Do you buy clothes a size too small?
We all know that too-tight clothes do nothing for our figures, yet a staggering number of us insist on buying clothes a size too small.
According to new research by Lloydspharmacy we are turning into buyers of CARROTS – and not of the vegetable variety. That stands for clothes acquired rashly requiring owners to slim!
I have to admit that I have done the same… that and cutting labels out of clothes to pretend they are a smaller size!
And I’m not alone, a third of women deliberately buy clothes which are too small for them as an incentive to lose weight.
The study found that on average these women confessed to buying three under-size items of clothing each. This means that there are more than 24 million dresses, skirts, blouses and trousers hanging idly in Britain’s wardrobes.
Lloydspharmacy, which commissioned the research, uncovered Scots as the biggest purchasers of CARROTS with one in six women claiming to own ten or more items they have bought knowing they are too small. This compares with a mere two per cent of women in London.
Christine Evans, Lloydspharmacy’s weight management specialist said: "Many people, women especially, have a daily reminder of their size in the form of an item of clothing they want to fit into one day. Deliberately buying these clothes could be an effective strategy. Taking control of weight loss is all about setting realistic goals and then taking action to achieve them.”
And it’s not just women who buy small clothes as a weight loss incentive; according to the Lloydspharmacy’s research, 12 per cent of men do as well!
But what do you think of this? Is it vanity gone mad? Or is it a sensible way to inspire weight loss for summer?
Is grazing the way to lose weight?
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