Buying Clothes Too Small

I currently have 3 shirts that are one to two sizes too small. Like...I could get in them, but it's just not pretty. And they're brand new, but they were all on sale, so I had to have them. Normally, I would never advocate to do that because I watched my mom have multiple closets for multiple sizes for decades...But here on MFP, we're working toward a common goal of becoming better versions of ourselves, so WHY NOT have that beautiful, attainable reward waiting for us!!

ooo i love asos.

I say.. wait. Asos will always have good stuff when you reach your goal

Reward yourself when you hit your goal - don't buy clothes unless you really need it. that's what i'm doing! because who knows, maybe that dress will be too big one day.

I had 4 vintage dresses in my wardrobe that had fitted me some years ago but not for a while. I couldn't bare to give them to a charity shop so had them hung in my spare bedroom where I exercise as motivation. Last week all 4 dresses fitted me. Now I am motivated to keep the weight off and continue toning so they continue to fit me. Next goal which I am very close to is to get back into my wedding dress for a silver wedding anniversary photo shoot I want my husband to do later this month

If you're gonna lose the weight anyway, why not? My only concern would be that even if you fit into it, it might not "fit" right due to whatever shape you end up being when you lose weight.

It really depends on the cut and/or material though! Sometimes you CAN fit into sizes smaller than your usual! If it is motivation then sure! It isn't an extravagant investment either so why not! But if it discourages you because you can't fit in then don't. There a plenty other lovely clothings out there that you'll fall in love with! Spend the money on healthy foods instead

It doesn't work for me, at least not enough to be worth it. Two years ago, I bought a shirt that was sooooo perfect, and I figured it would fit me great if I just lost maybe 5 more pounds. But as it turned out, I was tired of losing weight (had already lost over 30 pounds), and went to maintenance instead. In my maintenance phase I went up a few pounds sometimes and down a few others--in one of the down periods I wore the shirt. Once. I was really at the edge of whether I should be wearing it, but it didn't look too bad.

Two years after buying it, I'm finally where I can wear it comfortably. So I wore it again. Once. It's long sleeved. The cold weather just broke here, sending us straight into the 70s-80s. Shirt is going back into the closet until autumn. By which time I may be another 10 pounds down, and it could well be too big.

So, in two years, I've worn that shirt twice. Not entirely sure I've got my money's worth out of it.

Yeah I've bought tons of clothes that are closer to my goal weight. I have yet to actually /wear/ them, but they /are/ motivation.

i didn't buy any new clothes, but i did save old clothes. kept several things from highschool. what felt the best was when i actually waited too long to try them on again. most of the shirts and jeans are all much too big. so...being a clothes horse isn't always a bad thing. aside from the more sentimental stuff, everything went to good will. ^_^

Go for it!, how great will you feel when it fits? You can do it great motivation

I just bought a pair of pants that were a size smaller...but only because they didnt have my size and it was a great deal. Lol..but it is only one size smaller..so not much longer to get into it.



I don't need to buy smaller clothes, since I have all my pre pregnancy clothes already for motivation.



But I don't see a problem with it. Whatever works for you.

Ive done the same thing I brought a gorgeous top, was only $5 so was like why not? I have also kept all my too small clothes from a few years ago in hope I will fit them again one day (I have already been able to pull out 2 jeans and 3 tops from clothes I put away just before christmas)

well, I don't think it's a great idea, as often that becomes something to obsess over, but at 9 quid, might as well. You can always resell it on ebay!

I agree with that it's not a great idea because I was findiing that when I fit into a piece of clothing I bought too small at first, the cut was all wrong. But my body is fussy when it comes to fitting into clothes.

However if it's at a great price, why not!

Do you know how you tend to lose weight or is the dress fitted?

I have bought a jacket and a dress that are too small across my chest, but it fits elsewhere- I'm not game on guessing for my bottom half.

this has never worked for me.