[mimsyborogoves]

Go back to that Macy's and check the clearance section! I get steals all the time at the department stores this way. Places like Kohl's and JC Penney's offer coupons too that work on clearance, making things even cheaper!

The department store I currently work at, Belk, does a red dot clearance, which means while it doesn't take a coupon, a big percentage is taken off an already marked-down price. For instance, if something costs $30 originally, they'll mark it down to 50% at 14.99, and then you get an additional 30, 40, or 50% depending on what phase the markdowns are in. And THEN, if you score their big one day sales, they'll throw in an extra 10% off coupon.

You may have to do some digging, but they do make clothes in your size for cheap. Clearance racks are your friends!

[Palestrina]

Do you need pants or do you need a pep talk to buy pants? Your posts sound extremely emotional. Buying pants, though I understand can be an emotional process, is actually just a basic necessity. Please remove yourself from the upsetting thoughts you're having. It sounds more like you're saying you don't deserve pants because they're not a size that you like. You're saying you have money to spend on this but you won't because.... I don't know, maybe you're punishing yourself because you're not a size X?

Bottom line - you need pants. Pants cost money. Spend the money on your beautifully sized behind now and worry about the smaller sizes when you get there. Love who you are now, reward your body now or you will regret it later. I did that, I refused to buy pants for years and then I was resorting to wearing stretchy pants for the whole past 2yrs and hated myself more than you can imagine. Finally I went out, bought me some nice pants and maybe I'm not the size I wish I could be at the moment but I gotta tell ya, my *** looks pretty good in my new pants and it's brought my spirits up. Punishing yourself, depriving yourself of feeling good doesn't help with weightloss.

Pants cover half your body. Don't go cheap because it will be obvious. That's how I like to think of it anyway. I'm worth the extra penny darn right! I have very good luck finding well fitting pants at Coldwater Creek and now I buy only NYDJ jeans, they're a little pricey but well worth it, they make me FEEL 2 sizes smaller and what could be more important than that?

[BettyBooty]

OK, after reading your post-mall update, you have some serious emotional issues about clothing shopping, which I totally get. When I was 200+, I was so embarrassed that I mail ordered almost all of my clothes and just returned the things I hated. I also wouldn't spend much money on clothes, not feeling I was worth it.

I hope to be down into size 12s no later than sometime in February, but I still need clothes to wear now. I spent $50 on jeans today. I don't want to wear crappy-fitting ones that make me look more chunky than I am, and while I would probably buy 2 pairs of a cheaper brand, I went ahead and got one pair of a more expensive one.

I also am much more forgiving of myself now than I was at 25. I also don't want my kids to think their mom is a self-hating basket case. Sure, I have my moments, but I check myself and move on.

[3LMCM]

I NEED AT WAIST! Anyone know of a place where I can find a pair of nice dark jeans that are at-waist. It seems like pants that say "Mid Rise" or "Low Rise" are the devil!