[dietcokehead98]

So, the scale may not be moving fast enough for me....but my clothing size sure is. I recently bought a pair of jeans in my usual 16w (down from 20w, thank you!), and they were HUGE. Like, saggy butt huge. Now, I can wear 16 regular jeans, and SOME 14w. It's so weird. Also, I can buy XL tops and XL dresses-nothing that is XXL or 1x. Today, I wore a Lane Bryant dress that was a 14/16.

I actually have to try on clothes now, which I hate. Seriously, is there nothing less forgiving than a dressing room mirror? Next up is swimsuits. Last year I wore swim shorts and a tankini in a 18/20w. I wonder what I'll be in this year....

This is getting strange, y'all.....

Oh, but the worst part? The cups on my bras are now too big!!! What?!!

[kiwi1222]

Awesome. Gotta love it when the pants that were too tight a few mos ago are now needing to be pulled up every 5 seconds. Nonscale victories are awesome

[nonameslob]

Woohoo! Great job!!! So exciting (and annoying, but mostly exciting!)

Funny you say that about dressing room mirrors. I've always thought I looked better in the store's mirrors, which convinces me to buy things, and then I come home and realize I look awful haha

[FluffyFat]

That's so great. I love getting into "regular," sizes. I always feel like the store is trying to shame me when they put the plus sizes in a corner.

My little town has only one department store (Peebles) and the last time I went there, looking for something in 2X -- they had nothing! I had been a few months before and they had a few racks of plus sizes, but I guess that was the last of them.

I told the clerk I wouldn't be back and she suggested I shop online. I told her I couldn't understand why they weren't interested in serving the 48% of Americans who are overweight and she just looked surprised.

If they go out of business, they'll blame Walmart.

[Mimasaka]

That's awesome! Keep it up!

[lostkitty]

Originally Posted by nonameslob

I've always thought I looked better in the store's mirrors, which convinces me to buy things

I read somewhere that some stores actually angle their mirrors slightly to give a tiny bit of a height (hence more slender) look, much like those selfies taken at hip level.

I hate trying clothes too! I mastered the art of buying clothes without trying them on after decades of my body being the same shape but now I am clueless, it's so annoying!

I can't wait to be able to just put on a pair of jeans and whatever top and look nice, I am too lazy to have to worry about rolls and flabbiness lol