When did you go shopping?

I went from a size 20 to size 10/12 and managed to get away with wearing clothes a size to big but had to buy new ones once I've lost 2 dress sizes. Went through no end of clothes but never spent a lot on them as if your planning on losing more it's pointless x

I'm 50 pounds lighter than I was last October. I wasn't planning to buy new clothes until I'm done with the weight loss, but I can't stand the way I look in my bigger clothing now. They're sooo baggy. I had some old clothes from when I weighed less years ago, but I pulled them out too late and they also look huge and my style has changed some.

I've got some jeans, workout clothes and countless race shirts for outside work. I bought 4 dresses and have one pair of pants that fits. My coworkers are going to be so sick of the sight of the same outfits from now through the end of summer, but I don't want to buy anything else until I have no choice.

I started at 220lb and I'm now 170lb. I bought 2 pairs of jeans at ~185lb which are now too big (size 32's, I can fit a 30, but 31's are more comfortable unless the fit is perfect in the legs). I also bought maybe 3 shirts at ~182lb. My wife started buying me some more shirts at 170lb and just bought me two pair of shorts.

I still wear all my old shirts, but I don't wear any of my old jeans. I need to toss all of my old sweat pants/shorts but since I only wear them around the house it isn't too bad to just tie them tight.

I generally get a few new things every few months or season. I wear dresses for a long time because they're more forgiving. They don't look as sloppy at work as my pants do once I can fit in the next size down.
A lot of the things I'm buying now are just clearance (like bras), or cheaper stuff from Old Navy, Target, and TJ Maxx. Quality doesn't matter quite so much since I won't be wearing it more than a few months and it will be too big next time the season rolls around.

I have had to buy a few new pairs of shoes though. My feet are smaller (arch seems higher and width is more narrow), and I couldn't get away with wearing some of the really big ones due to blisters.

I recently have been shopping a LOT. For awhile I've been mostly making do with clothes too big and altering what I could.

Now that warmer weather is here I'm splurging. I only bought a couple pairs of capris that I can easily alter. Everything else I'm buying is flowing material very summer stuff that will look good as is for a lot more weight loss.

Right now I'm loving the J Lopez items at kohls. There have been a couple other brands there with similar type but different materials, designs and cuts. I've bought gorgeous tops and dresses that flatter and hide and are styled to hang loose but have shape.

I'm ready to look good even though I still have a ways to go . I've lost over half my goal. For the first time in years I'm being stopped by other women asking where I bought my clothes.

I love shopping, so if I can afford it and my clothes are at the point I need a belt I will try and see if the next size fits. If it does, I won't hesitate to buy it.

I wear scrubs for work, so I can get away with them being a little baggy and just cinching in the waist. I haven't even tried any new ones on, but I told myself at the beginning that I wasn't replacing scrubs until I could fit into a medium. There's a chance that I probably could now, but what I've got right now still isn't unbearable so I'll just wait. No need to spend money if I don't have to!

For regular clothes I've just been shopping in my closet in the event I need to wear something outside of scrubs. Most of my time is spent either at work or the gym right now, so no real need for regular clothes. I'm going on vacation on Monday so I finally did some shopping for vacation clothes. When I started I was a 16, and now I'm probably mostly a 12 but have bought things as small as an 8. If it wasn't for the vacation I probably would have held out on buying new clothes until I was a solid 10 or 8, and just kept shopping in my closet (have clothes in closet already from 10-16). But I worked really hard to reach a goal I set way last year for this vacation, and I wanted to have clothes that fit me properly that I love!

Th clothes I bought for this vacation should probably last me through the summer if I need regular clothes, so I probably won't buy anymore new clothes until fall when I'm hopefully at goal size of 6/8 to replace the size 16 fall/winter clothes.

I've gone from a 12 to a 6 or 8 (28 or 29) in jeans over the last 7 or 8 months. I was lucky to get hand me downs along the way from a friend who is also losing weight. I've only bought a few 6's and all in the last 5-6 weeks.
In tops I went from L to M & just replaced tops thru normal attrition. I'm a school sub so after 3 or 4 semesters of wear knits start to look tired anyway.
My jacket remains L or M because I have long arms, broad shoulders & live in a climate where it's good to be able to layer things.
Overall it has been pretty painless. I adhere to a rather minimalist 'capsule' style wardrobe anyway. I like wearing what I like a lot, wearing it out, and then replacing with an item that feels current. I really don't understand people with 50 pairs of jeans in about 6 sizes, most of which look like outdated crap anyway! LOL

Consignment is great! And thrifting is fun if your time allows. I don't have time unfortunately. I do average my replacement costs. I recently scored 3 short sleeve knits at old navy & Kmart for $8, $8, and $14... that allowed me to splurge on a beautifully embroidered knit to from sundance because the average per piece came to $29.60, just under my $30 budget for classroom tops.

It is much easier in the SAHM years if you get to enjoy a few of those... Harder to look professional for full time job commitments in ill fitting tailored wear. I'm lucky because subbing allows me to dress kind of 'artsy/weekend' and not need suits or button fronts unless I want them.