Okay, I think one of the more frustrating things about losing weight is clothing sizes. I feel like I am between sizes 80% of the time! My 14 pants have been too big for weeks, and 12s are still too tight!
The other frustrating thing is the effect body shape has on sizes. For instance, my sister is 3 inches shorter than I am and weighs 5 lbs more than I do, and yet she is a size 10 pants while I am not fitting into 12s.
Sigh.
Does anyone else have frustrating size issues they want to vent about?
I'm with you sister.
I think that the one form of torture left is pant sizes. I'm in my size 14's and they are swimming on me, but I KNOW that the 12's still won't fit right. I hate wearing clothes that don't fit. hate hate hate. But I'd rather be wearing bigger clothes than not being able to breathe.
I completely agree about the clothing thing. I bought basically a whole new summer wardrobe about six weeks ago... Now all of those clothes are a little too big, but not big enough to buy a size smaller.
And how come size charts tell me I should be buying 14s when I can pull off my size 12 jeans without unbuttoning them now (even right after they've come out of the dryer!)?
Lululemon!
Or.. if you're American, whatever company is similar!
There's a Canadian company called Lululemon that sells the most fantastic yoga pants in existence. Which sounds lame, but.. they sell them in awesome patterns, like.. pinstripe! I wear my pinstripe yoga pants to work, and people think they're dress pants. They're fabulous, and fit me inbetween sizes, so I can gain/lose a little, and it's no biggie!
Pants can be annoying. I have "strong" legs, so if something fits in the waist and seat, it will be tight across my thighs. It is really annoying, especially since I will not wear pants that gap in the back. I must have tried on 40 pairs a jeans before I found one that worked.
AGH, i feel like I haven't worn a pair of pants that fit in years. Whether it be the fact that I'm always yoyoing between weights or that I buy pants so they aren't at all tight on my waist which means they absolutely BILLOW everywhere else (making me look like a very stumpy legged freak). I am really hoping losing weight means I'll finally be able to get a pair of jeans that fits EVERYWHERE!!
The fact that me and my 2 best friends all wear a size 14 is the real problem with pants. I am 5 feet 6 inches, one friend is 4 feet 11 inches and the other is 6 feet! How could all of us possibly try on the same pair of pants and have any hope of looking good?!?!
It frustrating I know. What makes it more frustrating is when you go from one brand to another. I wear 20 for the most part. I swim in them, but 18 is just to tight. But I have a couple of 18s in another brand that are falling off me. I wish 18 for one cut/style/brand meant the same everywhere. I just deal with the fact that I won't have great fitting pants, and make sure to wear a belt!
yup its very frustrating. Ive found a couple of stores here that do inbetween sizes like 9s and 13s which are a god send, but they are few and far between
I keep thinking I should get out my old sewing machine and just fix the pants I have, but it just seems like my body is changing so quickly that they'd be fitting funny again in a few days.
I'm seriously hoping that once I lose some more weight, my stomach will catch up with my skinny legs and pants will fit more normally.
Pants Size Frustrations (vent)
