OT: Not being able to buy clothes is killing me!

OK I admit it I love clothes, I love buying clothes more than anything and I can't buy any new clothes because I'm hoping to have my surgery in the next couple months and that would just be pointless...but I want to go shopping and buy new clothes soooooooooooo bad. and being my love with clothes just might be more of a problem after surgery because then I will have so many more options for clothes :)

I giggled reading your post!!   I can't wait till I get surgery and can actually start buying cute clothes!!  It seems clothes for bigger girls have mostly flowers on everything!!  LOL   I can't wait!!

All's I can say to your post is one day you and I wont be able to stand it when we are in the clothes department looking at all the possibilities!!

Hang in there (I know I'm trying!! LOL)
God Bless,

We should do a clothing exchange

I like clothes too.
But not buying any unless I absolutely have to at this point in the game.
*8 weeks and have exhausted all of my clothes that use to be to small.
from size 28W to a 22 W. I didn't want to buy any clothes either but my friends mom passed and I had to by something presentable for the wake.
Just got two new pair of jeans for Christmas from my kids. And I know that they will only fit for a few weeks. If That.

My shirts are lasting longer cause I like them baggie.

I cant wait to be a size 16 or less again. then I can shop in any store.

LOL - just don't do it!!  Save your money for when you have your surgery and will be needing new clothes!!  You'll have more fun shopping after surgery!  I know I hated shopping before my surgery....I was a size 24 pants and a 3x top.  Now I LOVE shopping almost 10 months later and down 141 lbs buying size 8 pants and medium tops :-) 

Be careful after surgery - you know what they say about transfer adictions :-)   Sounds like yours just might be shopping - LOL! 

Nan

A couple options:

*** Buy ONE new outfit in the size you hope to get into.  This will become your dream or goal outfit. My mom bought be a blouse the day I had my surgery and I fit into it when I was 5 months post-op - it was an exciting day!

*** Explore some thrift shops.  My favorite is Goodwill in Bay City, but find which one you love the most.  Watch for the 1/2 off sales and $1 sales then buy some cute stuff!  My Goodwill always has new clothes with tags still on (from Meijer or Target - their clearance stuff that doesn't sell) -- so as I was dropping sizes like crazy I'd buy clothes in smaller sizes that I knew I'd get into eventually.  Then when I got stuff home I'd pack them into boxes of like sizes.... size 14 box, size 16 box, size 18 box, etc.  Then when I was ready for a new size clothes, I'd have a whole box of goodies waiting for me! 

*** Do NOT buy new!  At the beginning you're going to be dropping sizes VERY fast.  I had clothes I was able to wear once or twice before they were too big for me.  So don't waste your money on new clothes at retail prices.  At Goodwill I can pick up great things for $1.65 when its half off or $1 when they have $1 Sundays. 

Have fun!  Go Shopping!

Oh Yea! Resale shops will be your new best friend....Sometimes it seems your clothes get too big on your way home from the store. And you might more than one size at a time....I think the best and most weird feeling was being able to buy something from the rack and it be too big....or look at something and go thats too big...

Have faith it will happen.....

I hear a transfer addiction coming :).

I agree with the thrift stores....prior to surgery I would have never walked in to a Salvation Army (unless it was to donate!).  Today at work I'm wearing my Talbot pants and Eddie Bauer sweater I bought at SA last year.  The Talbot pants are my fav! 

Edie

Kajun, you made me laugh with your comment about losing weight on the way home from the store.

B,  I like to shop for clothes also.  It's been years since I was able to buy something I really liked.  I'm looking forward to that. 

Pam's idea of buying sizes you cannot wear yet was very interesting.  I'll have to think about that.

Sandi

I hear of alot of people going to Thrift shops I just have never the only one I go into is the Plus Sized one in charlotte that I sell my clothes too I shop there but have yet to find anything. That is going to be a hard thing for me not buying lots of clothes changing sizes so quickly. Thankfully my younger sister lost 80 lbs a couple years ago but unfortunatley has been slowly regaining it back she's within 20 lbs of her previous weight so she has lots of clothes in different sizes that don't fit her anymore that i'll be able to move right into and she wears the same style as I do. I search and have researchedt o finally find clothes that fit plus size well I shop at Maurices, Younkers, Macy's Junior Plus and Plus size department (jr plus online only but younger sytles) YOunkers has Jr plus also online, Gap the gap goes up to a 20 pant but XXL shirts and their shirts are a VERY generous XXL I'm a 24 pant and 2xl  (22/24) shirt and sometimes I even need an XL at GAP or Old Navy. My goal is to be able to wear clothes from NY and CO and other places. I can't imagine myself anything smaller than a 16 because the last time i was under a 16 I was in 4th or 5th grade! When I graduated High school I was a 16/18

I recently ordered some used jeans off of Ebay. I am not a fan of the stretch denim so I bought 2 pairs of the Venezia Easy Fit jeans and Lane Bryant no longer makes these :o(  I am about 10 weeks out and down 65 lbs. and have gone from a 28 to 24 in jeans.  I did buy an out fit at the Avenue the other day, and this is for a memorial service I need to attend and will also wear this going out for NYE.  I still wear my size 28's, but they are SEVERELY baggy! LOL