Buying New Clothes When On A Diet?

I was out shopping with a friend and she was stressing out because she said that she didn't want to buy any new clothes "in case she lost weight" because she is on a new diet. That reminded me of all the times that I didn't buy new clothes for the same reason.

Is there a good way to deal with this situation where you are losing weight but don't want to buy "transitional" clothes but don't want to wear your old "fat clothes"? How do you guys handle this?

B

Hi,

I aqre with Elissa. Why live "on hold" because it will give you the excuse to talk yourself into or out of something you might normally do to stay focused on your food plan.

Star

I am in that situation. I go to a tailor for my expensive clothes. I shop at second hand stores for clothes that I can mix and match for a short period of time and I do purchase clothes that are the next size less.

Yes Elisa, I find that always buying clothes that makes one feel great is a good idea.

A couple of months ago, I decided to lose weight and get healthy. The upside: I'm eating better, I'm doing regular exercise and people say I'm looking thinner. The downside: all my more recent purchases no longer fit me that well. I've had them too long to take them back, but not long enough to really appreciate them.:(

I'm kind of in a transitional stage right now where I'm wearing a mixture of older clothes (from when I was a bit thinner) and some of my newer clothes that aren't loose enough to be silly yet. Sadly, I do have some newer purchases that I can't take back but also can't wear because they're too big. This might be cause for celebration for other people, but I really like some of the stuff I bought a couple of months ago! This situation has basically pushed me into drawing a line and saying no new trousers or skirts until my weight loss levels off. I might lose some more weight, hey, I might even put it back on and then some. But whilst I'm not sure, I'm not buying any more weight-fussy clothes. Otherwise, it's money wasted.

However, I'm planning on going on a shopping spree after summer!;) I should be the weight I'm going to stay by then. Good luck to everyone else dieting!:)

Cait x

Good for you, Cait. You keep up the good work!

You can always look into selling your stuff on ebay. It's rather fun. You can even bundle things together for sale to make it easier for you and more attractive to the buyers. I must caution you though, don't price them too high or they won't sell and you'll still be racking up seller fees.

Please let us know how it's going as you progress.

Elissa

Cait wrote: A couple of months ago, I decided to lose weight and get healthy. The upside: I'm eating better, I'm doing regular exercise and people say I'm looking thinner. The downside: all my more recent purchases no longer fit me that well. I've had them too long to take them back, but not long enough to really appreciate them.:( I'm kind of in a transitional stage right now where I'm wearing a mixture of older clothes (from when I was a bit thinner) and some of my newer clothes that aren't loose enough to be silly yet. Sadly, I do have some newer purchases that I can't take back but also can't wear because they're too big. This might be cause for celebration for other people, but I really like some of the stuff I bought a couple of months ago! This situation has basically pushed me into drawing a line and saying no new trousers or skirts until my weight loss levels off. I might lose some more weight, hey, I might even put it back on and then some. But whilst I'm not sure, I'm not buying any more weight-fussy clothes. Otherwise, it's money wasted. However, I'm planning on going on a shopping spree after summer!;) I should be the weight I'm going to stay by then. Good luck to everyone else dieting!:) Cait x

It's great, isnt it? Since Jazzercise, I've put on ten pounds of muscle weight.