Do you buy new clothes as you're losing?

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!

I go shopping in my closet...I've saved all my clothes from when I was thinner. Can't wait to be able to fit them all again!!

I've been making do with just the bare minimum. I currently have 1 pair of jeans that fit and 4-5 shirts I can wear, two of the shirts actually fit. I'm always pleasantly surprised at how much better I look when I have clothes that actually fit.

Some clothes last longer than others - some shirts I am still wearing but my pants were a lost cause eventually.

I hit the clearance racks and TJ maxx and bought the absolute bare minimum to get by. 2 pairs of jeans, 3 pairs of work pants.

Warning on the work pants - go ahead and buy those ones that are just a bit snug. I did even though I was very hesitant too (Because tight pants give you a muffin top and look and feel awful after you're used to loose ones) and they're already falling off me so that's really annoying.

I got pants at the limited clearance rack for 16 dollars each and jeans at TJ Maxx for more ...but they were Lucky Brand Jeans! 25 dollars! who can pass that up?

I have to buy new clothes as I loose because I have to feel good about myself to stay motivated. I am careful about not spending a lot and I buy the minimum number of pieces I can get away with but I can't stand wearing clothes that are way too big.