Do you buy smaller clothes?

You consider yourself the 'ugly one'?

Wow....that's just not a healthy way to see yourself.
 
Well, I guess it all depends on what you consider healthy. I don't think its healthy to lie to myself. Things like this are pretty concrete, there is no standard of beauty that will ever consider me attractive. But, I can change my size!
 
For some reason I think my pant size changes daily, like this moring my jeans fit right now I'm thinking I wish I had wore my 20's to work for all that roomy comfort, but by the end of the day in those they are hanging off my rear. the good ol' saggy bottom look.
 
I love to buy cute clothes that are smaller, but I try to find things on clearance. That way if I don't fit into it right away, I don't feel guilty or pressured for spending tons of money. I also have been investing in a few belts. It is fun to shop, but it can get expensive buying new clothes each time a size is dropped.

My latest find (in August) was some really nice tankinis. I bought 5 different sets marked down to $60 for the lot. They're were all 1-4 too small on me when I bought them, but the largest one fits me now and when I go on my honeymoon in the Keys next month I know one more will probably fit me. It's very fun! :)
 
Some of the old shirts that I grew out of are now to big for me!!! :) Yippee!!! I can't wait for my pants to start getting to big. Ok, rephrase I can't wait for my gut to shrink so that the pants that are to big for me everywhere else but my gut will fit. :)
 
I'm holding out as long as I can, some of my pants are looking like clown pants
I have gone from a 52 down to 44 since I started.

I do have an almost new pair of Levi's in 40 that I hope to start wearing in a another 2 months or so

I'm down to a 2X in shirts now instead of 3 and 4X, I want to have a bonfire
and burn all my fat clothes when I hit goal, I'll save one of the big jeans as a reminder

I guess I'll check out the thrift stores and yard sales for most of my transitional clothes
 
A bonfire, thats a great idea John! Although, I think I'll donate mine to a women's shelter or something like that because most of my clothes are pretty new, I just went shopping last month, in fact, I tired to use that as an excuse not to lose weight but my conscience wouldn't let it fly. I can't wait to get to the point when I can say "oh, you can have these, they don't fit anymore." while trying to keep a big grin off my face.
 
I never buy clothes that are too small for me - I'm having a hard time buying transitional clothes as it is, but I don't like the idea of wearing super baggy clothes. I don't think that we're going through all the struggle of loosing weight in order to wear clothes that just make us look frumpy!

As it stands, I have 1 pair of levis, 1 pair of capris and 1 skirt in the size I'm wearing now (16). I plan on donating all my old clothes except for my size 20 jeans that I will keep using for pictures as I lose weight.

I was wearing some 22's but most of my old clothes were 20's - they were just too tight for me ;)
 
yep, I'm keeping my fat pants to take pix with, but just one pair. Actually, I should hang them on my fridge as a deterrant.
 
I've been buying stuff that's been fitting just right. I love my clothes fitted, even though I am still technically 'big'. I had a dress that I wore years ago as my motivation (an Australian size 16) but my mother who was keeping it for me got rid of it, so my inspiration dress is gone. :(

~ Sara Maria ~
 
I kind of freaked out this morning because I put on a pair of pants that I haven't worn in years and of course they fit but I was all nervous that I'd bend over and they'd rip or something. But hooray! They fit really well, not tight or anything. I wish the gut would shrink a little faster this way I could actually wear a shirt that didn't cover my gut but that'll take some time.
 
Ya, I buy smaller work clothes..like I bought size 18 work pants..when I'm really size 22. I can't zip them up but I only work 2 days a week and I figure I'll grow into them.
 
Iwan naloseit said:
I should start a journal and post pics so you'd understand what I'm living with here. I may not be as big as some of you but sometimes even skinny chics can't get a date because of their faces. I have 2 siblings and none of us are attractive, but I'm considered the "ugly one". And I've accepted that and I don't hate myself, I am for the most part happy. Just lonely, but I'm getting used to that. I figure if I lose weight it would be one less thing working against me, but I'm not losing weight to get a boyfriend, I had a husband that I divorced because he treated me like dirt and I was 60 lbs lighter when I met him. I'm losing weight because I don't want to die young, I'm doing it for me and for my son.
On a happy note, I live in such a remote area those pants I ordered probably wont get here till october, so maybe...MAYBE by then I'll be able to fit in them, but that is a stretch considering right now my 18's are tight when they come out of the dryer and only losen up a little bit with wear.
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"Once, when I was a little girl, I liked to run on the meadow and collect Lady-bugs. No matter how hard I tryed, I could not get more than one lady bug at a time. Finally, I got tired and fell asleep, when I woke up - Lady-bugs were all over me: on my hair, hands, my dress..." Under The Tuscan Sun
 
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Well, when it comes to me - I refuse to buy "fat" outfits. I have two Adidas track suits and one outfit for special occasions in my misarable size 16 and that is it! I refuse to accomodate my fat ass (let's face it) a size of glorious state of Texas by buying and spending money on more ugly, ill fiting fat outfits. I have full closet of outfits I had bought when I was 135lb. I have to confess - I love shopping, I love beaitiful clothes and I do have (thanks God) very generous hubby,so I am really looking forward to wearing my favorite things again. For my 32 Birthday, my hubby bought me an absolutely beautiful Chanel coat in a scary size 38. Belive me, nothing will inspire you to loose weight like Chanel. :)
 
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Iwan naloseit said:
I should start a journal and post pics so you'd understand what I'm living with here. I may not be as big as some of you but sometimes even skinny chics can't get a date because of their faces. I have 2 siblings and none of us are attractive, but I'm considered the "ugly one". And I've accepted that and I don't hate myself, I am for the most part happy. Just lonely, but I'm getting used to that. I figure if I lose weight it would be one less thing working against me, but I'm not losing weight to get a boyfriend, I had a husband that I divorced because he treated me like dirt and I was 60 lbs lighter when I met him. I'm losing weight because I don't want to die young, I'm doing it for me and for my son.
On a happy note, I live in such a remote area those pants I ordered probably wont get here till october, so maybe...MAYBE by then I'll be able to fit in them, but that is a stretch considering right now my 18's are tight when they come out of the dryer and only losen up a little bit with wear.
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Life is full of miracles :) . You have to believe it because it is true! I never considered myself a beautiful girl. After much painfull divorce from my first husband I though that I am destined to be alone for the rest of my life. I had a little daughter to worry about and so I did what I had to do. I packed my bags and left my country. I crossed Atlantic Ocean with 20$ in my pocket, one suitcase and million hopes.I was 24. I came to this wonderful country to built my new future at the price of painful 3 year separation from my daughter. I found myself a job and for the next two years worked as a living in home aid companion for an old lady.I worked 7 days a week and was happy to make money to send it back home to support my family. Two years later old lady died and I found myself without job, without family and friends in the strange country. I turned to Churches in area and left my resume everywhere I could. Kind people, the neighbors of an old lady i used to work for, let me stay in their house. When I lost all my hope to find a new job,the phone rang. One of the women in the Church I had left my resume in, told me that she has a person who is looking for home companion for his mother. She had a stroke and needed help around the house. A week later, I was hired and brought to a new place of work. A year later I found myself in love with the man who hired me to take care of his Mom. We have been happily married for 5 years now. My daughter is living with us and on June 16th of this year we bacem citizens of the USA. I am 32 and I do belive in miracles. :)
 
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