When do you buy new clothes

jrose1982

Some people love an excuse to buy new clothes. And weight loss is probably the best (certainly the happiest) excuse there is.
I'm not one of those people. I intend to keep wearing the clothes I have until they are clearly too big for me to get away with wearing. Today I'm wearing a pair of pants I bought 16 lbs ago, and while they don't look too big (yet) they do feel annoyingly loose.

Seriously, if I thought it feasible, I wouldn't buy new clothes until I reach my final goal (that's still 90 lbs away). But I suspect my clothes will get intolerably loose long before I reach that goal.

So, when do you buy new clothes? How much weight do you lose before you buy new clothes?

Mouse_Potato

The day my boyfriend told me I looked like a hobo. Seriously. :laugh:

michelle_816

I try to set limits with myself because I love to shop!

I can wear a pair of jeans a touch longer with a belt, but I just purchased two new pair of dress pants because I feel it important to feel pulled together and professional in my field. I want to make a good impression!

I purchased a workout outfit from Fabletics when I started in MFP. I told myself I was not allowed to buy myself anything new workout related until I hit my next group of 10s - I am 2.8 lbs away

However, I do want my weight loss progress to show because I feel better and more confident that way vs wearing clothes that still may hide that fact or make me feel frumpy. So I will purchase a new top or two, but not a whole wardrobe as I continue on this journey. I like to shop at 2nd hand stores (Clothes Mentor in my area) that have gently used clothing for a more affordable price. I bring my outgrown clothes there to sell, and often use the money I make as spending money

Forty6and2

I'm poor so I rarely (if ever) buy new clothes. Thankfully, I have friends who are slightly smaller than I am who always need to give away clothes, so I get theirs!

When I do buy new clothes, it's because the ones I have look terrible and typically I buy new dress clothes before anything. Also, I buy almost exclusively from Goodwill and some from outlet malls or Walmart (on clearance). I nearly refuse to spend money on clothes that I won't be wearing long.

LorryGuthrie

When my friends started an "intervention" for me. They basically thought I looked like a hobo too! Then I went to Goodwill and got some stuff. Was too expensive to get a whole new wardrobe every few months. And when I went down another size, I'd take the clothes that were too big to Goodwill. Worked for me!

Meliikinz

My pants literally fell down the other day while I was at my husbands work. I was so embarrassed!
I believe it is now time for me to buy some new stuff.

Clearly I didnt know when to buy clothes either.
But I dont wanna go out and buy brand new pants that in a few months i wont fit!
Good thing I like thrifty places and consignment sales!!

fallingtrees

Wearing clothes that fit your new body boosts your self-image. Going around in baggy clothes does you no favors. I realized this when my son took a photo of me in a favorite church outfit and I saw just how baggy the pants were...which in turn made my butt look baggy.

I have a friend who lost 70 pounds a couple of years ago. We were diet buddies (I lost about 20). He bought his transition clothes at the Wildflower, a nearby women's crisis center thrift store. He had a basket next to the closet. When he'd pull on a pair of slacks and they would just fall off, they went in the basket, along with shirts his mother and I condemned. When the basket was full, the clothes got donated back, and he came home with a new set. I maintained he didn't so much buy his clothes as rent them from the Wildflower.

I have a couple favorite thrift shops and church rummage sales I frequent. It's a cheap thrill to put on a pair of jeans or a new jacket that really fit, in a size smaller, and just as big a thrill to have to donate them back because I've un-grown them.

Jestinia

Whenever I can find something in a thrift store that I like. I almost never buy new clothes and definitely not when I had a lot to lose. But sometimes department stores had good stuff on the clearance rack for a few bucks that works for couple of months.

fallingtrees

I'm poor so I rarely (if ever) buy new clothes. Thankfully, I have friends who are slightly smaller than I am who always need to give away clothes, so I get theirs!

There's an idea! Find some friends a size smaller, and a size larger, and start an exchange!

I would have to find petite friends, though...

zeal26

I'm down 22lbs (20 left to go) and I've only bought one item, a new pair of jeans. My older ones kind of sort of fit but they're getting verrrrry baggy and used to be super tight. I haven't bought anything else new yet, I'm wearing a lot of hoodies and t shirts at the moment. I wanted to wait as long as possible before buying new stuff, but I think I'll go shopping in a few weeks time.

callie006

I avoid it until the situation is desparate.

This reminds me that I need to find some jeans. I can pull my current ones on and take them off without unzipping or unbuttoning them. I bought them about 17 lbs ago, and I lost a lot of my weight from my hips first.

Forty6and2

I'm poor so I rarely (if ever) buy new clothes. Thankfully, I have friends who are slightly smaller than I am who always need to give away clothes, so I get theirs!

There's an idea! Find some friends a size smaller, and a size larger, and start an exchange!

I would have to find petite friends, though...

I've thought about suggesting a group for this on MFP for a while. Liability would be a huge issue, though, unless we just made it all free and shiz.

epido

Fortunately, I haven't had to buy a lot of stuff until recently. I had so many different sizes in my closet that I have just been able to pull out some of the older stuff to wear. After 6 months and 66 pounds lost, though, I have finally run out of smaller sizes in my closet and had to go buy things recently. Second hand stores are currently my friend, although I will splurge and buy a few new items. It's a nice way to reward myself for my hard work.

dopeysmelly

I've bought 3 T-shirts. I have a few different sizes in my closet, and I run hand-wash only clothes through the wash to shrink them.

I have a business trip coming up soon though, so if I don't have anything suitable that fits I'll be "renting" from the thrift store too.

spirit095

My clothes are starting to get pretty loose on me. I'll probably buy new clothes when it starts to look really awkward and feels weird to wear. I don't really want to dish out a bunch of money for that though, so I'll be waiting for sales haha

HikeCyclist

I'd buy clothes AS I'm losing weight. Only because as you're losing, you get those "feel good" days where you feel REALLY skinny, even when you haven't lost "that much." Wearing clothes that are too big on those days doesn't really help you continue to feel good. Just my opinion.

I wouldn't go on a huge shopping spree, though, until I'm at my goal weight. Just a few clothing items here and there along the journey.

Francl27

When my current clothes were falling off, and I would buy the next size down, so it was tight. And I skipped off season stuff (basically went from size 16 to size 8 jeans in September, and now the 8s are starting to be annoyingly loose). I didn't even buy tops (except a couple $3 t shirts) until I only had 10 lbs to lose. Basically all I've bought that doesn't fit anymore are three pairs of shorts and a swimsuit from last Summer, and a couple bras, those size 8 jeans will probably not fall off anytime soon so I'll probably keep wearing them as they are not too loose at the leg.

fallingtrees

Oh, yes, definitely get a new bra! That will give you and your spirits a lift.

KatJ_NZ

I get away with wearing loose tops for a while longer than pants (probably because they don't just fall off!). I buy new pants when my workmates tell me that my current ones look terrible. They're good and honest like that ;-)

Like lots of the others here, I'm buying my "interim" sizes from second-hand stores, and donating the ones that are too big for me now.

_101010_

Thinking of becoming a minimalist so hopefully I will only buy replacements for my clothes when they no longer fit or wear out.

misscem94

The day my boyfriend told me I looked like a hobo. Seriously. :laugh:

haha, same here! (except it was my colleague)

misskarne

My pants are all stretchy yoga types, so I figure I'll just take them in (besides which, I feel like my butt and thighs will be the last thing to go anyway). I'll try to avoid it as long as possible, but if my clothing starts getting to the point of being dangerously loose on the ice I'll buy again - I only buy clothes from KMart and Big W anyway.

(I stopped buying jeans when my size 16s started getting tight.)

fallingtrees

My SO has promised me a pair of sparkly-butt Daisy Dukes when I hit my goal. Which, at the current rate, will be right around my 50th birthday.

Smirnoff65

I have dropped a few sizes already but I'm reluctant to buy new clothes yet as I don't know how far this journey will take me, I have bought a couple of items for training as I was getting sick of hoisting up my sweat bottoms every time I went for a run but I'm squirreling a way some money every week for a blow out on new clothes for when the time is right.

MrGonzo05

If you ride it out, you'll eventually receive a pity shopping trip from a concerned family member who thinks you are on the verge of becoming a hobo. Stay the course.

doIlhands

I bought new clothes the whole way through. No regrets! I hate wearing baggy clothes that don't fit.

cowbellsandcoffee

Only if there is a cool bike shirt I don't have and REALLY like. Otherwise, hardly ever.

tl_dr

I will probably wait until I hit my goal weight, which is a little over 50 pounds away, to restock my wardrobe entirely. I might buy a couple of new pairs of pants and bras in between just to tide me over, but my weight is distributed rather evenly over my entire body, so I have to lose quite a bit before my clothing sizes get smaller. Last time I lost 30 pounds, most of it came off my stomach and back, so it didn't really affect my pants size much. I wore the same size in everything, they just looked better on me. :flowerforyou:

Jewlz280

I guess I'm in the middle of the norm on here, then. What I did was every two sizes. When I started, my 18's were tight so when I first was losing I got those to fit. Then I skipped 16's and but I had some 14's from years ago. Just not many. So, I didn't buy much when I first lost other than things to 'get me through'. Mostly things you can get away with like leggings, jeggings, dresses, long tunic tops, etc. With the right accessories, no one really seemed to notice. But I couldn't wait on tops once I got past that point and bought several! I love shopping and seeing the change. Even when it felt like nothing was different, slipping on that smaller size was so motivating. Strangely, I loved shoes a lot more because I went from a 9/9.5W to a regular 8/8.5! So... shopping has been fun and rewarding for me now that I'm looking at 12's. I still have more to go... but I'm enjoying the shopping now! LOL From the 12's, I'm not sure if I will wait or continue to buy down. Guess I will see how it feels.

mickey9694

I still have the clothes I wore when I was 20 lbs. lighter and I'll just wear those when I get rid of this weight. I still can't wear them since they're a lil tight, but I've always promised myself that I'd be able to fit into them again someday and I've been working towards that goal, but I'm 30 lbs. closer than I was 6 months ago.

VBnotbitter

I detest buying clothes. I bought two pairs of jeans five years ago, sometimes they are tight, sometimes they are loose but until they fall apart they will do. Luckily I'm either in scrubs or gardening clothes so I dont have to bother