Shopping in my closet

[PlannerGirl 3]

This morning I spent some time trying on clothes in my closet that until recently no longer fit. What a pleasant surprise. I have a bunch of things I can wear without having to go out and purchase "temporary" clothes.

About 6 years ago, I lost just over 150 pounds, then 4 years ago I quit smoking and found the weight again. Because the weight gain is fairly recent, and over a relatively short period of time, I have clothes in various sizes. In fact, I have jeans in 7(!) different sizes.

There's such a temptation to buy new clothes at every new size, but I am going to try and be patient, save the money, and do major shopping when I get to goal!

[M2G 1,836]

Oooooh, I need to do that too! I'm putting it off for now because I can usually find something to wear and make it look decent. Thanks to yo-yo dieting I have everything from 14-24 in my closet. Yikes! I do have about 2 pairs of jeans in size 12 from YEARS ago, I kept them thinking "oh someday I will fit back into these" lol. I probably won't even like those jeans when I'm a 12 but whatever, they are taking up space in my closet.

I'm also a teensy bit sad about the clothes that are now too big on me (just a teensy bit....okay now I'm over it) I don't spend enough on my clothing to warrent having a tailor fix them, and I do love to shop, so when I'm at goal I plan to do lots of shopping as well.

Such fun things to look forward to! For now I'm happy that I can shop in my own closet.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

I do also have several sizes in my closet. The majority go down to 14's. I have a few 12's, 10's and 8's (goal size). Once I get past the 14's (and I'm almost in them) I'll not have anything left to wear. What a great problem to have!!!

What I do is do a monthly "try on". It's a "Me Time", where I pull out all the clothes that are too small and try them on. It's still great even if they are too small. Because if I measure it from the month before I can still see the progress. Such as my 14's - 2 months ago they wouldn't get over my hips. This past try-on I got them buttoned/zipped but is still a bit too tight to wear - so next month they should be good to go!!

I love tracking my progress in as many ways as possible, because the scale is only nice to me once in awhile...

[MICHELLE LEE 19]

I too have lots and lots of clothes in my closet. I was looking at them the other day and my 14 year says to me, "Mom, why do you save all of those? You know they are out of style!" LOL I gotta love her!

[klus263 9]

I use to have a closet full of clothes "for when I lost weight". Unfortnately, Hurricane Katrina decided that these clothes are outdated and I didn't need them anymore. So I have to go to the thrift store to find my next sizes. I was able to find 2 pair of jeans 16 and 14 that fit and will work for a while. Since it is winter the sweators I currently have I layer so having them a little big is okay. Once I get to goal then it will be a shopping spree. So now I will just try to save as much money for when I get to goal.

[coops 1,790]

Before I got sleeved I had a bit of a episode and chucked away a load of smaller clothes, I didn't know the sleeve was gonna happen as we were looking into it and worried whether we could afford it or not!

Today, I have tried on the last of my saved items, ie those in size 18 (UK) and now they fit ... I have nothing to try on! How stupid was I? Hindsight is 20-20 vision.

I am tempted to get some small clothes in the sale ... but by the time they fit it will be a different season!!!

Oh well! =]

[SarahS 13]

I too have just about every size from 32 down to an 8. I did give a lot of stuff away recently because I didn't think I was really going to get the surgery and I didn't think I would even fit into the smaller sizes, so I gave them to people who could use them. OH well, guess I will just have to buy new stuff, hehe! I figured that I would want some new stuff anyway when I get to goal. I have at least a few pants in each size. Except I dont' have any 22's, which I would be in now!!! And I refuse to buy pants because I would probably wear them a few times and then they would be too big. So, I put my 24's in the dryer, hehe. And I can zip my 20's so I will be in them soon! I found some Tommy Jeans packed away with tags on them! So they will be like new! I think my mom got them on clearance for me years ago but I was gaining weight so fast and never could wear them. They are so cute, can't wait to wear them I do have some 22's but they are all spring type pants and capri's. I took all my size 22 and up and bagged them up to donate! I will never wear them again!!! And it makes me feel good to donate. Some still have tags. I wish I could give them to someone losing weight that could use them! Anyone around the Cincinnati, Ohio area???

I did keep the pair of jeans I wore to the hospital. I took a pic of me wearing them today, hehe, and I will do it again, probably at goal and maybe other times.

[M2G 1,836]

I did keep the pair of jeans I wore to the hospital. I took a pic of me wearing them today, hehe, and I will do it again, probably at goal and maybe other times.

That was a great pic BTW!

[SarahS 13]

That was a great pic BTW!

Thanks Can't wait till I can stand in one leg, hehe. Maybe at goal

[M2G 1,836]

Thanks Can't wait till I can stand in one leg, hehe. Maybe at goal

And judging by how fast you are going...that will be SOON! I would send you some clothes but it sounds like you would be out of them while they are getting shipped!

[SarahS 13]

And judging by how fast you are going...that will be SOON! I would send you some clothes but it sounds like you would be out of them while they are getting shipped!

I am not working right now, and I don't go out a lot, so I usually wear my pj's a lot, LOL. If I go to a friends or my mom, I just wear sweat pants sometimes. So, I rarely wear jeans. One day I wore them to a dr appt. , the size 24's and they were kinda uncomfy, I had to unbutton on the way home, hehe. But I just put them on to meet a friend for lunch the other day and they were lose. I was sooooo happy. It's so weird! I do wish I had someone to exchange clothes with! But I am tall and have long arms, so it's hard! I'm 5'10''

[Georgia 2,908]

OMG. Let me preface this by saying I am a serial shopper! Lol. Really. I had 3 walk in closets of clothes from sizes 14 to 22. Expensive stuff.

Had my sleeve 7 mos ago as of 1/2/11 and have lost 93 lbs at 157 and 2 lbs from goal.

Well, l found this Really good resale shop and took load after load as I lost weight and have profited over 1000 dollars! Lol.

Now life has a way of throwing us spme curves and my wonderful 34 YO daughter and 2 gorgeous grandgirls are moving in with us for 2 1/2 years while she goes to nursing school sooooo... those closets got emptied, I made a few bucks, lost weight and got healthy and best of all I HAVE ONE CLOSET! Ha!

Oh BTW I am 57 and 5'8" So my worst problem is face! Much wrinkles. Truly. But I can live with that (for a while) while I wear my size 10 clothes

Go Sleeve Team Go!