Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 13:42     Subject: Re:Need new wardrobe lost 35 lbs
Anonymous wrote:How do you halve your clothing size with only a 35 pound loss? I went from 255 to 220, which is also a 35 pound loss and still wear the same size clothes and I look the same.


It depends on starting weight.

When I was a size 12 it was about 20 or 25 pounds to go to a size 10.It was 8 pounds to go from a 6 to a 4.

Google "paper towel effect".
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 13:39     Subject: Re:Need new wardrobe lost 35 lbs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How do you halve your clothing size with only a 35 pound loss? I went from 255 to 220, which is also a 35 pound loss and still wear the same size clothes and I look the same.


I’m about to start glp 1s at a size 10, 160 lbs. I’d like to get to 130-135 at which point I’d be a 4. If I lost 35 pounds I’d be a 2 (I won’t, I’d look like a bobble head).



It’s more about percentages you list ten percent of your weight- congratulations !

I went from 175 to 140 which is a 20 percent reduction - I’m 5’8 and 140 is a size 4 in regular retail and a 6 in designer on my frame -



Sorry responded to incorrect person meant the person who lost 35 lbs off a higher starting weight
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 13:37     Subject: Re:Need new wardrobe lost 35 lbs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How do you halve your clothing size with only a 35 pound loss? I went from 255 to 220, which is also a 35 pound loss and still wear the same size clothes and I look the same.


I’m about to start glp 1s at a size 10, 160 lbs. I’d like to get to 130-135 at which point I’d be a 4. If I lost 35 pounds I’d be a 2 (I won’t, I’d look like a bobble head).



It’s more about percentages you list ten percent of your weight- congratulations !

I went from 175 to 140 which is a 20 percent reduction - I’m 5’8 and 140 is a size 4 in regular retail and a 6 in designer on my frame -
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 09:26     Subject: Re:Need new wardrobe lost 35 lbs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How do you halve your clothing size with only a 35 pound loss? I went from 255 to 220, which is also a 35 pound loss and still wear the same size clothes and I look the same.


1) OP probably started at a lower “high weight,” so 35 lbs is a much bigger percentage of the base weight
2) OP could be more petite, which means weight gain and weight loss look more drastic
3) OP could’ve had a solid weight lifting program during her weight loss, so she built muscle and altered her body composition


Agree with all of this. I’m the poster who lost 30 pounds and went from size 8 to size 2. My starting weight was 145 and I’m down to 115. I’m 5’1”. I didn’t do the weight lifting, however.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 08:04     Subject: Re:Need new wardrobe lost 35 lbs
Anonymous wrote:How do you halve your clothing size with only a 35 pound loss? I went from 255 to 220, which is also a 35 pound loss and still wear the same size clothes and I look the same.


1) OP probably started at a lower “high weight,” so 35 lbs is a much bigger percentage of the base weight
2) OP could be more petite, which means weight gain and weight loss look more drastic
3) OP could’ve had a solid weight lifting program during her weight loss, so she built muscle and altered her body composition
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 07:41     Subject: Need new wardrobe lost 35 lbs
the salvo in Annandale is pretty good. Drop stuff off and then go look for things. For example, I love a very specific jean. After dropping off, I went inside to the jean section and found my new size in my preferred jean for under $10, usually about $100. Like Pp said, build new wordrobe intentionally but if you need things quickly, rent them from the Salvo library.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 07:40     Subject: Re:Need new wardrobe lost 35 lbs
Anonymous wrote:How do you halve your clothing size with only a 35 pound loss? I went from 255 to 220, which is also a 35 pound loss and still wear the same size clothes and I look the same.


I’m about to start glp 1s at a size 10, 160 lbs. I’d like to get to 130-135 at which point I’d be a 4. If I lost 35 pounds I’d be a 2 (I won’t, I’d look like a bobble head).
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 07:33     Subject: Re:Need new wardrobe lost 35 lbs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Congrats OP, I'm in a similar boat. I lost 65 pounds and am also now a 4. Feels great doesn't it?

Since I went from a 12 to a 4 I've needed a new wardrobe more than once along the way.

I've gotten really into buying things from Poshmark including the exact same garments I had and loved before in a smaller size. It's not worth tailoring a size 8 JCrew pencil skirt to a size 4 if the same skirt is on Poshmark for 20 bucks. I also buy a lot from TheRealReal, mostly designers I know well so I am confident about the size and fit of their cuts.

Give away or sell your too big clothing. You're not going back.

Don't buy too much all at once. Build your wardrobe slowly and intentionally.


It is ... because you aren't filling up a landfill.


Poshmark is all secondhand clothes...


Yeah, and even if OP is buying on Poshmark she is unlikely to be successful selling her stuff on Poshmark -- and then the clothes she already has get donated and likely end up in a landfill. If you don't believe me that donated clothes end up in a landfill, well, start Googling.


For gd's sake, this is ridiculous! OK, so don't sell on Poshmark - donate to Goodwill. Give away on Nextdoor. Ship a box off to Thredup. Someone will want the old clothes. You can get some stuff taken in and for others, it just makes more sense to get it in your new size. Tailors are expensive! I get a lot tailored - I just paid $50 to get a dress taken in.

Anyway, congrats, OP!