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Fitting into clothes

Only1ladyk
Only1ladyk Posts: 15 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
How did it make you feel when you thought you were a certain size, squeezing into jeans or a shirt. Then started exercising, getting tone and loosing weight to find your self not squeezing into clothes but comfortably fitting them.

For me it made me feel a little silly and embarrased. What did I look like trying to squeeze into those shorts. I thought I was a size 18 but in actuallity I was more like a 20! Now that I know I'm definetly an 18 my goal is to come down to a 16 comfortably.

What are you thoughts?

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  • rundgrenfan
    rundgrenfan Posts: 211
    Totally agree with you. My go to outfit for years has been a tank top with buttoned blouse over it, usually unbuttoned (because I couldn't button it up!). I tried on a shirt Saturday and realized I don't need the tank top because it buttons! It's a start and it feels good.
  • cheddar2000
    cheddar2000 Posts: 43 Member
    I hope this is not a silly question, but I have a lot of weight to lose and am wondering how often I should by new clothes. Should I expect to need new things after every 20lbs lost or is there another number I should use?
  • rundgrenfan
    rundgrenfan Posts: 211
    I am buying all my jeans at Goodwill. The plan is to donate them back as they become too big! Sort of like renting clothes. :)
  • Only1ladyk
    Only1ladyk Posts: 15 Member
    RUNDGRENFAN that is an excellent ideal!!!
  • teachparents
    teachparents Posts: 225 Member
    great idea and thanks for supporting us... i'm an employee of Goodwill!!!!
  • vsyates
    vsyates Posts: 373 Member
    OMG! My girlfriend just lost about 35 lbs. and that's what she did -- went to Goodwill. It's definitely cheaper and why spend a lot of money on clothes that you WON'T be wearing for long? :bigsmile:
  • Larode
    Larode Posts: 22 Member
    I've gone from a 22/24 down to a 14 in the last 12 months (55 lbs total so far). I keep buying clothes as I need to as I work in a professional office and have to look nice. It's gotten a bit expensive, however, I love the feeling so I keep on buying. I've looked at consignment and second hand and haven't found much.

    I love Dress Barn as they have sizes from 4 to 30 and cute clothese, good sales, and not overpriced.

    Good luck! It's a great feeling!
  • rundgrenfan
    rundgrenfan Posts: 211
    great idea and thanks for supporting us... i'm an employee of Goodwill!!!!

    I am a Goodwill junkie! As soon as I drop off a donation bag, I'm in the store shopping! No better way to "go green", I think, than reusing. And when you buy the best named clothing, the deal is unbeatable. My kids love it, too. It's not even a money issue. I just love the whole concept!
  • Msaip
    Msaip Posts: 482 Member
    I remember shaking and shimmieing into my jeans...i'm sure my husband had a hard time stifling his laughter lol.!

    Now i can pull em up without unbuttoning them
  • tigerblue
    tigerblue Posts: 1,526 Member
    With 43 lbs gone, I look at shirts that I was wearing before I lost weight, and I think, "I must have looked like a stuffed sausage in that!" So the question sometimes is not CAN I wear that, but SHOULD I wear that!!! Thankfully, now I'm asking that same question because my clothes are too big!

    And Thrift Stores are awesome, especially for jeans! After all, when there is a rack with hundreds hanging on it, surely I can find the perfect pair. I love the idea of "renting" clothes, too. "Treasure hunting" is fun! I've convinced my kids now too.
  • misslys9304
    misslys9304 Posts: 17
    yeah i'm exactly the same way. i refused to buy fat clothes, i just kept trying to squeeze into clothes that were way too tight. i'm just happy that i can fasten them now without all the effort lol
  • cheddar2000
    cheddar2000 Posts: 43 Member
    I know this may be a very hard question to answer with any accuracy. I am 5' 3", female. In general how many pounds must one loss to go down one size. For example: say I am in size 22, how may pounds would I need to loss to go to size 20?
  • rrrbecca11
    rrrbecca11 Posts: 477
    great idea and thanks for supporting us... i'm an employee of Goodwill!!!!

    I am a Goodwill junkie! As soon as I drop off a donation bag, I'm in the store shopping! No better way to "go green", I think, than reusing. And when you buy the best named clothing, the deal is unbeatable. My kids love it, too. It's not even a money issue. I just love the whole concept!

    I'm not even on a weight-loss journey, and I still shop there! Well, we have Salvation Army in my town, and I have found wonderful buys there on name brands, especially coats and tops. I agree about the reusing, also, which is the main reason I shop there. :)
  • JoanNLV
    JoanNLV Posts: 83
    Congratulations on your 55 lbs.
    I love Dress Barn too. Although I hope that I won't have to need to for too much longer, they are really the only place where I can find plus size clothes that look nice. Sometimes when I am in other stores I am led to believe that plus size women only wear clothes that they don't do anything except sit around the house. Dress Barn gets a thumbs up from me!:flowerforyou:
  • teachparents
    teachparents Posts: 225 Member
    we have stores in Ontario Canada called "value village" lotsof brand name, designer gently used clothing.. my niece calls it "valuable village" .lol
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