When did you go shopping?

myfightforfitness
myfightforfitness Posts: 136 Member
edited May 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
While losing weight our clothes obviously start to get too big. So when did you go shopping to buy smaller clothes, how much weight did you lose?

I've lost over 40lbs and my clothes are loose but still fit lol I'll probably buy new ones at 60lbs loss!

Oh forgot to add my size 20 jeans were just too big to wear so I had to buy a size smaller :D

But other than that I'm wearing my old clothes :)
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  • kirstinethornburg
    kirstinethornburg Posts: 300 Member
    I went from a size 20 at 243.5 pounds into a size 12 at 227 and then into a size 10 at 163 pounds
  • kirstinethornburg
    kirstinethornburg Posts: 300 Member
    That was three years ago when I did the PQ diet through a company called univera
  • hhazzouri
    hhazzouri Posts: 103 Member
    Lets just say i ended up donating a bunch of almost new clothes
  • sindirella21
    sindirella21 Posts: 60 Member
    At my heaviest, years ago, I actually bought suspenders for my work pants. I didn't want to buy new clothes until I'd lost all the weight. It was maybe a little extreme but it was effective.
  • cb2bslim
    cb2bslim Posts: 153 Member
    sindirella21 wrote: »
    At my heaviest, years ago, I actually bought suspenders for my work pants. I didn't want to buy new clothes until I'd lost all the weight. It was maybe a little extreme but it was effective.

    Hence my safety pinning my pants. lol
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    I go shopping whenever I can afford to.

    I love cute clothes.
  • afatpersonwholikesfood
    afatpersonwholikesfood Posts: 577 Member
    I bought my first reward outfit after I had lost 50 pounds, and then I couldn't help myself after that. :) I did have a number of things that I got rid of at the beginning of this year, but only a few items truly went to waste. For the first time, I decided to remove everything that was too large from my closet once it reached a certain point of ridiculousness (like when I found myself wearing women's size 26 shorts when I was a women's size 18 or tops that were drooping so low in the front that I was flashing people). I always held onto clothes in the past.


  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,192 Member
    Hate clothes shopping. Hate it.

    For outside the home, I pretty much live in jeans, and bought a new pair at any point along the way when belting them made them look like the paper-bag-waist style that was in fashion a couple of decades back. I'm 5'5". I started out at 183 in a size 16 women's jeans. (A few years back, I was in a 20, too, but lost a couple of sizes when I got more active, even while staying at about the same weight.) I think I went to a size 12 misses at maybe 160, then 8 around (don't remember) maybe 140, snuck a 6 in there somewhere (130?), and hit 4 at 120ish.

    My workout leggings became lightweight sweatpants when I put a drawstring inside the top edge so I could cinch them in. XL T-shirts still work, I just look like a refugee. (I Do. Not. Care.) I bought a few nicer things (pants, shirts, coat, sweaters) for more dressed-up social occasions. I'll work on the rest of the wardrobe gradually (sigh), if I have to, I guess.

    Quite a few people buy from consignment/resale shops or things like Goodwill/Salvation Army during weight loss, and only buy new new clothes when they get to goal weight. Frugality pushed me in that direction, but I hate to shop there just as much, so I resisted. ;)
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    I am currently still shopping in my closet. 26 lbs down and I've gone from a size 20 to a size 18. If past history holds true (and it might not, last time I lost weight was before kids), my next size will be in about another 20-25 lbs.

    The smallest size I have in my closet is 14, and not much in that size. So once I'm basically out of plus sized clothes I will need to shop properly.
  • mathiseasy
    mathiseasy Posts: 165 Member
    I love clothes shopping! The first time I lost weight, I hit up consignment shops as I did not plan to fit into those clothes for very long. Finding outfits that fit me nicely was a confidence booster.
    When I got to my goal weight I bought brand new clothes and wore those for years. Now that I am doing this again, I like what the above poster said-I'm still shopping in my closet too!
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I bought some new underwear and tops when I was down 15-20 lbs. Most of my pants and skirts were stretchy waist so they still fit okay. I fit into some clothes I owned that used to be too tight to wear.
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,254 Member
    RoseTheWarrior wrote: »
    I buy new pants as soon as I fit into the next size down. I've gone from 24W to 14 petite. I get the pants on sale, and get one pair of jeans and one pair of black pants for work. I'm not going to go around hiking my pants up all the time. Shirts can last quite a bit longer if you buy the right ones. I've worked hard for those smaller sizes, so I'm darn well going to wear them all the way baby!!

    This is what I do, too.
  • 12Sarah2015
    12Sarah2015 Posts: 1,117 Member
    Shopping in my wardrobe. Size 10 Australian now
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    edited May 2016
    I wear my denim jeans weekends. This past Saturday morning as I got dressed my 46 jeans fell down when I reached for my belt. And again. And again. I finally managed to hold the jeans with one hand and grab the belt with another and get the belt wrapped around me and the pants held up. Saturday afternoon I went to the local WM and purchased a single pair of 42 jeans. After changing into these, I discovered that the reduced material in the waist was not causing any bunching of fabric and thus exposing the inability of the belt to firmly hold the pants to me. It's not a typical belt. It uses velcro to hold together and my weight loss has exceeded the adjustment range of the belt, so I'll have to order a new one soon. I bought new smaller undershorts a month ago.
  • TnZMom
    TnZMom Posts: 222 Member
    I shop way too often. No waiting here. :D
  • 85Cardinals
    85Cardinals Posts: 733 Member
    edited May 2016
    I go at like 5 am to beat the crowd. I hate the crowd. Couple times a week roughly. But I always dress for the occasion. A stylish blazer and an ascot.

    Ah, it's clothes shopping. That I don't do as a rule. I thought it was groceries. I buy clothes off Amazon.
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    This is what goodwill and other second hand stores and great sales are for. No need to wallow in too big clothes.
    I've generally bought new stuff every 2 sizes.
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    I have little choice but to regularly get new clothes. I work part-time at a front desk and need to look immaculate. The days I'm in the back on translation work I can show up in jeans and t-shirts and no one lifts an eyebrow.

    Thankfully I can ask friends and family if they have anything I can borrow to tie my over so I don't have to spend all that much. I'm currently wearing my cousin's pre-pregnancy clothes and she's using my own old clothes until she fits into her own again. Another cousin's girlfriend already offered her own old clothes from before she lost weight for the next phase. And one of my aunt gave me all her suits and dresses from before she retired. It's not always 100% the style I like, but it's a temporary situation.

    As a result, I get a whole new wardrobe everytime I lose a size and only have to spend the gas money needed to drive to where ever said person happens to live.

    The only thing I spend money on is jeans. I need to feel comfortable in my jeans and no one seems to have the same body shape.
  • gember85
    gember85 Posts: 114 Member
    I went from a size 20 to size 10/12 and managed to get away with wearing clothes a size to big but had to buy new ones once I've lost 2 dress sizes. Went through no end of clothes but never spent a lot on them as if your planning on losing more it's pointless x
  • KateTii
    KateTii Posts: 886 Member
    I didn't realise I had shrunk until I went to put on a pair of shorts I hadn't worn in a while. They practically fell off. My busy schedule means the only clothes I really wear are work clothes & pyjamas. While I downsized the work pants - it didn't really sink in, I mean they were a mens cut anyway (womens just don't have enough pockets)!

    Suddenly I realised nothing fit anymore! Skinny jeans were baggy, shorts were falling off, high waisted skirts became hip-skirts.

    I have gone from an Australian (on average) size 10 to a (on average) size 8... 12kgs in total.

    I've decided i'm not going to throw everything out and start again, but instead replace as needed - I needed winter clothes so I've bought some and hopefully won't shrink out of these!!
  • kathakraz
    kathakraz Posts: 65 Member
    I'm 50 pounds lighter than I was last October. I wasn't planning to buy new clothes until I'm done with the weight loss, but I can't stand the way I look in my bigger clothing now. They're sooo baggy. I had some old clothes from when I weighed less years ago, but I pulled them out too late and they also look huge and my style has changed some.

    I've got some jeans, workout clothes and countless race shirts for outside work. I bought 4 dresses and have one pair of pants that fits. My coworkers are going to be so sick of the sight of the same outfits from now through the end of summer, but I don't want to buy anything else until I have no choice.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited May 2016
    After the first 10lbs I dropped a dress size so bought a few things knowing I was only half way to goal. I was lucky that some old clothes that were too small started fitting so they got another outing or three :smiley:
    Then as I approached goal I had so much fun shopping for another size smaller. There is nothing better than buying new clothes in a smaller size especially when having never been that small before :smiley:
  • nordlead2005
    nordlead2005 Posts: 1,303 Member
    I started at 220lb and I'm now 170lb. I bought 2 pairs of jeans at ~185lb which are now too big (size 32's, I can fit a 30, but 31's are more comfortable unless the fit is perfect in the legs). I also bought maybe 3 shirts at ~182lb. My wife started buying me some more shirts at 170lb and just bought me two pair of shorts.

    I still wear all my old shirts, but I don't wear any of my old jeans. I need to toss all of my old sweat pants/shorts but since I only wear them around the house it isn't too bad to just tie them tight.
  • ilex70
    ilex70 Posts: 727 Member
    RoseTheWarrior wrote: »
    I buy new pants as soon as I fit into the next size down. I've gone from 24W to 14 petite. I get the pants on sale, and get one pair of jeans and one pair of black pants for work. I'm not going to go around hiking my pants up all the time. Shirts can last quite a bit longer if you buy the right ones. I've worked hard for those smaller sizes, so I'm darn well going to wear them all the way baby!!

    ^^^
    This. Hate saggy falling down pants. It isn't exactly a big investment since I usually just have 2 pairs of jeans + leggings for the gym. Got by with just one bra for a few months; went with 2 this time because it is hard for me to imagine needing a smaller band size short of surgery...if there is another inch or better there it is a really sneaky spread out inch. And I bought two size small tees this past weekend just because I could...they were on clearance and look absolutely fine...not too short/clingy; and everything in my closet is XL/L.
  • laur357
    laur357 Posts: 896 Member
    I generally get a few new things every few months or season. I wear dresses for a long time because they're more forgiving. They don't look as sloppy at work as my pants do once I can fit in the next size down.
    A lot of the things I'm buying now are just clearance (like bras), or cheaper stuff from Old Navy, Target, and TJ Maxx. Quality doesn't matter quite so much since I won't be wearing it more than a few months and it will be too big next time the season rolls around.

    I have had to buy a few new pairs of shoes though. My feet are smaller (arch seems higher and width is more narrow), and I couldn't get away with wearing some of the really big ones due to blisters.
  • benzieboxx
    benzieboxx Posts: 253 Member
    I go every time stuff is getting too loose on me. Which is usually every couple of months. But I typically shop at thrift stores or consignment shops right now because it's way cheaper than buying stuff from regular stores.
  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
    I recently have been shopping a LOT. For awhile I've been mostly making do with clothes too big and altering what I could.

    Now that warmer weather is here I'm splurging. I only bought a couple pairs of capris that I can easily alter. Everything else I'm buying is flowing material very summer stuff that will look good as is for a lot more weight loss.

    Right now I'm loving the J Lopez items at kohls. There have been a couple other brands there with similar type but different materials, designs and cuts. I've bought gorgeous tops and dresses that flatter and hide and are styled to hang loose but have shape.

    I'm ready to look good even though I still have a ways to go B). I've lost over half my goal. For the first time in years I'm being stopped by other women asking where I bought my clothes.

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