The downside for a poor lady who shed a ton of weight

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  • sophjakesmom
    sophjakesmom Posts: 904 Member
    Yes! I can totally relate to the awkward 'holding-your-pants-up' shuffle!

    I can also relate to being poor too. I'm a single mom, trying to buy a house, and Christmas is coming. It will be awhile before I shop for myself again... even at the Goodwill!

    Me too! last night's run was a bit awkward as my pants kept trying to fall down.
  • wk9t
    wk9t Posts: 237 Member
    First of all, congrats on your fantastic accomplishment. You must really feel great about yourself ... and you should!

    I'm going to jump on the Goodwill bandwagon. I have purchased clothes there in the past and will continue doing so. If you take your time and look around you can find a lot of "almost new" items there, and sometimes you will find items that still have tags on them. I once bought a brand new Tommy Bahama shirt with tags for $4.99!
  • CharityEaton
    CharityEaton Posts: 499 Member
    Congratulations on the amazing weight loss!

    buy pants with drawstrings in them....it helps a bit. You might still have some bunching as you lose weight but at least they will stay up!
    I agree with the other posts about asking around for freebies from people you might know! I'm fortunate enough to have sisters to pass things around with to help save on the budget but I still have to visit the goodwill every now and then.

    What a great feeling though to see all of the things that are too big!
    Great job!
  • Jeff92se
    Jeff92se Posts: 3,369 Member
    Yup. Goodwill, Value Villiage, St. Vincent de Paul's. or Craigslist
  • SarahBrown1979
    SarahBrown1979 Posts: 229 Member
    Two words: Goodwill. ;)

    Congrats on having such a dilemma btw!!

    ^^^^^THIS


    I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE THAT PROBLEM! CONGRATS ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS
  • Jeff92se
    Jeff92se Posts: 3,369 Member
    http://tucson.craigslist.org/clo/

    http://tucson.craigslist.org/search/gms?query=clothes&srchType=A&minAsk=&maxAsk=
  • mochaphobic
    mochaphobic Posts: 92 Member
    Congrats on your weightloss! I never used to shop the thrift stores because my g/f shopped there and all she got were clothes that looked 30 years old, so I figured that's all they had. Then a few months ago I went with my preteen daughter who is wearing a girls 18/20 (she's too tall for kids dept but hasn't quite developed the curves needed for juniors dept.) and low and behold, they had some brand new Justice clothes in her size! I'm hooked now. We go and browse when we can get there. It's a good deal when you can find a top for a buck and pants for $2... sure beats spending $30 or more on a single piece of clothing!
  • TheKitsune6
    TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
    My work pants are so large, I refer to them as my "hammer pants" and spout off "Can't touch this!" when people comment.
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