This is going to seem like a silly question. I am exactly one week post surgery and down 11 lbs, 16 from when I came home from the hospital (man do they pump you full of fluids), and I was trying to get dressed today, and I thought...hmm, what am I going to do about pants. I was already at the bottom of my size range, and I've been running around pulling my pants up for about a month. I've been hesitating to buy pants because I though I'd just drop a size in March and get a couple pairs, but, realistically, I could go down two sizes by he end of March, cause I should already be one size down. I own my own business and feel like I have to dress nice and set a good example for my employees, but there's no way I can keep up with my changing pant size. It takes long enough to find a decent fitting pair of pants. I don't know how I'm going to have the time to try on all these pants.

Goodwill retail stores ($5.99 per pair of jeans in north Florida) and I pulled out my sewing machine. I just keep taking in the back seam of my pants. Sometimes twice in a week. I have also invested in a couple pair of yoga pants. They are stretchy and don't fall down......plus they look pretty good 50 lbs thinner than when I had surgery in November 2014. I wear them with long sweaters. And I've bought a few pair in Walmart for less than $10. They will work for casual, probably not too well if you work.

I've just been thrift store shopping. I can't afford buying new clothes all the time, so I started buying clothes from places like Goodwill and the Salvation Army before I had surgery. Not a lot, but enough to get by. Some sizes I've only worn for a couple of weeks before dropping to the next size, so I may only have one or two pairs of pants in any particular size, I just do laundry a lot. Once I get to goal, I'll buy new clothes.

Yep. Goodwill.

as a guy we have it easier, i wear sweats on weekends and workout type athletic pants ( yay elastic) can get em pretty cheap, im down to an XL from a 4xl now so i tend to wait until im swimming in them.

I did a bit of sleuthing and calling around - then visiting - until I found a good consignment shop that sold BOTH plus sizes and regular sizes of nicer clothes. I too need to dress professionally, and it was great to turn in an armload of clothes from good designers and upper end brands, and then turn and shop the Eileen Fisher rack or similar! It's a bit farther than my small town, but a few minutes extra drive makes it a fun excursion too.

Good luck, and Congrats on needing smaller things!

Ross Dress for Less. Ial so switched to dresses more w h Ile losing.

I went to thrift shops also recruited some family for hand me downs and bought yoga pants that were tight so I could grow into them and they fit a while longer than others I had tried

I have always done consignment shops, gw, cato clearance...I have been going down a size a month..every time I turn around Im needing pants! last month I had to put a belt on to keep them up..lol..I never wear belt!! found black ones at cato. we have some really nice resale/consignments around here that I find alot of chico things..I even buy for later on when their that cheap! I do shop for quality. I totally understand the :pants" thing!! haha

I've been buying things on sale. Picked up a couple of pairs of jeans for five bucks this week, and even if I only get to wear them once, I'll feel like I have my money's worth. I've also bought a few pairs of work pants, but they weren't as cheap. I will also try thrift stores when I need to, but haven't yet.

I agree. ^^^ Just shop and get new stuff unless there is a financial limitation. I shopped the whole entire time I was loosing, thrilled to try on newer smaller clothes and to walk into store like Banana Republic that had previously never existed in my world. Stick to sales and clearance and then take to consignment or donate them since you will have the receipts. Just a few of my gazillion dressing room shots from that time. It was surreal.[attachment=51842:ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1425013689.495788.jpg]

Thanks, all. I think there is a decent consignment/resale shop near one of the restaurants. I'm just so used to buying things online, trying them on in my office and sending back what I don't like. It was easy because I knew my size in the brands I liked

Goodwill was and is my lifesaver. Try buying several pairs of pants , then turn them into your local consignment store when you outgrow them. You'll get back at least what you paid for them, possibly more. I haveca very nice wardrobe, 90 % from Goodwill and other thrift store s. Good luck !

Most individuals go to Goodwill or thrift shops for clothing after surgery because their body is shrinking very quickly. I like to shop and can generally buy clothes for about 70 percent off retail on sale. So I took the approach of buying a few new clothes as I lost weight. I would generally buy an article of clothing that would barely fit. A week later it would fit like a glove. It was a great motivator. I went from a size 46 in pants down to a size 33 and from a size 3X in shirts down to a size small. Clothing was one of the fun parts of weight loss surgery. When I finally bottomed out, I replaced my entire wardrobe with some of the latest fashions.

What about wearing more skirts instead for a while? if you can find some with an elastic waist it seems they would fit longer than pants would. They would also be easier to adjust than pants, i'd think.

There is this little half of half ( sort of like a consignment shop) where I live.. and I buy really cheap jeans there ( preloved condition) and sell them back..works out great if you can find one of those type shops.. I've dropped and sold two sizes so far! Im saving my money for my goal size!! SHOPPING SPREE!!! LOL

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