09/08/2026
👖 FIT TIP #93: “JUST IN CASE” CLOTHES
During a conversation, a client told me she still had some of the clothes she wore before losing weight.
She called them her..."Just in case clothes.”
You know…
Just in case she gains the weight back.
Just in case her current clothes stop fitting.
Just in case she needs them again.
And honestly, I understand the practicality.
Clothes are expensive. Bodies change. Weight fluctuates. Throwing away your old pants doesn’t cast a magical spell preventing you from ever gaining weight again.
But it did make me wonder:
🤔 Are you keeping the clothes OR keeping the expectation that you’ll eventually need them again?
That question isn’t really about what’s hanging in your closet.
It’s about whether you see the progress you’ve made as part of your new life or as something temporary that could disappear at any moment.
There’s a difference between being prepared for normal fluctuations and maintaining an entire backup wardrobe for a version of yourself you’ve worked hard to leave behind.
Maybe those clothes are simply clothes.
Or maybe every time you see them, they quietly reinforce the idea that regaining the weight is inevitable.
🧠 FIT TIP: Your environment should support the person you’re becoming...not constantly remind you of the person you’re afraid you’ll become again.
You don’t have to ceremoniously burn your old pants in the backyard. 😂
But it may be worth opening that section of the closet and asking:
Am I keeping these because they’re useful or because I still don’t trust myself to maintain what I’ve accomplished?
Do you have “just in case clothes”?
And if you do, what does keeping them mean to you?
—Brett Clark
BC Fitness