Howlong did you wait before buying new clothes?
I only had a handful of items in my closet that were one size down. I tried thrift and consignment shops, but have had trouble finding petite length pants. Not only do I have short legs and a long torso, but a short rise as well, so need petite for the length and to not sport the Steve Erkel look! I did finally find a couple pair of pants at Goodwill. I bought a few things at Wally world - jeans under $20, and a couple of tops. I also got some exercise stuff and a couple tops at a WLS support group clothing swap. What I desparately need now is a winter jacket. I feel like I can fit 2 of me in my old one. I've been getting by with a fleece vest that fits and a fleece jacket I got for $5 at Goodwill, but last week, when it was in single digits, I froze. I'm going back to the second hand places to troll for a jacket. BUT...when I get down to goal, look out! I am going to buy a new wardrobe and some of the stuff won't be from Wally World and the like, though I will definitely look for sales.
I had a complete set of one size down and a partial set of two sizes down already from earlier years. I am over 6 feet tall, so consignment shops for slacks are out of the question. Old navy carries tall now, but only up to size 20. I currently wear a loose 26, probably a 24 if I had anything in that size. I bought 1 pair of jeans and chinos though from Old Navy to have them to try on periodically- just kind of a goal thing. Walmart has very limited tall, but again I need to be a 20 to make it work, and this is true with most any store that carries talls. Lane Bryant is an exception so hopefully the clearance racks will be kind to me when I am ready to go down to a size I do not own. 5 pairs of slacks though per size until I stabalize.
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1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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