What nobody tells you about losing weight
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For the person that asked- vanity sizing is a ploy by clothing makers to try to get you to buy their brand because you are a smaller size in it- people who say they are down to 160 and now wear a size 4- ummm nope you're not. I wish that women's sizes were the same as men's- just measurements and we wouldn't have this problem. I was 117 all through high school and wore a size 7. I would probably be a 0 now if I weighed that. Ridiculous. I shop at thrift stores and the clothes are older and sizing is more realistic. If you truly want to know your size, try to buy a clothing pattern going by your measurements- those haven't changed. You'd be shocked. Girls who are in our high school's sewing class are usually about in tears when they have to buy a clothing pattern for a size 14 when their jeans say size 2. So the teacher gets out a skirt she wore in high school and it looks pretty small- it's a 9- so they can see that sizes mean absolutely nothing.19
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dramaqueen45 wrote: »If you truly want to know your size, try to buy a clothing pattern going by your measurements- those haven't changed. You'd be shocked. Girls who are in our high school's sewing class are usually about in tears when they have to buy a clothing pattern for a size 14 when their jeans say size 2.
You know that old chestnut about how Marilyn Monroe was supposedly a size 12 (some claim 16), and how people like Roseanne Barr jumped on that to claim she was "more sexy" than Pamela Anderson BECAUSE of Marilyn Monroe's clothing sizes? Well it doesn't take a logician to detect the flaw in her reasoning—I doubt very much Roseanne's measurements resembled Marilyn's purported 35-22-35. Indeed, she may have been a 12 (http://themarilynmonroecollection.com/marilyn-monroe-true-size/) but it seems most of Marilyn's clothes were actually custom made because of her very hourglass shape. The point, though, is that in today's sizing climate she'd actually be a size 2 in her waist and a 4 in her hips (http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/04/marilyn-monroe-was-not-even-close-to-a-size-12-16/).
So ... vanity sizing. A woman wants to be able to SAY she's a 2 (or a 12 in Roseanne's case), and that's enough to get her to the cash register.8 -
Vanity sizing also really depends on the store. In one of my favourite stores I was down to an xs/xxs top and a 0 or 2 pant while at some other stores i'm s/m and a size 4 or 6 pant.
I've found that usually the cheaper stores or stores or in stores where the target customer is older the vanity sizing is much worse. I got a tank top in XXS at a store aimed more at middle aged women while in other stores i was still wearing a medium or a large.3 -
idabest777 wrote: »Vanity sizing also really depends on the store. In one of my favourite stores I was down to an xs/xxs top and a 0 or 2 pant while at some other stores i'm s/m and a size 4 or 6 pant.
But... that negates the whole concept of sizes! If the difference is that big anyway they could just use numbers from -X to X, so you try 0 first and then go down or up, depending on what you need. How would I ever order online if it is that bad? I am somewhat okay with there being a range on what S or M or 4 or 38 means, maybe even let it overlap with another companies range for the next size. But that they are completely different? Crazy world.
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You will spend far too much time looking in the mirror each morning wondering if that's a new line of muscle you see. And it will be glorious.15
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That if you sew your own garments, you might have to go down more than one size because you skip right through the intermediate sizes. I made pajama pants yesterday, guessing I went from XL to medium. Way too big!! The second pair was a size small and fit perfectly. I made the second pair based on accurate body measurements. Time to buy more patterns!10
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How hard it is to stop wearing some clothes. I love lace, but some of my most beautiful tops just look like a tent on me now. I'm packing for moving and keep putting it in my luggage even though I know I won't be wearing it. ehh12
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gymprincess1234 wrote: »How hard it is to stop wearing some clothes. I love lace, but some of my most beautiful tops just look like a tent on me now. I'm packing for moving and keep putting it in my luggage even though I know I won't be wearing it. ehh
I am still wearing some of my favorite tops even though they are too big- I will donate them soon, but it is a little harder than I thought to give up certain items from my collection. I don't want to hold onto them though- don't want to use them again
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gymprincess1234 wrote: »How hard it is to stop wearing some clothes. I love lace, but some of my most beautiful tops just look like a tent on me now. I'm packing for moving and keep putting it in my luggage even though I know I won't be wearing it. ehh
I'm trying to find ways to alter some of my favorites so I can keep wearing them.5 -
obscuremusicreference wrote: »-How you can look in the mirror and not see that you're not obese anymore
This is so me. I'm 33 and have been overweight since I was 19.... I've lost 72lbs since March 2017, going from a size 22 and 2XL to a size 14 and M.... and I feel like an imposter shopping in the "normal sized" sections when I'm looking for clothes.
I want to lose another 65lbs... that would put me 15lbs lighter than I was in high school (but right in the middle of my healthy weight range.) I hope by that time I will have gotten used to the smaller woman I see in the mirror.14 -
skymningen wrote: »idabest777 wrote: »Vanity sizing also really depends on the store. In one of my favourite stores I was down to an xs/xxs top and a 0 or 2 pant while at some other stores i'm s/m and a size 4 or 6 pant.
But... that negates the whole concept of sizes! If the difference is that big anyway they could just use numbers from -X to X, so you try 0 first and then go down or up, depending on what you need. How would I ever order online if it is that bad? I am somewhat okay with there being a range on what S or M or 4 or 38 means, maybe even let it overlap with another companies range for the next size. But that they are completely different? Crazy world.
It really can be that bad. I have had three different sizes of pants fit at the same time. A lot of companies offer a sizing chart online, so at least that helps.
I would say that the thing I learn when losing weight is how shallow people really are. Like why are you treating me differently now? Oh....right.7 -
That every single pair of pants now requires a belt, or - disaster! This, for a woman who never before owned a belt.11
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dramaqueen45 wrote: »For the person that asked- vanity sizing is a ploy by clothing makers to try to get you to buy their brand because you are a smaller size in it- people who say they are down to 160 and now wear a size 4- ummm nope you're not. I wish that women's sizes were the same as men's- just measurements and we wouldn't have this problem. I was 117 all through high school and wore a size 7. I would probably be a 0 now if I weighed that. Ridiculous. I shop at thrift stores and the clothes are older and sizing is more realistic. If you truly want to know your size, try to buy a clothing pattern going by your measurements- those haven't changed. You'd be shocked. Girls who are in our high school's sewing class are usually about in tears when they have to buy a clothing pattern for a size 14 when their jeans say size 2. So the teacher gets out a skirt she wore in high school and it looks pretty small- it's a 9- so they can see that sizes mean absolutely nothing.
I think we've gone from one extreme to another with women's clothing sizes in the US honestly. I think 50 years ago you had to darn near be underweight to wear a smaller clothing size, but now if you're a normal, healthy weight you need a XS or a XXS in some cases.3 -
skymningen wrote: »idabest777 wrote: »Vanity sizing also really depends on the store. In one of my favourite stores I was down to an xs/xxs top and a 0 or 2 pant while at some other stores i'm s/m and a size 4 or 6 pant.
But... that negates the whole concept of sizes! If the difference is that big anyway they could just use numbers from -X to X, so you try 0 first and then go down or up, depending on what you need. How would I ever order online if it is that bad? I am somewhat okay with there being a range on what S or M or 4 or 38 means, maybe even let it overlap with another companies range for the next size. But that they are completely different? Crazy world.
It really can be that bad. I have had three different sizes of pants fit at the same time. A lot of companies offer a sizing chart online, so at least that helps.
I would say that the thing I learn when losing weight is how shallow people really are. Like why are you treating me differently now? Oh....right.
Yeah I went thrift store shopping for pants a few weeks ago, and fit everything from a 0 to an 8 depending on the brand. Very annoying to never have any idea what size to shop for, as even the pants that use waist measurements are completely different. Compared 2 pairs of 26 that were about the same cut, and one had at least 3-4 more inches around the waist.3 -
Penthesilea514 wrote: »gymprincess1234 wrote: »How hard it is to stop wearing some clothes. I love lace, but some of my most beautiful tops just look like a tent on me now. I'm packing for moving and keep putting it in my luggage even though I know I won't be wearing it. ehh
I am still wearing some of my favorite tops even though they are too big- I will donate them soon, but it is a little harder than I thought to give up certain items from my collection. I don't want to hold onto them though- don't want to use them again
If they are nice, donate them to women's shelters. A lot of ladies there are getting away from some really bad situations and quite literally have only the clothing they were wearing. It'll help someone out, it gets rid of your old clothes without throwing them away, and it's easier to do because you know they are going to someone that truly needs them.13 -
VeronicaA76 wrote: »Penthesilea514 wrote: »gymprincess1234 wrote: »How hard it is to stop wearing some clothes. I love lace, but some of my most beautiful tops just look like a tent on me now. I'm packing for moving and keep putting it in my luggage even though I know I won't be wearing it. ehh
I am still wearing some of my favorite tops even though they are too big- I will donate them soon, but it is a little harder than I thought to give up certain items from my collection. I don't want to hold onto them though- don't want to use them again
If they are nice, donate them to women's shelters. A lot of ladies there are getting away from some really bad situations and quite literally have only the clothing they were wearing. It'll help someone out, it gets rid of your old clothes without throwing them away, and it's easier to do because you know they are going to someone that truly needs them.
I usually do a Goodwill run to drop stuff off and pick stuff up- but I will look into local women's shelters now too. Thanks!5 -
dramaqueen45 wrote: »For the person that asked- vanity sizing is a ploy by clothing makers to try to get you to buy their brand because you are a smaller size in it- people who say they are down to 160 and now wear a size 4- ummm nope you're not. I wish that women's sizes were the same as men's- just measurements and we wouldn't have this problem. I was 117 all through high school and wore a size 7. I would probably be a 0 now if I weighed that. Ridiculous. I shop at thrift stores and the clothes are older and sizing is more realistic. If you truly want to know your size, try to buy a clothing pattern going by your measurements- those haven't changed. You'd be shocked. Girls who are in our high school's sewing class are usually about in tears when they have to buy a clothing pattern for a size 14 when their jeans say size 2. So the teacher gets out a skirt she wore in high school and it looks pretty small- it's a 9- so they can see that sizes mean absolutely nothing.
I think we've gone from one extreme to another with women's clothing sizes in the US honestly. I think 50 years ago you had to darn near be underweight to wear a smaller clothing size, but now if you're a normal, healthy weight you need a XS or a XXS in some cases.
Yes! I'm now wearing an xs in most tops and mostly a 4 (but sometimes a 2) in bottoms. I'm at the top part of my healthy weight range at 142 lbs and 5' 4 1/2". I feel like I should be around an 8 or a medium and I really wonder what my size will look like 10 lbs from now when I'm at my goal weight. Also, I often wonder what truly tiny women, smaller framed and at the bottom of a healthy bmi range, can possibly wear. I hadn't thought vanity sizing was a problem until recently, though I started getting suspicious when I was pushing the obese bmi range and was wearing a medium.
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The most surprising thing is that people think nasty comments about your size are doubly okay now that you're thin. Nope. When you say, "Gawd, you're so skinny," and grimace while rolling your eyes, that's NOT a compliment. Your face betrays that it's not a compliment. Commenting on other people's bodies is just not okay, no matter what size the person is!27
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my slacks are cheaper as the waist size goes down! Plus it is hard to get rid of certain slacks, cords and khakis that used to look so nice but look like tater sacks now.. haha12
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people might think you have always been the size you are now, which is not even your ideal size
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