Do you buy new clothes as you're losing?

Ive been shouting out to my friends and relatives for clothes! It helps!

Thrift stores and clearance sales, it's all that's keeping from running around naked right now (and trust me nobody wants to see that!).

I'm buying just enough to get by, though needless to say it means I have to laundry more often so I have clean pants, and am saving up for a shopping spree at the end of all this.

I'm almost to 25 lbs lost and my clothes, pants especially, are literally falling off me. I want to lose more so I don't want to buy a lot of new clothes as I'll hopefully be out of them soon...but I look and feel terrible right now. Any suggestions?

Buy a sewing machine and take them in. When you are at goal, treat yourself to a shopping spree.

sales! old navy right now has 30% off of everything including clearance - i look for deals like this, and pick up some items. I also grab a piece or two in a smaller size, just so that I have something to wear once my clothes get loose again

Definitely do something for your clothes. See how much it would cost for them to be tailored. I have never done this but could be a lot cheaper then buying new stuff. Buy some basics that fit great either on clearance, from a discount store, or just splurge on at least 1 great pair of jeans.

Losing 25 pds is a great accomplishment. When I lost about that much I had the same problem with my clothes. I started to feel ugly in my old clothes and depressed which demotivated me on some days and set me back a little. The confidence you will feel in some great fitting basics like 1 pair of jeans, 1 pair of black pants, some cheap t-shirts from Target or Walmart and a light jacket that you can mix-and-match with everything will give you the positive attitude to keep reaching for your goal!!

Feel great about how far you have come! It doesn't mean you have to break the bank. I say get rid of some of the old clothes that don't fit anymore. Make room in your closet for those new clothes you will buy when you reach your goal. It will give you more reason not to fall off the wagon. I did for a bit and I realized that I either needed to go out and buy new bigger clothes or start working out and eating healthy again.

Be proud of what you have accomplished. Show it off and feel great so that way you get a taste of how much better you will feel when you get to your goal.

I will just go shopping in my closet. I'm currently a 24 but have sizes all the way down to 14 hiding in the back. If I get smaller than that I guess I'm going to have a problem.

I try to buy belts, also discount shopping, and i've also had my pants taken in.

I tried the belt thing for a while but I was getting to the point where I had so much bunched up, up under my belt that it was ridiculous. I've dropped from a 44" down to 36" as I figured out the other day. I was able to get a few hand me downs from my Dad that I gave him when I grew out of them. I also have a mother in law that just loves buying and giving clothes. She is stocking up for Christmas and we had to tell her three different sizes now. I hope she kept the receipts! The 38s I bought a month ago are getting big on me but I figure they will fit better than the 44s did when I needed to be in a 38. So buy for cheap what you can and they will fit better than what you have now when you get done.

I use clothes as a reward. So, for example, I bought a pair of jeans on day 60 of my turbofire schedule, because my old jeans were falling off of me. I bought some cheap ones from Charlotte Rusee for 22 dollars, but I know places like F21 sell jeans for 10 dollars. I only need less than 10 garments to hold me over the week so I don't see a big issue in buying new clothes. I think the easiest thing to do is to 1) cut down on the number of garments you 'need' (aka figure out the lowest number of clothes you need to get through your week) and 2) replace those garments at a reasonable price. For me, clothes that I cannot live without are: 1 pull over navy sweater, 1 pair of black jeans, 1 coat, 1 black dress, 1 black skirt, and a few generic shirts to wear underneath my navy sweater. To me, that's not a huge investment--especially if you buy cheaper materials that wear out faster (which is just as well if you believe you'll be dropping a lot more weight). You can buy an acrylic sweater for around 20 dollars and a polyester coat for 50ish dollars. Try out American Apparel for dresses and skirts as they have a wide variety at a reasonable cost (40ish dollars) You can even buy a non-wool suit for as little as 100 dollars. I would estimate replenishing a well-rounded wardrobe shouldn't cost more than 200-300 dollars as long as you keep the number of clothes necessary for a good wardrobe a minimum (think less than 10 pieces).

Goodwill! I just bought a bunch of jeans and shirts for only $30. Its a great place to get some "transition" clothes. And I found some nice jeans!

Goodwill!! I found some cute Zana Di jeans for $5!

I buy key pieces like a cute belt, a nice fitted coat, or knee high boots! these are things that really make a fall/winter outfit and im loving it!

My friend (who attends WW meetings) told me that **on average** you drop one size for every 10 lbs you lose. I'm at the 20 lb mark so I went to buy a few new things. I even bought the exact same pair of black pants and yep - I was down from an 8 to a 4. Maybe you could buy transition clothes every 2 sizes? This will help to cut down on the expense a little. And shopping at goodwill and consignment shops are also great ideas. You won't be in these clothes for long. When you hit your goal definitely splurge a little though. Good luck and congrats on your weight loss!