Goal Outfit? Do you have one?

Jossies01
Jossies01 Posts: 81 Member
in Motivation and Support
I've been off the wagon since xmas and have now committed myself to losing weight again! I am counting calories, eating healthier, doing Insanity when the calendar says so and also have an appointment at the gym next week to discuss membership! So, i'm wondering about buying a goal outfit, something to work towards, but not sure what size I should get? Do you buy something that's a couple sizes down as a mini goal type thing or do you buy the size you dream of fitting into?

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  • Dofflin
    Dofflin Posts: 127 Member
    edited May 2015
    I threw out all my clothes and bought a whole new wardrobe from the 2nd hand shop a couple sizes too small. Seems like a waste, but this goal is REAL to me and they would have been thrown out soon anyway, the only thing they were was an excuse. I have a few items of clothing that are my goal size which I can not yet fit into, and every now and then I bring them out and visualise fitting into them. Too extreme? Sure, they were very expensive, but my health is priceless.
  • rdkstar
    rdkstar Posts: 260 Member
    Wow, me too. I hit my all time weight. low the day before Christmas and couldn't motivate myself to continue. But I am now. We can both do this. I have a goal pair of shorts - only $20. I'd hate to buy an expensive outfit. I guess your goal size would be dependant on how much you have to lose. Maybe 1 to 2 sizes down unless you have alot to lose.
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    My goal outfit:

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  • icck
    icck Posts: 197 Member
    Sort of... I have some really nice dresses that used to fit, or do fit now but I look a bit lumpy in. The sort of things that will be fine if I lose a dress size. I would still be overweight, but for me that is a comfortable target. Once I get there I'll see how I feel and decide whether to set another.
  • pariskathryn
    pariskathryn Posts: 173 Member
    I'm getting married in November and want to be able to get away with a sheath silhouette for my dress, if that counts!
  • amandadawncraw
    amandadawncraw Posts: 4 Member
    I say go for your dream size because when I lost 35 pounds a couple of years ago and tried on new clothes I couldn't believe I could actually fit into a size 9! I still have the jeans and recently hung them up as motivation!! Good luck!!
  • Cactusedd
    Cactusedd Posts: 13 Member
    I want to look good in shorts :smiley:
  • wolfsbayne
    wolfsbayne Posts: 3,116 Member
    naked...that's my goal. To look good naked.
  • happycauseIride
    happycauseIride Posts: 536 Member
    I'm in a size 16, down from a 22. My goal was to get to a size 10, but I have a TON of clothes in the 12/14 range that I used to wear a long time a go. I have a whole wardrobe, dress clothes, jeans, sweaters, etc. But I also have a dress that is a size 8 that I used to love. It's navy blue with white polka dots, sleeveless, fitted and classic. My ultimate goal would be to get into that dress and have sexy, muscular arms and shoulders to show off in that dress.
  • happycauseIride
    happycauseIride Posts: 536 Member
    Cactusedd wrote: »
    I want to look good in shorts :smiley:

    Also this^^

    I have not worn shorts for 20 years. I would love to get small enough and have nice, muscular legs to wear shorts again someday.

  • bunnywestley81
    bunnywestley81 Posts: 178 Member
    One for naked.
    Less to look good...I want to feel good naked!

    For gods sake just give me the lipo...
  • prettygirlstorm1
    prettygirlstorm1 Posts: 721 Member
    I have several goal outfits that hang on my closet as a reminder of what size I want to be. I try the shorts on once a week to see how they fit. When I reach my goal I am going to buy something new and I can't wait!!!!!
  • gramarye
    gramarye Posts: 586 Member
    I always have one thing in my closet I'd like to wear comfortably. I do a lot of thrift shopping for clothes, so usually it's a matter of, "This thing is very much my style and not too far from fitting -- let's buy it and keep it until it fits."

    Right now it's an adorable button down shirt that's tight in the arms and not-quite-closes. (The arms may be a thing, though; I've always had big arms, lol.)
  • GreenIceFloes
    GreenIceFloes Posts: 1,491 Member
    My goal outfit is one from 5 years ago. A whole closetful of them, in fact, from before I ballooned.
  • CandiceMcD
    CandiceMcD Posts: 115 Member
    I want to wear a thin type shirt that does not show the outline of my belly button bulge.
  • dirtyflirty30
    dirtyflirty30 Posts: 222 Member
    I put mine up on my Instagram account (@lisaisdirtyflirty30) - it's a dress I bought when I lost weight last time, but never got to wear. I'm wearing the shet out of that dress when I kick some fat *kitten*!
  • jessiruthica
    jessiruthica Posts: 412 Member
    I'm wearing a goal outfit today! Like Candice above, when I bought it, you could see my belly button. But not today! Now this isn't my final goal, as I still have about 20 pounds to lose. But this dress is a 10 and I started at an 18/20 so I'm counting the win!
  • BethClicks
    BethClicks Posts: 61 Member
    I don't have a goal outfit, but the day I can wear a full outfit from the 'regular' section instead of the 'plus' section, my squee will be heard around the world :)
  • BananaAssassin
    BananaAssassin Posts: 44 Member
    I'm doing it for the cosplay. I want to be Bucky Barnes at Comic Con next year May!

  • saylorkw
    saylorkw Posts: 69 Member
    My goal outfit is a "speedo" for our cruise in November!!!! JK nobody wants to see that!
  • CandiceMcD
    CandiceMcD Posts: 115 Member
    jessiruthica wrote: »
    I'm wearing a goal outfit today! Like Candice above, when I bought it, you could see my belly button. But not today! Now this isn't my final goal, as I still have about 20 pounds to lose. But this dress is a 10 and I started at an 18/20 so I'm counting the win!

    YAY for no belly button bulge! Congrats!
  • oedipa_maas
    oedipa_maas Posts: 577 Member
    edited May 2015
    There was a fitness challenge at my job that included a free shirt. For some reason, the extra large was really small. I put on the shirt and just....no. I looked ridiculous and yooge! So I hung the t-shirt in my closet so I can see it every time I open the door. I promised myself that someday that shirt would actually be loose.

    I also have a kick-a vintage clothes collection I'd love to get back into. 1940's fashion for the win!
  • AnneLSam
    AnneLSam Posts: 19 Member
    I have some really cute summer dresses that I wore on my honeymoon in Paris. Right after we got married I got pregnant and nine years later still haven't lost the weight. So I really want to fit back into those dresses. It won't be this summer (not enough time to lose that much weight) but it WILL be next summer! For this summer I am going to buy new clothes as I lose weight. My husband says I can buy new clothes for each size I lose so bring it on!
  • crosbylee
    crosbylee Posts: 3,455 Member
    My first goal outfit is to get back into my wedding dress from 10 years ago. After that, I have a pair of jeans I had bought for a goal when I started to lose some years ago and gained it back along with some buddies. This time I will get my @$% back into both outfits. Pictures might take a year on the jeans but the dress, sometime later this year.
  • Zombella
    Zombella Posts: 491 Member
    I have a dress that I bought like 10 years ago that I want to fit in
  • RunTimer
    RunTimer Posts: 9,137 Member
    Probably something like this (cuz I dig fishnets)
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  • agreenid
    agreenid Posts: 218 Member
    I bought a dress that I fit into the last time I got down to 170lbs but then never got to wear it before I gained up again... It's gorgeous and I would love to wear it again!

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