How quickly does the weight come off? Should I wait to purchase clothes?
I don;t know how fast you will lose on opti-fast. When is your surgery date - once you have surgery, don't plan on wearing clothes for more than 6 weeks or so, without taking them in. I had enough stuff in my closet (from 3x to 12), so I bought very little until I got closer to goal weight. I took my favorite clothes in and got another month or so out of them.
Buy less than you get rid of.
Sharon 
I spent way too much on clothes that only fit for 2-3 weeks. My advice, definitely just get a few necessities until you get near goal...(like one pair of jeans instead of 2 or 3)... :)
Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;
Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)
M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4
5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)
Our Omaha WLS Support group is thinking about doing a clothing exchange at their meetings. You would bring clothing you've outgrown and hopefully someone in the earlier stages of weight loss can use it. I live 3 hours drive away from Omaha so I don't get to the support meetings regularly, but I think this sounds like a great idea!
My local group did a clothing exchange in Nov last year and it was AWESOME! I ended up with 2 dresses, tops, pants etc.
HW 305 SW 278 Surgery weight 225 GW 160 LW: 118.8
RNY 12/15/2015,
GB removal 09/2016,
Twisted bowel/hernia repair 08/2017
M1 Dec 2015-13.0, M2-7.0, M3-14.5, M4-9.4, M5-7.1, M6 9.8, M7-7.6 ,M8- 7.6, M-9 5.5, M10-6.4, M11- 2.2, M12 Dec 2016- 5.8
If you MUST have them for your job,then you'll need to buy them more often. If not, wait as long as you can, and buy as little as you can. Otherwise, you'll be wasting money. There were sizes that I only wore twice before they were too big.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
I found tops I could make last longer, but I couldn't stand baggy pants or bras for that matter. I would rather rotate between three and constantly wash them then walk around looking bad. I did buy bargain clearance at Macy's, Kohls, Old Navy etc even before I got to that size. Kohls and macys were great because you could still return it if it didn't end up working.
Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014
Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16
#lifeisanadventure #fightthegoodfight #noregrets
Oh my...For the first 2 years Good Will and/or ANY Donation stores were my BEST friend, (And some have great stuff....Calvin Klein, etc) where else can you get LEVI's or Bling-Bling shorts that would normally be 80$ for only 2-5$?!??! When you shrink out of them, donate them back and get your new smaller size. When I went about 8 months without any size changes then I began to invest in more permanent clothing...
But I still troll around the Good Will stores and find wonderful GREAT stuff in my size 6, and CHEAP is good! And the clothes are never "stained" or "Torn".... Good luck and have fun! It's all about the fun and the journey! :)
Warmly,
Jackie
