Went window shopping today and tried on a 16w pant. They fit wonderfully!!!! Then went to Dress Barn and fit into a 16w pant there. Although the Dress Barn pants were slightly snug in the waist, they looked pretty good!!! Still not claiming a size 16 yet. A 18w gives me the relaxed fit that I really like although I'm starting to get what a salesperson called the "saggy butt" look in the 18s.... So glad I'm not shopping for 22s/24s!!! Small victory...I would love to be out of women's sizes by the new year. Aggressive goal but nothing's wrong with dreaming....

congrats! i know how you feel about the "not shopping for 22/24s" anymore. i was the same way when i got my first size 18 pants that fit after having been in 22/24s pretty much my whole adult life.

CONGRATS!!! Fantastic news.

congrats, great job!