Do you buy clothes that are in your goal size?

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  • MsJulesRenee
    MsJulesRenee Posts: 1,180 Member
    edited July 2015
    I lost about 50lbs a couple years ago and didn't fit below a size 12/10 (started at 18/16) when I thought I would be a size 8/6. You never know how your body will look.. so no, I don't buy goal clothing. I do have my favorite old jeans and tops that i would like to fit into tho.
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    I don't buy in my goal size. I'm still too far away to know what size it would need to be and what will look good on my body at that size.

    My body shape has changed a lot in the last 10 lbs, so styles that used to look good, don't anymore. And styles that used to look ridiculous on me are cute now. I don't know what shape I will have when I get to goal.

    That being said, I do buy clothes one size down sometimes. I've been shopping at thrift stores quite a bit lately and there's some really high end clothing at these stores in my area. If I find a nice pair of designer pants that can zip up, but are too tight to wear out in public right now, I'll still buy them. They're $5 and I'll be able to wear them in a few weeks or months. I wouldn't go more than one size down though.
  • BigLifter10
    BigLifter10 Posts: 1,153 Member
    I used to, but found out that didn't work for me. When I got to goal, the clothing FIT, but it was no longer a style that I'd tend to reach for. My body look - just doesn't always go with the clothing. I used to love tops with a ruffled neck (deep V) and now it just doesn't look right. Also, things hang differently. It's better, in my opinion, to just wait and have fun when you get there!
  • WickedPineapple
    WickedPineapple Posts: 698 Member
    hekla90 wrote: »
    Nope. I never imagined I'd wear such a small size when I got to where I wanted. I'd have a bunch of too big clothes if I had bought at the size I thought I would be. As is it I own mostly scrubs and work so much most of my clothes are old and too big but I'm afraid to change them out in case I gain again (it's only a 12 lb difference between them and where I am now).

    Exactly this. My goal size was an 8/medium. I actually bought a bunch of jeans, pants, and shorts in a size 8 and shirts in medium when I got there, thinking that was the smallest size I could be with my frame. Well, 10-15 lbs later and I'm a size 4/small and swimming in those clothes. I've discovered once you get down in the single digit sizes, they're all surprisingly close together. I've had to replace my entire wardrobe, so I highly recommend only buying a few things while your still in the losing stage, even if you only have 10 lbs to go.
  • sunnyazgirl
    sunnyazgirl Posts: 271 Member
    I am not buying in my goal size as I have no idea what that will be. I was wearing a size W24 - W26 a year ago, so I have changed a few sizes. Yesterday I went shopping for an upcoming vacation. I ended up with a size 16 capri and a pair of size 14 shorts. Both fit the same, but the cuts are different. I don't thnk I have worn a size 14 since I was 14 years old, though...and I am 62 years old now! Of course, they are bermuda shorts, not short-shorts like then. ;) Both pairs are a bit snug, but can be buttoned and zipped! I am not buying clothes now that are a "perfect fit" because I still have a long way to go on my weight loss and I know that I will only be wearing them too short of a time if they fit just right now. I just sent a batch of pants to GoodWill that fit me snugly 6 months ago when they were new and look like clown pants on me now.
  • lizzocat
    lizzocat Posts: 356 Member
    so i have done that in the past, and what i learned is...it's not a great idea! I have some dresses that fit me now, but they don't look good! Just because you're at the size, doesn't mean everything fits the same, will look good, etc.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Nope, I'll wait. I do buy clothes one size down before, and that works for me.
  • sjp_511
    sjp_511 Posts: 476 Member
    I typically do not buy clothes that I cannot wear. I did recently buy a pair of jeans online that I thought would fit me (I have other jeans of the same brand so I ordered the same size). They arrived, I tried them on and they are too tight. I have decided to keep them since I like them and they will fit someday. I probably need to lose 10-15 pounds. Maybe more since weight doesn't budge from my hips and thighs as quickly as other parts of my body.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Nope - who wants a bunch of clothes that are out of season, out of style or just don't fit correctly when you get to goal?! I buy clothes I look good in and flatter my figure - not everything in the same size fits the same or looks the same on.
  • Bshmerlie
    Bshmerlie Posts: 1,026 Member
    I think it's a good idea if money is not an issue. A couple of months back I bought a really cute blouse and a pair of short that were several sizes too small. I hang them on a rack next to my mirror. I can now squeeze into them and in about 45-60 days they will fit rather nicely. For me it allows me to see progress besides just the scale. If you're the type of person stop dieting on a whim then don't do it.
  • TheGaudyMagpie
    TheGaudyMagpie Posts: 282 Member
    No, but I do pick up some new clothes when my old ones are too baggy. I don't spend too much and I buy things that will forgive some weight loss, but I find that it is very encouraging to wear things that fit. Work is casual, so usually that just means a pair of jeans or two, and some nicer t-shirts. When I get to goal, I'll splurge on some nicer things.
  • Pinnacle_IAO
    Pinnacle_IAO Posts: 608 Member
    YES :)
    I always bought clothing the size I was striving toward in my journey to lose 100 pounds.
    I remember how good I felt when I was able to button men size 42 pants after losing 50 pounds. That was my half way point, and today I wear size 32.
    I remember the very day I was able to wear my new clothes as I made that final trip to Goodwill to donate what remained of my transition clothing.
  • aliciasilfies
    aliciasilfies Posts: 179 Member
    Nope. My ultimate goal was to be a 12/14 at 160 lbs because that's what I was in high school. Due to weightlifting, I'm now a 14 at 200 lbs. Now I'm glad that I didn't spend a lot of money on size 14's because I don't know how much longer that I'll be able to wear them.
  • ThomasWright1997
    ThomasWright1997 Posts: 155 Member
    Nope, I'll take a few years to get to fit a large t shirt.
  • glovepuppet
    glovepuppet Posts: 1,710 Member
    seems silly to me. buying for the size I am, it's damn hard to find a decent fit. I spend a long time trying things on in the shop to make sure they fit right. in 20 years the fit of my clothing has changed a lot even if the sizing hasn't.

    cute clothes are great. poorly fitting cute clothes look tacky.
  • SaffronSunrise
    SaffronSunrise Posts: 182 Member
    I don't have a goal size, so no. I plan on wearing my same clothes until they fall off of me, but if I find something great at the thrift store in the next size down, I will grab it. Women's sizing can be so different depending on the manufacturer. I also don't know what's going to look good on me when I lose 20 more pounds.
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
    I never did because I didn't and don't have a goal size. It's not about the label, it's about how it looks on me.

    Also, women's clothing sizes are not standard. At any given time I might be able to buy and wear 3 different sizes (sometimes a couple in the same brand!) depending on how it is cut or how aggressive the manufacturer got with out of control vanity sizing.

    Plus, if you are trying to get back into a size you were years ago, vanity sizing means that the equivalent being sold today is actually an even smaller number. So if you were a size 6 20 years ago, now that exact same body type might be a size 2.

    Just wait till you get there and buy current clothes that you know fit in a flattering way.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    I already have clothes in my goal size from when I was my goal size just a few years ago.

    In fact, I've got a whole range of clothes from the teensy-tiny me all the way up to the slightly overweight me.

    As I drop weight, I've started fitting into more and more of the smaller clothes, to the point now where I'm packing away some of the larger clothes.
  • lseed87
    lseed87 Posts: 1,105 Member
    I have a few things
  • ElvenToad
    ElvenToad Posts: 644 Member
    I try not to buy very much clothing.. just the bare necessities because I have gone through sizes so fast. I have 1 pair of jeans, 2 pairs of workout clothes, 2-3 tops that fit me, and that's about it. Everything else in my closet is either too big or too small. I have picked up a few things too small at thrift stores just for the fun of gauging progress but were talking cheap $5 items and never more than one size down.

    I have donated so many things that I was only able to wear for 2-3 months.. I wish I hadn't bought so much stuff new and just did more thrift store shopping along the way. I would have saved a nice chunk of change. Oh well.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    No. I buy clothes for immediate satisfaction. I don't get a kick out of looking at something I might fit into someday. I want to put it on asap.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Yes I do buy in my goal size but only because I'm at goal ...and that goal size varies by up to 3 manufacturer sizes from a UK 8 to a 12 (US 4 to 8)

    I suggest you wait until you are...you have no idea what will fit or suit ...and sizes are so variable from line to line

    This.

    A few times when I was on my weight loss journey, I did buy clothes in my goal size that I was able to eventually get into....and found I didn't like them! Now, I just buy the size I wear. :)
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    usmcmp wrote: »
    No, because there's no real way to predict your size when you drop 50 pounds. By all calculations I should have been a 6, but I'm a 10-12 depending on the brand due to hips and muscles.

    Plus, it's more fun to shop for and see the clothes on yourself when you are at your goal.


    Completely agreed.... When I lost 30 pounds I was convinced I would be a US 6.... I'm still a 9-10.... It's so annoying....

  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    I would wait. Sizing is crazy. E.g. I wore a skirt last weekend(20 year old Emmanuel Ungaro--is he even around anymore?) that has never been altered. Was snug when I bought it. Still snug. Size 8. I'm now a size 0. Some lines, a 00. My daughter bought a size 6 lululemon top for me today that looks about right. It's crazy. I'm the same size but sizing is All. Over. The. Map. You can't know without trying it on. And increasingly clothes are designed for the apple shape, so if you are an hourglass, try before you buy. Bummer, I know.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Sizing IS crazy. I was in Ann Taylor the other day (yeah, I know-but they had a sale) and a size 4 jean was too big on me. Okay. You can see my avatar right now. I'm not smaller than a size 4. That's freaking insane.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    Your avatar looks quite low BF%, but I had your exact same comment recently. Bought a Lilly Pulitzer dress. XS. I'm a 5'7" woman. In a XS?? And roomy at that. It's just nonsensical.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Sizing IS crazy. I was in Ann Taylor the other day (yeah, I know-but they had a sale) and a size 4 jean was too big on me. Okay. You can see my avatar right now. I'm not smaller than a size 4. That's freaking insane.

    Before I gained my 33 pounds back, I bought a size 6 at Ann Taylor Loft when I knew that I wore a size 8. I try those pants on now and they fall off me. I think Ann Taylor is very much into vanity sizing.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Sizing IS crazy. I was in Ann Taylor the other day (yeah, I know-but they had a sale) and a size 4 jean was too big on me. Okay. You can see my avatar right now. I'm not smaller than a size 4. That's freaking insane.

    Before I gained my 33 pounds back, I bought a size 6 at Ann Taylor Loft when I knew that I wore a size 8. I try those pants on now and they fall off me. I think Ann Taylor is very much into vanity sizing.

    VERY. I bought a pair of linen pants there yesterday in a size extra small and a shirt in an xs petite. I know I'm slim now, but come on! I don't like that.
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    I never ever buy clothes that do not fit the current me. I think it would just make me feel badly about myself.
  • ChristineCherry20
    ChristineCherry20 Posts: 6 Member
    I am happy for you
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