What size of pants to wear when you're "in between" sizes

deffo on the snug! then you get the inspiration of not wanting them to be too tight as well :-) xx

I agree with this! I use my skinny jeans which I can actually put on, though they're a bit snug, as motivation to make them fit perfect!

I'd wear the bigger ones, nothing makes me feel fatter than trousers that give me a muffin top!

bigger pants, with a belt.

I've been wearing 'too big' pants to work for about 6wks, I finally purchased the next size down (that fit perfectly), and I got about 10 comments on my weight loss the first day I wore them.

To me, it depends on where you're going. If you're talking about wearing them to work, I'd go with loose fitting over snug. Loose might look a little sloppy, but tight pants aren't appropriate in the work place.

Otherwise, I'd say go with the snug fitting pair if you're comfortable with how you look and feel in them.

I have always held on to my bigger pants for dear life. I mean, that's what belts are for! hehehe I want to be comfy in clothes. I don't want them to be snug, especially if I am going to be sitting for a bit. Besides, I am cheap...I wait till I absolutely HAVE to buy something new. When I do go buy new stuff, I also tend to try on the next size down too, to give me a gauge as to how much further I need to go to get there. Except in workout gear...can't run/jump/kickbox, etc. in pants that are too big!!

I have also learned that even tho i wear one size from one particular store/brand, I may not be able to fit into the same size somewhere else. Or that, say, a 16 is smaller than a 16W. WHY?? kinda makes shopping a bit hard, hence more dislike for it (aside from the spending money thing lol). But, I need to have some "real" clothes in my closet. Can't go EVERYWHERE in my workout gear!

Always that smaller size. it helps remind you not to have that cupcake, drink more water and keep moving.

Tighter for me! And to save money in between I'm shopping at thrift stores!

Snug. It's motivating. Baggy is wrong on so many levels.

A little baggy looks better. Nothing is worse than seeing someone who tries to put 10 lbs of @#$@# in a 5 lb bag.

I had that problem today. I think too small looks desperate (and feels uncomfortable!), so I always go with the bigger size and use this:



It's basically an adjustable elastic band with two clips that attach to your belt loops and cinches in the waist.

Agreed! Wear a belt until you can fit into them. I have this problem too, but I don't get rid of clothes until I --for sure-- no longer fit into them.

There is something really funky between size 16 regular size to 18 plus to 20 plus - I swear there is 2 regular sizes wthin each size gap. If you are caught in that vortex, I'd say stick with the bigger size until you can get into the other. The lower sizes don't seem to have that weird size gap so go for the snugger pair if you are 14 and under.

That "zone" is right where I am

I'm stuck in this zone too, the sizing is terrible. I'm right around an 18 but and 18 seems to be completely different fitting from brand to brand. What I've been doing is stalking my thrift stores for 18's and taking about 6 pairs in the fitting room at a time to find one that fits. Jeans at my thrift store are about $4/pr so I don't mind buying a few as "in-between" until I can fit in the next size down.

I'm staying in my saggy pants. LOL Then in a couple of weeks I'm going to try jeans that I outgrew, a while ago. If they fit then, AWESOME. If not, then I still have something to work hard for.