Do you buy clothes that are in your goal size?

I do buy some things that are alittle snug, or small, because I know they will fit soon, that has already hapoened with me several times, but I do go to a thrift store, I get new clothes cheap and dont care about staying in my big clothes that are baggy and make look fat. Why not look good on the journey? It makes you feel better. To each their own, I couldnt stand my pants big and baggy and looking horrible.

Once I start to fit into a smaller size, I will buy a pair of pajama pants a further size down. That gives me something to try on to know when to buy down again. Plus, since they are pjs, I don't have to worry if they aren't a perfect fit or in the correct season. It's always exciting when they fit though, lol!

No way, for all the reasons people have said.

Also, things go out of style. I think you'd probably be safe with a Lilly Pulitzer dress, especially if it's in like a classic print, but there's no point at all for ordinary mall clothes.

Machka9 wrote: »

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.

But regarding buying clothes ... I have no idea what size will fit me now, nevermind if I lose a bit of weight.

As others have mentioned, sizing differs so much one store to the next.

Plus, fit differs. I've tried on stuff that "fits" me ... I can zip it up and breathe in it ... but it just doesn't hang right for one reason or another. There are a few things I'll buy without trying on, like sweatshirts, but jeans and dresses, etc. I've got to try on.

Plus, even when I have been underweight, I've never been as small as a size 4 or 6. Even underweight, the smallest size I've been able to get into was about a 10. I have wide hip bones and wide shoulders, and even with no extra padding, I will always have wide hip bones and wide shoulders. This might also be why a lot of clothes don't hang right on me.

So if I buy clothes, I have to buy for the "now" me, because who know what a "then" me might be able to wear.

I have two pairs of jeans on hold waiting for the weight to drop. One a size smaller than I'm currently wearing, which were a Christmas gift last year and have never fitted. I'm pretty close to fitting in them (they're a skinny style, and my tummy is stubbornly holding onto fat, so it's still a battle to get the zip up)! I'd say in a few weeks they'll fit OK. The others are a pair of jeans that I bought 10 years(!) ago in a much smaller size than even what I was wearing then!! It was the last time I was losing weight, and I had high hopes they would come into service but, of course, I stopped losing weight and have put all that lost weight back on over the last 10 years. I'm quite a while from getting into them, but I'm aiming for this Christmas when they should fit.

I like having just a few items of clothing that will be interim NSVs, and will hopefully keep me focused on inch loss, if the weight loss plateaus, but my gym work keeps the inches going down. However, like others have said, I really don't know what my body will be like at my goal weight, given I have nearly 50lb still to go. That seems so far in the future, that I'm not willing to spend my current clothes budget on things that won't fit for a very, very long time! There are more urgent purchases - new trainers, another pair of sports pants/leggings, and a pair of work trousers that don't feel like they're going to fall down whenever I stand up!!

I do yes, I buy at least 1 size smaller and a bit more expensive so I feel bad for wasting my money but also keeps me motivated. I try them on every know and then to see if my waste has shrunk. It gives that bit of a boost

ahoy_m8 wrote: »

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.

Clothes from 20 years ago won't be vanity sized.

I don't. I buy clothes that make me happy now, which gives me more confidence and reminds me to keep working at it long term. This is probably just something I experience personally, but if I'm uncomfortable in my clothes I usually think about it all day and get cranky. I think it has partially to do with my anxiety. However, when I wear clothes that fit well and I feel like I look nice and can see some of my progress, I am much happier.

I do have some older clothes that are a size or two too small, so I plan on trying those on now and then to see if there's a difference in the fit, so I can see why you would like to have new clothes as an incentive. Whatever works for you!

CSARdiver wrote: »

I thought about this, but so far I've bought 3 pairs of pants that are too big in the waist now and look silly. I'm still hanging on to my "relaxed fit" 40 waist for laughs (actually fit 44"), but just picked up 36" waist and still have plenty of room.

Holy crap. So not only has vanity sizing taken over the arbitrary number assignments of traditional sizing, manufacturers are now just straight up lying about the imperial system! Wow.

I want to because on a good day it would motivate me. However on a bad day it would make my binging worse I think, so no I don't.

I do have an inspiration board on Pinterest of clothes I imagine I'll want to wear at goal, and I look at it often.

The feeling of trying on a pair of pants that were too small a month ago and now fit is well worth it.

Just one pair, one size down, but yes.