I LOVE shopping and when I went to Milan there was this amazing designer outlet which had clothes and bags by every designer at dirt cheap prices....But the problem is that the bags fit, the clothes don't! lol
I haven't lost that much so far, I've still got so far to go and I refuse to go and buy loads of clothes simply because I know they'll be loose on me soon enough and it's just a waste of money. I'm just excited to go shopping when I feel better about my body and once I know I can wear all the clothes I love!
I hate shopping for clothes... but I loooove shopping for video games!!! Visit your favorite store at the end of the day so you wind up on a positive note when you get home
I've always hated clothes shopping...I always had some extra weight on me and have also always been on the tall side, so even in my teens years I hated shopping knowing I couldn't wear the same clothes as everyone else to "fit in".
Last year I was feeling a little better about my body and tried on a sleeveless dress I really liked, my arms looked terrible under the dressing room light. Or sometimes I'd try on a dress and couldn't zipper it and get stuck. other times a shirt will fit fine but my tummy rolls will stick out all over (my worse trouble spot).
I also hate shoe shopping, I wear a size 9.5-10 and my feet are on the wide side...all those cute strappy sandals or little high heels make my feet look like sausages.
Has anyone gone from hating shopping to loving it after they reached their goal weight?
I've always hated clothes shopping...I always had some extra weight on me and have also always been on the tall side, so even in my teens years I hated shopping knowing I couldn't wear the same clothes as everyone else to "fit in".
I also hate shoe shopping, I wear a size 9.5-10 and my feet are on the wide side...all those cute strappy sandals or little high heels make my feet look like sausages.
Has anyone gone from hating shopping to loving it after they reached their goal weight?
I'm tall, too, so I know what you mean about things not fitting right even as a teenager. That part is actually easier now for some reason; I'm not sure why. Probably because I'm not in the juniors department any more like I was as a teenager.
Shoes--I can sympathize with the big foot issue. Try Zappos.com. They have TONS of cute shoes in larger sizes and their return policy is awesome; free shipping both ways, too. I highly recommend them and in fact just bought these this week to wear with work slacks:
I haven't met goal yet; I'm still 20-30 pounds away at least but please know that shopping *does* become more enjoyable. I hated it when I had to go to the Women's department because the pants were all too short and baggy but I couldn't wear "normal size" pants. The tops would fit through the chest but be huge and tent-like everywhere else and don't even get me started on the wild, ugly prints. There was the occasional gem but for the most part, I would buy clothes because I could fit into them and I didn't hate them too bad. That was my criteria.
Now that I'm in the Misses department (barely!), it's much, much better. There is more selection and I have actually found a few things lately that I *like* and am excited and happy to wear. I am guessing it will just get better as I get slimmer. So take heart; as you slim down, your choices will most likely expand and it'll be more fun to buy things because you like them, instead of just settling on something that kinda fits.
Find a designer or style that works for your body type and stick with it. Lucky Brand Jeans fit me well. And Gap. Anything else? Notsomuch. Classic styling and A-line dresses/skirts work for me. Those "balloon" type skirts? Notsomuch.
Once you find what works, you will *love* shopping.
Oh do I ever know how you feel!
I used to LOVE shopping. It was so easy to find things that looked great on me. For the last six months I've been wearing "fat clothes" ie sweats, huge baggy tshirts. I decided that it was counter-productive to wear those because I feel huge wearing them and can't tell if I'm losing weight, so I went shopping.
It was both good and bad. The good was that I'd tried on a size thirteen pair of jeans (which made me cry) two or three weeks before and when I went back, I tried on an eleven of another pair and they fit me instead of the thirteens! I tried on two styles to make sure I wasn't crazy lol
The bad was, I didn't even dare try on anything else. I used to wear smalls in everything and I thought it would probably make me cry trying on everything and looking weird in it.
At least it's one more thing to look forward to when we make goal! Shopping will be fun (again).
Well, I sometimes love shopping and sometimes hate it. I am usually a thrift store customer. I made a commitment to myself that I would stay in my clothes until they just fell off. I went to the thrift store and got a couple items that fit and a couple "too small" items. A few months later, I had passed all my "too small" clothes and was weirdly frustrated. I was really looking forward to wearing these clothes--they were awesome.
I found a bunch of clothes from the rack in various sizes hoping to try again--a few that will fit and a couple "too small" or goal items. I was shocked and pleased to find that I fit into everything and even an Evan Picon purple sheath dress. Woo hoo.
My biggest problem is bras. I kept looking and looking. Nothing fit. Finally, I spent a dayoff trying on 50 bras. In the end, I fit two size A bras that were really padded. All other A bras didn't fit but none of the other sizes did either.
I was really unhappy. I had breast reduction surgery over 20 years ago and have always been too big. Now, I'm very small but can't find a bra that doesn't have padding or that fits comfortably. I want to get down to the 30's before I actually put up the dough for a bra fitting and expensive bra. Next month...
In the end, I am glad for the weight loss but need to find the instruction manual for this new size body. It's just great but I don't fit inside it quite yet.
In the end, I am glad for the weight loss but need to find the instruction manual for this new size body. It's just great but I don't fit inside it quite yet.
I think this is just such a perfectly worded sentiment for how many of us feel. I'm definitely hanging on to this quote. Thanks for finding a way to vocalize a very confusing feeling in a way that makes sense
In the end, I am glad for the weight loss but need to find the instruction manual for this new size body. It's just great but I don't fit inside it quite yet.
Yeah, this is a perfect quote. It kind of relates to something I said last week, where I love being slimmer but I still somehow feel dismayed or suprised or....or something!....at this version of my body. I woke up early this morning and my arm was on my hip and I thought how unfamiliar my hip felt without that big bump of fat that's been there so long. And it occurred to me....I'm really doing this. It was weird. But I like it.
I hate clothes shopping as well - always have, even during the years I didn't have the extra weight. I was extremely small as a child and as I approached puberty and wanted something that looked a little older, I couldn't find anything to fit. I remember my mother dragging me from store to store trying to find something that looked a bit "older" and it was a nightmarish experience. (Funny how one can look back on that and laugh at how being small was such a problem).
From after the birth of my first child (at 28) until my mid-40's, I was thin...really thin, something I'd never been even after puberty. And I still hated shopping for clothes. Now that I'm the biggest I've ever been I'd rather be just about anywhere.
I did discover Coldwater Creek about two years ago, when I needed a bunch of new clothes to go on a trip. What I loved about it was not only that it has nice clothes, but it always has a staff that actually WAITS on you! So it takes some of the agony out of shopping. Since most of the clientele are older women, the clothes are designed to flatter those of us who aren't the perfect size. It is expensive, however, but makes the whole shopping experience a lot less painful.
