Figuring out clothing needs

I started rearranging my closet
like a clean slate.  It's easier to
sort by size this way.

I've been really busy trying to figure out if I have enough clothes to tide me over as weight (hopefully) falls off. 

I have been thinking about all the shopping I will have to do to assure I don't have to walk around naked.  I do not want to spend a lot of money on new clothes that will hopefully only fit for a few weeks, so I looked at other options.  Rather than go shopping, I've decided to take an inventory of the clothing I have, by size, so I know if I'll have enough to tide me over for a while. 

As I go through the closet looking for my smaller 'treasures', I am going to sort things by size so when I'm in a new smaller size, I can easily grab the clothing that will now fit me.

I'm a big computer geek so I've created a spreadsheet to show what I have, by size, and can use that information to grab what I need at the right time.

Then....everything that is too large for me will be washed, logged for tax purposes and given to Goodwill.  I don't want to ever get back into these sizes again and hopefully removing the clothes will make sure I minimize chances to do just that.

I would be interested to hear how you handled the clothing situation?  Did you trade clothes with friends?  Shop at second hand stores, bite the bullet and re-stock your closet each time your size changed?  Something else? 

Please leave your solution or suggestions in a comment so I can consider other options that may work for me.

By the way...I am 15 days out from surgery.  So much to do...so little time.