Buying New clothes

What I do is buy what fits me now. As I've lost weight I take my favorite pieces to a seamstress. She works out of her house and only charges me $8 to take in a pair of pants. I will have my pants taken in until I can go to the next size down.

I used to buy tons of new clothes but they have added up to being too costly!!!

So now, I just settle to wear them baggy until they look too awful!

This is what I do as well... I wait until someone tells me how ridiculous I look (typically my mother) wearing clothes that are falling off. Then I splurge for a few new items. I only buy just barely enough to get through the week and do lots of laundry, because I know that in a month or two they will be too big anyway. You get tired of wearing the same things but it's not worth buying a new wardrobe for a transition weight, IMO.

I go to places like ROSS, TJMaxx, Marshalls or hit the JC Penny's clearance: I won't pay more than $10 for 1 item. With the way my clothes were looking, I had to get some new things, though I also made sure that the shirts I bought I would still be able to wear when I get even smaller :happy:
In the last few months I think I've spent about $200 total to update my wardrobe, and while that seems like a lot, keep in mind that the $5 or $10 each week or so I used to spend buying junk food, I no longer get so that money goes to a new pair of slack or shirt :happy: Instead of a calorie-rich treat, I get myself a "hey I'm lookin' good!" treat

In order to stay motivated, I bought some new clothes that fit all along my loss (always on sale. I love the compliments as people really notice how much weight has been dropped, cause if you keep wearing baggy clothes, it just isn't as obvious. Plus it made me feel better about what was occurring! You can find some great buys at thrift stores as a means to save. I certainly didn't buy top price items along the way, as I have dropped from a 14 to an 8 or 6 and there were too many stages in between!

i'm cheep, so while i am going down several sizes, i borrow from my friends. (thankfully i work from home and live a casual lifestyle, so this helps) there are about 5 of us that are losing together...we pass to the next person when we no longer need/can keep our clothes on.
this summer i did buy some new items..but most of those were on sale for about $5-$10 each.
GoodWill is a GREAT place to get doing down items. or consignment shops.

I say if you can afford it to buy a few new ones... It will make you feel better to have clothes that fit you and to know you are losing in order to buy...It dont have to be a lot of new ones just a couple outfits for when you are going out. Are to work are whereever you go..

If you are still losing I wouldnt buy to many new outfits but a couple will boast your moral.... Its ok to wear the baggy ones also till you reach your goal. Then you can really splurge and get some new outfits to compliment your new self.... And then get rid of all the baggy stuff....

Several good tips on here that I agree with. Find a good seamstress for your expensive pants and skirts-have them taken in while you are still losing. Hit consignment shops and thrift stores for clothes that fit. You don't want to spend a ton of money on transitional sizes but cheap clothes often don't fit as well and they tend to come in bigger sizes which is depressing!

Consignment and thrift stores are definitely the way to go. Check out several consignment stores until you find one that carries your style. I have 2 great ones in my area and a couple of others I get lucky at every now and then. I even found a new winter coat at a thrift store for $8.00 and I love it.