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By: Clothes Shopping for this Vegan « Eating Journey

Clothes Shopping for this Vegan « Eating Journey — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:20:15 +0000

[...] am going to rock it. I was actually inspired by Diane’s post about getting new clothes when you are losing weight. I am not where I want to go right now weight [...]

By: my kashi diet

my kashi diet — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:20:05 +0000

well, I think new clothes are a must – you feel better and that p[erpetuates the possitive cycle… however I never buy anything too small – I think it’s negetive, you’re saying to yourself “I deserve this when…” we all deserve to love ourselves NOW not later when a certain number is on our scale
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By: sophia

sophia — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:45:47 +0000

Heh. What about buying clothes while GAINING weight? That applies more to me…
I haven’t bought any clothes in years. I guess I’m using that as a motivation to reach my goal weight.
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By: MackAttack

MackAttack — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:55:19 +0000

I’m so torn about buying clothes. I really want to, but I don’t want to waste the money but frankly, I get fed up. There comes a point when I NEED to go shopping. So I do. But I take awhile….
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By: Dennille Ferguson

Dennille Ferguson — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:32:15 +0000

You look so good! I cannot believe that shirt. You could fit in it about 3 times over now. That picture alone is pure inspiration to the rest of us.

About every 30 pounds lost I got new clothes. I felt I needed to look my best. I may have been fat but I was gonna have nice clothes. I am still paying off the Lane Bryant card. But I never suffered from low self-esteem. I think the clothes helped. But that may also be what took me so long to lose the weight.
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By: Gina Fit by 41, Maybe 42

Gina Fit by 41, Maybe 42 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:51:06 +0000

I so, so, so GET this! I’ve been going through the same thing. I had one pair of pants that eventually had a tear between the thighs. I told my friends I refused to buy new pants until I lost the weight. I didn’t want to cave.

It’s near winter, so I caved. I figured my extra lard wasn’t going to keep me THAT warm. I have a post about the day I went shopping “Shopping and the Three-way Mirror” – Oct.

Great post, Diane. And thanks to the great replies.
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By: debbie

debbie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:19:55 +0000

Great post! I think this attitude applies to women so frequently – and about more than losing weight.
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By: Leah

Leah — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:11:34 +0000

p.s. Gosh! I didn’t realize I had gone on and on like that in my post. Sorry guys!
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By: Leah

Leah — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:11:02 +0000

I think people should buy nice clothes that fit them no matter the size. Dressing “ugly” will not help your self esteem one bit.

I’ve said it before, but learning to love myself no matter my size was the first step that eventually led to my trying to lose weight. In fact, a year ago we were planning a three-week trip to visit both our families for the Christmas holidays and I bought some new clothes, because I decided I was going to look cute, no matter my size.

During one of my weightloss attempts I had shared with a friend of mine that I was going to dye my roots when I reached a certain weightloss goal. She came back to me a few days later and gently suggested I not wait to do my hair until I reached that goal, because I would continue feeling ugly with my dark roots getting bigger and bigger if I didn’t reach that goal. She said her opinion was that we should look our best while working on weightloss and not set those kinds of rewards for ourselves because we’ll only feel worse if we don’t reach the goals quickly. I hope I’m getting across her point well. It was very true.

This is a great post, Diane. I know that now as I’m losing weight I’ve been afraid to buy a necessary pair of pants or skirt, because I was afraid I’d lose the weight and then the money, but I decided to just do it and look my best where I’m at. If I lose so quick that I felt I didn’t get my $20 worth out of the pants, then I can always sell them on eBay or something, right?
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By: fittingbackin

fittingbackin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:47:42 +0000

I totally see what you mean! I tried to resist buying new clothes as I lost weight, and instead focused on shoes/bags or inexpensive clothing. I STILL haven’t bought new designer jeans. Want to make sure i’m staying this size for a while!
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