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I will no longer do this because I bought two pairs of jeans and they look completely ridiculous on me now that they fit... and now I cant find a single pair of jeans that looks decent...FML
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I do this, actually. I bought a range of sizes from 20 to 16, and now I fit into the 16 comfy and the 20s are huge!
So I ordered some of the same pants in 14s and one 12, it's a way for me to sort of check my progress, like will I get them to button today? And also a small reward ready and waiting for me when they do fit comfortably, and I can go to class that day feeling really confident and proud of myself. This thread actually reminds me that I haven't tried on the smaller pants since last week, and I've lost another 6 lbs. I have to go try them on and see how they fit now! lol |
Sorry to double post, but this thread and talking about pant sizes just makes me realize how much sizes have changed over the years. Talk about vanity sizing much?
I remember being a teenager and wearing a six, and I was taken in to the nurse's office and questioned about anorexia (I was very very thin as a teenager due to some medication) so I must have been tiny. I can't recall my weight exactly, but I was small. And now I'm in a 16 at almost 230 lbs, I'll be a 14 soon, then it just goes down from there. I wonder what size I would be in if I was still in HS? 00? lol! Just be realistic, clothing manufacturers... I won't feel better about myself cause of the number on my jeans, but because I managed to lose the weight to fit down a size, jeez. |
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Kellye: I'm with you on the vanity sizing. The last time I shopped for pants in a department store (like, a year+ ago), I fit into a size 6! But I knew I had some 8s from Goodwill at home that were still snug, so I was like, "No! This is wrong!" and refused to buy them.
It makes shopping such a pain. You can't just grab your size and be done with it; you have to try your size plus one on either end because there is no standard. Like, I'm a small at Target, but a large by Chadwick's standards, and anywhere from an extra-small to a medium at Walmart! |
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I'm going to go jeans shopping again today. I am determined to find at least ONE pair of jeans that fit me! I'm a 9 fairly consistently. I tried on a dozen pairs this weekend and no 9's were too small or tight, all the 10's were too big, and I even fit fairly comfortably in a 7/8.
I'm kind of thinking about buying, or at least trying on, a 7/8 pair to use it as a measure. I'm confident that I'll fit into that size soon, and I'm pretty sure that's about where I'll want to stay, so it wouldn't be a waste of money. If anything, I'll try a 7 or 8 or 7/8 on just to see where I'm at. |
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i TOTALLY do that when i have spare cash (which, being a single mommy isn't very often anymore lol) however!!! i do have some of my old outfits that i worse before kids still in my closet...and every now and again i'll pull them out and try them on..just to see how far i can pull my skinny jeans up. each time i get a little closer than i was before and it really is a big confidence booster! thanks for reminding me.. i need to do it again soon. it's been months.. however, i'll wait until my TOM is over with haha (darn those few extra pounds!) |
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omg..i do the same thing with a pair of jeans i worse freshman year of HS. it's almost like i'm thinking if i throw them out, i'll never be that size again, but if i keep them then there's a chance i'll fit in them again one day lol |
I actually just did it for the first time this weekend! I was at The Gap and I found a pair of jeans on clearance for $8!!! They are a size smaller than what I am wearing right now but I think in about a month, maybe less, I will feel comfortable wearing them.
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Ahhhhhh!!! No need to buy size 8 for motivation, because I AM a size 8! I bought two pairs of size 8 jeans from American Eagle, and fit perfectly in them :D
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