After the first month I dropped from a 22 to 18 and bought my 'summer wardrobe' pair of jeans, smart trousers, 2 t-shirts, 2 dressy tops, I have enough shorts with draw string waists to last the summer even if they are huge on the hips and bum I made sure the jeans and trousers both had belt loops so as I get smaller I can cinch them in - all I have to do now is buy a belt lol Everything I bought was in the sales, I couldn't spend a fortune for clothes that will only last me for a few months (fingers crossed).