Do you hold on to clothes that you out grew but are hoping to get back into?

I am the worst ! I've been holding on to clothes for YEARS hoping that one day I'll fit back into them. I finally got the courage this weekend to face the fact that those days are probably over AND if I ever do loose the weight to fit back into them, that I much rather go shopping for new stuff. I have 2 garbage bags filled with really nice stuff. I'm not even sure what to do with it.

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the last few weeks, we donated about 5 bags of clothes. Honestly- if you havent worn it in well over a year, its time to let go of it. Mine wasnt an issue of fitting, but just things that i didnt wear, but felt bad getting rid of because people had given them to me. But, like you said... if you get to that size, the Best reward is shopping for it. so i would just donate (or sell) them asap.

When we pack them up... we go and drop them in the clothing bins that same night-- this way we dont get to 'change our minds'

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I do this all the time...and I also suggest that you donate your clothing.

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Are any of the clothes work clothes...I seem to remember an organization that you can donate women's work clothes to...but, offhand I don't remember the name...

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nope i usually just pass them down to my cousin since she can wear my clothes

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I just packed up two HUGE garbage bags with clothes that don't fit me anymore.

I have decided that if I lose more weight, I won't be wearing old clothes, no matter how much I love them...I will go and buy myself fabulous new clothes!!!

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This is why we need a swap board I have an Ann Taylor suit, size 6 somewhere in this house. I love it enough to save but not enough to lose weight.

The last time I cleaned out my closet I had 6 huge garbage bags & spent forever stuffing them into the clothing bins by my church.

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only certain outfits.

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I have some stuff, like things from AnnTaylor that I barely or never wore, that I bought right before the car accidents and all of the weight gain. I won't aprt with them because they're new and beautiful and I really intened to keep losing the weight.

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I am getting rid of stuff all the time yet, I still don't have room in my closets.

I usually wear my clothes until they are no longer wearable. Unfortunatelly, I tend to hold on to them for some reason. The same applies to clothes too small. I decided to keep only a few pieces just in case that "still have the tags" in a storage bin and get rid of the rest. So far, I am up to 6 big garden carbage bags.

I donate them to the Goodwill because it's convenient.

For those ladies who have nice clothing, you could sale them in a consignement store. Some stores specialize in brand name clothing (suits, maternity clothes, etc.)

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some stuff- yes. I have a few pants/jeans that fit great when they did fit and I just can't part with them hoping that they'll fit again some day
Alot of stuff I 've sold on ebay.

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I went through all my clothes and just got rid of a bunch of stuff!!! some stuff fit...other stuff was just too old (and ugly... ) to want to wear again!!

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only one pair of skinny jeans...

other than that i throw everything out

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I have one pair of red satin type pants (hey they were IN back then! :)) that I am holding onto- I dont know for what, I will never wear them again nor probably ever fit into them.. However, I have yet to throw them out..

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I want to add that I held onto a lot of nice clothes from before the accidents, and my mom used to be heavier than me and now she lost a lot of weight and she wears a lot of my cute clothes!

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I have plastic bin with some stuff in it.

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Yes I am desperately trying to get back into this dress!!

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Message edited 5/31/2006 8:59:53 AM.

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Every year, at the end of the season, when I'm putting my clothes away, if I didn't wear it then, I will get all these clothes together and donate them. If I didn't wear it that season, must likely I'd not wear it again.

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Yes!!!! And I am happy to say slowly but surely I am getting back into them

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yes i hold them for a while