Conflicting feelings on an NSV.

E-Bay can be useful as well if you know you could be going down through a couple of sizes. You can often buy bundles of clothes which are quite useful if you only intend to be in them for a couple of months before dropping down another size.

Hear hear!
And don't we all plan to go down a size the sooner the better...
I can't wait to need to buy a whole new wardrobe.

Haha!! I am in the same boat as you...awh poor us!! I hit up the goodwill this weekend for my "on my way" sizes. Great deals on nice brands....didnt spend more than 15$ and I got 2 pairs of nice jeans and a pair of capris for summer.

pop some tags, you got twenty dollars in your pocket?

The choices in thrift stores and consignment shops are much better in smaller sizes. We fat girls hate to shop, so hang on to our clothes longer. Little ones love shopping and give away a lot more.

Belts are really handy.

Most pants can be taken in a size or two below the waist fairly easily on the outer seam. The inner seam will shorten the crotch of the pants, but for some of us that is good (only 5'1" here).

Belting long tops, or tucking them in can help extend their life.

Alterations can get pretty pricey once you are adjusting shoulders very much, but taking in some below the shoulders is usually pretty easy. Adding long darts at the waist can help too. And if you are a seamstress, you can get a pattern and reuse the fabric from other things to remake them if you choose simple patterns. (I am a seamstress, so I have been contemplating how to redo my wardrobe, since I have no money for new).

I used to keep sets of sizes 8,10,12,14 but when I stayed at size 18 soooo long I threw out the rest. I bet they would be out of style now anyhow. I wish MFP had a clothing exchange! We should start one. All these people losing at different levels we should be able to swap.

Why not try and organise something within your own areas? I've been to a couple here in Japan, just organised by a woman who advertised in some of the free newspapers. She ran it at a cafe on a Saturday afternoon. Everyone was requested to buy at least one drink, we all brought loads of stuff, it was spread around some tables and everyone was free to wander around chatting and taking whatever they wanted. At the end all the leftovers were donated.

I didn't read the comments so sorry if this was already said. I'd go to the local thrift shops and plato's closet or whatever if you have one. You can now purchase all the clothes that other people stopped fitting into!

I was surprised they had such good quality clothes. Just an idea.

Oh, and congrats on your NSV! Great job!!!

One more place to check, is garage sales. Especially garage sales in more affluent neighborhoods, for those women tend to be smaller in size.

hahahaha Well honey, I'm in the same boat and I've just decided that at the end of the day, thats a good problem to have! Congrats!! :drinker:

Goodwill and Good friends!!!! If you have the time to really look, you can get everything with the special 99 cent tag of the week. Hang in there - it's the best problem to have and it makes you feel so good to actually throw the BIG clothes in a bag and say goodbye to them as well!