I'm in limbo - between plus and regular clothes

4ever420

I'm happy to say that I'm finally able to fit into more and more "regular clothes". I think it helps that the spring clothes out right now seem to be more loose, flowy blouses as opposed to all the tight fitting sweaters that seemed to be everywhere around Christmas time. Guess who bought a blouse recently in not an XL but a L?? This girl did, yay!!

I also have noticed that regular clothes don't seem to be cut as flattering as the plus size clothes so it's harder to hide all my lumps and bumps in them. Sometimes I miss the plus size clothing but it's nice to finally have a variety of stores to choose from as opposed to just a few. :drinker:

4ever420

I'm willing to bet that perhaps some of it is phsycological...At a bigger size we tend to wear baggier clothes to hide stuff we don't like. Now that you're shrinking, it feels weird to wear things that actually flatter your new physique. In your head you think the clothes are tight when you just aren't used to how non-baggy clothes feel. I'm not down playing the difficulty of finding clothes, just suggesting a shift in your perception as well.

This is most definitely true for me! At my largest I would wear clothes 2 sizes too big just to hide everything. Now a lot of my problem areas are way better but I still have this pooch of fat just above my bellybutton and a shirt that fits me everywhere else will be clingy to that tummy roll and it's definitely not cute! :huh:

4ever420

Having to shop in both sections of the store was totally me for months and months. Pants weren't so much a problem and I can buy them all in regular stores but the shirts are a big problem for me as well due to very disproportionate tummy fat.

Oh and the first hundred pounds I lost barely came from my DD boobs, the last 30, all boobs.




ETA: This was in reply to Cathalain, sorry.

tavenne323

I was at that point for a very long time. I could wear the biggest sized non-plus and the smallest sized plus. But I found that it wasn't so much that there was a gap between sizes...it was more the way the clothes were cut. The non-plus size stuff was cut more slimming (I thought) but I often needed a size up, which would have put me at the smallest plus size. But those clothes were cut more boxy and looked baggier than they actually needed to be.

meshashesha2012

i'm in the same size range but dont really have an issue finding stuff that fits me. i never wear stuff that's too baggy or too tight either. i've only bought a few things from lane bryant and wasnt impressed with the quality or the style so i never really shopped there since it seems their clothes are made more for pear shaped women than my body type.

i wear a lot of dresses but old navy skinny jeans (in all their numerous incarnations) are good. as far as brands go, ralph lauren and calvin klein are good. i also have ordered a few things from pinup girl site (their clothes seem to be perfect for hourglass/cello shapes), modcloth and zulily.

i can also find things like tees and leggings for cheap at places like h&m and foreever 21

caminoslo

Hey everyone. Does anyone else notice that there seems to be a gap between the smallest size in plus sized clothing and the biggest size in regular clothing (women's clothes)?

I am at a point in my journey where the smallest plus sizes are getting too big but when I try on the largest sized clothes in a 'regular' store, I find most of them to still be very tight. I notice this mostly with shirts. Some of the shirts in the regular store fit but it seems to be the ones that are made to be really loose fitting and those barely fit me.

I'm happy I'm almost out of the plus sizes but it's frustrating because of the extra time and effort it takes just to find an outfit that fits well and looks good. Anyone else in "limbo" between plus and regular clothing?

Sherri

Target seems to have al sizes

IWILLBelieveAchieveInspire

Totally feel your pain on this one. It is so frustrating when you loose the weight and then can't find clothing that fits you just right. I experienced that all the time. Too small for plus size but just a touch to big for 'regular' sizes. One suggestion..when buying pants/jeans look for ones that have stretch in them. I've found that if i can find a pair of 14 jeans in a regular store with stretch the will fit, ones without, it's hit or miss. The stretch gives you just enough forgiveness to fit. Tops you just have to look around for more relaxed fits in regular stores. I find the cut on the top made all the difference. Hopefully before long you will be out of this tricky place to be. I know all to well how it can make you want to pull your hair out.

lecounth

The last time I was in Catherine's shopping, I told the sales lady that I had lost a lot of weight but because I was in several different sizes depending on brand, cut, etc. she reminded me that they carry size 14/16 -- so, if you like the cut better of the plus size clothes, and you can wear 14/16, you may want to give them a try. And it's usually what's on the clearance rack since most 14/16 size women prefer to not shop there (or they were never big enough to need to).