I do this often. I bought a size 18 pair of jeans when I was a size 22....And now they are barely fitting! I can fit into a 16W but have a hard time finding jeans that size. So I am going to suck it up, wear my size 18s and not buy more because in a couple of weeks, they won't fit!

I also bought new underwear a size smaller that still fit but very snug so I won't have to buy new ones too quickly.

I bought myself four new shirts and they are getting big on me already. I wish I would of waited, but I was in desperate need of some new clothes.

Like a few other posters, I have tons of clothes in a smaller size. Most of them are in the attic and next week I am going to go through them and bring down the ones in the next size smaller and get them all washed up and ready. As soon as they fit, I'm hauling the bigger sizes off to the shelter so I won't have them around anymore.

I think buying something a few sizes smaller would be an excellent incentive. And keep it somewhere you will see it, like hanging on the back of the bathroom door, or the door to your closet.

I haven't bought anything new in a smaller size, but probably would if I say something super cute for a great price. I do have my favorite jeans, size 16, hanging where I can see them everytime I open my closet. It's been a good daily reminder.

I ALWAYS DO THIS! Theres a store near me that is called Annie Sez and they have designer jeans, like Seven Jeans, True Religion etc. The jeans are usually $40-100, when they'd normally be $150-250. Well the other day they had a sale rack for $11.99! So meand my mother both got pairs of designer jeans, I got a pair of size 5 Seven Jeans, which is the size I want to be and was in high school, and my mother got a pair of size 10 jeans that she just fit into yesterday! Its a wonderful feeling, it keeps me motivated!

Just make sure you remember to keep trying it on! The last time I did that I bought a pair of jeans in a size that I wanted to be, forgot about them and then when I remembered, they were already too big!