About two years ago– I know exactly when because I bought them for a special occasion– I got a pair of black dress pants from TJ Maxx in a size 16.  I was desperate for black pants, and they were the best I could find on short notice  (and without venturing into the plus size section, which I stubbornly refused to do).  Even when I bought them, I could not “technically” fasten them and instead used a safety pin to hold them together and wore a long shirt to cover up the quick fix.

Fast forward to two weeks ago.  I found them in my “too small” boxes, tried them on, and while I could just fasten them, they were not comfortable, and showed some crazy panty lines.  I still put them in my closet for a later date, though.  Tonight I tried them on for work, and they’re perfect.  I’m just shocked that in only two weeks there’s such a size difference.  It’s really incredible.  I thought my jeans were getting a little looser, but I thought it was just my imagination or that they were stretching out the more I wore them– guess not!  Talk about a NSV!  If there’s this much progress in just two weeks, I can’t wait till next week!