I went shopping with my mom this weekend to find a professional outfit for my program interview at school next week.Naturally, I went to the plus size section of the store and grabbed a bunch of stuff in my standard sizes, usually about a 20W. I tried on dresses, pants, tops, etc.
One dress they didn't have in a 20 so I grabbed an 18 "optimistically."
When I got to the dressing room the 18 was big! I went down to a 16 and fit like a glove. The same thing happened with pants. OMG and pants are the worst! I tried a 20, then an 18 then a 16 which finally worked fantastic.
While still over the moon, I figured there was a bit of vanity sizing going on for us junk-in-the-trunk ladies so I went over to the "other" side of the store. I grabbed the first dress I could find (God it was ugly!) and tried in on in a 18 regular. I was never so happy to have such a butt ugly dress on! It not only fit but was big!
I still bought the plus size dress and pants because they fit so well it would be a crime not to. However, knowing I
can fit in regular sizes has made my day... no, my week. It renews my hope and motivation... So happy!