I really like Value Village...it's one of the better thrift stores around here. Right now, at the ones near me (Washington state) if you buy some clothes, they will give you some coupons for 10% off. I believe they'll stop handing out the coupons later in April.

I got the same coupons when I went and ours are good until May 10.
I will be heading back there around May 1st to see what I can find but this time I will NOT be taking my youngest son. I think he bought every power ranger in the place he found. LOL.
Value Village is an awesome store for finding good but inexpensive clothes
while losing weight. I would not want to buy clothes at retail right now since i will not be wearing them all that long.

I have gone from a size 30 to a 26/28 category. I have taken off 8 inches from my rear end in the last three months. My underwear has gotten where they are just about to fall off of me so I've got to go get more!!! I have lost 7 inches in my waist too. Sure getting alot of compliments and i really like that. Tammy

Yes! I've had to buy some, but not too much, stuff up until now, but I still had the clothes from 5 years ago when I got down to 218. But they were all winter clothes. Getting dressed this past week has been hard because it seems like all I have to choose from are brown or black sweaters and the weather is too nice for that!

I have a couple of spring/summer blouses I can wear, but I need a few more and maybe a pair of summer weight pants too (I'm lucky, I can wear jeans to work a few days a week). I'm cheaper than heck when it comes to buy clothes, so hopefully I'll be able to find some good deals.

Valerie

I have been shopping but not alot. My first buy was a new pair of jeans size 20 from a 26. I wore my 26 till they were literally falling off my hips. When not even a belt would keep them up I bought the size 20. I won't buy new pants till these start doing the same thing. Luckily I've got pants in the closet that were once to small to wear that now fit so I don't have to go shopping anywhere but my own closet.

Shirts, all the one's in the closet where either tight or too small. Now they fit. So again, I shop in my closet. I've recently (last week) bought 2 new shirts, a size large for the first time in 8 years. So that was exciting. See gallery for the velvet pic, that's one of the new shirts.

The thing with me is, I knew someday I would be ready to start losing weight and have kept clothes from when I was thinner. So I won't have to go shopping much. Oh I did buy a size 16 pants to motivate me to fit in them. But I'm still a couple of months off from wearing those. But I will.

Bras, they are lose but still fit. I also have a few from a lesser weight so I'll use those before I go off to buy more.

The plan is to reach goal and then go on a shopping spree. I refuse to buy a new wardrobe every time I lose a dress size.

Good luck to all and keep up the good work.

I don't have any clothes I can fit into except some I got at this 'free' yard sale. I got a few smaller sized shirts that will be good for that but it's still a long way off before I can fit into them. Pants...not a single one I can fit into after these. I do have to buy another pair really soon...my sister said try cutting a triangle out and sewing it but I looked at how that would look and it didn't look right, even if I did it on both sides...

does anyone else cut and sew their elastic pants when they no longer fit?

This cracked me up - I know just what you mean. Yesterday I was out briefly to take my taxes to the P.O. and it made me smile to realize my top was from 1987 and my pants were from 1980.

I've done my best to "mine" my closets but it's still an expensive proposition! I'm going to have to locate one of those thrift shops. That way when I make mistakes I won't mind as much. Like the cinnamon-colored sweater with long sleeves that flare at the wrists, that makes me look like an utter idiot. I'm not very good at this yet

-DusterCat

I just want to second the idea of gently used clothes.

I have been a big fan of ebay clothes... but I wanted to point out that shipping has gone up, so if you live in or near a city you might want to check out a thrift store.

We have one called savers that I really like.

I have only 1 pair of shorts that arent tooo big..and I mean WAYYY too big! I started this in August so I was at my biggest in my last summers clothes... even the elastic waist ones will fall to the floor..now thats progress! the only pair of shorts I have that fit are the tear away type...isnt thay crazy?

ANYWAY...I am going to attempt to make myself some sun dresses, skorts and shorts...we'll see...lol I've never made myself clothes before but I make all of my daughters clothes... both kids need summer clothes SO, I'd better get sewing.

The other thing I've been thinking about is cutting my jeans to be shorts..there no point in NOT doing it as they wont fit me come winter anyway!

I just noticed something odd today. I put on a pair of 16W pants -- the waist fit because it's partially elastic but the hips were gigantic. I wore them anyway because I had nothing else ready to wear.

But this means --- I am not a WOMAN any more -- I am a MISS!! I think even the 14W would be baggy in the butt!! Woohoo!! The misses 16 fits perfectly. And at the ripe age of 51, being called a miss instead of a woman can never hurt!

WTG Louise!!

I did go to Value Village (and Goodwill) and got an assortment of pants and shirts for very good prices - some that just barely fit, and some that won't fit for a few weeks. By then what I have will be falling off completely , and will be ready to be cycled to them. I also got 10% off coupons from the Value Village - good until May 9th, so it looks like another shopping trip is ahead for the end of the month. I just remembered I'll need a spring/summer jacket that actually fits!




Yes, I used to, but I have to do agree with others, I'm aiming to never have to wear them again!

I have a *boatload* of those darn coupons from Value Village. I will be using some of them to get myself a few things when I go on April 30 but since i have over 30 of them I cannot see myself using them all.

I will probably hand the extras out to ppl in the store when I feel I am done shopping.

No new clothes for a while - I've got a closet of about 5 sizes to go through first!!!

Yes, I have dropped two full sizes :-)

I've gone through lots of sizes since starting Atkins. Fortunately, I had clothes from previous dieting (WW) until a few months ago. Right now I'm smaller than I've been in years so I have bought a few things. I really think wearing clothes that fit and are supportive helps the skin sag less.