donate! I do not understand people who are so excited to put something on from 15 years ago! I want all new clothes when I get to goal. Someone could be using those clothes right now!  

Answer 27

Donate and enjoy shopping

Answer 28

Toss em! No going back

Answer 29

When I taught WW we told our groups get RID of clothes that are too big! Too easy to tell yourself "if I gain weight, I'll have clothes to fit" could be a self fulfilling prophecy

Answer 30

Get rid of !  

Answer 31

Please donate to a shelter. They don't get a lot of donations in larger sizes and are needed. I volunteer at a local homeless shelter and they are thrilled when I bring in my clothes.  

Answer 32

Keep one pair of pants so you can see how far you've come on your journey. Donate the rest.  

Answer 33

I found if I didn’t get rid of them I always had something to fall back on so Zi would recommend getting rid of them.  

Answer 34

Get em outta there! Never going back!  

Answer 35

Get ‘em out of there! Too easy to go back!  

Answer 36

Keep one pair of the biggest pants or shirt you wore. That’s the only thing I kept and I can’t believe that they fit me and were tight on me❤️

Answer 37

Get rid of them, don't go back

Answer 38

Unfortunately it doesn’t work that way for some of us. I’ve been on some weight loss journey most of my adult life  In my opinion. I would keep a few things your comfortable in just in case you slide, donate the rest. If you still haven’t worn those comfy’s in a year, throw them out, you’ve got it going on!  

Answer 39

I gave mine away.  

Answer 40

I kept all my jeans 16-6, I’m in a 8-10 now working on getting in those 6’s by summer

Answer 41

Always donate. Someone can always use them.  

Answer 42

Throw out old too big clothes!  

Answer 43

I recommend donating them. When you get down to smaller sizes you will want to get new clothes. Plus if you hold on to them you might be thinking you will need them again 1 day. A lot of places come right to you house and pick them up.  

Answer 44

I keep one size up, just in case. I’m still going down, so I’m giving away as I go.  

Answer 45

Let them go!  

Answer 46

Get rid of them! For years I hung on to mine. Making it too easy if I gained weight back. Also if you take in the seams to make them fit now? Cut the seam out. I had a closet full of clothes size 12-24. Now I am in a 10-12 and anything over a 12 is gone.  

Answer 47

Give them away you will NEVER fit into them again. Positive thinking

Answer 48

As I shrunk I would donate to resale shops & then go in & buy my “new” size! That way everyone benefits!  

Answer 49

Donate to local women’s center or take them to a local WW meeting for a clothes swap, when meetings start again.  

Answer 50

I am a lifetime member of Ww. My weight fluctuates out of control over the years. I kept my larger clothes. A mistake for myself. Now I have been below goal for some time. I gave away all of my large wardrobe. Good luck with the journey

Answer 51

Any cute material that you can make masks with!  

Answer 52

Sell them on fb in marketplace if they are in good condition I sell all my stuff on there

Answer 53

I just cleaned out my clothes yesterday and I’m going to donate them! I never want to go back to that size!  

Answer 54

I threw a swimsuit away yesterday. It was a challenge to keep the bottoms up and the girls in. My daughter said - mom you have to throw that way! It was a great feeling

Answer 55

Donate them!  

Answer 56

It’s scary. It’s like defying the fates when you throw away the fat clothes and fate says oh yes you will re-gain. Not an easy decision for sure.  

Answer 57

Donate to your Local Salvation Army or Goodwill.  

Comments

@misdo24 Salvation Army ALL THE WAY. They use the most $ to go for good causes. Good will pays their CEO BIG BUCKS & pay their workers peanuts.  

Answer 58

Donate. If your weight changes you won’t want to wear them! If they are there they offer you a choice to grow

Answer 59

Yes donate. Do not keep!  

Answer 60

Can you alter anything ? Kinda depends on how much you like something. Fun shopping for new stuff ❤️❤️❤️

Answer 61

Get rid of them

Answer 62

Donate them , you'll make someone very happy.  

Answer 63

@inevitable77. Donate them to women's shelter & never look back. Just keep one outfit from your starting weight to remind you that you never want to go there again

Answer 64

Donate them

Answer 65

Get rid of all of them!  

Answer 66

Donate them

Answer 67

Donate so you won’t be tempted to wear them again

Answer 68

That’s tough. I’m donating - I just don’t have room in my apartment for this many different sizes!  

Answer 69

Get rid of them!  

Answer 70

Adios  

Answer 71

I’ve paid way too much money for clothes to give away. I’m handing them onto my daughter in law, who had weight loss surgery.  

Answer 72

I donated my big clothes to Vietnam Veterans.  

Answer 73

Keep and store away for two years!  

Answer 74

Get rid of them as a commitment to the new you!  

Answer 75

Throw them away!  

Answer 76

Get rid of them.  

Answer 77

Donate them, if possible.  

Answer 78

Make something out of them. My last size 20’s. Not going back.  

Answer 79

Took my Jean's to Goodwill yesterday!  

Answer 80

Donate them! Congratulations!  

Answer 81

That's awesome Kristin.  

Answer 82

Dr. Phil would say that by holding onto clothes that are too big you are allowing yourself the option of getting back to that size.  

Answer 83

Ask people at your meeting if they need them.  

Answer 84

What will work for you?  

Answer 85

Donate as you out shrink them then you can't go back. That is what I did. Down 100 lbs

Answer 86

Get rid of them!  

Comments

In the past I’ve kept them and I’ve grown back into them not this time!  

Answer 87

It is hard giving up your favorite clothes but I just told myself you will find new favorites.  

Answer 88

Haven’t ever had that problem.  

Answer 89

Throw them out