When to start buying new clothes

fortytillfabulous

snowflakesav wrote: »

skirts and dresses.

Yes exactly! My plan was to reach my goal weight by end of September and during the process wear my dresses. I have a closet full of clothes from my pre-pregnancy days. In the mean time I wear dresses and buy cheap stuff from Target.

85Cardinals

I'm all about looking good. I buy clothes no matter what I'm weighing. I can't help but style and profile, it's in my blood.

AngelaAlario

As a woman I will suggest buying dresses. There is a lot of room for losing (or gaining :-/) so you can buy something that will look good now and 20 pounds from now. Whatever you do, do NOT buy clothes that are a little tight now assuming you will lose weight and fit into them soon. All that will do is make you feel bad about all of your hard work and not fitting into "skinny" jeans. Take just a little bit of money to buy a pair of pants, dress, whatever that fits you now and feels good. Every week set aside $5 or $10 (money you might have previously spent on food) and save it to exclusively buy yourself new clothes in a month or two. You'll be glad you did and you absolutely DESERVE to splurge and buy some new clothes now for all of the hard work you've done!

MissJay75

AngelaAlario wrote: »

Whatever you do, do NOT buy clothes that are a little tight now assuming you will lose weight and fit into them soon. All that will do is make you feel bad about all of your hard work and not fitting into "skinny" jeans.

Not only that, but I learned the hard way, you can't predict what shape you will be when you get to that size. I bought clothes and held onto them thinking, these will be great in 15 pounds or so, and never wore them because they just didn't fit right, even though they were the "right" size.

Francl27

AngelaAlario wrote: »

As a woman I will suggest buying dresses. There is a lot of room for losing (or gaining :-/) so you can buy something that will look good now and 20 pounds from now. Whatever you do, do NOT buy clothes that are a little tight now assuming you will lose weight and fit into them soon. All that will do is make you feel bad about all of your hard work and not fitting into "skinny" jeans. Take just a little bit of money to buy a pair of pants, dress, whatever that fits you now and feels good. Every week set aside $5 or $10 (money you might have previously spent on food) and save it to exclusively buy yourself new clothes in a month or two. You'll be glad you did and you absolutely DESERVE to splurge and buy some new clothes now for all of the hard work you've done!

I disagree. I always bought tight clothes. Heck in the Fall 2 years ago I bought size 8s that were a bit too snug, but I can still wear those now, even though they're a bit loose and if I'm going to buy new jeans, I'll buy 6s. If I had bought 10s, it would have been wasted.

But I was 100% motivated to lose the weight, so it wasn't even a second thought for me.

SingRunTing

MissJay75 wrote: »

AngelaAlario wrote: »

Whatever you do, do NOT buy clothes that are a little tight now assuming you will lose weight and fit into them soon. All that will do is make you feel bad about all of your hard work and not fitting into "skinny" jeans.

Not only that, but I learned the hard way, you can't predict what shape you will be when you get to that size. I bought clothes and held onto them thinking, these will be great in 15 pounds or so, and never wore them because they just didn't fit right, even though they were the "right" size.

I disagree.

When I'm at Goodwill and find a pair of pants I like, but they are too tight to wear, I still buy them. I won't buy them if they won't already zip up, but I can wait a few weeks for them to fit properly. They go in a box and I try them on every once in a while. It feels awesome when they fit!

I don't recommend buying several sizes down, but one size down should be fine with fit/style issues. You aren't going to change that much in one size. This is from someone who's body shape has changed dramatically since starting to lose weight.

Kalikel

AngelaAlario wrote: »

As a woman I will suggest buying dresses. There is a lot of room for losing (or gaining :-/) so you can buy something that will look good now and 20 pounds from now. Whatever you do, do NOT buy clothes that are a little tight now assuming you will lose weight and fit into them soon. All that will do is make you feel bad about all of your hard work and not fitting into "skinny" jeans. Take just a little bit of money to buy a pair of pants, dress, whatever that fits you now and feels good. Every week set aside $5 or $10 (money you might have previously spent on food) and save it to exclusively buy yourself new clothes in a month or two. You'll be glad you did and you absolutely DESERVE to splurge and buy some new clothes now for all of the hard work you've done!

Disagree in a big way.

For some of us, it's a very good idea to buy clothing in several sizes. That way, you don't have to say goodbye to shorts you love just because you lost weight and Columbia no longer sells them. You just grab the next size off your closet shelf.

I've had to say goodby to a lot of clothes that I really liked.

But I never feel badly because I don't fit into the next size yet. It's just not a thing.

kat_princess12

As well as buying from thrift stores, I suggest getting just a handful of pieces in your current size that you will be comfortable wearing on a frequent basis - don't replace your entire wardrobe until you've reached your goal weight!

LisaTcan

I like wearing dresses, especially stretchy ones. I've lots about 20lbs and most of my pants/shorts don't fit but all my dresses still look good.

I also second everyone else thrift shopping is great!

malibu927

I buy just before or when I feel I've dropped a size. Started at 22, now at 14 after losing 62 pounds. Plus I work in the women's department at a retailer and get 10% off. I just try to make sure to wait for the good deals, like if we're doing buy 1 get 1 half off on jeans.

enkiemonkey

I buy a lot of dresses so even if I shrink, I can put a belt on it and it will still look ok. Im a size 10 now and looking to be a size 6 (around 20 - 25 lb loss). I think most of my clothes now will still look fine when I reach size 8. Then once I reach size 6, i will look at how I could redo my wardrobe.

cwolfman13

if you're planning to lose more, places like Goodwill are where you want to shop for your temporary clothing.

I bought clothes as soon as I needed them as I work in a professional environment and am an executive so I have to look that park...and clothes that don't fit well just don't fit that bill.

I'd also add that people are likely to notice more when you're wearing properly fitted clothing.

sakurablush

I think I must have weighed somewhere in the region of 14 stone before the beginning of this year. I'm ashamed to say that as my confidence and self-esteem were pretty much zero I was content in wearing my boyfriend's clothing and didn't care how I looked.

Now that's changing...well, recently I got a bunch of new bras etc in the size I wore when I liked my appearance (they fit, as I'm naturally small chested and most of my weight is on my thighs anyway) and got my hair done. I'm beginning to fit in a few of my "that time of the month" pieces as I'm nearing 11 stone, which I was happy about. Granted they're a little fitted/ don't look that great on me, but I'm dedicated to getting the weight off. In a stone or so I think I'll be able to fit into most of my jeans.

It's actually pretty amusing how many size 8-10 clothes (not to mention makeup) I bought as a student . I think I shopped more than I studied.

daniwilford

I only buy new underwear and bras two at a time. I can wear too big undies to sleep while I launder the others. I shop thrift stores, yard sales, and clearance racks. I am starting to run out of clothes to shop from in my closet, I may have to break down and buy a few new at full price. I have lost a total of over 45 pounds.

ashliedelgado

I live in scrubs and work out clothes, so when my one pair of jeans gets too big, its like my treat to myself. I buy another pair of jeans that make my butt look amazing. I also, after reading the idea on pinterest, pay myself $1 after every work out. It helps spread the cost out!

hamptontom

this is a photo i literally just posted on my Instagram account not quite 24 hours ago:



it's a pile of t-shirts and pants that no longer fit that will be going into a rubbermaid bin in the basement for the time being. conventional wisdom would dictate that i should donate them, but - and maybe this is sadistic on my part - if i relapse, the notion of having to dip back into that bin should create a sufficient amount of shame to remotivate me.

i went to Music City Thrift here in town this past weekend and bought two new pair of jeans, four pairs of sweatpants (the woman working at the counter at the gym had nicknamed me "Cargo Shorts"..."hey, what's up, Cargo Shorts?" she won. ), and several L (instead of XL) T-shirts...you wouldn't believe what a difference moving down in shirt sizes makes, believe me. But the whole haul was roughly $20 or so. That made me happy.

The thing that's cushioned the blow for me is the fact that I'd actually kept some of my old clothes that fit before I ballooned up...I'd be hurting otherwise.

(The pair of pants on the hanger are my Yardstick Pants - I put them on last night when I was piling the clothes up, and I can easily insert my forearm in the waist of them while snapped and zipped.)

Next on the list - UNDERWEAR.

I'm tired of walking around feeling as though I'm carrying my junk in a pillowcase.