When did you buy new clothes?

FutureSkinnyMama03 · August 2012

I will be frequenting the consignment shops when that time comes. I don't want to spend tons of $ on clothes that I don't plan to be in long but I also want to feel good in what I wear no matter my current size. I really think that keeping our self esteem up is a strong point in helping us stay motivated to keep losing weight. Dressing in clothes I like always helps my self esteem.

SaraRT1983 · August 2012

I find that since money is tight but my clothes are getting way too big that I'm just buying a new piece here or there from either thrift stores, Wal-Mart, Target (LOVE the clearance racks). I don't go crazy becuase I still have a LONG way to go but just enough to transition into so I'm not feeling so frumpy!!

I have always hated buying new clothes but once I get to my goal you better believe I'm going to shop until I drop!!!

mich1760 · August 2012

I have lost 25 pounds and I had clothes saved in bins that were a size smaller so I have enjoyed pulling those out. However, I am not going to save the clothes that are to big for me now.

sweetpea129 · August 2012

I Just recently started buying a few things. It was getting ridiculous and i was starting to look like a "hobo" according to my sister and mom. I was wearing yoga pants and t shirts and they were great transition pieces. I just donated quite a few bags of clothes because i couldnt save them any longer. I bought 2 new pairs of pants and a few shirts. They will last for a bit.

ilovemybuggy · August 2012

I'm buying a little here and there so that I don't have to spend a TON at one time... of course, i'm buying them smaller so that They can be motivation

MrsBioChem · August 2012

I live in gym clothes. Seriously. Spandex and t-shirts. Most of my nicer clothes are dresses so I can belt those around the waist and they still look good, but I'm slimming down so fast that I can't afford to seriously buy new clothes until I level out a bit

I have been living in yoga pants and plain t-shirts for the past six months! Yoga pants fit for a range of like three to four pant sizes.

tuppance · August 2012

As all my old clothes were elasticated I could get away with them for quite a while. I have also struggled with actually seeing me as thinner

I have only recently bought some 'new' clothes, mostly from charity shops or sale rails

I was a UK 18/20 (20 really if I am totally honest) and now fit (easily) into a (UK) 14 - not at goal yet so MAY end up a 12/14 I am not sure yet

Good luck on your journey

KJanae87 · August 2012

I still haven't bought many new clothes....up until this week I was still wearing my medical scrubs from +50lbs ago....they looked awful and hung on me but I just HATE buying work clothes.

But this week I bought two new pairs and wore them....wow did I get tons of compliments...co-workers really noticed my weightloss with proper fitting clothes on.

I have a few hand-me-downs and a couple newer outifts, but like OP said I don't want to buy a lot and go down even more sizes.

silviamv · August 2012

Thank you so much for all your responses! I still cannot take my pants off without unbuttoning them (I wish!), but they do make me look like I'm wearing one size too big - and as some of you said, it doesn't show my progress so far, and although is not much I am excited about it and proud of it

I wish I could use yoga pants but my job requires a business casual dress code

I have two pairs of jeans that were not fitting me before I started dieting/exercising, and now they fit me *yay*, so I don't need to buy jeans until I reach my goal - but the work clothes are looking awful! Thanks for your tips, lots of great ideas! :happy:

thrld · August 2012

I don't really buy new clothes. Instead I 'rent' them -- I'm still losing, so I go to the thrift store and I buy NWT pants & shirts. Then in a few weeks, I bring them back and donate them, and get smaller stuff. Because I'm re-donating them, my spouse says I 'rent' rather than buy them.

Once I get to my goal, I will go shopping for new clothes -- but will probably keep a lot of my 'finds' too.

tjones0927 · August 2012

I have gone from a 14/16 to a 6/8....I have taken some things in, bought a few things new a clearance, gotten hand me downs, and thrifted or bought at yard sales. I had to start buying new things after I lost like 20-30.

jasha13 · August 2012

Gently used clothes. Try platos closet or goodwill. Also, dresses and skirts

tjones0927 · August 2012

Gently used clothes. Try platos closet or goodwill. Also, dresses and skirts

Agree with the dresses for sure! You can get more wear from them and they are super easy to take in...not to mention you can wear them through many seasons.

Alicia92860 · August 2012

I need to buy clothes most of my pants fall down. I need to break down buy some new clothes and a belt... LOL

Meraid · August 2012

I don't want to buy new clothes until I'm down 30 pounds (so 150). Plus it's going to get chilly by then (I live in canada, it gets cold) so people won't be able to notice too well. Plus from being big I managed to fit into L or XL to make my shirts baggy so I don't have many good fitting shirts to compare!

sugarfreecandy · August 2012

I just thought about this very issue this weekend as I was window shopping. I barely ever go into retail stores anymore, but there are some cute trendy things that I wanted to buy to update my wardrobe, but I was debating this very issue in my head. I'm been a huge thrift store girl for the past few years, so I'm all for that.

Also, you might want to consider getting some of your favorite clothes, best quality or your work clothes tailored down to fit you now. Honestly, that is what I plan to do. I've found so many fabulous vintage/one of a kind things over the years and there is no way I'm giving them up if I don't have to. My absolute fave is a vintage wool dress from the 60s that looks straight out of Mad Men. I don't care what size I end up at, that dress is coming with me.

I do not recommend keeping any clothes that are too big that you do not intend to tailor down because, honestly, you don't want to be there again, so even keep the option open? It's kind of funny even thinking about this, because, in the past, people would have gone to the tailor before heading to the department store. Ahhh...the culture of consumption. Isn't that how many of us ended up here in the first place?

TrimAnew · August 2012

Like many have said, I bought new clothes when I my old ones were in danger of falling off. I could easily slide my size 16 jeans off without unbuttoning them or even wiggling. I was constantly pulling them up, even with a belt on. That's when I tentatively tried on a pair of size 12s from my "too small" stash and was delighted that they fit. I was due for some nicer work clothes anyway, so I bought a a few extra jeans and shorts at size 12 and then splurged on some skirts and tops that were on sale. I still wear some of my old tops because they fit better now actually. People that only see me once every few months have noticed (like my dentist). Most people who I see every day haven't commented on my weight loss, but they have liked my clothes.

I donated all the pants and shorts that were too big. The next time I need new stuff, I might get some from a thrift store, as the one near us actually has some really good quality stuff. But for this first round, I did treat myself to some truly new (on sale) items.

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