Fall Clothing Thread

midwife · 08-08-2008, 10:09 AM

Hey guys! I know it's still super hot but I am already looking at some fall clothes. Most of my clothes are too big for me so I have been shopping around and I am surprised at how hard it is to find clothes that fit me the way I want them to.

I went shopping yesterday for some bike shorts and I love the ones I found. I also found a green waterproof jacket that was on sale. It is a medium and it fits wonderfully. Even on sale it was a little pricy so I better make sure I stay a size medium!

I tried on some skirts and shirts. The skirts were mediums but they looked baggy and just kind of hung there. The only shirt I really liked was a bicycling shirt!

I have got to find some time to go shopping and really try on lots and lots of things to find my new style. My old style (flowing bohemian skirts and sweaters)---I just don't like those clothes on my body anymore.

My one goal is to find some killer jeans.

bargoo · 08-08-2008, 10:32 AM

It takes a lot of trying on as sizes vary greatly,,,,and seem to make no sense. Have fun with it!

LightRae · 08-09-2008, 01:21 AM

Do you ever stop yourself from buying new clothes because you worry that they might not fit for very long?

The husband wants to go through all of his stuff in the apartment and purge the unnecessary. I took a truck load to salvation army today. I am tempted to go through my clothes, but somethings, even though they are too big and don't fit well, I just hang on to. Does this happen to anyone else?

Eskinomad · 08-09-2008, 02:15 AM

LightRae -

I'm always REALLY apprehensive to get rid of my bigger jeans. I keep thinking of my thighs as a balloon, and I'm worried that even though they're deflating a little bit, any gust of wind and they're back to huge - and jeans are just too expensive to get rid of.

So I've got a whole closet full of both clothes that are either too small that I like to pretend I can fit in to someday (when truth is, no matter how much weight I lose, my boobs are just TOO BIG), and clothes that I never want to wear again, and I actually really hate - but I know if I do gain weight, they'll actually fit - and they were SO hard to find, that I don't want the pain and humiliation gaining the weight back and of having to try on 92038423984 pairs of jeans just to end the day empty handed and in tears.

I think losing weight is a huge letting go process. Letting go of the guilt. Letting go of the shame. Letting go of a lifestyle. Letting go of the old self image, and self esteem. And letting go of the past. I'm just not ready to also let go of those 'fat jeans'.

I just wonder if it's self sabotaging to keep them 'just in case'.

MidWife -

I totally agree. My goal this Autumn/Winter is to also find clothes that define me. It's been too long since I treated myself to the comfort of not hiding behind something just because it 'fit'.

alinnell · 08-09-2008, 11:31 AM

Since it's so hot here, usually the fall clothes I buy have to wait until winter to be worn. I rarely buy any cold season clothes as they are just not needed here.

I am going shopping today--to Sports Authority. I need some workout shorts that wick the moisture. I've been wearing those thin nylon Russell Athletic shorts and tops that are great for running but they just don't work well at the gym. DH thinks I'm crazy to need more clothes so I'll have to "sneak" them in!!!

yoyoma · 08-09-2008, 12:10 PM

I am at an awkward point in my wardrobe. The clothes that fit me recently are now too big, but the "skinny wardrobe" I saved is too small. I intend to lose more weight so I don't want to invest too much at my current size. I guess I plan on just making do until I am happy with my shape and *then* I will go to town on fitted pants and form-hugging tops that will help me monitor for any weight gain. Maybe I will be able to hit the "clearance" racks when the current incoming fall clothes get discounted!

JulieJ08 · 08-09-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by LightRae

Do you ever stop yourself from buying new clothes because you worry that they might not fit for very long?

The husband wants to go through all of his stuff in the apartment and purge the unnecessary. I took a truck load to salvation army today. I am tempted to go through my clothes, but somethings, even though they are too big and don't fit well, I just hang on to. Does this happen to anyone else?

Yup. At least, I don't want to spend much money on it. And I buy things snugger than I want to, and wear them until they're baggier than I want to, because otherwise they don't get worn very long at all. I hate putting up with the wrong size, but it's somewhat necessary while losing weight

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But I guess there is one silver lining to the weight loss slowing down a little bit as I go - it makes the above a *little* less of a problem

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Sharkysmachine · 08-12-2008, 04:37 AM

I am a power bargain shopper so I always had a wardrobe (albeit small) that fit the exact body I have. I gave myself about 100 bucks and had a few items that could carry me through 2-3 sizes (like skirts and some shirts) and only bought jeans on sale. I pretty much lived at Old Navy and Gap's clearance rack until about two months ago when I accepted that size 6/8 was my "home". I still like bargain shopping, with the exception of work out clothes which is my favorite splurge. That and pricey nail polish (a hold over from when I was heavier.)

WaterRat · 08-19-2008, 10:23 PM

Hmmm, I just bought a bunch of new fall clothes - 3 nice pairs of pants, 2 sweaters, 2 blouses (and of course shoes - I just can't help myself when shoes are involved

) and my greatest fear is that these clothes will be too big by the end of winter AND I won't be able to fit into the next size down - in which I have a complete wardrobe - necessitating me to buy yet more new clothes to quickly grow out of. I know in my head that I can deal with this, and really by the time they're too big, I'll be into my spring stuff. Oh well, it's better than having to buy bigger clothes, eh?

paperclippy · 08-20-2008, 12:07 PM

I had a shopping spree at Ann Taylor Loft this weekend -- I didn't buy that many things, but I did spend about $150.

I got some nice dark gray slacks, a pair of dark jeans, a black lace-trimmed cami, two wraparound shirts, and a gorgeous green shirt that I love!

I can't find the shirt on their website, but it's emerald green, has short slightly poofy sleeves, is button-down, but the buttons start pretty low, has a partial collar, and is nicely fitted. It is absolutely something I never would have worn or even considered trying on when I was fat. I refused anything with buttons in the front because I was always bursting out of them. Now, all that back fat is gone, and even though my boobs are way too big, my ribcage is tiny enough that I can actually not only wear buttons without fear, but wear a size small!

JulieJ08 · 08-20-2008, 12:20 PM

I couldn't possibly buy fall clothes now. I won't be able to wear them really until November. Who knows what size and shape I'll be. For a while there, I could predict it pretty well, but now my loss has slowed down - but, my diet and exercise are both changing now, so I just don't know what will happen.

the slim me · 08-20-2008, 01:46 PM

I love shopping. I love that I can find things that actually look good on me, and that I love. I have a closet full of nice things now, and it's an added incentive to make sure that I stay at this weight!

I just got rid of my "big" clothes and actually some "too little" things too. I finally settled on size 4-6 and am comfortable here. I had some size 4's that were too small and I kept thinking "if I lose a few more pounds". I get into that mindset sometimes, not know when to stop. I think that is the reason (or one of them) that I couldn't keep the weight off in the past. I got down to a weight that I couldn't maintain confortably. It's taken me a long time to get confortable in my own skin.

Jessica, Love Ann Taylor! I just bought a skirt from there. I have to go back now that things are on sale.

For all of you still changing sizes. Just buy enough to make do, You won't be in them long. And unless you have to, I wouldn't buy anythign too expensive. Save that money for the big shopping spree you're going to go on when you reach your goal!

Mudpie · 08-20-2008, 05:58 PM

I wish

! I'm always 2 inches smaller on top than on the bottom, even now with the weight lost and the weightlifting defining things.

I find dresses and jeans to be the most challenging things to buy. They either fit up top and I have to squeeeeeze the bum

in or they fit in the butt and I have to have the top/waist taken in.

Since I purged my closet of things that were too tight in the bum I'm now just buying things that fit in the butt and having the top/waist taken in.

Have found a wonderful woman

at the local dry cleaners who does just such things at reasonable prices. Since I'm on the short side too she does a lot of hemming. I can't get my ribcage and shoulders into petites

although the sleeves fit fine.

I shop almost exclusively online (I'm weird, I know, I know) so I've found a couple of retailers that make clothes that fit me pretty well. I do try new things from others and now I'm finding that two of my standby companies are starting to cater to the aging boomer market. Bigger waists - just what I don't need

!

Sorry to run on so long. I stopped posting to featherweights at the beginning of August and obviously I missed being part of a community!

Dagmar

JulieJ08 · 08-20-2008, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JulieJ08

I couldn't possibly buy fall clothes now. I won't be able to wear them really until November. Who knows what size and shape I'll be. For a while there, I could predict it pretty well, but now my loss has slowed down - but, my diet and exercise are both changing now, so I just don't know what will happen.

Oops, didn't even realize this was in the Maintenance Forum

. Oh well, I am looking forward to being able to buy clothes that will stay a good fit.

alinnell · 08-20-2008, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JulieJ08

Oops, didn't even realize this was in the Maintenance Forum

. Oh well, I am looking forward to being able to buy clothes that will stay a good fit.

Once you've lost a pound and kept it off, you are maintaining!!! Yeah, you're still losing, too, but you are maintaining what you've gotten off so far. So don't feel shy about posting in maintainers!!!