But right now they are what is on my mind.
In the past 16 months I've gone from a size 18W to a size 8-10-12. So not only do I look different but different clothes fit. Old styles that used to fit my
Many of my 1X and 18/16 size clothes I have donated or sold to consignment shops. But now I have to decide what to do with the 14/12 clothes. Do I keep them? I don't WANT to go back to that size but life happens. And if life negatively happens and I have to wear those sizes again I sure as hell don't want to be buying bigger sizes again.
BUT...It is my sincere hope that life doesn't happen {or if it does I can handle it}. So....do I alter my clothes that I have now that are too big but I only wore for a few months? Last fall I bought some nice 3/4 sleeve shirts for work. I only wore them for a month or so until it just got too cold and I had to wear long sleeves. Now they are way too big but I want to wear them. I've thought about getting them altered {taken in} so that I can wear them through this summer. But once I alter them, I cannot go back.
Another part of this is how I look in clothes...but maybe I'll save that for another post ;-)
Alterations are certainly a cheaper alternative to buying a whole new top wardrobe. I have a wonderful lady who altered some of my 1X/XL shirts into Large's last summer and now I want them smaller! Is this normal?? I even had my swim suit altered!!!
Then there's the thing of swim suits. We bought tickets last night to go to Arizona for a few nights over spring break!! Then I realized I needed to go swimsuit shopping. I know my chest is still rather large and needs supports so "regular" swimsuits won't work. The most supportive suits are plus sized suits {they have the padding and shelf bra}. I guess I just need to BUCK UP and do it this weekend...but I am dredding it. I found the BEST suit last year on LB and I should have just bought 5!!! Then I could alter them to all different sizes. I swear if I find "the suit" this summer that's what I'm going to do!!!
Clothes really are tricky! I don't want all these nice, new clothes I bought last year to sit in my closet for a few years until I decide to get rid of them. I want to wear them...that's why I bought them. For the most part I think I am going to alter many of my tops but buy some new bottoms.
Fingers crossed {that swimsuit and undie shopping goes good this weekend}...
Maybe head to Target or somewhere where you aren't spending much on clothes that you are going to shrink out of? I know what you mean about finding things you love...shopping for clothes is not fun! I find a lot of cute, inexpensive stuff at Target, and they actually fit me well, which never happens. Check it out and let me know what you find!
ReplyDeleteI need to try that. I haven't - in the past - had good luck at the "regular" stores because of my body size. I need to just dive in and try!! Thanks for the encouragement!
DeleteKeep some bigger clothes...I have to say I wish I still had some of mine to wear while I'm getting back to my pre-pregnancy weight! Maternity clothes that looked cute on a prego belly don't necessarily look good on the saggy/fat belly that remains! I know the weight will come off with time but I am trying to make do with just a few things and it would be nice to have more stuff to wear.
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