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Do You Keep Spending Money On A New Closet During Your Transition Weight Loss?

Ihatemyjobmotivation
Ihatemyjobmotivation Posts: 10 Member
in Motivation and Support
I am in between my starting weight and my goal weight. I've lost a lot of weight so far and my clothes feel and look loose; in fact, I look a little like I am rocking the baggy look even though that's not the look I want to sport. But in any case, do you keep buying a new set of new clothes as you lose the weight or do you wear sweatpant-like clothing in different sizes as you lose the weight until you reach your goal weight?

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  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,987 Member
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    Word of warning - don't start buying decent clothes until you are actually at your goal (and have been for a while). It's sooooooo tempting to start shopping when you're close, but those final 5-10 lbs can make a huge difference size-wise compared to the first 5-10lbs!

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,668 Member
    edited February 4
    For me, in the middle. I'm not doing sweatpants, but I am buying pieces that have give in them and will fit for a good couple sizes. I avoid linen and non-stretch denim, and go for things with some stretch that will still flatter when I'm at the bigger end of their wearable scale, but will shrink with me as I lose.

    I hate clothes shopping, and I hate spending money on stuff I'm not going to wear for long. I confess, I also do some fast fashion while I'm in this interim period. Op shops can also be good for some people, though I find them hit and miss because I hate shopping, so the amount of effort it takes to find things I like is too much.

    Look into capsule wardrobes, it's a method of buying a few pieces that compliment each other and that can be mixed and matched to create the illusion of a much more varied selection.

  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,987 Member
    For me: minimal wardrobe of cheap but decent looking clothes, either fast fashion or second-hand, which I then donated once they got too big.
    It was during lockdown/covid mostly, so I had the advantage of not needing a huge wardrobe since I was working from home mostly.
  • Ihatemyjobmotivation
    Ihatemyjobmotivation Posts: 10 Member
    @Alatariel75 I hate shopping too. For me the hate comes from how long it takes and often needing to return it anyway, so there's that...

    @Lietchi Cheap is the way to go, especially because the weight is coming off and I feel so committed to following through, so yeah any way to save money until maybe two months time is fantastic!
  • Ihatemyjobmotivation
    Ihatemyjobmotivation Posts: 10 Member
    I'm totally agree. I'm saving until I'm there :D I am so stingy with money like you wouldn't believe. >:) And I want to make it count.😄
  • Kupla71
    Kupla71 Posts: 1,702 Member
    I love clothes shopping but I’m making do with what I have. I have lost 20 pounds but now my clothes just fit better so no need to buy anything new. I want to lose another 20 pounds but will probably buy a thing or two at the 10 pound mark. Then wait till I’ve lost the full 20 pounds till I buy a few more things. Most of my clothes are sweatpants and t shirts. That kind of thing so it takes a lot of weight loss for them to look too big.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,316 Member
    I hate to clothes shop. Needing all new clothes from underwear on out was the worst part of losing weight . . . really the only bad part, even.

    I wore things that were too big, mostly; but bought new items when I needed to look nice for a few special events. Wearing a belt to cinch in the waist of pants, then wearing a tunic top or overshirt to hide the ugly waist gathers was an option in some cases.

    I did buy at thrift or consignment shops, when possible. When I found something that looked nice, was versatile, and would work through a range of sizes, I sometimes bought more than one color. An example was some affordable business-casual level linen pants, loose-fitting and simple in style, with an elastic waist but also an internal drawstring. I could dress them up with a tunic and jewelry, or wear them with a t-shirt on regular days. I'm still wearing them in maintenance, though they started fitting long before loss was over.

    Other examples would be things - loose tunics, shirts - that can be worn loose at higher weights, then belted or worn as over-shirts later one.

    Picking very simple things style-wise that can be worn with different accessories to dress up or down maximized the usefulness.

    My old workout leggings from starting weight had a waistline that I could cut a small slit in the inside front, and thread a drawstring through. They're super loose now, but I still wear them around the house, and will until they're worn out. I also wear some of the giant t-shirts to do yard work, if necessary using a rubber band to gather a blob of fabric at the hemline so they don't hang down and catch on things.

    Size changes, IME, came much quicker at lower weights, even though the weight loss was intentionally slower by that point. There are only a few pounds between smaller sizes, quite a few between larger sizes . . . at least that was my experience. In one case, I bought new fitted pants only a month apart, because I needed something for events. IIRC, that was the US size 10 to 8 transition, or maybe it was 8 to 6.

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