Anyone trying to lose weight to look cute in clothes?

luvahgilahsa
luvahgilahsa Posts: 63 Member
edited November 8 in Motivation and Support
I love fashion and I love shopping and I guess my biggest motivation is to lose weight to look cute in the clothes that I love. I've gained quite a lot of weight in the past year and I no longer fit into a lot of my clothes, and a lot of the styles I love no longer look good on my body. My biggest motivation is to wear cute outfits, but is that a bad motivation?

I don't really track my weight-loss through numbers, I really only do it through how I look in my clothes, so I'm going to try to track my progress through pictures. Anyone else doing it this way and want to join me?
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  • luvahgilahsa
    luvahgilahsa Posts: 63 Member
    edited December 2014
    12/4 Outfit of the day
    Overalls are so cute
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  • natboosh69
    natboosh69 Posts: 277 Member
    I don't think it's bad motivation. The best reason to lose weight is to improve health but if looking better keeps you on track, I don't see that as a bad thing at all tbh.
  • natboosh69
    natboosh69 Posts: 277 Member
    Ps. you look gorgeous if you are one of the girls in your pic!
  • luvahgilahsa
    luvahgilahsa Posts: 63 Member
    edited December 2014
    natboosh69 wrote: »
    Ps. you look gorgeous if you are one of the girls in your pic!

    aww thanks! I'm the one on the left, and that was a year ago when I was 20 pounds lighter :(
    PPS you're gorgeous too!
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    I'd rather look good naked. *shrug* :ohwell:
  • mrscronkhite
    mrscronkhite Posts: 21
    Being able to fit into my clothes better and wear styles I'm comfortable in are definitely motivators of mine!! Nothing wrong with wanting to look good and feel good about yourself as motivating factors.
  • allieallieoxenfree
    allieallieoxenfree Posts: 114 Member
    Definitely. One of the biggest motivators for me in deciding to lose weight was realizing that I was looking at clothing ads and thinking to myself, "No, I am too heavy to wear that." I want to feel comfortable in whatever I feel like wearing!!
  • caitconquersweight
    caitconquersweight Posts: 316 Member
    Good god yes. I don't have very good fashion sense since I've spent years being too fat to shop just anywhere. But I even have it on my profile. One thing that motivates me is pretty dresses :) I'm SOOOOO giddy every time I go clothes shopping now. It's like Christmas, I always find something in my size now.
  • JamieJam1102
    JamieJam1102 Posts: 308 Member
    randomtai wrote: »
    I'd rather look good naked. *shrug* :ohwell:
    This is my overall motivation. While looking good in clothes is a plus, once it comes off... well... you know. **insert comment about the lights being on, etc**
  • NextPage
    NextPage Posts: 609 Member
    At 51 I do have other motivators but this also ranks extremely high on my list. Whether better health is a bonus or its your main goal it doesn't really matter. If thinking of cute clothes helps you get from A to B, what could be 'bad" about it. I even went out and brought a cute dress in a smaller size to help me loss my last 15 lbs (I have my eye on the prize). I actually look at it my closet when I start thinking about things like icecream too much.
  • Cheyenne_K_
    Cheyenne_K_ Posts: 31 Member
    That was my first motivation. And using pictures to track progress, IMHO, is better than the scale. Ive been at the same weight for the last month and a half but know I have lost fat through pictures and how my clothes feel.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    randomtai wrote: »
    I'd rather look good naked. *shrug* :ohwell:

    +1

  • hellokathy
    hellokathy Posts: 540 Member
    It definitely isn't a bad motivation. I think, although not everyone may be a fashion victim, looking good and feeling better about themselves is part of pretty much everyone's motivation. Clothes are a big part of that as it's how most of us express ourselves. If you can't wear the clothes you feel represent your personality, that's depressing.

    It's definitely part of my motivation, too. As a big girl, I have zero fashion sense. However, give me a thinner girl that I'm supposed to create a style for and I have a million ideas. Although that fills me with anxiety. I think if I have have no problem with being overweight anymore, it'll be replaced by money problems because I won't be able to stop buying clothes. :#
  • caitconquersweight
    caitconquersweight Posts: 316 Member
    hellokathy wrote: »
    If you can't wear the clothes you feel represent your personality, that's depressing.

    This is SOOO true, and it's been a driving force in my low self esteem problem for many years. I love fashion, but I haven't been able to truly participate in fashion until now. Like it or not, we all express ourselves through what we wear. Now that I fit into standard sizes, I can dress how I feel instead of being forced to wear what will fit.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    how you dress is a HUGE part of expressing our individuality.

    having the inside not match the outside is MAD FRUSTRATING.

    wanting to fix that misalignment is what got me started, but a way awesome lifestyle is what kept me hooked.
  • justcat206
    justcat206 Posts: 716 Member
    It definitely keeps me on track. I sometimes notice the bulges in my clothes before I think to weigh myself on the scale.
  • dawnmcneil10
    dawnmcneil10 Posts: 638 Member
    edited December 2014
    I can't say I used clothes to motivate me to lose weight but now that the weight's off through healthy eating and exercise the clothing I have now keeps me motivated to do that workout some days because I will NOT have a spare tire over my jeans ever again!
  • craftymommy
    craftymommy Posts: 57 Member
    I love your socks!

    Yes, looking cute in clothes and feeling good about the way I look in my smaller clothes is definitely a big motivation.
  • AgentRomanova
    AgentRomanova Posts: 54
    I think looking good in the clothes they like is part of most everyone's motivation, and having fashion focused goals is completely fine and not at all bad motivation. It's a big part of my motivation too; there are a lot of clothes I'd like to wear that I never have because of my body, and the idea of getting to wear that stuff motivates me.

    I'm currently tracking myself without a scale and through what I look like too, I'm using clothes and how they fit to determine whether I'm gaining or losing. Friend me if you like? Your fashion sense is super cute.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Why have you taken a picture with your fingers up at everyone?
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    edited December 2014
    No. But I do. ;-)
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    Not my primary motivation, but it's on the list. Every time I go shopping, there's a ton of really cute clothes that would just look terrible on me due to my weight. I would love to be able to try on that really cute top and have it actually look good!
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    My favorite look is like Lucy Liu in Elementary, like A-line dresses with long coats, and since I have so far never gained weight in my calves or ankles I am still good to go. What motivates me is feeling comfortable in the clothes I do have.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    Um, it was the ONLY motivation I had/still have. Looking good naked is why I do what I do. All other perks of being fit are simply icing on the cupcake.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    Are overalls back in, now? ...Again? Yeesh. I am reminded why I hate to shop for clothes, everything is so dang hideous (not you personally, OP. Just maybe your occasional choice in clothes)
  • marinabreeze
    marinabreeze Posts: 141 Member
    It's not my primary motivation, but it's a motivator. I work in business and I want to be able to look more refined and have more diverse choices in business attire. Girdles only do so much. Also, the straw that broke the camel's back for me was looking in the mirror and not liking what I saw at all. That got me thinking I had to really do something about the weight.
  • toofatnomore
    toofatnomore Posts: 206 Member
    Yeah I guess so! :p
  • julzwild
    julzwild Posts: 42 Member
    Being able to look decent at work was my #1 motivator as I outgrew all my clothes and refused to buy bigger clothes, so I ended up wearing stuff that was way too tight and unflattering or older things I had that were bigger but very dumpy. Along the way, I've gained energy and feel loads better which is just awesome but I'm not going to lie- vanity was my initial motivation!
  • luvahgilahsa
    luvahgilahsa Posts: 63 Member
    randomtai wrote: »
    I'd rather look good naked. *shrug* :ohwell:

    Haha that too... But I can't go around the middle of winter naked everywhere right? ;)
  • luvahgilahsa
    luvahgilahsa Posts: 63 Member
    allieallieoxenfree wrote: »
    Definitely. One of the biggest motivators for me in deciding to lose weight was realizing that I was looking at clothing ads and thinking to myself, "No, I am too heavy to wear that." I want to feel comfortable in whatever I feel like wearing!!

    I fee ya! Whenever Im online shopping I always have to check if I can look good in whatever the model is wearing... Sometimes I'll find something really cute and but it and not even get it over my head... Especially one of those one size fits all stuff... One size fits all my butt
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