I had the same problem. I just had to cave and buy myself a pair of jeans because the one pair I still had that fit, finally wore through in the thigh and I had holes in them that were too big to hide. So I went back to the store to buy the same jeans, thinking I could try the next size down because these had been getting looser as I'd been losing weight. Well the next size down was still way too small. So I got the same exact jeans.. same size I had been wearing. They didn't fit either!
I ended up, at 20 pounds lighter, having lost 11.5 inches, actually having to buy pants the next size larger just to get them to fit!
WTF?
I needed the jeans, so I bought them. And as I wear them, I'm noticing that they fit on my hips, but are getting saggy in my butt and gapping at the waist, which frustrates me. These don't fit, but the size smaller, I can't even get over my hips. My butt is still so big that to get it to fit over my butt, it gaps at the waist, but then with the shape of my butt, I fill out the top half, but not the bottom half, so that sags.
These are not flattering on me anymore. The same jeans I had been wearing for over a year. They just don't fit right on me anymore. I think I'm going to have to find a new brand/style to wear... and jeans shopping is my least favorite kind of shopping.
I cannot WAIT to be able to walk into a store, grab a pair of pants off the rack and slide them on and have them fit without having to do anything special.
to you! I feel your pain!
I bet jeans companies are making things smaller to save money - but still market them as plus size to get the extra price when they sell them. It's a damn conspiracy!