Buy smaller clothes for motivation?
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I bought jeans and pants basically all the way down from my starting weight to a healthy BMI weight. That's seven jeans sizes LOL (waist 48 -> 36). In retrospect I wish I hadn't done that. The convenience factor of having clothes ready for me with each tranche of 18 lbs lost is outweighed by not getting the momentary thrill of actually ordering a new, smaller size when I'm ready for it.9
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I have been oddly reluctant to move to smaller sizes unless I was at risk of mooning the neighborhood (again). I have looked (according to my wife) at times ridiculous. In my defense the novelty of clothes being baggy on me is not something I have experienced in a long time. I was about to size up again when I started losing so I was in clothes that felt tight.
I think a good plan requires very little motivation but if it helps I would look at only getting the size you are about to be in. I do have some of those clothes because I am tired of rush ordering things I need to avoid that mooning thing I mentioned.2 -
I bought a pair of pants on clearance with a coupon! I could get into them, but they weren't decent. They are now in the box with my smaller size clothes waiting for a couple more pounds to come off. They are, however, a brand/style that always fits me.2
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I had lots of sizes in my closet, too. As I lost weight, it actually was motivating to try on those to remind myself that I was getting smaller.i wore some older favorite things, but mostly, I ended up needing smaller things. My husband teased me about shopping in my closet! ( I only bought new things I could wear, though!)1
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I have been oddly reluctant to move to smaller sizes unless I was at risk of mooning the neighborhood (again). I have looked (according to my wife) at times ridiculous. In my defense the novelty of clothes being baggy on me is not something I have experienced in a long time. I was about to size up again when I started losing so I was in clothes that felt tight.
I think a good plan requires very little motivation but if it helps I would look at only getting the size you are about to be in. I do have some of those clothes because I am tired of rush ordering things I need to avoid that mooning thing I mentioned.
I had to laugh at this, I kept yanking up my pants not wanting to buy new stuff and waste the old until I was smaller. By the time I went shopping I was down 2-3 sizes, no wonder my pants were so loose!
I personally am waiting to buy new clothes because there's no way to know if something will fit properly at the end goal. I just got to goal so it's time to start my wardrobe.3 -
Makes me feel awful and upset that I still look like jaba the hut . Lol I had to try on clothes with the kids today and thought I’d never survive those mean mirrors. 😑5
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I don't need to buy smaller clothing - I only need to dig them out from the storage tote under my bed, or reach to the back of my closet.
This!
But I've also made a discovery ... sometimes, when I lose weight, I'm a different shape.
I was slender for about 20 years between about 23 and 43. Since then I've gradually increased and decreased a few times. The most recent time I decreased, I was the same weight as I was the last time I wore the clothes I bought between 23 and 43 ............ but the clothes didn't fit well. My shape had changed.
So ... one of the difficulties with buying something in a smaller size is that you just don't know what your smaller shape is going to be.3 -
Ugh I’ve done this all the time! Luckily I’ve never gained that much weight so I know they will fit me. I recently bought a £10 skirt from H&M and it’s a UK size 8 so it’s tight. Right now I’m a size 10/12 so I know it will fit me. I definitely find it motivational. Recently I bought a dress on holiday that I didn’t fit into in August but I tried it on now and it fits! That’s how I know I’m losing serious body fat, even if the silly scale doesn’t move. Time to fit into that skirt now 😁😁1
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I bought a bikini about 1/3 of the way of reaching my goal.
It was pretty, in my favourite colours and on sale.
I hung it up in my closet where I saw it everyday. I would tell myself one day I will fit into that bikini and I visualized it.
6 months later not only did I comfortably fit into it, but it was a little too big. I still have that bikini and it's 3 sizes too big now.
Once in a while I slip into it to remind myself how far I've come. I've never been able to wear a bikini before.
I personally wouldn't buy more then that small item. Even after I reached my goal, a year or so later my body composition improved and I dropped another size smaller.
But that bikini was so worth the $25 I spent.11 -
My thinking is reverse. I just bought new trousers as a reward after seeing the very noticeable difference in the larger (now donated) ones in my closet.2
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I’m too picky about how my clothes look to do this. I don’t know what my body will look like at a smaller size so what if I buy a bunch of clothes in a smaller size and reach that size but still don’t like how they look on me? I do a lot of online browsing of clothes I want to buy someday though.
I did buy a new winter coat in a smaller size. Not for motivation though. My winter coat was way too big because I bought it when I was 50 lbs heavier. So I needed a new one but (fingers crossed) I’ll be another 20-30 lbs down next winter and coats are expensive! I don’t want to have to buy one two years in a row. So I bought a size down. It’s a little tight this year but hopefully next year it will be perfect.4 -
Honestly, I think external motivation are fairly short term fixes. If being healthier, more functional, having more energy and looking better aren't motivation enough to keep you on plan, I don't see why new clothes would.3
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No, clothing especially pants even if they fit that doesn't mean mean they will look right on you. I usually have to try on 2-3 pairs of pants that fit to find the right pair.0
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That sounds like a terrible idea and only sets you up for disappointment and feeling like you need to conform to the clothes. The goal should be to be healthy, not a certain size. My goal is to be happy and healthy2
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I did this while I was losing weight. Especially if items were on sale.
It worked really well, because I tried the items on throughout my journey, and could really see the progress. It also meant that when my fat clothes were too big, I had something new and fun to wear. I only bought things I knew would suit me.
I live in those clothes, now, and it’s a great feeling.
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I’m thinking of doing this with slightly smaller clothes that are on sale.2
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I think for me, making the purchase itself is a motivation, so if I bought the clothes before I can fit them, then the clothes themselves wouldn't motivate me.0
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I don't need to buy smaller clothing - I only need to dig them out from the storage tote under my bed, or reach to the back of my closet.
This!
But I've also made a discovery ... sometimes, when I lose weight, I'm a different shape.
I was slender for about 20 years between about 23 and 43. Since then I've gradually increased and decreased a few times. The most recent time I decreased, I was the same weight as I was the last time I wore the clothes I bought between 23 and 43 ............ but the clothes didn't fit well. My shape had changed.
So ... one of the difficulties with buying something in a smaller size is that you just don't know what your smaller shape is going to be.
I believe that. Same thing happened to my friend. She gained 20lbs, lost the 20lbs but her hips stayed wide. She wasn’t curvy before.0 -
clafairy1984 wrote: »Does buying clothes in a smaller size aid motivation for slimming it just make you feel bad?
I don’t buy smaller clothes ahead of time. What if they don’t fit right after you lose the weight? You won’t necessarily have the same contours after weight loss.
I never threw out my smaller clothing. I’m finding that the legs of my old jeans fit but I can’t button them comfortably. Some day.
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I don't need to buy smaller clothing - I only need to dig them out from the storage tote under my bed, or reach to the back of my closet.
I was basically here in September. But now those clothes that I put away and tucked behind things fit again! No need to buy new clothes! It's like shopping in your own closet and I was able to tuck away the 1 size too big stuff...
But, kidding aside, if I was you, I'd wait until those close fit to buy them. Saying "I can't buy them until I'm "???"."
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