JEANS how do you know?

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  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    - When your pants aren't falling off your bum or looking baggy,

    or,

    -When your belly isn't oozing over the edge like Cthulhu trying to escape from its watery prison to spread chaos across the universe

    :laugh: Pretty sure my belly is up to no good, I thought it was just there to harm my spine, but you know what? I think it might have chaotic aspirations!

    Oh please don't tell me my belly is a disciple of Cthulu :tongue:

    But I agree :smile:
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I'm 24 lbs down and still can't fit into jeans a size smaller :(

    same here.... mine aren't even a tiny bit looser yet. Obviously I'm not losing weight in the parts that hold my pants up.
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    If a pair of pants give me a muffin top, they are too small and I go the next size up. I've never understood why someone would purposefully buy a pair of pants that they know gives them a muffin top.

    When I had gained back some of the weight I lost I begin to muffin top slightly in the jeans I had bought when I lost the weight. So I pulled out a couple of older pairs that hadn't gone to the thrift store yet. They were actually a little big on me since they jumped more than a size, but they were what I had.

    Within a week of wearing the pants that didn't muffin top me, despite zero weight or inches lost, people at work started telling me how slim I looked and what was I doing to lose the weight. Same shirts/sweaters/sweatshirts, just pants that didn't muffin top me.
  • fritzjosephrod
    fritzjosephrod Posts: 3
    comfort is key.
  • mygrl4meee
    mygrl4meee Posts: 943 Member
    I went from a tight size 20 to a size 16 but what I hate about jeans that sizes just vary so much. I have quite a few pants size 16 that fit but it varys on how snug they are. The ones I had on today, size 16, I was able to pull down without undoing them. However, I have a pair 18 that are just too tight.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I buy my jeans snug but not uncomfortably tight. No muffin top-- I'd rather feel good about how I look in a 10 than feel awful every time I put on a pair of 8s. I'm between sizes at the moment and it sucks, but I'm mostly wearing my 10s.
  • ashleydillinger
    ashleydillinger Posts: 18 Member
    You shouldn't have to struggle getting them buttoned. Take a few different sizes in the dressing room (ALWAYS try on before you buy jeans!) and buy the pair that fits most comfortably.
  • miadvh
    miadvh Posts: 290 Member
    I knew it was time to buy new jeans when I could pull the old ones off without unzipping and unbuttoning them! I did buy my new ones a little bit more snug than I normally would have but not to the point where it was a struggle to get them on. I figure it I can sit down, breathe and they don't look like they're a second skin, they're good to go!
    ^this is me exactly. :)

    But yeah..noooo muffin top, no camel toe, no butt crack showing and we're good! :D
  • miadvh
    miadvh Posts: 290 Member
    I went from a tight size 20 to a size 16 but what I hate about jeans that sizes just vary so much. I have quite a few pants size 16 that fit but it varys on how snug they are. The ones I had on today, size 16, I was able to pull down without undoing them. However, I have a pair 18 that are just too tight.
    For this reason, all of my jeans are the same brand until I get to a lower weight. Even with the same brand, they vary a little in snugness, but not as bad.
  • careyannal
    careyannal Posts: 161
    If you have to ask if your jeans fit, they probably don't. Sorry but its true!
  • Julicat6
    Julicat6 Posts: 231 Member
    - When your pants aren't falling off your bum or looking baggy,

    or,

    -When your belly isn't oozing over the edge like Cthulhu trying to escape from its watery prison to spread chaos across the universe

    ^^^THIS!! ROFLMAO!
  • kfesta52
    kfesta52 Posts: 98 Member
    - When your pants aren't falling off your bum or looking baggy,

    or,

    -When your belly isn't oozing over the edge like Cthulhu trying to escape from its watery prison to spread chaos across the universe

    This made me laugh. :)
  • candy102389
    candy102389 Posts: 68
    Thanks for all the positive answers! It was a big help!
  • candy102389
    candy102389 Posts: 68
    If you have to ask if your jeans fit, they probably don't. Sorry but its true!

    Wasn't necessarily asking if MY jeans fit, but my jeans are starting to fall off. I never had to buy jeans smaller so I didn't know what I was looking for when buying new jeans. Thanks for all the positive answers!
  • mistressfaye
    mistressfaye Posts: 232 Member
    If you can put them on without laying on the bed and/or zip them up and button them with no trouble then I'd say that its a perfect fit. I lost 24 pounds and my jeans started falling off me now I know its time for new jeans but until I get $ for new clothes I have to settle on wearing a belt. Its a good feeling though!:bigsmile:

    What? The 80s are over? :explode:

    But you forgot using a coat hanger while you're laying on the bed to get the zipper up!!!
  • xxthoroughbred
    xxthoroughbred Posts: 346 Member
    Hold them by the waist and wrap the waist around your neck. A perfect size will fit perfectly around your neck. No joke.
  • jessicayoung82
    jessicayoung82 Posts: 157 Member
    Hold them by the waist and wrap the waist around your neck. A perfect size will fit perfectly around your neck. No joke.

    I am going to have to try this...
  • QueenofScott
    QueenofScott Posts: 305 Member
    For me, going down a jean size means the jeans slip on easily, button and zip easily, and, there is no muffin top. Now, if I can squeeze into a pair the next size down, then I know it won't be too long before they actually fit properly (but I don't consider myself actually epwearing that size yet).
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    If you can put them on without laying on the bed and/or zip them up and button them with no trouble then I'd say that its a perfect fit. I lost 24 pounds and my jeans started falling off me now I know its time for new jeans but until I get $ for new clothes I have to settle on wearing a belt. Its a good feeling though!:bigsmile:

    What? The 80s are over? :explode:

    But you forgot using a coat hanger while you're laying on the bed to get the zipper up!!!

    Yep! That was back when "skinny jeans" were truly "skinny jeans!" :bigsmile:

    :smokin:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Hold them by the waist and wrap the waist around your neck. A perfect size will fit perfectly around your neck. No joke.

    I don't see how that would work for me because my neck is 14 inches and my waist is 43 inches.
  • Amlong1977
    Amlong1977 Posts: 125 Member
    LOVE IT!!! I'm only 5'2 & short waisted so I tuck my fat roll in! Lol. If you're comfortable & they look good (no camel toe) they fit. If they have a lot of stretch in them, they should be kinda tight when you first put them on. I'm down 90+ lbs, started at a tight 26 & can now pull my 18's off without unbuttoning them. It's almost time for 16's. :)
  • Erienneb
    Erienneb Posts: 592 Member
    I would say when you feel comfortable in the next size down. So not just being able to squeeze into them, but actually fitting into them is when you've gone down a jeans size.

    That being said, I ahve lost 22 pounds and not dropped a single jeans size. Frustrating.

    Ditto. I've lost 24 and not down a size yet. But then again, I had 127lbs but only 4 pants sizes to drop so thats like almost 32lbs a size :(
  • Amlong1977
    Amlong1977 Posts: 125 Member
    I'm 24 lbs down and still can't fit into jeans a size smaller :(

    Try Angels Jeans they are stretchy all over fit like a 2nd skin and never look baggy. Bet your a size smaller in those.

    I LOVE Angel jeans! They're comfy & come in super cute trendy styles.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I don't give a flying flip about what size I am or whether or not I've gone down a size. I just buy what fits and flatters. If they're squishing my bum, or are so tight across the thigh that there's creases down the back of my legs, or if they pinch at the waist, or if they gap at the waist... they don't fit. Usually, if the cut isn't right, going down or up a size won't matter. I just move on to a different brand or style.
  • katescurios
    katescurios Posts: 224 Member
    32 lbs lost and I can now fit into my size 18 (UK) jeans **WOOHOO** :happy:
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