Thanks Margalo for asking
 

After five years of being able to telecommute from home and essentially wear sweats or shorts during my work day I am now back into the work force and needing to wear professional clothes again. Unfortunately, I also gained weight during those five years and stopped exercising in the past couple of years (health and otherwise). I did buy several heavier knit pants and skirts along with some sweater sets. I like to feel comfortable when I am sitting in an office. I got some new clothes (and current season) reduced by as much as 70% online including free shipping. I love what I got so much I am now worried about not fitting into them when I lose weight. I hope some of them can be altered. I guess, that will be one "lose" I will have to deal with.:(

However, "moving forward" I am definitely going to check out some of the ideas everyone shared here. Thanks for all of the tips everyone.