[ninepaw]

I can't WAIT until I have to deal with this issue!
I plan on keeping one pair of my much hated size 18's, once I'm actually down to a point where they don't fit anymore. Everything else can suck it, as far as I'm concerned. I'm feeling a whole new level of empowerment this time around that I've NEVER felt in my life, so I should never, EVER need those size 18's AGAIN!

[Fat Pants]

I keep them, but then again I figure they can double as maternity clothes when we eventually have kids and I won't have to drop a load of money on new clothes I'll only wear for 9 months. Hey, might as well get another use out of them, right?

[Robbynmarie k]

Well..... I am fixing to go in craigslist to see if anyone is willing to do a swap for clothes.......... I am keeping one pair of pants for a "remember when".

[Arctic Mama]

Originally Posted by RomanceDiva

I kept one pair of jeans from my starting weight but everything else I have either given away or sold on ebay

Yeah, I don't save any clothes, really, because it gives me a safety net of sorts if I gain weight again. I am saving my biggest jeans, and the rest goes to the church youth group garage sale and the Goodwill.

[time2lose]

Lori Bell originally posted Mine are all neatly packed in totes by size, and stored in the attic...Just in case. I have been down this road WAY to many times, and I know my past history. I have NEVER maintained a weight loss...EVER. You don't know how many times I've had to re-buy fat clothes because I gotten rid of everything.

Lori, I am glad to know that I am not the only one thinking this way. I could not bear having to buy those huge sizes again. However, I have not lost and regained several times. I have only had one significant weight loss and am on the cusp of that previous weight. The only times that I have maintained in my life were times that I was trying to lose weight. I have had a few experiences of losing a few pounds but most of my life my weight was going up, up,.......

But this time is different. I lost weight before because I was on diet pills, not because I formed new eating and exercising habits. This time my weight loss is slower but I am making permanent changes. It can take time to change the habits of 50+ years. I am starting to believe that I can lose this excess weight and keep it off. But I still have had a hard time letting go of those clothes.

I posted about this on the 100 pound club once and someone suggested that I still save any of the clothes that I liked but get rid of the clothes that I had to just cover my body. That really made sense to me. I need room for my new clothes so I started sorting. I have not finished so I am storing the clothes that I am taking to GoodWill in my car trunk. I find that I am saving only a few jackets, other than those biggest pants to keep as a reminder!

I hope the day comes when I am confident enough to get rid of all those huge size clothes. That would be a good way to celebrate an anniversary of maintaining.

Lori, I hope to read someday that you feel confident enough to get rid of your big clothes too. You have been an inspiration to me!