Keeping Big Clothes

[johde]

I was getting thing ready to donate to Goodwill and decided to keep a couple of pieces of my Big Clothes. I kept my big suit with the 52" waist, one of my 4X pull over shirt, and I still have my original 4X coat (I just bought a new XL winter coat to replace it). Did anyone else here keep some of their big clothes to remind themselves where they started?

 

[AprilN]

You bet! I've been sorting through and donating my clothes every six months, both to clean out my closet and to make sure I don't keep a "safety net" - I'm never going back to those sizes, but getting rid of the clothes brings the point home.

But I definitely kept some of the biggest clothes as a reminder, and for those "pulling out the pants from your new skinny waist" pictures. In fact, I went to a lot of effort to choose the right clothes - specifically, non-stretch pieces, so they would more accurately reflect my starting size. I also chose clothes that fit me well at that size, nothing too oversized. Anyway, I chose to save one pair of size 28 khakis (non-stretch) and the shirt from what I've chosen to be my "official" before picture:

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I haven't tried them on in a while, but I imagine they'll be fun for some great "goal" pictures - when I finally get there!

 

[kayeandjim00]

Oh Yes! I have a pair of size 20 shorts and a size 20 shirt that I still put on every once in a while and marvel at how far I've come. Especially on days when I feel I still have a long way to go. Everything else I have donated though so I'm not tempted to get too comfortable and fit in them again. Congratulations on your progress!

 

[wiskband]

I see the point there with holding on to see how much you have accomplished but my instinct was to say
no way!
I got rid of it all! For me, I feel that if I have something like that laying around, I may allow myself to let go again.
May sound dumb but, honestly, I think that may be how I got heavy to begin with! I had four kids in 8 years. So....
when I wasnt in maternity clothes in between kids, I wore sweat, loose fitting clothes etc, and before Iknew it I was prego again! So for at least 8 years, i had big cloth, clothes that one size fit all kind of stuff, no sense of measurement for years and before I knew it ! BAM!

anyway all my clothes now are form fitting, once they start getting tight! I get into action!

however, I do understand wanting to keep the proof!

renee

 

[bettyann29]

Personally I am getting rid of all my "big clothes" I lost 50 pounds a few years ago and got rid of my big clothes.. once I lost that weight I stopped trying.. so now I am starting from where I left off.. Luckily I only put back on around 5 of the 50 I lost..

 

[MelanieC]

WHen I first read the title my thought was - GET RID OF THEM NOW! I do see your point about having a reminder, but I wouldn't keep too many. I got rid of ALL my clothes and when I gained this 20 pounds I had no choice but to loose weight again. A lot of my clothes dont' fit right now, but I know they will soon. It really made me wake up when they got too tight. It was the best thing I did. I just wish they would get tight at 10lbs over and not 20. 10 would be much easier to deal with.

 

[ZerasPride]

I really struggled with what to do with my big clothes. It was only recently that I let them go and it was by accident. My closet was busting at the seams with all my old stuff as I tried to squeeze in the new stuff I was buying. DH coaxed me into getting rid of them. But I could only do it in stages. I packed most items up and one day when I wasn't home DH snuck and took them to goodwill. I'll be honest that I was wasn't ready to see them go but in the long run, I'm glad he did it. I can wear size 12's now and there is no way no how I can fit size 26/28 anymore but it was hard.

I did keep my biggest jeans (size 26) and one of my largest shirts (size 22/24) and every once in a while I'll put them on to remind me how far I have come and I'm just amazed that those jeans used to be tight on my tummy and the shirt used to hug me. It's nice to have a "this is where I came from but I'm never going back" outfit.

Congratulations on your wonderful progress!

 

[kfeuer]

I subscribe to the Dr. Phil philosophy of getting rid of things as soon as they're too big, so I didn't intentionally keep anything. However, I was recently cleaning out my closet shelf and found some old t-shirts I used to bum around in. I tried one on and it's literally long enough now to be a nightshirt (not to mention HUGE). I'm not even going to use them for that, though. I didn't work this hard to hide myself in big oversized t-shirts!

 

[JRoglitz]

I saved my biggest pair of jeans, a size 26, and I put them on every now again just to remind me of what I have accomplished so far. They fall right off of me now so it feels great!