Anyone else stocking up for the inevitable?

StormyGal8
StormyGal8 Posts: 184 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I work in a big box store....at this time of year, all our summer clothes go on clearance for $1-$3. I have found myself buying some things in smaller sizes for when I am skinny. I keep thinking to myself "at $1, where can I go wrong?".
I didn't buy a ton, and I bought in large and medium shirts. I can't bring myself to buy pants/shorts though.

Does anyone else do this?
Am I being overly optimistic? I have WAAAAAAY long time to go until I am a medium...but it just seems silly to pay $10 for a shirt next year, when I can get it for $1 now!

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  • AvsFreak
    AvsFreak Posts: 152 Member
    Absolutely. Sometimes buying a smaller shirt or pair of pants and trying them on every so often, can give you a better idea of your progress than a scale can.
  • tommygirl15
    tommygirl15 Posts: 1,012 Member
    I say go for it!! For 1 buck, I would too.
  • gargisingh
    gargisingh Posts: 123 Member
    I would stock up too! I learnt it the hard way- when I had to do expensive emergency shopping because my pants kept falling down!
  • Susanthecatwhisperer
    Susanthecatwhisperer Posts: 141 Member
    I totally understand!! I started MFP in May. None of my summer capris fit anymore. I'll get rid of them, but only halfway to my goal weight. If I get new ones, do I go for my current size or the smaller one? I got one pair of jeans at a thrift store for now. I only wear drawstring scrub pants at work, so those don't matter at all. :wink:
  • tanyaslosingit
    tanyaslosingit Posts: 178 Member
    LOL, I'm such a pack rat that I never got rid of the clothes I had outgrown! So now as I downsize, I have clothes standing by. Of course, I'm now donating my larger clothes so I have no safety sizes :-)
  • Wezlfuss
    Wezlfuss Posts: 122 Member
    Am I the only one who saw the title and thought this would be about zombies? I've been watching too much TV... :laugh:

    But yeah, I have bought a couple cute dresses a few sizes smaller. I'm hoping that when I do lose, I'll fit in them much better.
    ETA: because with my luck, everything I do like will be out of stock once I can finally fit in it.
  • MissJenova
    MissJenova Posts: 258
    Buy them shirts!!

    I'd buy an outfit, put it on hangers, then hang it on my closet or my bedroom door or something so that I see it everyday. Then you'll be motivated to keep moving until you can put that outfit on!
  • MissJenova
    MissJenova Posts: 258
    Am I the only one who saw the title and thought this would be about zombies? I've been watching too much TV... :laugh:


    ...*raises hand*....I totally came in for the zombies.....
  • Sylkwyrm
    Sylkwyrm Posts: 75 Member
    Brilliant idea! My jeans started falling off my butt, but I was broke and had to wait a month to get more. :-(
  • MissJenova
    MissJenova Posts: 258
    And OP your horse is very beautiful
  • Akimajuktuq
    Akimajuktuq Posts: 3,037 Member
    Am I the only one who saw the title and thought this would be about zombies? I've been watching too much TV... :laugh:

    But yeah, I have bought a couple cute dresses a few sizes smaller. I'm hoping that when I do lose, I'll fit in them much better.
    ETA: because with my luck, everything I do like will be out of stock once I can finally fit in it.

    No, you aren't the only one. I was thinking "societal collapse". LOL

    Now I'll move on....
  • tristaj90
    tristaj90 Posts: 330 Member
    Am I the only one who saw the title and thought this would be about zombies? I've been watching too much TV... :laugh:


    ...*raises hand*....I totally came in for the zombies.....

    I did the same!! Gah Left 4 Dead has totally ruined my life...
  • ekz13
    ekz13 Posts: 725 Member
    Am I the only one who saw the title and thought this would be about zombies? I've been watching too much TV... :laugh:


    ...*raises hand*....I totally came in for the zombies.....


    DITTO
  • SeekingOne54
    SeekingOne54 Posts: 38 Member
    :laugh: I thought the same thing! I was all geared up for some ideas of what to put in my bug out bag!! LOL! Great minds think alike :smile:
  • bonitacubana
    bonitacubana Posts: 41
    Am I the only one who saw the title and thought this would be about zombies? I've been watching too much TV... :laugh:


    ...*raises hand*....I totally came in for the zombies.....

    same here - I was like wow this is a doomsday thread for sure :-P
  • bonitacubana
    bonitacubana Posts: 41
    Am I the only one who saw the title and thought this would be about zombies? I've been watching too much TV... :laugh:


    ...*raises hand*....I totally came in for the zombies.....

    I did the same!! Gah Left 4 Dead has totally ruined my life...

    don't forget The Walking Dead lol.
  • nygrl4evr
    nygrl4evr Posts: 196 Member
    I say buy them. I am so broke right now that I have only been able to buy 2 pairs of jeans and 3 shirts. I am pretty much wearing all my original size clothes still and they are swimming on me. Stocking up sounds good and gives you the added help of a visual goal to work towards!
  • PJmetts
    PJmetts Posts: 210 Member
    I ordered a winter coat in size 10 thinking it would fit me by January, boy was I surpirsed when it arrived this week and fits NOW! I say do it! Goodwill or another charity will be enjoying the fruits of our weight loss journey!
  • StormyGal8
    StormyGal8 Posts: 184 Member
    And OP your horse is very beautiful

    Thank you!! He is my baby! If there was an MFP for horses, he would be telling his success story now, after having lost around 300lbs (I bought him extremely overweight).
  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
    I think it's a great idea for inspiration. I have a size 16 pair of jeans and a cute tankini I wore at size 14 a few years ago that I keep around for motivational purposes :)
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Anyone else stocking up for the inevitable?

    You mean when that new study comes out and says they've been wrong all these years and that cookies are in fact just the best bomb diggity thing you could possibly shove in your pie hole? Way better than raspberry keytones and flaxseed and fish oil?

    Yes...I'm stocking up with Chocolate Chip, and Fudge Grahams and Macadamia nut, and Snicker-doodles, and Thin Mints, and all sorts of other yummy goodness waiting on that report to come out.
  • kodijhill
    kodijhill Posts: 116 Member
    Am I the only one who saw the title and thought this would be about zombies? I've been watching too much TV... :laugh:

    But yeah, I have bought a couple cute dresses a few sizes smaller. I'm hoping that when I do lose, I'll fit in them much better.
    ETA: because with my luck, everything I do like will be out of stock once I can finally fit in it.


    baahahah i thought the same thing except mor like the end of the world how funny
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Am I the only one who saw the title and thought this would be about zombies? I've been watching too much TV... :laugh:

    But yeah, I have bought a couple cute dresses a few sizes smaller. I'm hoping that when I do lose, I'll fit in them much better.
    ETA: because with my luck, everything I do like will be out of stock once I can finally fit in it.

    :laugh: I thought that too.

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