Tell me it is okay to get rid of clothes

Keep one or two items...toss the rest

I've done this so many times. It's ok to keep one pair of fat pants and one pair of skinny pants at all times.

Donate the rest, you won't regret it because you'll forget you ever even had them and they're probably outdated by the time you'd need them again.

I donate clothes all the time, including the ones that are too big or was bought for a certain reason. Why should I hold on to something that may never get worn again?

Let someone who will wear them right now have them.

I lost weight and put all my XXL and size16 stuff in a clear container. I will keep it there for one more year then donate it all. I figure 2 years holding onto stuff is long enough. Good luck. It’s scary I get that. I am still in limbo, too.

I'm having the same problem except I got fat. I need to just donate it all because when I get skinny again I'll end up shopping as a reward.

Let them go! Keep 1-2 items if you must, but lose the excess. You will feel amazing once you only have things around you that fit and you like.

Of course it’s ok! Mostly, it’s better not to have excess junk taking up space but also, it can be an incentive to not slide back into old habits if you know you’d have to buy a bunch of new clothes.

Let them go. If your weight fluctuates go to Clothes Mentor and buy yourself some new clothes that fit.

I went back to work after giving away one closet full of work clothes. I kept enough professional clothes to get me through my last job that was WFH. When I went back to the classroom, I realized that many of my current work clothes were not that current. I ended up buying new things. To be fair, most of my out of style clothes were pants/slacks. The blouses, shells, and sweaters still worked.

I would get rid of most of what you want to donate. It will be harder to gain back the weight if you don't have clothes that fit.

I pulled a bunch of tee shirts from hangers in my closet and folded them neatly in a pile that sat in my closet for a good long time. I was talking to my therapist and she challenged me to actually donate them so someone else could wear them since I wasn't. I went in with a paper bag and added the shirts to it neatly and promptly took it out to my car. That was Thanksgiving break. I don't miss them. I then went into my sweater drawer and pulled all my sweaters out (many from 15+ years ago) and let my 11 year old take what she wanted from them and the most of the rest went into a paper bag to give away. Then I did the same with my leggings. I went back to my closet and did the same with my long sleeve tees. I have probably 50 empty hangers and my closet is STILL full. I need to go and prune more.

The weird thing- I don't miss any of it. NONE. I'm sure I could empty most of my closet and not miss any of it either. I have at least 40 skirts sitting in there that I LOVE LOVE LOVE but I never wear them so really how much do I love them? My style has changed- I used to wear skirts and cute tee's/cardigans to the classroom. Now I wear jeans and leggings and tee shirts and hoodies.

I should go thru my shoes. Oh, the shoes! So many cute shoes. I have storage for all of them so it's not like I need to space but will I ever wear them?

This is the absolute perfect time to clean out your closets.

New house. New life. New you. 😊

I'd keep my favorite items that aren't easy to find. I dislike clothes shopping and I know my weight fluctuates so I'd hate to spend more money if I need a size up. Saving the clothing doesn't change my habits. LOL

With that said, I have 4 pant sizes of my favorite dress pants. If I love it, I keep it.

Maybe I'd keep a pair in the next size up, but no way would I have clothes two sizes too big sitting in my closet. Donate them.

After moving way too many clothes around the country for a couple years, I ruthlessly purged my closet with no regrets. Donate those clothes. 

There are lots of people out there that could put them to good use. Keep 1-2 pairs and donate the rest. They will go to those who need them.