When to buy new clothes when you are losing weight?

Good Will, Plato's Closet, Thrift Shops!! don't buy new till your to your goal weight!!!

When your pants fall down without unzipping them it's really time to get new ones. If you're halfway through losing weight, look at a nice thrift shop if you have one. I'm going thrift shopping for work clothes in early Aug.

I've cycled my wardrobe through the local thrift shops several times in the last year. When I reach my goal weight, I'll think about buying NEW clothes.

Yes. Go pop some tags at the thrift shop. :glasses:

Or try freecycle.

The only new clothes I ever buy are undies, jammies, and once in a while new running shoes. Everything else comes from reuse and recycle. It's the cheaper and more environmentally sound approach and blends well with my quasi-hippie existence. :flowerforyou:

I've lost just shy of 60lbs. This past weekend I went out and did some shopping for the first time. I hit up our local thrift store and got some good steals there. I need a few other items that I couldn't find so I'll be going to a store for those and look at their clearance racks.

I try to go every two sizes like some others mentioned. For work pants, my boss told me "you can't wear those anymore, you need to go buy more this weekend." It got pretty bad.

I try to get a few things here and there, on sale. I have been getting some basic tshirts at oldnavy.com for $5-$6. I can dress them up for work or wear them casual on the weekend. The fit now, but if I shrink out of them they can be gym shirts or sleep shirts.

I got loads of stuff from ebay for next to nothing, they only new stuff i got was undies, gym clothes and some cheapy jammies i would imagine i'll be in this size for quite awhile now as i only have 12lb to loss and i'm focusing on toning instead of weight loss now.

I still have a lot of skinny clothes that I knew I'd wear someday again.

2nd hand also some of the other members would probably more than happy to donate their too bigs. Theres an exchange site on MFP groups but its not very active.

Right now about 90% of my clothes have come from thrift stores (not including my unmentionables of course). When I shrink out of one size, I donate those clothes and buy clothes in a smaller size, its the circle of life. My goal is to be either at goal weight or close enough by the end of August when a new outlet mall opens in my area so I can go on a massive shopping spree.

They always recommend to buy new clothes as you go. Buy dresses that can be belted, so when you lose a little more, they will still look good. Wearing dowdy clothes doesn't do anything for the self esteem. Go buy some new clothes. It will make you super happy that you are fitting into a smaller size. I buy a new dress every Friday. When I started I was at a size 16 dress (18 pants). Now I'm in a 12 dress, 14/15 pants. My goal is a size 9/10 dress. (I still have 15-20 pounds to go). I will go on a shopping spree once I hit it, but for now I am slowly updating my wardrobe. Take $20 a week and go buy yourself something new. I spend a bit more than that, but I don't have any kids, so all my money goes to me (or the bank).

My jeans were literally falling off me, and my belt I couldn't even get on before was on the fourth notch in! I found 2 pairs of jeans for $1 each at a garage sale the other day, in a size smaller than I am now (motivation!). For summer clothes I got dresses at old navy, most were $8 on sale. For upcoming vacation, I did get a 2 piece swimsuit at Marshall's with a *tiny* bit of muffin top showing but should easily be down to fitting properly within the next month. Once I reach my goal weight I will get a whole new wardrobe (and a tattoo!) as a reward

I have a trip planned to Value Village in another week or two with a friend. In the meantime a newly purchased belt is helping to keep the dress pants/skirts up.

At 20 pounds down I took my clothes to a tailor. Not all of them, but my favorite jeans, my dress slacks for work, a few shirts/skirts/etc.

Tailors are your friend, and I got about 10 things tailored for only 50.00 dollars. Its a lot cheaper than buying new clothes.

I also sometimes buy "lots" of clothing on ebay, and I shop at the garage sales in SUPER nice neighborhoods.

If you can afford to buy clothes twice whether regular priced, clearance, goodwill, or the season's latest, I'd buy a set now just so you can throw away the big ones (or donate them) and solidify this current size as the real you. And no going back. For sure. Then you can look great and indulge in all the compliments which might motivate you more as you continue onto your goals. I notice it's hard for people to see your weight loss when you're wearing baggy clothes or silhouettes bought when you were bigger that were meant to cover problem areas. I notice this because this is my current MO since I don't want people to notice on, comment about, or start conversations up about my weight or goals or efforts. So it's from experience but on the other angle of someone trying to hide it still. If you're clothes are that baggy though, the compliments you get may make you feel wonderful. Plus you will look more presentable for work or whatever you do with your days.

There are even styles you could choose that will look great now and be forgiving as you slim down and won't look so off so soon.

Example: Dolman sleeve tops, stretch leggings, like the ones from Hue, Summery dresses in colors that can transition to seasons and be worn with tights and boots later, sandals now. Just nothing with sleeves that are too structured or tailored. Something like this, you can see how as someone slimmed down it would still look nice. There are no sleeve seams right at the shoulder to start falling off when slimmer/smaller.