trying on new clothes........

My husband and I had time to kill on Sunday so we went to Walmart to pick up a few things. While we were there he said "Why don't you get some new dress pants?" I usually don't buy my dress pants there because they didn't seem to last as long when I bought them there before. I told him that and I also added that I really didn't want to buy anything new until I had lost another 10 - 15 lbs. He was like " Why don't you just try them on at least?" Well I did to make him happy - Guess What I am down 1 whole size!!! I was so happy I did a happy dance right there in Walmart!!!!!

I had recently gone to our local thrift shop and purchased some pants and they were a size smaller but I just figured that  they were just stretched out.

Still didn't buy any - maybe I can go down 2 sizes if I lose the 10 -15 lbs. ( I still have like 67lbs to lose to get to goal)

Congratulations, it's a great feeling!

Congratulations!!!

that must have felt awesome!!! 

something similar happened to me the other day when i tried on my usual brand of jeans in my usual size.  i had to ask the lady helping me to get a smaller size!!!  in a top that's not as big a deal for me....but in pants...big fricken deal! 

keep up the good work akamom! 

julie

The weightloss is awesome... but whats also awesome.... your husband ENCOURAGED you to try on clothes!  How many of those men actually exist?!?

Congratulations!!!

I had a similar experience this weekend. I went to a store I used to not be able to shop at and everything I tried on fit, even a dress (and we all know dresses run small). I was stoked!!! Can't wait to go back and actually buy some stuff!

Ha, that is very true! You're lucky enough that your husband is so supportive!

I have a similar story.  I bought a new pair of pants in January.  Size 8 but this store runs pretty big (New York & Co.).  Well, the hem fell so they've been in for alterations for a few weeks. Long story short, today is my first day wearing them again & they're much more loose than they were before! I was ecstatic!!  It's amazing the difference 1 1/2 inches will make!

It's so wonderful to see you guys losing wgt and inches!  LOL i can go shoppig right in my own closets...I have every size from 0 thru 14 and then just huge pull on pants!

Last week I tried on a pair of pants that I hadn't worn in awhile because they were too tight...still can't wear them cause now they're too big!  Go figure....

According to the scale my wgt is bouncing up and down from 161 to 164 for the past couple of weeks...I need to get down to about 134...I started at 177.5 on 1/2....so on my best day so far I've lost about 16 lbs...But I've lost 12.75 inches! 

Keep up the good work folks!

the big reason I am on here is i wake up in the morning and don't have anything to wear. I found out my husband is a cheater a year ago and dropped 20 lbs in 2 weeks. So I bought a bunch of smaller sexy clothes to try to fix us. advice - don't.  Now I'm 20 lbs over weight and even my fat pants don't fit.

THANK you for sharing your story. I am looking forward to the day I'm back at a healthy weight and wearing my own clothes again-- maybe even one or two of those sexy ones will be big enough to make me happy.

I know exactly how you feel!  I too was out shopping this weekend and got a couple pair of shorts that are a 1-2 sizes smaller than I normally wear. I even got a new bathing suit!  Almost got a bikini, but I'm not quite there yet. 

Congrats and keep up the great work!  Look at it this way, this is a sure fire way to get a new wardrobe and our husbands can't complain! LOL

me too!  i had to go to the bank at the mall on thursday, thought i'd just take a tour through the jeans section, tried on a pair of size 8 levis and they fit perfectly!  it's been about 12 years since i wore a size 8 jean.

...if anyone is thinking about telling me about vanity sizing and how much sizes have changed in the last 12 years - DON'T.