when to buy clothes

I suggest buying 1 pair of pants, 1 tshirt and 1 button up that you like until your goal.
You can always check out seasonal sales for cheap $5-10 items, by the way.

Basically when your older ones are starting to slide off of you. You could try to minimize cost by maybe buying at a thrift store, since you know that most new clothes you get are going to be replaced by the time you hit your goal.

When to buy? Depends on bank account

I replace when things are falling off; if you have lots left to lose, then I suggest a thrift store or consignment shop as your first stop.

I did buy myself a new dress the other day, but it will fit my teen daughter too and she likes it, so I'm not sure how l will have it in my closet and I know that with both of us wearing it, I will get my $$ worth.

I bought some things at the thrift shop..I will buy new when I hit my goal. under things always new LOL It also will make you feel good.

I like to go thrifting. This applied especially to when I was only halfway to my goal but my clothes were already way too big. If your clothes do not fit, it's time to check out a few stores.

I had to go through 2-3 rounds of replacing my wardrobe... The first time I waited too long, and ended up dropping from a 56 to a 44...

Now, I just buy 1-2 pairs of jeans every time I lose a size and am slowly stepping myself down. So I own 36s, 38s and 40s... once I buy a new pair at 34 I will "retire" my 40s!

If you are confident in your weight loss, buy shirts and pants that are a little snug and shrink into them so you can wear them longer.

This reminds me that I need to make a run to Goodwill to donate the clothes I can no longer wear!

60lbs is a lot!! I would definitely buy some new clothing because you have to continue to look professional. I work in Human Resources and the truth is, many people wouldn't have the nerve to say something about your wardrobe choices as long as you are showered and within the dress code. With that being said I wouldn't wait until someone said something negative, I would get a few things just not go wild. Maybe start by replacing the things you wear most. Maybe a couple pairs of slacks and a pair of jeans? Another consideration is having some of your more worn pieces tailored. I promised myself that I wouldn't go buy any major clothing items until I got under 200lbs. Well, that would be a 50lb loss for me an I already need some new things losing almost 30lbs, I'm definitely not going to wait until I lose 20 more pounds to buy stuff. I plan to take my winter coat in to the tailor and have it taken in. Also thrift stores often have great deals on slacks and button up shirts.

I had to when things started falling off or when we changed seasons pretty much. I refused to wear my oversized tops this Fall so I bought new ones even though I'm not at goal weight, but they'll just be a bit looser once I am, I'm not that far and don't have much to lose in the chest/back area anymore. I bought two pairs of jeans 1.5 month ago and just bought two more pairs of the next size down - which are a bit tight so might just be fine once I'm at my goal weight.

The clothes I bought for this Summer (mostly shorts) will have to be replaced next Summer though. And I'll need new tops then too. But I only bought things on sale with a coupon. If there are good thrift shops in your area it's a good option too. Basically, I'd just buy the minimum and maybe a bit tight so you can slim down into them.

I like to go thrifting.

Me too :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:
But the boyfriend is against used clothes, so in attempts to avoid an argument, I don't. Well, not that he'd argue, but I respect that he doesn't want us to have them..

I lost at a slower rate, but still most clothes became unwearable after 6-8 months, depending on their cut/type, even with belts and stuff.

But the thing is you should not deprive of having nice looking clothes for your current body (well, at least looking as good as they can, but there are clothes more flattering for bigger sizes) and having clothes for different situations (casual, sport, formal, gown, and so on).

If you do not want to invest a lot of money, try buying clothes from brands that are not so known, but carry nice tailored clothes at decent prices. Try to have a minimum warderobe in mind, like the minimum number of t-shirts and pants you need; you can stick to this.

Buy clothes only at the beginning of the seasons; you will never wear them next season.

Like others said, basic items (ones you wear no mather the season) should be bought a piece at a time, to reduce cost in one month.

Try to find clothes that are could look good even when they get bigger for you. In that way you can wear them longer.

Buy clothes during discounts; they may be for another season, but you can buy smaller sizes and you also have goal clothes.


And don't forget... we all want our goal body and dream of dressing good that body. But we also have to wear nice clothes and feel good during the weight loss process. We won't look smashing good or sexy, but we can look as good as we can with the body we have. Body confidence will boost and that could help us to be more motivated. If it's possible, try not to hide in overly baggy clothes until goal weight.

I'd buy new clothes bc I don't like my clothes hanging off of me. I suppose that you can also have your clothes altered if that will be cheaper than buying new clothes. You can buy cheap work clothes at stores like JC Penney, Walmart, or Target. I'm sorry that you work with superficial people.

You're a man, so you're lucky that you can get aware the same pair of pants and shirt almost every day; dark pants and a white shirt.

If you don't want to spend an arm & a leg for new clothes then I suggest checking out your nearest thrift stores/consignment shops/Ross/Marshalls/T.J.MAXX. With thrift stores they usually offer certain colors every week that are half off & once they don't fit anymore you could re-donate them back or sell them at a yard sale.