I am five months out from VSG and fortunately only have 16 more lbs (my goal, which may change) to lose. My dilemma is clothing. Example - this morning I was getting dressed for work and now only have one pair of pants that fit. Really!?!? Last week I had 4. What happened over the weekend - I only lost 1 lb! So the problem-I have to dress in "professional" clothes - that's their term - meaning suits/jackets, etc. I have tried the thrift stores but they don't seem to carry much work professional - well, not true, if I want to dress in the 80's they do.

I just can't afford to buy clothes over and over and over, as I have probably already spent $800 in the last 4 months! I will go out again and buy a few staples, but literally nothing in my closet fits so I don't even have a M-F outfits. My trainer finally told me I HAD to go out and buy new workout clothes, which I did.

My question - when is a safe time to go out and purchase a new wardrobe? Once you reach goal? Wait 6 months after reaching goal? A year, 2 years? I see people's weight seems to fluctuate in the first 2 years before it settles down, or just possibly the people who post.

Advice from those that have been there would be appreciated.

As someone above mentioned some cleaners may take in items inexpensively. Just a thought for some of your less expensive items. Good luck- yes it's a great problem to have!
Thankfully I have a lot of items I couldn't part with front he last time I lost weight so I have clothes from size 12-16. I have a great friend who had a lot of professional high end clothing that she gave me size 16-18- I was a large 16, 2xl tops when I started and I'm already giving away the larger clothing and moving into some of my regular 16's. Today I am wearing a blouse that I loved but only had worn a couple of times because the arms were too tight. It feels very good
I can't wait until I can pull out my 14's! 25 pounds down today!



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Hw 223, SW 217 CW 198 GW 135

4 hours ago, YeaMe said:

Thanks for all the input! I decided to go out on Saturday and see what I could find. My initial plan was to hit Ross, Old Navy, Target, Cato, but on the way I dropped off 4 garbage bags of clothes at Goodwill (both exciting and painful). So I thought, I'll just go in and see what they have. For $84 (they were having a 30-40% off sale and it was Senior Sat. (over 55) for an additional 30% off) I ended up with 2 pairs of jeans, 4 pairs of slacks, 2 suit jackets, 2 cardigans, and 22 tops for work. The tops worked out to $1.23 apiece. I'm 14 lb from goal so I know my pants may probably change 1 more size, but not my top. I literally having nothing left to lose on the top (bones are protruding). I feel I have a good base to work from and did save some of my more expensive clothes for alterations (if that is even possible).

This journey is amazing - I never thought I would be in the 160s or SIZE 8/10, EVER again.

That's a great sale! I'm glad you found it. ?

Edited July 24, 20179 yr by Newme17

3 hours ago, YeaMe said:

in the size I need is almost impossible to find. I realize the smaller I go, the harder it is to find.

Most US women are 12-18. Once you get to 8/10 the world is your oyster. It kind of makes me excited to hit a 6. I have so many choices on clearance now, and at stores like Ross and TJ Maxx etc. Being a 12 was a real pain, that is a super popular size.

Blazer are worth having tailored depending.

Once you get weight stable. it is worth shopping at Nordstrom and having a Nordstrom card, credit or debit because you can earn points for free alternations, and their alternations are affordable even without using points.

I have some $500 St John pants I am going to have tailored in the fall, but I wouldn't waste money tailoring anything below a $200 price tag, it isn't built to last anyway and the cuts and fabrics are not really conducive to tailoring because of inferior construction.

Edited July 24, 20179 yr by OutsideMatchInside