Separates, think tops, pants, skirts, vests and jackets. The human body loses loses weight ignorant of clothing sizes. For me it's been bottoms first, but now the top is catching up. Down'sizing' your wardrobe is certainly the time to mix and match tops and bottoms. - Don't buy a smaller size to 'lose' into. Personally if I buy something smaller, my body seems to say 'we'll see about that' and it takes a lot longer to get there.
But there is another reason not to buy smaller. As you lose, clothing styles will look different on you. Empire waists were always my best bet at my heaviest. Something happened between size 14 and size 12, the empire waisted clothes sensing a smaller waist at size 12 seem to want to 'pile' at my hip line and make me look heavier. Don't want that.
I'm also amazed at clothing styles that looked horrendous at my obese weight but looked fantastic as I slimmed down.
There'll come a time when you don't need a loose fit to look good. It will come. - Don't buy investment pieces when you've got more weight to lose. It's the correct mindset. You don't want to buy an expensive or frivolous item when you're not near your ideal size. Don't give yourself any motivation to keep the weight high.
However, if you need clothes for work that need to be professional (lawyer, interior decorator, etc.) - clothes which tend to be more expensive- buy what you need. Treat it as a short-term investment. Wear it a couple of times a week to get your money back. - Know when to splurge There are times when you want to shine. And you should with your emerging beautiful figure. Show it off at the company dinner, cousin's wedding, anniversary dinner.
Other posts in this series
Down'sizing' introduction
Part 1 - the plan
Part 2 - getting the most out of each size..
Part 4, what to buy
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