Weight loss and buying new clothes.

I'm going through this right now too. I was between sizes for a few months, but now I've broken the plateau and started losing again and my clothes are all hanging off of me! Thrift shops still don't really have things in my size, so I try to just buy a few basic things that I can mix and match. Casual clothes are a lot easier because I can wear them baggier Work is a little harder, but luckily I can be fairly casual at work - not jeans, but I don't have to get too dressed up either.

Sell some of your nicer clothes that are getting too big and put the money toward new replacement items. See if there's a "trading post" in your area. We have one near me where you just post pictures of your stuff on Facebook and people arrange to meet up with you to purchase them. You usually get your money's worth on items this way. Or try Craigslist.

You look young so if you have a platos closet in the area its like a thrift shop but for teens. I love this place and find great designer brands, especially if there is one on the rich side of town. Its a really good deal!

I haven't gotten to this yet, but I figure if I actually start losing fairly well I'll likely wear things that can easily work still after dropping 10-20lbs so I don't have to buy things as often. Yoga pants, sweatpants, tshirts. Days I want to look cute, dresses with a belt. Even old sweatshirts if you alter them a little (same with tshirts) can look pretty cute. Maybe cut off a shoulder or make something totally different using the fabric. I'm too broke half the time to constantly buy new clothes, even though I know I'll want to.

I told everyone I was close to about my weightloss journey and asked that if they had any clothes they were getting rid of to please pass them on to me. Very soon I had a whole new wardrobe of clothes I love in a range of styles and sizes. My rule is when it's too big get rid of it because you never want to wear it again.

I haven't gotten there yet but since I plan on losing more than just one pant size, I will only buy a small number of pairs of pants (ex. 2 pairs of jeans and like 3 pairs of dress slacks since I wear them to work every day) and then once I get down to my goal weight I'll enlarge my wardrobe.

I hate second hand store shopping, but I started doing it because whatever pants I bought would be too loose after a couple months.

As a guy, I dont have a large wardrobe to begin with.... lol. so Im buying everything over and over again.

Ive only just been shopping for new clothes, yesterday actually which was the first time since I started, I went to primark because its only cheap and I wont be buying any more clothes until I reach my target

ebay!! and charity shops!

haha sale watching and suffering through big and baggy, and then buying new stuff with the change of seasons (when i'd want new stuff anyway!) it's nice to have to buy new stuff because it's too big now instead of because i wore it out last season

I'm not there yet, but when I get there I plan on hitting sale and clearance racks and just buying what I need to get by.

I've been looking at a lot of refashion blogs for ideas as well for inspiration, so I'm planning on attempting to re-work some of my favorite items so I can get more use out of things. We'll see how that goes...

Buy yourself something nice - that you look really good in. It will keep you motivated to lose more and look even better. Dress the body you have now.

I was actually thinking about this today as well. I was curious if there was some MFP clothing-swap we could put together or something. We're all going to be those in-between sizes and we're all at different stages. Is there a way we could put together a group or something to give the clothes that are too big to someone who is just starting out, and take the "fat" clothes from someone who is farther along in the journey? No money, just giving and receiving?

Thoughts?

I think that's a great idea!

They've tried to do that on here before... never really caught on. Only a few people would post on the 'trade' thread, so it wasn't very enticing. AND people have so many different tastes and heights.

I'm with going to a consignment store (like Platos) and getting money for your old clothes, and buying some new ones. 3 years ago I lost 35 lbs and sold all my clothes and would then buy new. I would lose more weight, and sell my new clothes and buy new new permanent clothes! Maybe more expensive that way, but it felt SOOO good to wear clothes that fit and showed off my new body!

First, congrats on your progress so far!!

I get not wanting to part with old clothes - it's tough for sentimental reasons and also that little niggling thought in the back of your head that doubts you'll succeed. Think of it this way, if you get rid of the bigger clothes, that's one more way to motivate you to keep going! I've taken huge bags full of clothing to Goodwill in the last few years. The first trip was hard but once I started, it was so much easier. Although I still have a ton of concert and vacation souvenir t-shirts that I can't seem to part with. They're starting to take up too much space though so I'm going to bite the bullet pretty soon.

Check for consignment shops in your area if you're interested in selling. The one near me has a rule that the clothing must be no older than 3 years and in good condition. As much as I love shopping at Goodwill and Salvation Army, consignment shops are much less overwhelming and tend to look the clothing over better before they decide to sell it. And bonus - they're prices are about the same as Goodwill so you're getting a great deal!

ETA: I'd suggest keeping one top and/or one pant so you can have a clothing before/after picture. A couple of people have that as their profile pic here and I just think that is such a great visual!