So I'm just wondering, during that first year when your weight loss is the most rapid, are you all buying clothes in each size you hit?? Or did you find that certain items didn't look crazy once they were too big? I was thinking maybe dresses (particularly wrap style) or something like that would probably be a good way to coast through a few sizes. I just know I won't have $$$ to buy clothes for every size hit, so I'm trying to think ahead.

What did you all do? If I could wear yoga pants to work everyday, this wouldn't be an issue. LOL

Omgosh...it was like Christmas! Box after box and after I was done, I wanted to go into surgery tomorrow! I cannot wait to wear all those clothes again. We will NOT gain it back this time, girl - this time it's FOREVER! Health and happiness - just like we deserve!!!!

Oh my gosh! We must be twins! I also have piles of clothes albeit with a slightly larger range of sizes (around 12-24, but only very few 12s). I'm already down to 20, and starting to move towards an 18. Almost as much fun as rediscovering old favorites is emptying out my closet of the clothes that are too big for me so I can GIVE THEM AWAY - not stuff them in storage for when I regain the weight. No matter how well my diet's gone in the past, I've always kept some bigger clothes somewhere on the side, because I somehow knew that the weight would eventually come back. At the same time, I was optimistic enough to save all those smaller size clothes. Now I'm really happy I did that!

I work in a trendy/professional environment- so frumpy sloppy "waiting it out" isnt going to cut it for me.

Belts, wrap dresses and skirts are my go-to items now. Oh and if you have nice high end clothing- make friends with a tailor.

I bought some nice wide strechy belts at Target- the trendy kind- and now all my clothing that looks baggy or unprofessional, I just belt and wear a light cardigan over. It gives me this nice cinched in waist and will work until it gets too hot to wear a cardi.

Skirts are awesome because you can wear them a bit higher if they are tight and low on the hips if they are loose. I live in pencil skirts (Target has ones for $30) and I can wear the size 18 even though im really more of a 14/16 now. You can get a skirt taken in at a tailor for much cheaper than you can a pair of pants.

A nice strechy cartigan can be worn open when its still a bit tight, but looks great buttoned in a few months/few pounds later. Get a spray tan for your stems and a good push-up and you are va-va-voom sex kitten in no time! I call it my sexy librarian look!

Wrap dresses are also a must. You can have an XL and ride that sizing all the way down to a M if you are lucky.

Luckily I have from size 14 to 24/26 My current size. I at least have an idea at what weight what clothing size will be so I can at least tell myself that once I am at 195 lbs. I can start buying new clothes, which is almost 100 away. I usually buy inexpensive clothes, especially since surgery is soon. I intend on staying in my 1x until I'm a small xl, and buy tops every two sizes or more. I feel its the pants that tend to look a little sloppy when they are too big, but if I do go to school this semester than I will be forced to look half way decent. I can get jeans for $10 on sale so I can afford to buy some jeans in sizes 12, 10, 8. Once I get near to my size goal thats when I intend on paying a bit more for some super trendy clothes.