Getting Rid of Old Clothes

During the holidays, I finally took the plunge and decided that it was time to ditch my "big" clothes.  For the most part*, everything in my dresser or closet that said XXL or had a bigger waist size than my current was put in a bag for Goodwill.

* I saved some of my old shorts because it will be a while until I can buy new ones.  Living in Southern CA, I can't be without shorts for too long.  Besides, old shorts make for great "work" clothes.  I even save a pair of my bigger jeans for the same reason.  My wife bought me 4 new pairs of smaller jeans and I don't want to ruin those.  My plan is for them to become my "work" type of pants before I know it.


For whatever reason, I've always had a hard time getting rid of old clothes.  Here is a list of my more current excuses:

• I might not wear a past it's prime T-shirt in public anymore, but why get rid of it when it can become a yard work shirt?
• I can't get rid of that (shirt/jacket/sweatshirt/etc) because it is was a gift.**
• Maybe it is just me, but it is hard to get rid of  favorite article of clothing.
• Those damn clothes cost money to replace.  I think everyone actually has this problem.  I think that it is way easier to buy a bigger size because wearing tight clothes is horribly uncomfortable.  Baggy clothes might not look great, but they fit and they are usually pretty comfy.

** I generally stay out of the "I can't get rid of (thing), because (person) gave it to me", but it gets me with clothes (a generally perishable item).  No one I know would be bummed about me getting rid of clothes that were too big for me, but it was still a mental hurdle.  Hell, most of the people who gave me the shirt probably forgot about it a long time ago.  Still, I had to tell myself that that even if someone was disappointed with me, they would be far happier that my health had infinitely improved since the gift was given to me.