At what point do you buy new clothes?

JennsLosing

im buying second hand clothes, and just plain ol cheap clothes until im satisfied with how im looking.

ambermichon

Luckily for me i can sew. I went from a 12 to an 8 too and i am not sure i will go down another pant size, I have a larger lower body. I might invest in a sewing machine and actually save money.

Maybe I should learn!! Good idea

ambermichon

Even my husband noticed my jeans were baggy today!!! At no point in my life, even as a teenager have I ever been smaller than a 6 thanks to my butt lol.....so I will probably buy one pair and see how that goes for a while and then maybe get some taken in. The one thing I actually spend money on is jeans since the cheaper brands dont ever fit me....so I will need to get them taken in. Thanks for all the responses!

Tdnb00

wait until you are close enough to your goal weight that you wont waste your money. loose is one thing, broke is another.

getfitdiva

When I can pull my pants down w/o unbuttoning them LOL. Also big clothes starts looking way oversized and baggy styles are just not in style. I would buy a few pieces every other week and even thrift/consignment or discount retailers.

Marlinedorcinvil

I am a shopper and when i was gaining weight it wasn't as fun to go out and get clothes. Once i started losing weight and went down from my 16 to a 12 I was definitely going to treat myself. I went and got pants that were actually comfortable but tight. i am wearing a size 10 right now but it is made of the stretch jean material so it works for me and i can lose weight in them. pants are very flexible; i can remember my roommates and i sharing a pair of jeans and we ranges from a size 14 to a size 5.

I think looking good throughout your weight loss is very important because it keeps my confidence up and i love hearing the compliments that i look good and like i have been losing weight.

People are different; my friend is losing weight as well and she would rather keep her baggy clothes so that she can measure how much she is loosing by how easily they slid off of her. it just looks a little sloppy to me.

Riley4ever

I've heard diet 'experts' say that each 10lbs you lose equates to another dress size.... on your profile you have another 10lbs to go yet so if you have money buy now, if you don't wait and reward yourself when you hit goal weight

stephyy4632

goodwill and yard sales are my friend until I reach my goal size. I started out in a snug size 16 and am current fitting 12s perfectly . My goodwill store has 29cent days and I go in on that day and stock up on items lol (which was today lol)

I know I am going to be in size 12 for alittle while since I am fitting perfectly in them right now not loose but no muffin either lol. But I started buying size 10`s and 9`s on the store cheap days. Today I was able to get 4 pair of Gap brand jeans , two dress tops and one fancy dress (hoping to use it for thanksgiving or christmas party) all for under 5.00

melsinct

I think looking good throughout your weight loss is very important because it keeps my confidence up and i love hearing the compliments that i look good and like i have been losing weight.

Absolutely! Why look dumpy wearing clothes that are 2 sizes too big? I started off as a size 14 and really didn't want to buy "in between" pants so I held them up with safety pins. Eventually I had to accept the fact that I needed smaller pants so I bought 10s and was able to skip buying 12s. As soon as I started wearing pants that fit, the compliments started rolling in about how much weight I have lost.

Don't hang on to pants that come nowhere near fitting you, you won't feel good about yourself because you will look dumpy. Go to Goodwill and buy pants for $3 if you have no money. If you have some money but don't want to spend a lot on in between clothes, check out Target and other discount stores...I just bought a $12 pair of jeans at Target last week as I still have some to lose and no jeans left that fit!

kimbers336

First of all, Congratulations!

I am in the same boat not wanting to buy any new clothes to just lose more weight and not need them. What I have been doing is taking them in a little in the waist with the sewing machine. Since I like my shirts longer, it covers the seam anyway and they look like new pants!

celticmuse

I have also taken in alot of clothes as they get baggier. If you have a sewing machine, you can take in an inch on the side of slacks from the waist down to the knees and get a few more months of wear from them. Same with tops. Good luck.

kynichol21

When transiting through sizes like that my Mom bought some pants and shirts at the local goodwill. She would buy the half price items most of the time. She got some really great stuff but she would also buy a few things other places but at the next size down. She has gone from a 20 to a 10 so that is several sizes.

megan_mp

Shoot...I EARNED this smaller size! I consider new pants/shirts/etc a reward for my hard work. While I realize it can get expensive, I NEVER pay full price for clothes, no matter what. Old Navy has great stuff on their clearance racks, but I'm learning that MACY's has an incredible clearance rack that is usually an extra whatever % off.

Now that school is around the corner, there's plenty of places that are having great sales/deals. I usually grab a few good deals for me while I'm shopping for my kids' clothes too.

You earned that smaller size, honey, go ahead and find something to make your *kitten* look cute!

littleleisha

I started out a size 12 and have slowly whittled myself down to an 8. Now all of my size 8 jeans are too big but I am still losing.....I LOVE THIS but now I have clothes of all sizes!!! lol.....wondering when I should go get a size 6? Maybe now since even at my smallest I was never under a size 6. :-)

I also used to be a 12, then bought a new pair of jeans when I got to a 10. Then I went down to an 8 but didnt want to buy brand new jeans b/c I knew I would get smaller, so I went to goodwill and bought 4 pairs of pants size 8....now I wear a 6 or a 4, I went back to goodwill and have a size 4 pants & I still wear my 8's with a belt for a baggier look....Then once I hit my goal & maintain is when I will go out to buy brand new jeans!!

hope this helps! it has saved me a lot of money. I also went from L or M tops to S or XS. Its a lot of digging around but I usually find really cute and in good condition clothing at goodwill!

jllipson

I buy as needed - essentially I have 4 bottoms for church/work. Only 3 are current size, The 4th is actually 2 sizes too big and I'm ready to ditch them, but haven't because a week like this when laundry wasn't done, I needed them - I have bought more current size shirts, but still limit the # because I'd rather have a whole new wardrobe when my journey is done. I bought motivational shorts in the spring - 4 pairs, which I am in currently.

Depending on needs, depends on how much to buy and when - my clothes was getting hideous looking for work and church and I got great deals on the shorts, so that determined when to purchase for me.

eryn415

I shop at second hand stores. Not only are the prices great, but the selection is far beyond my previous Old Navy and Target wardrobe. You won't feel as bad buying a few sixes in the mean time if they cost $5 instead of $25.

I have clothes of all sizes in my closet. I WILL wear that 10, 8, 6 some day, and I can't pass them up when I find them so cheap second hand...especially the designer stuff.

cabul3

i would buy one pair of 6's just to wear when you want to feel extra sexy, PLUS it'll keep you motivated to shrink out of those, too!

DestinyDarbi

NO IDEA! HAHA I am wearing a pair of jeans right now that are rolled down at the top like a pair of sweats. My husband keeps griping that I buy new clothes everytime I go down a size. So the next time he needs new clothes from going UP a size.. I'm going to throw a fit!!

Bellyroll

I say thill they fall off.

JenCM

I've gone from 368 and a size 30/32/34, to being in the 230's and wearing a size 22. I would have loved to have waited to buy clothes...but I couldn't. Stuff was falling off me so bad - I could pull up my pants while they were buttoned and zipped, and a slight breeze would blow them down - so that's my point. Unintended Public Nudity. That's when I need new clothes. lol. So I donated bags upon bags and re-shopped at the thrift store I hope once I get closer to my mini goal weight (170) to go buy something special and new from a nice store, like a great dress...but until then and probably after, I'll be a thrift store crawler!

aippolito1

Once I have to keep pulling my pants up... I hate belts. For shirts, it's a lot easier to tell because you get the big gap and you start to look bigger instead of smaller.

ak_in_ak

You should get a couple new things so you feel nice, but nothign to expensive. I recently brough stuff to a consignment shop so I don't feel as bad for wasting money. I would also suggest buying some things there.

PrairieRoseNE

I have also taken in alot of clothes as they get baggier. If you have a sewing machine, you can take in an inch on the side of slacks from the waist down to the knees and get a few more months of wear from them. Same with tops. Good luck.

I've done this too - taking in the side seams on blouses & slacks.
This summer I went to Goodwill looking for Capris, but couldn't find any in my size, so I bought jeans and shortened them into capris. Required some stitching by hand, but the money I saved was worth the time spent