Ahh, shopping for new clothes. This was actually a hard one for me.
Before, if it fit, I bought it (high point, I was wearing a size 20-
26), and preferably, the baggier the better! I bought a few things
in the "during" process, but really waited until I hit my first goal,
which was a weight loss of 75 pounds. After losing weight, I was so
excited to get into single digit clothing sizes that again, if it
fit, I bought it! Let's just say, there were a few clothing
disasters during that shopping era!

Helpful things for me...
1. Once I hit my first goal weight, I picked one outfit from my
before collection to keep as a reminder. Then, I got rid of every
single clothing item I owned. Why keep them in the closet? I do not
intend to ever wear those sizes again, so why keep them? It was
pretty hard to do, as I had quite a bit of very nice clothing, but it
was something I had to do. So out with the old and several
organizations really benefited from my donations!
2. I also have a weight range that if the scale hits the upper mark,
I get serious and start logging my food intake and work out a bit
harder for a few weeks, to get back on track.
3. When I decided to lose another 10 pounds, I went out and bought
an expensive pair of jeans that were too tight as a motivator - you
know, the lay down on the bed, suck it all in to get them zipped up
kind! For me, that kind of thing works and now those jeans are quite
comfortable!
4. I also really started looking at my new body shape and focusing
on what style of clothing would look best. It's still hard to pass
up a pair of pants that say size 4 (a four??? me???), but am still
slowly learning to buy things that not only fit, but look good. It
is a work in progress!

--- In thinclub@yahoogroups.com, "finetuning4life"
<finetuning4life@...> wrote:
>
> [:)] Hi all,
>
> It's been 3 1/2 weeks since I reached my target goal weight. I
went
> clothes shopping yesterday. I took clothes in size 4, and 6's in
with
> me into the dressing room. I fit into a size 4 pantsuit! I took
> exactly 24 weeks to shed the weight: 34 lbs. However, at this time
last
> year, I was wearing size 12's, (and one pair of size 14), jeans;
> size 12 dresses (and a few size 14's). It's incredible-being thin
> again!
>
> On page 11 of the book, Joining the Thin Club, the author says:
>
> "You are most likely to succeed in The Thin Club when you:
> 1. Believe that you belong.
> 2. Work on changing some of your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to
> those most likely to keep you in The Thin Club.
> 3. Look in the mirror and finally see...well...someone attractive
and
> not fat! "
>
> I'm feeling & doing all of the above!
>
> And, like the author says on page 18, Secrets to Staying a Member
>
> "To maintain your weight loss, it is important to have realistic
goals
> about your weight, address body-image concerns, and adhere to a
plan for
> healthy diet and exercise."
>
> Yep, I'm doing that, too. One example, I have a weight range (a top
> number) on the scale that if I go above, I get back to eating a
little
> less to shed that pound or two. And, I log all my food & liquid
intake
> & my exercise work-outs.
>
> What about You? How are You doing? Want to share? [:)]
>