Donating clothes as they get too big. I have been lucky to get some clothes from my sister and a friend, and that saved me a bunch of money. Also got some some clothes in clearance sections of stores, where I was only paying $5-10. I have just enough clothes to get through a week of work, but not too much more. Waiting until I get to my maintenance size before I consider a new wardrobe.

I sold a few items on a facebook page, gifted some to a fellow vsg on instagram and donated three huge boxes of my clothes. Some nicer work suits I am going to consign. With exception of undergarments, one pair of jeans, and a new outfit for job interviews, I've redressed and redonated from 2 thrift shops.

I tried selling my too big clothing at a garage sale, twice, was not successful. I still donated most of it. It's a good tax write off. As for replacing as we go down, resale shops have become my friend. Clearance racks work and once I got small enough to shop at places like WalMart, that helped too. Because I have to dress "corporate" for work (thank God that doesn't mean suits at my level) I have had to buy most of those things new. When I was losing fast I tended to only replace after going down at least 2 sizes and then would buy one more size smaller than I really was. Everything was a stretchy material and tight for a bit, but not long and that way they lasted longer. Now that the weight loss is extremely slow, I've actually been at the same size for almost a year. My pants are about a size bigger than they should be, but I'm going to wear them until they are 2 sizes too big.

I have been giving away, selling and donating. Luckily they just put in a Goodwill about 1/2 mile from my house so I walk down there a lot and have found some good things to take me to the next stage.

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I bought on Ebay, consignment stores, clothes mentor. I must wear suits at work when I go to the office, but haven't had to do that but once since surgery (fortunately working from home right now). I am buying clothes from a Cabi consultant, that has some clothes from previous seasons. I also have been successful in getting a few items altered for a smaller me. I have absolutely no clothes that I had when I started this journey, Shoes have only gone down a half size and that's ok.

Are cabi clothes reasonable priced? I know a consultant but never checked prices.

Shoes! That's been my biggest issue. I have bone spurs in both heals so have been wearing Dansko and Birkenstocks for years. Expensive shoes for sure and with the weight loss they all got too wide. I'm still a size 10 or 11 depending on style, but my feet are now skinny. Most of the Birks and all of the Danskos do not adjust. Lots of money no longer fitting my feet.

I have been giving my clothes away to Goodwill and my mother's church. I am now wearing my daughter's clothes and my neighbor gave me some clothes that she couldn't fit anymore. I have only been to the thrift store once. My weight loss is slower than most though.

I'm in the opposite boat - I can finally wear my shoes again! Because now I don't have plantar faciitis. I've been wearing crocs for almost a year and I finally get my Chucks back. I always had skinny feet though. And most of the shoes are fairly new because I went up to an 11 during pregnancy and never went down.

I learned to buy only a few things because I'd go thru them so fast. And wore my casual clothes till they were too baggy cuz I didn't care what I looked like at home.

It was fun to hit goal and start a new wardrobe. In the past I'd snap up the few things that fit and looked good. And now everything looks good, but I can't afford everything. I have to stick to just the things I need. :laugh:

Enjoy!

I just bought a few outfits each time I dropped 2 sizes. They were baggy but not falling off by the time I replaced them with correctly fitting clothes each time. I also had some pieces stored away from past weight loss attempts that I fit back into as the weight came off.