Are you waiting to buy new clothes?

Yes 100%. I personally can't stand loose clothing so feel I have no choice hah but I will only buy cheapies until I lose more. Glad you had a good time xD

I absolutely bought new clothes along the way. It always felt so amazing to buy the next size down, and I always feel so much better in clothes that are flattering and fit correctly. It kept me motivated to keep going. I was not replacing my whole closet or anything, but a few new versitile pieces I could mix and match was just enough to keep my wardrobe fresh and fitting me nicely. I also always made sure to get rid of everything in my old larger sizes. That way i would not let myself move backwards.

Good for you. I kept all my old clothes as I gained weight so I'm just putting the baggies aside and using my old clothes as I lose weight. I actually dropped a size this week - felt so good - only thing I had to shop for was a couple of warm track bottoms (winter here now and I only had summer ones in my current size).

I had some clothes taken in but in the last six months, I've gone from a size 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 and now a size 8 for tops. I'm still a size 10/12 for trousers. What it's meant is that I've had to buy 'new' clothes but Op Shops, Kmart and Target have been my best friend. The Op Shops in particular have been fantastic and there's a really weird feeling about buying an XS tshirt and being able to wear it when I used to always order XXL tshirts!

I had to buy all new clothes as everything was falling off me. I however bought 90% of my stuff at a thrift store to save money. I'll probably need to do it again so I'm just buying what I need as I go, when my weight loss is done and I've maintained for awhile to where I feel stable I'll go buy some good clothes

My situation was a little weird because I first went from size 26 to 20-22, then I lost all my clothes in a tornado and with insurance money I went a little nuts buying everything again in sizes 18-22. I thought that was "my new forever wardrobe" LOL. I'd normally been in the size 20 neighborhood since my late teens and the first step for me was getting back to it, so I didn't even plan on losing more weight.

But then within about 1 year, things happened, and I wound up joining MFP and losing weight more rapidly than I expected. So I had this like-new wardrobe of sizes 18-22 and I was wearing 14-16 by then. Friends and even acquaintances had taken me aside to tell me my clothes were way too big on me. I appreciated that because I didn't "see" it yet! I sold ALL of my too-large wardrobe at a huge garage sale. I advertised it online locally and sold out in a few hours, making hundreds of dollars. That was pretty cool!

I bought jeans new, but stuck to secondhand shops for most of my tops, dresses, etc. It worked out great for me. I'd always been a big secondhand shopper even when I wore large plus sizes, so that wasn't really new for me and I still go to thrift stores almost every weekend (it's my hobby). I also found a lot of good new basics at TJ Maxx & the deep discount racks at Macy's.

I tried to be cautious of buying too much in my "new" sizes as I was continuing to lose, but I knew it was important to have a wardrobe that would look and feel good, both for work and just for my own happiness and motivation! It was a little weird for me (a total clothes hound) to have more of a capsule wardrobe for about 2 years, and to constantly be reevaluating and buying new sizes along the way. I never had enough stuff to warrant a second big clothing garage sale...but I sold several "lots" of things in size 16 and 14 online and that was helpful to use the money for smaller pieces. It usually worked out best if I grouped the items such as "4 pair size 16 jeans" or "5 size XL athletic tops in the following brands" and so on.

Now I've been in my maintenance range for over 5 years and wear mostly size 10 with some 12s. Only in the past 2 years have I felt comfortable enough to splurge on some more expensive items, like really nice jackets and designer stuff once in a while. I know that I sometimes gain/lose a few pounds but I am dedicated to staying where I am weight-wise and don't really plan to hit size 8s. I'm tall and still carry a lot of weight in my hip and bust areas, so when I have worn a few items like dresses in size 8 they didn't fit the best and really, I probably needed a 10 with alterations done. So 10 it is, I guess!

I recently discovered Costco for decently priced, decent looking jeans with a touch of stretch. I'm losing most of my weight in my upper half and have not yet needed to drop a size. I'm using belts to get more mileage out of my jeans. Where I work and where I do most of my volunteering, free logo t-shirts are often available. Just yesterday, i picked up three long sleeve PetCo Foundation t-shirts with cute graphics. I grabbed three different sizes since hundreds were available. I picked up summer program shirts from work with bright colors and cute graphics for $1.00 apiece. I grabbed a couple of different sizes of each color.