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I think the bigger the size you are the longer you can wear certain sizes. I literally have a closet full of 4x tops, with a couple 3x, and some of them are huge on me and I am ready to toss out and others a fitting nicely now. Still can't wear a 3x t shirt I have. I have lost 64 lbs and wearing bascially the same sized clothes still. I did throw out all my old bras and am wearing ones now that used to be tight on me.

I am guessing I will have to go down quite a bit more before I can actually drop sizes. It is so hard to gauge. The two pair of jeans I have are too baggy on me now and I am very hesitant to buy any more becuase they can be costly.

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I shop as often as I possibly can lol jk. I do try to buy a couple things here and there and usually buy clearance for now, I hate the thought of spending $ on stuff and only being able to wear it a short while. I was at Walmart yesterday and they had some cute stuff for $7 on clearance. I live in a remote area so Walmart is usually a daily trip for groceries or meds, so I will take a quick look at the clearance racks. And we don't have much more than Walmart close by. Not even Goodwill or Salvation Army, so I don't do the thrift stores often. If I want to go to a Mall, I am 50-60 miles away, but that's probably a good thing lol. I can see me easily becoming addicted to shopping. I LOVE Kohls!! I can't wait till I reach goal, I am gonna really enjoy shopping at all my fav places as a normal size!

I had someone on this board send me clothes for free, and I paid her shipping, which was totally awesome and helped me a lot! (thanks SarahS). I think there is a clothes exchange thread on this forum, which is cool cuz we can kinda swap around till we reach goal.

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I'm in a new size every 4 weeks ro so. The top is shrinking faster than the bottom :-) I mostly shop at Sears for clothes - lots of stuff on sale and their slacks fit me really well. I get 2 pairs of slacks for work and I try to buy them snug becuase they will last an extra week that way.

I buy bras at Kohls because they have a good selection of large-cup size bras and they are CHEAP compared to other stores. I buy my underwear at the Gap. Surprisingly, their cotton underwear is the best. I try to get everything on sale and pick up as much as I can. I even buy one size smaller if I find a great sale because I know I will be wearing it soon and I want to make the best use of my money.

Whatever you do, don't spend a lot of money on clothes right now - you will be throwing them away after a few weeks. It seemed like it took a long time for me to shrink out of my clothes in the beginning, but once it started it has been insane. Insane in a good way :-)

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I had surgery 3 mos ago and honestly I haven't shopped yet blink.gif

i bought one item which is the jeans i have on in my profile pic....the good thing is I had a lot of clothes that were tight so they're fitting now...a lot of my clothes are big but I also dont want to spend unnecessary money...especially for work clothes...i will shop for functions...

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