I cannot stop shopping LOL

redi2
redi2 Posts: 70 Member
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I started wearing size 12 & 14 and my goal was to get down to 140 and wear size 8 again. Well I am at 134 and size 6. Every time I try on a size 6, I feel like I have to buy it because it fits!! LOL :) Took me a year but so happy I stuck with it!

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  • SamosaurusRex
    SamosaurusRex Posts: 56
    Cannot wait for the day I get to say this! well done
  • tigerdactyl
    tigerdactyl Posts: 112 Member
    I just started wearing a size large shirt recently, after being an XL or XXL all my life and I'm getting the same feeling. It's so weird buying a normal size.
  • quietHiker
    quietHiker Posts: 1,442 Member
    That is excellent news! Congrats! So glad you're able to love wearing new clothes and love who you are :)
  • jendarlin
    jendarlin Posts: 184 Member
    Congratulations!! :flowerforyou: I am right there with you, cannot stop shopping!
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    Congrats!!! Good work.... And have fun shopping!
  • DominiqueSmall
    DominiqueSmall Posts: 495 Member
    I totally understand! I have slid into 14 and am working toward a 9 and buying clothes is becoming more and more fun! I just tell myself I'm only buying what I need until I get back to a size 9. Then watch out world! ha ha

    Congratulations! YOU are an inspiration!:smile:
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    That is awesome! Isnt shopping just THAT much mroe fun!!!! :)
  • Francesca3162
    Francesca3162 Posts: 520 Member
    What did you do while you were losing?
    I am dropping sizes slowly but surely, and I do not want to buy clothes while I am working towards my goal.
    So right now I am wearing size 16 pants and X-Large tops, when I should be at least a 14 pant and a Large top..
    But hate to buy an all new work wardrobe over and over again.. WOuld just rather wait until I get to my destination.
  • kyt1206
    kyt1206 Posts: 101
    I have attachment to some clothes, so I take them to the tailor and get snipped. LoL, My fav pair of jean shorts will stay with me as long as the style can fit all the adjustments.
  • A_Fit_Mom
    A_Fit_Mom Posts: 602 Member
    Congrats! You deserve to shop. I know what you mean, you feel like you want to buy everything that fits in the smaller size. Such a good feeling.
  • bklyngirl71
    bklyngirl71 Posts: 381 Member
    that's the best feeling in the world!!!
  • LaurasClimb
    LaurasClimb Posts: 211 Member
    Oh to be in single digits....I've never gotten below an 11. Congrats! enjoy your shopping.
  • whit1108
    whit1108 Posts: 94
    I am the same way. I have always been a huge shopper and have always had way more cloths then what i need and half of my closet still have price tags on them but now that i am close to my goal weight i love shopping even more even tho i have 2 walk in closets full of cloths i still keep shopping.. ..LoL :) A girl can never have enough cloths... Great job on Weight loss!! :)
  • xo_morgan
    xo_morgan Posts: 298
    What did you do while you were losing?
    I am dropping sizes slowly but surely, and I do not want to buy clothes while I am working towards my goal.
    So right now I am wearing size 16 pants and X-Large tops, when I should be at least a 14 pant and a Large top..
    But hate to buy an all new work wardrobe over and over again.. WOuld just rather wait until I get to my destination.

    I would go to a thrift shop, or some kind of marshalls/tjmaxx & just buy a couple things. Dont go crazy because youre going to achieve greater goals, but you've already lost! so no reason not to spoil yourself just a LITTLE bit :wink:
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    I felt the same way after I lost a bunch of weight and I still can't stop shopping! It feels great =)
  • MommyRobin
    MommyRobin Posts: 584 Member
    I started wearing size 12 & 14 and my goal was to get down to 140 and wear size 8 again. Well I am at 134 and size 6. Every time I try on a size 6, I feel like I have to buy it because it fits!! LOL :) Took me a year but so happy I stuck with it!

    OMGosh! I have the exact same problem! I bought 2 pair of jeans, a dress, a jacket, and 2 shirts just last night! I also started at a 14 and am in a 6 now! We totally rock! We deserve to reward ourselves! Thank God my hubby has a great job. We may single handedly boost the economy!
  • stryfe101
    stryfe101 Posts: 61
    same here, I have bought a full new wardrobe with enough clothes to wear for 2 weeks without wearing the same thing and I still want more...lol


    I discovered Kohls and had some fun...lot's of great stuff there
  • cherryolac
    cherryolac Posts: 34
    I'd be the same way!!! I can't wait!
  • mamasyd
    mamasyd Posts: 80 Member
    I do get what you are saying. Clothes shopping used to be the worst chore ever. For me, most of the time, it meant looking online for whatever was on clearance in my size. Style, color, or even me caring for it at all were not prerequisites. The only thing that mattered was whether it would fit and cover my body. Now it is an exhilarating sense to have options. I can try on clothes and buy what I like, not just whatever fits!

    One word for the in between times - Goodwill! I went from a size 34W to a size 6 and I can tell you that there is no way I could have afforded the clothes that were needed in between had it not been for Goodwill. The plus is that I am wearing better brands than I could have ever afforded and some of the things I have bought still have the original store tags on them. A shirt from J. Jill that had a tag for $69.00 and I paid $6.00 for it - that's my kind of shopping! Most of my outfits now range in price from $6 - $20 dollars (that's dress pants or skirt, blouse, and sweater or vest) and I have been told that I look like I am dressing for an executive position.

    Congratulations on your weight loss and enjoy the shopping!
  • berv0009
    berv0009 Posts: 454 Member
    This is me!!!!!!!! I actually feel confident in cute fun clothes and I have never been this small in my life, not even high school. AND I CAN'T STOP SHOPPING!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha :)

    Congrats to you on the weightloss! And if you figure out how to quit buying new clothes, please share. My bank account is hurting :)
  • mickeygirliegirl
    mickeygirliegirl Posts: 302 Member
    What did you do while you were losing?
    I am dropping sizes slowly but surely, and I do not want to buy clothes while I am working towards my goal.
    So right now I am wearing size 16 pants and X-Large tops, when I should be at least a 14 pant and a Large top..
    But hate to buy an all new work wardrobe over and over again.. WOuld just rather wait until I get to my destination.

    Consignment/resale shops are also great places to check out as well. When I lost weight a few years ago, I would take my larger clothes into the resale shops and then buy smaller clothes. Bonus was a couple weeks later and checking to see if anything was sold and having some extra spending money on new clothes!
  • tdaddybarlow
    tdaddybarlow Posts: 673 Member
    That s so good to hear! I like how you specifically said that this journey TAKES TIME and you just have to stick with it!
  • redi2
    redi2 Posts: 70 Member
    thank you all for your comments! :)

    I agree to try goodwill and Savers or second hand stores. you can definitely find really nice clothes. right now Kohls has me back almost every other day with their kohls cash and emails with % $ off.. I had to give away every single pair of capris and shorts from last summer so I HAVE to shop.. hehe ok, I love shopping!!

    I started off my journey just counting calories and being a little in denial that I needed to lose. But last summer started working out and joined the YMCA. I usually go to either water aerobics or zumba 5 days a week.
    My husband started with me and is my inspiration. He has lost over 130 pounds, lifts and runs races now. :) He went from size 3X to a large shirt and 46 pants to 34.
    if we can do it anyone can!! :)
  • WVHeather
    WVHeather Posts: 53
    Congratulations! I can't wait to be able to do the same thing! :smile:
  • v0ss3
    v0ss3 Posts: 11 Member
    im afraid im going to be one of those compulsive shopper/hoarders when i reach my goal weight/size hahaha
  • SPNLuver83
    SPNLuver83 Posts: 2,050 Member
    hahahaha i feel ya! When I reached my first goal of 145 I had to go get new jeans because my old pre-baby ones that I was trying so hard just to fit back into where too loose! So I went and bought like 5, 6 pairs of size 7 jeans. Only problem now is after about 2 weeks those are starting to get loose, so I'm hoping I can go return/exchange them. I don't think I am gonna go shopping again until I reach my final goal lol.

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