How do you manage changing clothing sizes?

[Berry78 4,261]

Outside... I guess I'm confused. Leggings are the devil, but you would only have bought workout leggings. Are there different types of leggings?

[bekah7482 79]

On Facebook there are buy/sell groups where you can buy clothing cheap from others

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

1 minute ago, Berry78 said:

Outside... I guess I'm confused. Leggings are the devil, but you would only have bought workout leggings. Are there different types of leggings?

Because I wear them to workout/walk and I take them off, I don't wear them all day. I can't workout in a skirt, I'm not Amish (not that there is anything wrong with being Amish). Once I lost so much weight, I have to wear high compression leggings to hold my loose skin when I'm active.

So like I said, the only pants I would have bought the whole time were compression leggings for working out. Buying jeans when you are losing weight rapidly is like setting money on fire.

[1poundatatime 174]

I've got a few pairs of jeans and a couple good bras that are too small in the closet that I will wear once they fit. I plan on buying new (cheap) tops as needed.

[Sullie06 1,023]

I've had to replace my clothing for work but I just by a couple staple pieces at a time and rotate them. I've lost 4 sizes total, 3 since my surgery in December so I try and wear my clothing until it no longer fits and then I will get rid of the largest size and replace it with a few items in the newest size. For example: I'm now in a 16, I just got rid of my 22s as I cannot wear them any longer, bought a couple new pairs of pants in a 16 but am also still wearing my 20s and 18s as well. Shirts I haven't been worried about yet, its winter and frigid and nobody cares if my sweaters are 2 sizes to big.

[vamping 183]

I stick with thrift store for jeans and most tops. I did buy one pair of Denizen jeans at Target on sale because I could not find my size at the thrift store, and really needed a new pair badly. I limit buying to 3 pairs of a size.

Bras are another story. I was a 38 DDD/E. I thought they weren't going anywhere until one day around the 3.5 month mark, they were just gone. I am now down to a D but have held up well because I have dense tissue.

My advice on bras is go get fitted. Then go somewhere like TJ Maxx or Ross and find a nice bra. It's not worth it for me to wear cheap bras. I will go to almost no end for a good sports bra. I have a reconstructed shoulder with muscle that is pleated at my sternum, so I absolutely have to have good support regardless of size.

[sleevinpops 303]

Thrift stores are great. Not only can you find some clothes really cheap but think of all the steps walking around while shopping!

I was able to get 2 jackets, three pants and a few polo shirts for about $20! After dry cleaning I'm still under $50 for everything!

[Womanvsmirror 314]

Unfortunately even though the scale changed , my clothing size didn't move very fast. it didn't change not once until i dropped about 60 lbs lost.Starting size 15/16 ish currently 10/11 have not spent a dollar on clothes. Church give away, and donations. I usually drop off a trash bag or 2 monthly and acquire the same amount if not more in return. The only thing i had to spend money on is undergarments. Reach out to local churches or food banks they will know where to go.

[QueenOfTheTamazons 634]

I hit up thrift stores and keep an eye on Facebook marketplace posts. I bought 4 garbage bags of 18-20 clothes (primarily Lane Bryant) for $65 from a woman on Facebook and sold several pieces of my too big pieces.

[Ldyvenus 317]

Spring is coming ladies! Sun dresses are my favorite thing.

[Michelle920 66]

I didn't read all the comments so I might be repeating. Thrift shops, consignments, Salvation Army are great options. I went from a very tight 16 and am currently a 12 so I really didn't need to buy a lot of new clothes and my weight loss wasn't super rapid but I have friends who have been through it. If you have a support group at your surgery center, try to get a swap going. I've also gotten clothes on eBay. I stretched out my 38DD bras so I was able to keep wearing those for a while, until I got down to a 36D. I bought a lot (too many) new bras and because I'm a lot saggier, the plunging ones aren't working too well.


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