I've lost all my clothes
silverfiend
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OK, to start, get your minds out of the gutter! LOL Yes, I'm still dressed. Last month I had to buy a new suit because my old one was now WAY too big for me. I knew the rest of the clothes in my closet would be the same but I have been putting off actually trying on everything and tossing what no longer fits. Only a few things (which were probably too tight a year ago) are left now. I have a 33 gallon trash bag full of clothes to take to our local donations drop off. I had previously rid my drawers of all my jeans ans shorts, but the replacements are getting to big for me now. I stubbornly refuse to get rid of all my XL t-shirts. They will just have to get gradually replaced as I travel and buy new ones.
I hate buying clothes, but I have no more dress-shirts (except for the 2 I bought with my suit), only 4 polos (and I'm not 100% happy with them), no dress-pants, no sweaters.
It's a really good reason to replace my clothes, but that is a lot of $$$ in that trash bag. I guess I have no choice but to begin slowly buying proper fitting replacements, t-shirts aint gonna cut it when winter gets here!
I hate buying clothes, but I have no more dress-shirts (except for the 2 I bought with my suit), only 4 polos (and I'm not 100% happy with them), no dress-pants, no sweaters.
It's a really good reason to replace my clothes, but that is a lot of $$$ in that trash bag. I guess I have no choice but to begin slowly buying proper fitting replacements, t-shirts aint gonna cut it when winter gets here!
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Thrift stores are an awesome place to find clothes without spending a fortune!4
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I also hate clothes shopping (though that may change in a few sizes
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You look great!! Wtg.1
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silverfiend wrote: »OK, to start, get your minds out of the gutter! LOL Yes, I'm still dressed. Last month I had to buy a new suit because my old one was now WAY too big for me. I knew the rest of the clothes in my closet would be the same but I have been putting off actually trying on everything and tossing what no longer fits. Only a few things (which were probably too tight a year ago) are left now. I have a 33 gallon trash bag full of clothes to take to our local donations drop off. I had previously rid my drawers of all my jeans ans shorts, but the replacements are getting to big for me now. I stubbornly refuse to get rid of all my XL t-shirts. They will just have to get gradually replaced as I travel and buy new ones.
I hate buying clothes, but I have no more dress-shirts (except for the 2 I bought with my suit), only 4 polos (and I'm not 100% happy with them), no dress-pants, no sweaters.
It's a really good reason to replace my clothes, but that is a lot of $$$ in that trash bag. I guess I have no choice but to begin slowly buying proper fitting replacements, t-shirts aint gonna cut it when winter gets here!
That is a wonderful problem to have.
Maybe some of the suits, not so old and worn out jeans & shirts could be taken to a cosignment shop? They are good places to find replacement clothes as well. My husband had good luck with cosignment shopping, he had to wear suits everyday at a few jobs. Luckily he is retired now and doesn't have to wear anything he doesn't want to now.1 -
Look at you in your bold new red shirt! You look fab
I hate buying new clothes too, especially since I'm still losing. Are you at goal yet? You look like you probably are, if so, take the plunge and treat yourself!! Big tees are fine for around the house, but wear clothes that fit you when you're out and about, it'll help remind you to eat right every day when you don't have any baggy pants/shirts that you can fill out again. 1 -
You are looking very svelte.
I second at least trying thrift or consignment shops. Clothes can be so expensive!1 -
Great problem to have! I made the mistake of going out a buying new clothes DURING the process and then had to go shopping yet again (mostly pants). It's so expensive yet a great time to purge the closet. 1
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eBay is also great, you can get brand new clothes with the tags on them for the fraction of the price in the stores.1
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PaleoInScotland wrote: »Look at you in your bold new red shirt! You look fab I hate buying new clothes too, especially since I'm still losing. Are you at goal yet? You look like you probably are, if so, take the plunge and treat yourself!! Big tees are fine for around the house, but wear clothes that fit you when you're out and about, it'll help remind you to eat right every day when you don't have any baggy pants/shirts that you can fill out again.
Thanks!
I have 10 more pounds to go to reach my goal, but I'm close enough that it won't change how clothes fit.1 -
Great problem to have! I made the mistake of going out a buying new clothes DURING the process and then had to go shopping yet again (mostly pants). It's so expensive yet a great time to purge the closet.
I had to replace my jeans several months ago. I bought new shorts about a month or so ago (size 33!) my jeans are still 36's so will have to replace them before long.0 -
Think of this as a terrific opportunity to build a small, minimalist wardrobe of things you truly enjoy and are proud of. I've been working over the last year to prune things from my closet that are there because, well, because they're there. And trying to replace them with the minimum number of items I can hold myself to. After I lost two/three clothing sizes I went through the old stuff that I could wear again and found things that still had the price tags hanging on them, for good reason because they were chintzy and/or uncomfortable.
Thrift stores and consignment shops are deadly for me personally. I wind up buying things I either don't really like or don't really need. They're just such a BARGAIN!!!!!
Your "after" photo is Da Bomb. Congratulations.
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You have done an amazing job! My husband & I had the same problem. He lost over 90lbs and I lost over 60lbs. This took 9 months. During that time we had to 'cycle' through several clothes sizes, so I sold our old clothes on eBay and bought some 'used' ones on there to see us through.
I have ended up with a super cute wardrobe at a fraction of the price. My husband is fussy and won't wear 2nd hand, but we just bought him less LOL!!
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I agree with the above, invest in a few good pieces since you are so close to goal. Use consignment shops for "around the house" and weekend duds! Congratulations on such an awesome journey.1
