I was just curious to know what everyone's opinions are on buying a piece of clothing in your goal size as motivation to lose weight?
I was in a store the other day with a friend of mine and I saw a dress that I absolutely loved, but I would not be comfortable wearing at my currant weight.
She told me to just buy it in a smaller size and work towards wearing it later on (motivation). On one hand I can see her point but on the other hand I don't want to become obsessive and then eventually set myself up for disappointment if I can never obtain the size of the dress... It's very pretty and pretty expensive so I am a little hesitant about shelling out the cashola for something I might never get to wear.
Its funny that you should post this. Yesterday I was at the store and saw the coolest Beatles t-shirt. Its only 10 dollars and I looked at it and thought "hmm maybe I should buy this is a size small and work my way down to it" (to give me motivation just as in your case)
But i chickend out of it. So im at the same dilemma as you are. From one point its a good motivator from the other it might just go unused.
I actually do have motivation clothing. There is one cute dress that is a fitted junior's size 8 that I wore 5 years ago. It fit then, so I am using that to remind myself that I was once that size and could be that size again.
As I was gaining weight, I gradually would just buy another pair of jeans, and whoops, it happens to be a bigger size this time. I plan on doing the same thing this time, except letting the sizes get smaller. I recently bought a pair of jeans that fit really well and it feels good to wear that one pair right now because they look reasonably good on me. I don't want to spend tons of money on in-between sizes, but having a couple of things that fit well right now is nice.
As far as buying something to look forward to, I think I will wait, and just buy once I've settled into my goal weight and know for sure what size I am. I'm sure I'll buy plenty then!
I'd buy it!! Nothing is more motivational to me than wasting money!!! I have a cute little jean skirt in a size 7 and a slinky black dress in a size 10 (yes, I wore these for a few brief moments in my life). These are my motivational items. My husband is taking me out for drinks and Mexican food when I get into the dress (I plan on being off my diet for atleast one night!!).
I've never been a fan of that. I've noticed that some clothes will look like crap on me and others will flatter me and I will have no idea how I will "shrink".
I bought a pair of white pants that appeared to need only a 10 pound loss to be able to fit, but it turned out that they just didn't fit my body type. It was kind of disheartening- all that hard work and some clothes just won't look good.
I have motivational clothing, but it is older clothes that I used to be able to wear before I blew up. They are an old pair of size 10s - no purchase required!!
I would hold off on spending any large amounts of cash on an item like that, but I am not exactly rolling the in the dough these days, you know what I mean?
I do the motivational clothes too. I have a Tink Couture shirt (Medium) I got from the thrift store, two Hot Topic tank tops (one that has Invader Zim's Gir; the other, a hot Goth fairy) sized Large and Medium that I got on sale, and a pair of stone washed jean shorts that I've had since I was about 8 when I was around 145. I have them all hanging on hangers on the walls in my room. Just thinking about wearing them keeps me focused.
I'm like Junebug - even when I got down to my goal weight some clothes in a size 2-4 STILL didnt look any good on me so I have never been all that motivated by buying a size smaller.
I DID however use to try smaller sizes on all the time and seeing just how much closer I was to getting that zip done up with no muffin top was the most inspiring and motivating thing hehe (and I didn't even have to spend money!)
Yes MA'AM! That is my one sole exception. Any bikini, I don't care if it's a string of dental floss, is an improvement for me (although perhaps not as publicly acceptable).
I guess I never expected to not fit into ALL 8's, or 6's, or 9's. My closet it full of such a mixture of sizes in the same neighborhood. It was just kind of a drag to find out the hard way.
I will say that I bought a VERY stiff and form fitting size 6 dress, so my size THIS weekend is a 6. And that's that. But that's a different topic.
Lyria, I've done that too, still do.... If it buttons/zips/goes over my butt, well then that's some progress, isn't it?
Not only do I have bunches of motivational clothing, fact is I have recently been wearing stuff out of it, as my former stuff is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too big! I would not spend big $$$ on something I can't wear... but a bargain, sure! In fact yesterday I found a gorgeous blouse on a clearance rack. It's a bit too small... but I bought it and it is hanging in my "someday" section!! I do not intend to fail at my weight loss!!!
i don't think i would go out and buy something specific to motivate me towards my goal.
i would rather use a piece of clothing that i still have that i remember looking good in at a decent weight. i agree that a new piece of clothing just may not suit you whether you have a body like a goddess or not.
it you are worried you won't find another outfit like it - don't. if its meant to be, you will find it again, if not a better outfit.
I actually did that a long time ago... bought a shirt in a size medium and shorts in a size small. It's been sitting in the back of my closet for almost 7 years. :P And now that I'm actually losing weight, I realize that I'll never fit in a medium because of my boobs...
The trick that's better for me is to save up money or instead of buying the article of clothing I like so much, I'll buy a giftcard at that store and get my husband to pitch in and whenever I reach certain points, I get to take the money and use it to buy a new wardrobe, etc. That way it doesn't take up any space in the closet, but it's still very motivational. And when I do lose the weight, instead of breaking the bank buying a whole new closet of clothes all at once, I've saved it up over time.
Motivational Clothing?
. And that's that. But that's a different topic. 
