tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post5082231657874893859..comments2024-03-28T16:58:03.030-04:00Comments on Success Along the Weigh: Transition is expensive!Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-58316854919096780712011-11-28T15:24:07.813-05:002011-11-28T15:24:07.813-05:00I tossed all my larger sizes out the last time I l...I tossed all my larger sizes out the last time I lost weight, then I gained it all back plus 30 and had to buy new. For some insane reason I didn't save the clothes on my journey back "up" the scale. (I think I was too depressed and just needed to get rid of the reminder of how bad it was getting.) I need to start tossing again, but I'm nervous because, like you said, it's EXPENSIVE! I just need to get it through my head that my last gain really was medical and now that I'm under a dr's care I shouldn't ever gain like that again.SkyeFyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279064967887745099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-77816766291100666732011-11-21T14:13:22.713-05:002011-11-21T14:13:22.713-05:00Most definitely do NOT keep them for just in case....Most definitely do NOT keep them for just in case...that is danger, Will Robinson, danger!<br /><br />I will admit that I have a pretty hefty pile in the closet that is waiting for donation that I haven't gotten around to yet. But will be very soon. Hopefully by the new year.<br /><br />But I usually let my Mom & Sister pick through what they might want and then donate the rest to Goodwill.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477548540626948283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-33810006227059023692011-11-20T11:42:59.146-05:002011-11-20T11:42:59.146-05:00I tend to put them in a pile and then when I get a...I tend to put them in a pile and then when I get a chance I donate a stack/bag at a time. I do most of my shopping at thrift stores anyway so replacing items isn't terribly expensive for me. I do kind of wish that thrift stores would give some kind of credit though. Like a used book store. If I donate 2 or 5 or however many items, I get to take one free.another layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756727485274694135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-51855905912138690222011-11-19T20:42:55.731-05:002011-11-19T20:42:55.731-05:00I donate my clothes as soon as they are too big. ...I donate my clothes as soon as they are too big. I just gave a bunch of nice sweaters to a friend who could use them. It's nice to be able to wear clothes from places like ON. I got some great deals there recently..a nice cardigan, a pair of jeans, a few tees, some socks, a pair of sweats and a sweater all for $90! It's weird because I can wear XL with some of their clothes, but certain things I need a 2x. The size 18 jeans I got there 6 weeks ago are very baggy, which is strange because I haven't lost that much weight since then, but have apparently somehow lost inches...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199434860797642670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-46992082594234130142011-11-18T18:59:14.238-05:002011-11-18T18:59:14.238-05:00I have to say I'm sort of looking forward to t...I have to say I'm sort of looking forward to this problem, although I suspect my wallet doesn't. ;)Marenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723154108032675494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-3037337157846183782011-11-18T11:57:30.759-05:002011-11-18T11:57:30.759-05:00After the first "down size", I started s...After the first "down size", I started shopping at a local thrift store for most of my clothes. I was lucky in that they had good stock. For other stuff, I shopped at JCPenney and Kohl's and bought as little as I could get by with. Donateing hundreds of items to Goodwill taught me the value of having less. (Not having a corporate job anymore means I also need less.)<br /><br />I keep a few pieces that are one size up, but only a few. I think I have 2-3 shirts and a couple pairs of pants. Other than that, big clothes get donated.Cammy@TippyToeDiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547787031318303521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-45177497608778306142011-11-18T10:41:28.213-05:002011-11-18T10:41:28.213-05:00It really depends on what the clothing item is.
P...It really depends on what the clothing item is.<br /><br />PJs/cheap t-shirts I keep for wearing when I work on my painting or do yard work (or sleeping). Same with a pair or two of jeans.<br /><br />I do have one pair of my biggest jeans saved as my "before" pants (might just do a "fat pant" before pic with them).<br /><br />For things I'll wear to work, I try to update as needed, a piece at a time. Kohl's is a great resource (love the "kohl's cash" scheme--if I buy $50 of stuff I get a $10 off coupon for my next trip).<br /><br />But I never buy stuff that's super expensive, so replacing as I go isn't too much of a financial hardship (and I use new clothes as my rewards).JLVerdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814082484881071454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-22671823173581219442011-11-18T10:33:59.092-05:002011-11-18T10:33:59.092-05:00I've donated all of my big & baggy clothes...I've donated all of my big & baggy clothes with the exception of two LARGE bags which are currently taking up residence in my dining room. I'm only holding onto those for my mom - who is currently losing - to see if she wants any of it. I don't have ANYTHING in my closet that is representative of my "former self". I lost 120 lbs and I'm never going back, so I don't see the need to hang onto the 'material' past!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-85898244000533121402011-11-18T10:28:09.499-05:002011-11-18T10:28:09.499-05:00I hear ya! I think I've spent more on clothing...I hear ya! I think I've spent more on clothing in the last year than I have in the last 10 years. I'm super cheap, and I was always getting hand me downs from a friend who had "the surgery." She was a total clothes whore, so I always had more clothes than I ever wore. It'll all even out in the end!hollyphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599122252238787250noreply@blogger.com