I'm pretty big but nowhere near as big as I used to be. I'm still running around wearing 34/36W work shirts and having my coworkers look at me like I'm nuts because it's literally falling off me.
So I'm trying to get out of that "I'm-still-400lbs-plus" mentality and start dressing appropriately for my new shape. The problem is, I still feel like I'm too big for the sizes I'm wearing (if that makes sense) - I just can't get my mind around the fact that I'm wearing a size 18. I went to the Goodwill today and bought a gorgeous sweater (3.99!) that's an XL and it fit! Part of me is thrilled to be fitting into a regular ol' XL after so many years of 5X but then I'm like "I'm still fat - I shouldn't fit into this!".
Anyone else experience this or is it just me and my warped mind that does this? Would you say a size 18 pant and an XL top seem normal on a 253 lb 5'6 1/2" woman? I guess I always thought XL = 12/14 although I suppose it is possible that I'm smaller on top since most of my weight is in my trunk area.