I should be happy but

Well today i went through my closet and drawers and removed 6 bags of clothes to give to Good Will and about 4 bags that I threw out. I shoul be happy with getting rid of all the clothes due to my weight lose, but I feel kinda sad. It feels like I'm threwing out part of my life. I can't believe how hard it was for me.

you have the right to be sad you are mourning the loss of your closest friend. Your fat has been there for you through it all and now you are having to say good bye. Mourn it properly and then you can move on with your new closest friends health and happiness. Congrats on your weight loss though!!!

Its normal to have mixed emotions as you go through your old clothes. You are going through physical and emotional changes. However, I believe that you are going to gain so much more moving forward. Think ahead and how more fun you are going to have as you shed the weight!!

Best wishes

Tim,

I went through the same exact thing!  I thought I was weird!  Glad it happens to others too!  I couldn't believe the emotion I felt getting rid of my clothes.  It felt like the end of a long era.  BUT, I am over that now and totally celebrating the new era!  Hope all is well for you.

I've had to do it alittle at a time even when i know the clothes dont fit. So I totally understand.

I just threw out 2 bags of clothes this week and I can honestly say I didn't feel any sadness.  I was so excited.  I feel like spring flower getting ready to blossom into a new and beautiful person come spring. I am sure some of the emotions are different for everyone.  But congratulations on such great success that you need different clothes. 

Ditto to what Angela said and what Michael said. Welcome to the new you!!

Oh me too, me too!  I am not giving up the clothes I wore for the last 5 years and it's depressing... it's memories gone (and I have a bad memory so that makes it even worse!!!!) lol But I know that those memories are the base for new memories and times.... it's hard to move on but I just try to remember that the person I WAS helped me become who I am TODAY. Our identify often lies in the clothes... I guess we mourn and move on to love the new us.

I guess I did not go through this stage. Maybe I was sleep LOL. I did have a clothes buddy though. As I left the sizes I passed down the goods to her. Some things I took into the consignment shop to earn some cash to re buy more clothes. Some I donated to the used a bit shops. Now I am in a rut of having to hold on to some clothes because they are not the right season for the shops. They all go into the extra closet til they move on.

I guess I looked at it all as a cash experience and didn't mourn the loss.

Kelly/tink

I hear ya there.  I still wear some of my shirts around the house or to bed.  It is hard though to get rid of them.  I kept my favorite pair of pants and shirt to keep as a reminder of how far I have come.  It is amazing,  and it will get better in time to get rid of clothes.......
good luck to ya,

Marsha