What to Wear While Losing Weight!

What to Wear when Losing Weight! by petitecareergirl featuring a crystal bracelet

Hi Ladies,

If any of you have dieted, then you know the feeling of not wanting to invest in clothing until you have reached your ideal weight. However, you could be looking at 1 month, 2 months, maybe 6 months of wearing the same clothes. (The Horror!) Well, I've lost weight a few times and I want to share the pieces of clothing that fitted me the longest. If you have any items that you've found, be a  good samaritan and leave them in the comments so we can all benefit. :) Good luck reaching your goals! You can find all these items to buy in the grid below.

• Wrap dresses: they are your friend! You can cinch them in for the first few sizes and then get a tailor to take in the sides if you lose more. Get one in a stretchy fabric. I'm a big fan of the Banana Republic Gemma dress because it comes in a bunch of colors and in petite, tall and regular sizes!

• Blazers: due to their structure, they still look good over a few sizes. Once they get too big, then a tailor can take them in at the waist. It's an easy alteration. As long as your shoulders don't shrink, the rest of the blazer will fit fine and it's not likely that you'll lose weight in your shoulders. Buying the blazer in a stretchy, knit fabric will help even more.

• Knit fit and flare dresses: Look for a cotton, poly blend that has some stretch. Get it to fit you now. When you start losing weight, the bodice will shrink since it's stretch, and then you can add a waist belt to make it look even more fitted.

• Knit Shirts: This one from Ann Taylor is great because it has a collar making it work appropriate, but the casual material makes it great for play. Since it's a knit, stretch material, it has the same benefits as the blazer.

• Ponte Legging Jeans: These are from Gap, but many shops have them. They have many benefits: 1) have a lot of stretch so they will shrink with you 2) have belt loops, so you can cinch them in when you start to loose 3) are thicker than your regular leggings...so they'll be slimming and not see through. Many of my friends like the ones by Spanx and find them extra slimming!

• A-line Skirts: This shape will only need to fit in the waist. If you buy it in a knit material, then the waist will shrink to accommodate you. Banana Republic makes one every season and I've worn mine over 2 different sizes without tailoring. (Unfortunately, the one from their winter collection it's all sold out right now.)

• Jewelry, Jewelry, Jewelry: it has no size and makes you feel pretty. Need I say more?

On a different note, this week my NYE outfit has been chosen as a favorite on More Pieces of Me and On the Daily Express's Holiday Style Linkup Party! Thank you ladies!

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