Current Stats: 23yr old 5ft female SW: 175 CW: 130 UGW: 105
So I decided to start losing weight this February when I reached my highest weight of 175lbs. All my clothes were getting tight and I hated how fat my body looked. I knew I needed to lose weight and actually stick with it this time. To kick off the weight loss, I started cooking my own food rather than eating at the college dining hall so I could know what I was actually eating. I tried tracking calories but couldn’t stick with it so I focused on healthier meals and smaller portions. Also started going to the gym a couple times a week.
After getting a Fitbit in March, I had the push I needed to start tracking calories consistently. I also increased my exercise to 5 days a week. I maintained a 500 calorie deficit and graduated college in May at 153lbs. It was great to feel so confident graduating and I still feel happy looking back at the pictures. Over the summer, I took a break from weight loss and only lost 3 or 4lbs over 3 months.
When I moved to grad school in August, I knew I’d have to get strict with my calories if I wanted to keep losing weight. But I just didn’t feel like I had the time for the gym with classes and a graduate assistantship job. Or that I had the money (the school gym cost $100 per semester) so I decided to stick to 1200 calories a day and transitioned to low carb to stay in my calorie budget. So far, I’ve lost about 45lbs with healthy cooking and CICO. The last semester really helped me see how much of weight loss is nutrition because it’s so true that you can’t outrun your fork. 90% of weight loss really happens in the kitchen.
At the beginning of the year, I never would have believed I would actually lose this much weight. Originally, my goal was simply to lose any amount of weight. Then my goal was to lose all the college weight (hit that milestone 2 months ago.) Now my goal is to get to 105lbs or whatever weight gets me a flat stomach. I’ve finally gotten to a point where I actually know that I could be as skinny as I’ve always wanted to be. Before this year, I just thought I’d eventually lose the high school weight and stay thick.
Going into this journey, I knew it would be hard but worth it. My confidence has gone up with each pound lost but the one thing I didn’t expect was how many new clothes I would need to buy as my body shrinks. I knew my clothes would begin to get loose but it never occurred to me that I’d have to keep buying clothes as I lost weight since I never expected to lose this much. 45lbs on a 5ft body really adds up. But you don’t always notice 45lbs gained over 6/7yrs, I think I was a high school junior the last time I was this small. Dropping that much weight in under a year made a drastic difference in how I look and how clothes fit.
I’m still able to wear a lot of the tops/t-shirts I wore before I started losing weight since I didn’t buy clothes at my highest weight. But so many crop tops and bodycon clothes look too baggy. I’ve had to buy pants and jeans as I’ve slimmed down because the waist starts to ride down and the fabric on my thighs folds over. It’s funny because I still think my thighs are too big but they must be getting smaller, according to my pants. Also had to buy a whole set of new bras because my boobs finally got smaller - something I never thought would happen. Went from a 38G to a 38DDD and my back is definitely happy about it. I still want a reduction once I’ve reached my goal weight and maintained for a while but very happy to know that when I have the surgery, my boobs will become the perfect size for me since I won’t have any more weight to lose.
My suggestion for anyone actively losing weight is to buy cheap clothes until you’re close to your goal and put off buying clothes until you have to, so you aren’t constantly buying. You don’t want to invest into a new wardrobe until you’re close to the end of your weight loss journey. However, I definitely bought business casual tops for work as I slimmed down so I would look professional. My advice would be to prioritize spending on office/work clothes over casual clothes. I’m holding off on buying new jeans until summer/fall since I should hit my goal by then. However, a lot of my shorts are way too loose so I’ll have to buy new shorts in a couple of months. Despite the money spent (mostly on bras cuz those are pricey af) it’s so worth it. I have more confidence, look better and am way healthier now. And I can’t wait to go shopping for a new wardrobe once I hit my goal. Shopping gets a lot more fun as you lose weight, feel better and have way more options.
TLDR - I didn’t think about it when I first started losing weight but if you’re planning on losing a significant amount of weight then be prepared to replace clothes as the pounds drop. Try to prioritize buying work clothes over casual clothes to look professional. With casual clothes, try holding off on buying till it’s necessary so you aren’t buying too many clothes that will get baggy in a few weeks/months.
Progress Pic: https://imgur.com/a/Nxks5zl
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