When do you buy new clothes?

When there's a sale.

I am going to clean out my closet tonight and tomorrow I'll take a trip to goodwill to donate them. Thanks for the motivation.

Yay!!

I think over the long weekend I'm gonna try on my spring/summer clothes with a critical eye and donate a lot of stuff. Maybe some of it can work with layers this winter but I know I'll need basically a new wardrobe by Summer 2014.

Quoting another post: "When I was at my biggest I hated to buy cloths, pants in particularly. So I just didn't."

I was totally the opposite. At my largest is when I owned the most clothing, the most expensive, high end plus clothing available, and the most trendy accessories/jewelry/shoes/bags. It was an over-compensation type thing for me, I think.

Now I struggle at times to find a good balance. I do not want to be that woman who gets to her goal weight (or close to it) and just wears workout gear and no jewelry. hehe

I have several sizes to go down before I reach my goal and I am sick to death of wearing the old stuff and needed to find how I could look nice but not waste money going down in sizes. I discovered an online clothes rental business for plus sized girls that goes from size 10 to size 32. You can pick from 3 garments to 10 at a time. Think like a Netflix for clothing. When you are done with something you send it back and they replace it with something else you put in your virtual closet. I plan to keep exchanging cool stuff for the next few months while I am downsizing. I know you can't link to it but if you are interested the company is Gwynnie Bee. Just google it. I love it!

I don't know how much you have to lose, but in my case I am keeping stuff that is loose but still functional only because I don't want to buy too much now since I'm not quite halfway to my ultimate goal. Reframe to success in your outlook and it won't matter if you keep or lose the old ones!

I waited a long time to buy new clothes. I think I had lost nearly 150 pounds. My old stuff looked bad because it didn't fit and I was constantly adjusting it because it would slid down. For me I think a lot of the reason I held out so long was because I was afraid I would fail and gain everything I'd lost back.

Turning that corner and tossing out the fat clothed and buying new stuff was a big confidence boosting moment for me. It was like me telling myself that I would succeed and knowing that it was true. Ive gotten rid of everything. I mean total wardrobe replacement. Wearing the new stuff I feel more confident. Being able to buy clothes in a regular store (not a big & tall) feels great too. Anything in good shape was donated. Stuff like jeans and dress shirts are being made into a quilt.

I now buy stuff I like in season or in a smaller size because I know it will eventually fit. The only downside for me has been to my wallet. Buying new stuff gets expensive. Combining that with the fact I'm going out more than ever to concerts and games, my finances are about as bad as they've ever been. It's a great trade off because I'm happier and having more fun than ever.

I have bought new pieces here and there. But they are new to me (from goodwill and salvation army) this post reminded me that I have some more cleaning out of thy closet to do!!!!:)


I say buy the clothes!!! Just do it!!!!I have lost and gained the same weight back THREE times now, the only difference now is that I got rid of all of my size 20's!

When a lady in church commented, "Get some new pants", I knew it was time. She is overweight as well and added that she would love to be told that for the same reason, (losing not gaining).

I went to the thrift store and found a pair that were snug, (40" now, was 46"). Jos. A. Bank jeans looked brand new for only $8, (over $50 new).

Go get them and look at "snug" as encouragement or incentive to stay on course and not a demon waiting to point out your failure. Hoping the best for you!!

I've lost 60 lbs (so far) so I HAD to get new clothes! However, the majority of my clothes come from thrift shops--the others come from the clearance racks. I, too, find brand name clothes that I couldn't afford to buy retail but still have the tags on them. I have some of my old clothes just because I'm too lazy to finish cleaning out my closet. Most of them went when I did a wardrobe swap with my daughter because she had gained while I lost. I get so many more comments on my weight loss when I wear clothes that fit so that's a real boost to my morale and encourages me to keep going. Get some new clothes!! I'd suggest new pants and a good belt that you can use to "shape" your tops. I can't imagine trying to keep up 20/22W pants on my now size 14M behind!

I love shopping for new clothes. I buy from the clearance racks to keep costs down. It makes me feel good to have clothes that fit and look good. It also motivates me to keep going to get down to the next size. I've gone from 3X-2X to L sometimes M!!

I also highly recommend getting a bra fitting. I was feeling pretty depressed about the state of my girls but it wasn't the girls at all it was the waaaay too big bra! It made such a difference to get fitted!

I've donated all the clothes that are too big. I'm not going back so I won't need them again. It was a mental hurdle I had to jump. The clothes were like a security blanket I had to let go of and put faith in myself I can do this and I can keep it up!!!