Wearing tight / smaller clothes to lose weight

ninerbuff

It works for some and doesn't work for others. I've seen LOTS of people out there that wearing 2 sizes too small for them because they think it's sexy.

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chaoticdreams

I like to be comfy. Wearing something tight just to make me realize I'm fat, when I can just as easily look in a mirror, would totally have me depressed all day long. I'd rather wear outfits I can work in comfortably.

SLLRunner

ninerbuff wrote: »

It works for some and doesn't work for others. I've seen LOTS of people out there that wearing 2 sizes too small for them because they think it's sexy.

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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

I know! Muffin tops galore!

1linde

Personally I don't like to wear too tight clothes because I look heavier and they look unattractive. What I have been doing is buying clothes that barely fit and I need to lose 5 or 10 pounds to wear. I have intermediate weight loss goals and one is for an upcoming vacation. I bought some new things for that and am on track so at that weight they will fit and look good.

I think you may be thinking of wearing fitted clothes like slacks with zippers and buttons instead of stretchy yoga pants. A small weight gain is noticeable with fitted clothes and is not with stretchy clothes. I do think in maintaining it is a great thing to stay on top of any slight gain - if I did that I wouldn't have gained all my weight back and yes, I am guilty of loving stretchy clothes but I do live/work in a casual environment.

I haven't purchased a goal weight dress or outfit. Unfortunately I have been on this path before and did that in the past - keep trying on the dress and one day it really fits.

lemurcat12

Lounmoun wrote: »

I've found it more motivating to just wear clothes that fit. I feel happier, more comfortable and actually want to do things. I feel more energized and positive toward losing weight when my clothes fit vs too tight or too loose.

Same for me.

I sometimes find it motivating to have clothes to aspire to (like clothes that used to fit or maybe a pair of jeans one size down), but wearing stuff that makes me feel bad doesn't work for me and I tend to do better when I'm feeling good about myself.

mbaker566

I buy some clothes too small on purpose. so I have goal clothes. but I try not to wear too tight clothes. I am not a fan of armpit wedgies

ebbingfat

Making myself wear small clothes wouldn't motivate me at all. For me, it would just make me feel uncomfortable, gross, and insecure. Negative motivation doesn't work on me; it just makes me depressed. Plus, I've got a lot of weight to lose, so if I did this I'd be spending a very long time in clothing that was too small for me. I personally don't want to spend a year or more of my life looking bad and feeling uncomfortable.

I do plan on buying smaller clothing though, in the not to distant future. I do most of my clothes shopping at a plus size store called Torrid. At certain times you can earn these coupons for $25 off of $50, and in the redemption period you can use as many as you have all at once. I've got 5 of them, which will give me $125 off of $250. The redemption date is in mid October, so depending on were my weight is then I'm going to likely buy a bunch of clothes a size too small for me. But honestly, that's more of a financial decision than a motivational one. I just don't want to buy a bunch of new clothing and then have them become too big on me almost immediately.

maxit

Life is too short for too-tight clothing.

jesikalovesyou

SLLRunner wrote: »

jesikalovesyou wrote: »

Anyone buy/wear clothes that are tight to lose weight? I read this somewhere. It said that if you wear clothes that feel small it will keep weight loss in your mind. I do this with my work uniform. It's snug enough that it makes me make better choices during the day. I've went through three uniform sizes this year.

Because I wear military uniforms, they are pretty forgiving so I don't look terrible when it's snug. I know when I wear a t-shirt and jeans that are too tight, I can look like stuffed sausage.

Nope. I prefer clothes that fit and that I'm comfortable in.

What are some things you guys do to remember to make good choices?

I weigh all my food, log everything I eat, log my exercise (burns from heart rate monitor), eat back my exercise calories, and make the decision that maintaining weight (I've lost 44 pounds already) is more important than what I used to feel like when I was overweight. I make sure I reasonably stay within my calories goals and generally calculate on a weekly basis.

You have to really want to lose weight, and if you don't really want to it's not going to happen.

The choice is yours.

I made the choice. The clothes I'm referring to are my uniform for work and I've had them for almost 5 years. I joined the military and were issued them in basic training. Since then, I've had two kids. I feel proud being able to wear them and losing the 40+ pounds it took to wear them again.

I am motivated to lose weight and I've been doing it. I think it is very motivating, also, to be able to wear something that I haven't for a long time and feel it slowly getting looser.

jesikalovesyou

The clothes I'm referring to are the ones I'm wearing in my picture. If my pants are snug, it's not like anyone will notice. Like I said, the uniform is very forgiving but I would not be caught dead in jeans and a shirt that were too tight. I would feel really uncomfortable and fat.

justrollme

zyxst wrote: »

I stopped wearing too-tight clothes when I was 18. Too-tight clothes make me uncomfortable and irritable, but if OP can deal with it, go her.

This. Too tight clothes give me muffin-top anxiety, which means a lot of fidgeting, discomfort and hyper self-awareness/terrible self-confidence.

But, this has also reminded me that when I get to my final goal and need to replace most of my wardrobe, I will be avoiding elastic-waist skirts & pants, big time. I think I used to tend to ignore my weight gain when I didn't immediately notice it with how my clothes fit. Then again, I never weighed myself until I started making changes to get healthy, so I'd better keep the scale for the rest of my life, too. So, I guess what I'll be avoiding most of all is denial!

dolliesdaughter

I purchase clothes that fit. Never a fan of tight clothes. WHY??? Small, ill fitting clothes actually make you look larger, sloppy and just plain old bad.

Ready2Rock206

That sounds awful. I hate being miserable stuffed into too tight clothes. Plus when I look like crap I feel like crap and I just don't care. I'd be more likely to overeat when I'm miserable and looking like a stuffed sausage then when I'm feeling good about myself in clothes that fit.

Mezzie1024

I'm right in between sizes and I wanted a new pair of pants for work. I decided to go a size down because I've been making steady progress. Right now those pants are a bit too tight, but at about two pounds down, they should be perfect. I would have waited to buy them at all, but it was a 60% off clearance item. They were so cheap, if for some reason I don't get there, I won't feel terrible about donating them; they aren't torturing me. I just figured it would be a better use of my money to wear something I can fit into at my goal maintenance weight than something that would likely only fit well for a couple months.

I won't wear them until they're comfortable; I enjoy breathing.

I think that may very well be the only time I've bought something that didn't fit.

Chabela53

I don't like tight clothes, but I do try to wear clothes that are somewhat fitted. If I wear baggy I get too comfortable, and stray from my food plan. Looking in the mirror helps too.. ugh!

Bry_Fitness70

jesikalovesyou wrote: »

Anyone buy/wear clothes that are tight to lose weight? I read this somewhere. It said that if you wear clothes that feel small it will keep weight loss in your mind. I do this with my work uniform. It's snug enough that it makes me make better choices during the day. I've went through three uniform sizes this year.

Because I wear military uniforms, they are pretty forgiving so I don't look terrible when it's snug. I know when I wear a t-shirt and jeans that are too tight, I can look like stuffed sausage.

What are some things you guys do to remember to make good choices?

Actually the fit of my clothing was the main catalyst for staying in shape for years! When my clothes started to fit tighter, primarily the waist on my pants, it started to feel uncomfortable and give me anxiety. I refused to just accept that I needed to go to a bigger size, I found that concept appalling, so it triggered more healthy habits.

Now I have a much more scientific approach to fitness that doesn't entail me bulging out of my clothes

Francl27

Mezzie1024 wrote: »

I'm right in between sizes and I wanted a new pair of pants for work. I decided to go a size down because I've been making steady progress. Right now those pants are a bit too tight, but at about two pounds down, they should be perfect. I would have waited to buy them at all, but it was a 60% off clearance item. They were so cheap, if for some reason I don't get there, I won't feel terrible about donating them; they aren't torturing me. I just figured it would be a better use of my money to wear something I can fit into at my goal maintenance weight than something that would likely only fit well for a couple months.

I won't wear them until they're comfortable; I enjoy breathing.

I think that may very well be the only time I've bought something that didn't fit.

That's pretty much what I did. When the weather changed and I had to buy new jeans, I had the choice between buying size 10s that fit great but would be too big in 2 months, or size 8s that were a bit tight. I knew I was going to lose at least another 10 pounds.

I don't like wasting money on something I'll only wear for a month or two, so I bought the size 8s, which I wore for a year. I'm kinda surprised at how many people on this thread like throwing money out of the window, honestly.

andympanda

I'll often buy the next size down, but not wear them until they fit properly. It motivates me to continues loosing.

callsitlikeiseeit

I refuse to wear clothes that are too tight or too big. wearing things that are the correct size is much more comfortable not to mention flattering (whether you are a size 6 or a size 22)....

that said, I will buy clothes that are a size or two too small and tuck them away for when they DO fit. I have several items that are that way, and just last night fit into a pair of shorts that were up until then, too small.

cwolfman13

personally, I think too many people put way too much emphasis on the actual weight loss and they obsess about that rather than focusing their energies on eating well and nutrition and rocking their fitness...IMO, positive weight management is simply a bi-product of good livin'

I don't need clothes that are too tight to inspire me to good livin'...being fit and healthy is awesome, and really the only inspiration I need.

acheben

Francl27 wrote: »

Mezzie1024 wrote: »

I'm right in between sizes and I wanted a new pair of pants for work. I decided to go a size down because I've been making steady progress. Right now those pants are a bit too tight, but at about two pounds down, they should be perfect. I would have waited to buy them at all, but it was a 60% off clearance item. They were so cheap, if for some reason I don't get there, I won't feel terrible about donating them; they aren't torturing me. I just figured it would be a better use of my money to wear something I can fit into at my goal maintenance weight than something that would likely only fit well for a couple months.

I won't wear them until they're comfortable; I enjoy breathing.

I think that may very well be the only time I've bought something that didn't fit.

That's pretty much what I did. When the weather changed and I had to buy new jeans, I had the choice between buying size 10s that fit great but would be too big in 2 months, or size 8s that were a bit tight. I knew I was going to lose at least another 10 pounds.

I don't like wasting money on something I'll only wear for a month or two, so I bought the size 8s, which I wore for a year. I'm kinda surprised at how many people on this thread like throwing money out of the window, honestly.

I don't consider it throwing money out of the window when I'm buying new clothes for work. I work in a professional environment and I meet with our customers on a regular basis, so I feel that I need to wear clothes that fit properly and look professional.

I'm a little more forgiving with my casual clothing since I only really wear it on the weekends. It took me a lot longer to buy new jeans and shorts than it did work clothes.

jemhh

I'm trying to figure out how you know how long you'll be in a size. There's no way I could buy a certain size today and say that I will have shrunk out of it within a certain span of time.

Ashtoretet

I do it sometimes. It doesn't always work, but, I have usually found that if you wear loose clothing it will make it much easier to overeat. Same goes for only wearing knit pants, it gets way too easy to overeat without noticing.

kdz526

I buy the next size down of my every day jeans and periodically try them on to see how the fit is. i don't really wear them out and about until I like the way they fit (no muffin tops please).

SLLRunner

cwolfman13 wrote: »

personally, I think too many people put way too much emphasis on the actual weight loss and they obsess about that rather than focusing their energies on eating well and nutrition and rocking their fitness...IMO, positive weight management is simply a bi-product of good livin'

I don't need clothes that are too tight to inspire me to good livin'...being fit and healthy is awesome, and really the only inspiration I need.

This. Because I feel so great being fit.

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jemhh

0myHeer0 wrote: »

zyxst wrote: »

I stopped wearing too-tight clothes when I was 18. Too-tight clothes make me uncomfortable and irritable, but if OP can deal with it, go her.

why 18? You were still young and life begins at 18. Life's too short to not want to feel sexy and beautiful in tight (rather fitted) clothes. I mean not every day but the times you go out to parties and what not especially at 21. Vegas, bars, clubs, pool parties, etc.

Not everybody is into Vegas, bars, clubs, pool parties, etc. And not everybody requires tight clothes to feel sexy and beautiful.

What a weird question.

callsitlikeiseeit

jemhh wrote: »

0myHeer0 wrote: »

zyxst wrote: »

I stopped wearing too-tight clothes when I was 18. Too-tight clothes make me uncomfortable and irritable, but if OP can deal with it, go her.

why 18? You were still young and life begins at 18. Life's too short to not want to feel sexy and beautiful in tight (rather fitted) clothes. I mean not every day but the times you go out to parties and what not especially at 21. Vegas, bars, clubs, pool parties, etc.

Not everybody is into Vegas, bars, clubs, pool parties, etc. And not everybody requires tight clothes to feel sexy and beautiful.

What a weird question.

agreed with all of the above.....

kshama2001

chaoticdreams wrote: »

I like to be comfy. Wearing something tight just to make me realize I'm fat, when I can just as easily look in a mirror, would totally have me depressed all day long. I'd rather wear outfits I can work in comfortably.

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