My victory for the month, I bought a pair of size 20 pants, and they fit wonderfully, down from a size 22 which most of my pants are, and my husband said my butt looked nice in them.
Yesterday I got out a box of too small clothes, AND THEY WEREN'T !!! I haven't been able to wear these for almost 4 years. All my good office suits fit (Including the new one I bought snug, expecting to loose 6 months ago. (Glad I go very classic.) It felt so nice.