In a weight loss stall? Buy new clothes! That'll get things moving.

[vikingbeast 987]

So I had a stall. An eight-week-long stall. And I'm pretty close to my goal weight, so I figured maybe this was it... they say N% of your excess body weight, and I'm way past that N%, so this must be it, right? I know it seems early (seven months out), but maybe my body's reached its new set point. Yay, no more meds, yay, normal sized clothing from the middle of the size range, not the top end and oh please God let it fit.

So I bought a bunch of new clothes. I've been wearing hand-me-downs and Goodwill thrifting specials for months now, and I wanted some new clothes. I had some belts made, too. Finally I can start to look like an adult!

Ha. Ha ha ha ha ha. My body decided, over the last week and a half, to lose NINE POUNDS.

The clothes I bought are too big.

Fortunately some of them still have the tags so I can exchange them. But I guess I needed to do this in order to get things moving again. LOL.

[Memoryissues 13]

Well... 🤣 how does fate always know these things.

[liveaboard15 1,293]

I have a closet full of nearly brand new clothes i have had for years and years that i havent been able to wear for about 6 years now. I am excited to be able to wear them once i loose the weight.

[blackcatsandbaddecisions 851]

Same dang thing happened to me at a size xl. Had to wait to waste money to restart the loss.

I am scheduled for skin removal surgery now- I have a full, expensive closet at my current size. Im thinking I will likely not change much size after the surgery, but it would be on brand for me to have to buy my entire wardrobe yet again. Luckily I feel like with a Tummy Tuck that would most likely influence pants sizes and I don’t really wear pants so fingers crossed.

[I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ 804]

1 hour ago, vikingbeast said:

So I had a stall. An eight-week-long stall. And I'm pretty close to my goal weight, so I figured maybe this was it... they say N% of your excess body weight, and I'm way past that N%, so this must be it, right? I know it seems early (seven months out), but maybe my body's reached its new set point. Yay, no more meds, yay, normal sized clothing from the middle of the size range, not the top end and oh please God let it fit.

So I bought a bunch of new clothes. I've been wearing hand-me-downs and Goodwill thrifting specials for months now, and I wanted some new clothes. I had some belts made, too. Finally I can start to look like an adult!

Ha. Ha ha ha ha ha. My body decided, over the last week and a half, to lose NINE POUNDS.

The clothes I bought are too big.

Fortunately some of them still have the tags so I can exchange them. But I guess I needed to do this in order to get things moving again. LOL.

Haha wow that blows! 😂

[learn2cook 576]

I love this! Lol 😂

[catwoman7 11,212]

stalls tend to last longer the closer you get to goal weight. I remember so many times during year 2 thinking "well, this must be it...", and then the scale would drop again. It finally stopped for good at 20 months out.

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9 hours ago, blackcatsandbaddecisions said:

Same dang thing happened to me at a size xl.

Exact same, though our XL would be an American L.

Entire closet full of new clothes. "Haha, just kidding" - am now M or L.

[GradyCat 3,695]

That's a GREAT story!