# I just lost most of my wardrobe...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 9, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lost-most-of-my-wardrobe/200522 "2003-09-09T14:17:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lost-most-of-my-wardrobe/200522/1 "2003-09-09T14:17:48Z")

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to Goodwill!

Nearly 75 percent of my clothes are too big on me, due to all the weight I’ve lost over the past few months. I’ve gone from a snug size 20, to a fit size 16. 30 freakin pounds! So, I cleared out my closet, and started trying things on, and am now left with maybe 2 pairs of pants I can wear, and a couple of shirts.

I may have no clothes, but damn does it feel good!

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**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lost-most-of-my-wardrobe/200522/2 "2003-09-09T14:23:36Z")

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Doesn’t that feel good?

I went from a size 20 to a 10 in a year (76 pounds) and it was amazing to be able to buy clothes that weren’t elasticized or mumus!

Congratulations!!!

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**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lost-most-of-my-wardrobe/200522/3 "2003-09-09T14:35:11Z")

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Congrats on the weight loss. Good on you. I hope your budget permits a splurge on a few nice new things.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lost-most-of-my-wardrobe/200522/4 "2003-09-09T18:41:26Z")

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Can you wear a Men’s size small or medium?

[http://www.bargainoutfitters.com/cb/cb.asp?p=BOFX3&i=64314](http://www.bargainoutfitters.com/cb/cb.asp?p=BOFX3&i=64314)

It’s cheezy, but warm & durable. And $7.97, less S&H.

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lost-most-of-my-wardrobe/200522/5 "2003-09-09T21:06:26Z")

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Yeah, I did the happy wardrobe pruning dance several months ago while, of all things, watching _The Maltese Falcon_ for the first time. I have no idea what triggered me to start trying on every article of outerwear I own, maybe Sidney Greenstreet? I ditched at least 1/2 of everything, maybe 2/3, and bagged it up for a friend who works near a drop-off center to, um, drop off. It was such fun! I’ve had a couple of mini-dances since then to clear out the rest of the big boy clothes as I’ve bought replacements in my new smaller sizes.