At what point do you buy new clothes?

That's a really big question here at my house. I have gone from a 36 stretch pant to a 28 zippered jean. My Husband has lost almost 60 lbs too. We are waiting as long as we can, then we are only buying one piece at a time. Don't want to invest to much money in clothes that I don't plan on needing! Having said that, if you have the extra cash and a new outfit would make you feel better about the new you... SHOP TIL YA DROP!!!

You can always check the local good wheel or thrift stores to get you buy on those in-between sizes that you don't want to spend a ton on money on.

I think if I knew I was going to keep losing more weight, I would just buy a couple jeans or some piece of clothing to get by. Another thing is, go to goodwill or another shop like that, a lot of the times you'll find clothes with the tags still on them! I wouldn't spend a lot of money on things that you're only going to have for a little bit. Like I want some new bras, but I'm nursing AND losing weight so there's so point because when I loose more weight, and stop nursing, God only knows what size I'll be wearing

Buy some inexpensive things. Target has some really cute shorts, capris and pants. Hit consignment and thrift stores. A good alterations person will more than pay for him/herself! If you have some expensive things that are just a little big, get them altered. I'm in the exact same situation as you and can't see myself getting below a 6. I have a few 4's that fit but truly the rise in the pants isn't right (I'm 5'9"!) so I'm thinking a 6 will be my size so I'm filling my new wardrobe with that. Shopping is finally fun! Oh, and congratulations on your loss!

i believe true success is rooted in self-confidence. i like to thrift shop and i buy clothes several sizes smaller occasionally so i have them in my closet. but more than that, i buy clothes regularly so that i always look nice.

one problem i find with most overweight/obese people (myself formerly included) is that we tend to wear clothes that are simply too big for us in effort to "hide" our bodies, but what actually happens is you make yourself appear more slovenly and unkempt in general. bigger clothes do not equate to hiding anything. they make you look bigger, in fact.

so now i wear my size, nothing bigger, nothing smaller. if you dress yourself appropriately, at any size you will look good.

also visiting a tailor will help fit your clothes to your body better, and keeping your posture straight will also give you the appearance of health and preparedness which translates to confidence and other successes.

good luck!

Currently, my 16s are way baggy but my 14s are still too snug. I always would buy clothes for "when I lose weight" when I'd find cute pieces on the clearance rack at Target, Old Navy, etc... so I have a few pieces that are starting to fit or will fit me soon enough. I'll probably just stick to those until I need next size down then maybe I'll have to shop for some. Another thing is use dresses since summer dresses are more forgiving then jeans/shorts.

Hit the sale racks at department stores. Do you have a Kohl's? They have an 80% off rack and combine them with one of their coupons and you could walk out with a bag full of clothes for a little bit of nothing. You can also try consignment stores. It's hit or miss there.

I bought one dress when I lost a size. But I'm waiting until I reach my final weight goal to buy new clothes. Until then I just invested in some belts.

I had been waiting until my pants are so loose that they drive me nuts - droppy crotch, baggy butt and I have to keep hitching up the waist so they don't fall off. LOL!! But I try not to wait quite that long anymore because I kept getting comments at work and it was embarrassing.

Goodwill, Salvation Army and other thrift or 2nd hand shops are great for keeping costs low for those in between sizes. Any time I think I'm getting close to being ready for the next size down, I go try a bunch of things on and if something fits great, I buy it! Unfortunately I'm in between pant sizes right now so everything is either too tight or too loose - and I refuse to buy anything that's even remotely loose!!

All of my summer clothes (shorts, capris, tanks) are getting too big. They fit okay when I first put them on, but after I've had them on for an hour I can slide them over my hips without unzipping them. (They used to be really tight and then fit ok a little later.) I've started rolling the waist band down so they fit a little more snug. I just can't find it in myself to go spend the money on more shorts when summer is almost over and I'll hopefully be another size or two down by next summer.

I'm looking forward to Black Friday. I usually go shopping a day or two ahead of time and try things on so I can just snatch them up when the sale comes. I'll buy my new clothes then. Maybe I'll be down another size by then...? Hopefully.

Idon't usually buy clothes until people start telling me I'm swimming in my clothes, looking frumpy, etc. I don't seem to notice as much as other people do, haha.

Oh, andeven then I'll buy things with drawstring (like cargo pants, ugly but whatever) so I can tie them tighter instead of buying anothersize wen I can't afford to.

I know the feeling. I have a lot of old clothes that are 13 but I am still in a loose 17. For some reason i Dont have a lot of pants between 14-16... I do not want to buy pants because I have an over flow of 13s so I'm constantly hiking up my 17s. I need new work pants because of ginormous thighs are causing the inner seam to split but I am trying to at least get to a 15 hopefully a 14 before they decide to rip open...

I am very frugal (like the kind of person that makes the line get backed up from using lots of coupons) and dont like to buy lots of clothes so that might be why Im waiting but hey if you need em go for it!

Just a little food for thought Marip............if you go the the misses section i am sure you will wear a regular 16. 17's and odd numbered sizes are made for juniors (age 13-18) that haventfully developed these womanly curves we get after age 20! so maybe when you go shopping, change sections! and I also have the thigh issue! when you figure out a cure let me in on it.......wait we have a cure walk them down!

I have this same problem...I started at an 18/20(really pushing 20, but in denail). Then I got some 18s, well they got big, so I got 16's, then 14s, oh and then 12s....Im now in a 10 and REFUSE to buy anymore clothes until Im toned and its too cold to wear capri's.

Im selling all my bigger stuff in a yard sale, hoping to add that to my "need new clothes winter fund"

My suggestion is wear a belt for now. Then when you are ready to buy clothes go buy some.