When did you get rid of the "fat" clothes?

As I was trying to find nonexistent room in my closet for the new clothes I bought today, I feel it's come to decision time. Get rid of the clothes or invest in plastic bins? Back in 2006, I lost about 55 pounds and went from a size 18 to a 10. After losing, I donated all of my bigger sizes. I kept the weight off for 3 years, then a gradual weight (and size) increase turned into major gains. I had "given up". I hadn't really stuck to any changes I had made. Exercise and "dieting" had been a tool to lose weight, but didn't stick because I didn't make it stick. Every time I had to buy new clothes in a bigger size, I felt SO ashamed of failing so badly. So in 2013, after ballooning up to the most I'd ever weighed, I decided REAL changes needed to be made. I've lost 70 pounds, but, more importantly, I have a) discovered a true love of exercising and b) educated myself on food/nutrition. I've kept the weight off for a year now and feel I have a better grasp on my body and what food/exercise it needs to stay healthy, fit and happy. I have zero plans on going back to unhealthy habits and regaining. However, life can be unpredictable. What if I regain? Buying bigger clothes last time was a real demoralizer, not to mention expensive.

How long did you wait to get rid of your big clothes or did you hang on to them? I'm interested in other maintainers experience.

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Literally the moment I could replace them with better-fitting clothes, they were en route to goodwill. And every time I replaced them, I made SURE that I absolutely loved the way I looked in my new clothes and that I didn't skimp on price — which would make replacing those clothes with larger sizes if I gained weight, just that much more bothersome.

A large part of my weight loss has been making my life much more convenient if I just keep on the right track. Once I start to gain, that is when everything gets inconvenient, little-by-little, until I just can't stand it anymore and I trim back to my maintenance.

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I've actually been in the process of tossing out old clothes I kept "just cause". I've bought way too much cute stuff to justify keeping them. The shirt in my current avatar, a pair of jeans that fit tightly before the weight loss, and my old FFA jacket are all I intend to spare.

I need really need to buy more underwear.

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Still have some after meeting my goal weight quite a few months. I never liked shopping at any weight. But some of my clothes are starting to feel like parachutes, so I should probably toss them.