New Clothes? When to buy them?

I was just thinking about this today since my clothes are starting to get too big... I have to keep pulling up my pants which is annoying but like someone else said, it's a good kinda annoying lol Looks like I'll be hitting up some cheap stores until I reach my GW... no sense in buying new clothes every few months :-)

I pretty much waited until my clothes looked silly.

^this. I looked incredibly frumpy, which is not exactly a good thing when you work in the corporate office for your company. I got rid of the clothes that were huge on me and kept a few things that were a little big but looked okay. I've been watching sales for jeans and such to tide me over. It really depends on what you're comfortable doing.

I shopped at thrift shops all during loss.......cheaper and when I was done with them I donated them back.

This in my opinion is one of the smartest way to go especially on a budget. You are going to change sizes so often when you have a lot to loose that you will be buying and trashing clothes regularly. My friend knows I love jeans but could never fit into them so when I had lost about 45 lbs last go round she shows up to my house with a bag of jeans from the local goodwill that she got for 6 bucks. All but two pairs fit! The jeans were in great shape! They were all name brand as well! So wash and wear and I had some great transition clothes! Good luck!

I budgeted and bought signature pieces to pair with things that were too large. For example, I could buy a white dress shirt (Target, $30) and pair with too-large, belted dress slacks... and get by. I could change the look by adding a cardigan (ok if it was baggy)... and as someone else mentioned, even try belting it all to tighten it up. The next month, I could buy a new pair of black slacks. I stayed with neutral colors that I could layer with pops of bright so it looked like I had a larger selection than I really did. So under that white shirt I could wear a hot pink shell... and the next day pair it with a lime green one and make it look like a new outfit.

I also found a local seamstress that would work cheap - and she could nip in the clothes every couple months.

Always pair a better-fitting garment with a baggy one... that was another trick I used a lot.

What a great problem to have! Congrats!

If there's one in your area you should check out Burke's Outlet (Bealls Outlet in some states) which sells mostly overstocked merchandise from other stores. They're similar to T J Max, I think. Their regular prices are up to 70% off the original department store prices, but the real deals are on the 30% to 95% off clearance racks that take up nearly half the store. All of the jeans I'm currently wearing came from there and none of them cost more than a couple of bucks. I'm in maintenance now, but when I was actively losing, I could buy nice looking jeans and tops in there at practically give-away prices and not care that they'd be too big in a matter of weeks.

I loved buying new clothes in a smaller size along the way. I would just buy a few things at a time to get me by. I also had 2 boxes of smaller sizes I had kept for years so I had lots of clothes to grow down to. It was really fun to have things that I could try on until they fit and eventually until the got too big. I still have a few things to grow down to. I kept a bunch of bigger clothes and hope to have them taken in when I get to my goal.

My wardrobe is shamefully small right now, but it doesn't bother me. An issue I had when I was a size 28 was that I viewed buying clothes as investing in my current size, so I avoided it unless it was absolutely necessary.

Now that I'm a 16-18, I still avoid clothes shopping until I really need stuff, not so much that I view it as an investment, but more so that I know I won't be wearing it long so I don't want to spend much money. :bigsmile:

1/3-1/2 of my wardrobe is workout clothes. Most of the rest is either clearance or cheap. I will keep a couple of cute tops/dresses in a size I can wear that might not be cheap, but I'll try to make sure it's something that will last me a few sizes, for example I have a long pinstriped button-down shirt that I LOVE but is a couple sizes too big for me now. I still wear it every so often with one of those wide stretchy belts over top & it looks great.

I only shop when I have to because everything is too big, & that happens every couple months. I'll hit up Old Navy, Burlington Cota Factory, Target or Walmart & always find a few pieces to get me through.

My goal size is 12, so once I get there I will start doing more "serious" shopping & actually buy some pieces that are more trendy/stylish. For now I don't care about wearing cheap stuff, as long as it fits properly it looks fine.

P.S. If I find something really cute that's a little small & it's a good deal, I'll go ahead & buy it. I make sure I keep a section of goal clothes in my closet & play dressup every couple of weeks! Keeps the motivation up.

Can I ask how often do you drop a size? I mean after how many lbs lost? I was a size 20/22 and have lost 11lb, have noticed my clothes loser but dont want to try on a size 18 in case the button wont do up and i get fed up - not going to give up that easily in it for the long haul but would be disheartening especially when i am happy with the progress on the scales. anyone the same size would be great to hear your feedback just to know when i even go in to try on smaller clothes - even if i buy nothing!

At 15lbs loss I tried on the smaller size pants on and they fit. Everyone's body is different though.

The general claim is that 10 pounds separate the sizes. However, everyone loses weight on their body where they have the most fat stored. For me it's my back. So, that theory doesn't really work for me. I wait to buy new sizes until the clothes I have are literally falling off. Then I'm usually down 2 sizes.

Shop at goodwill/salvation army to get your in-between clothes.