buying smaller size for motivation?

Katbaran

Have you ever thought of going to a thrift store and buying clothes that fit now for very little money and then doing it again when they get too big?

What fisherlassie said! Less expensive and still motivating! You can also find some nice, high-end clothes at the nicer shops, so if you lose quickly and they don't fit for long, you won't feel so bad about the cost. Maybe I'm just cheap, but that's what I would do.

xHelloQuincyx

i have 15 size 7 pants
i have like 4 size 12-14-around there pants.
its definitely motivation to fit into my 'nice' pants. i just had all them because i used to be thin.
i can fit into 2 pairs of the 7's comfortably now.

and with the idea about the thrift store, its a great one. i just bought 4 pairs of work pants for me and the hubby, and they were only 3$ each!!! usually they are like 20, and with us losing weight so fast its not even worth it.

palmerig88

I did that with one thing: This swimsuit. I HAD to have it and they were sold out of all sizes except xl and medium

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jazee11

I have done this and it does not work for me. I either go closet shopping when I go down a size or just go out and get something after I have already gone down.

meeka472

When I was losing weight I did it with some jeans I bought. I knew that I was losing weight at a pace that I would be too small for my current size soon so I bought a pair of jeans in my size and the next size down. Not only did I fit into that smaller size in a few weeks but now I am even 2 sizes smaller than that!

denisel321

Yes! I like to have at least one thing that I buy on sale or clearance as a goal item. Right now it's a pair of black leather riding boots that are SO close to fitting but still tight in the calves. They are sitting in my closet on a shelf where I see them every day when I get dressed.

Find something you love and trust me, it's a real motivator! Good luck

MFPBrandy

I think I'd buy something a size smaller if it was a t-shirt, but not any other garment.
Clothes just fit too weird to buy something without trying it on first, in my case. Even when something is the CORRECT size, sometimes I don't like it when I try it on, just because it fits weird and the proportions are strange.

This. ^^^. I wouldn't buy too-small (for now) clothes as motivation, just because you don't know how they'll fit. Cut can actually change with size. What fits you now might not necessarily work as well for your smaller body just because it's a smaller size -- between the changes in your body and the changes in the clothes between sizes, it might end up being a waste of money. Then again, if you feel it's worth it as motivation even if they end up not fitting you well, then it's not wasted.
I do like the idea of going second-hand shopping for things that fit you now, though, then donating them back.

Dudagarcia

I did with some crop pants a size small that wereon clearance at Sam's club and was able to fit into them a few months ago, went from XL to sm . Glad I got them

jsidel126

I buy and consume smaller food portion sizes for motivation...

Dudagarcia

I did that with one thing: This swimsuit. I HAD to have it and they were sold out of all sizes except xl and medium

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You look great!!

Colbyandsage

I did. I used to have a ton of size 4 The limited dress pants before having babies. I ended up giving them all away. One of my goals was to get back into the size 4's. When I went shopping one day, I found a pair on clearance. So I BOUGHT them! I wear them often now :flowerforyou: