shopping makes me feel so fat

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  • kk_140
    kk_140 Posts: 518 Member
    I love shopping, especially now that I look good in everything lol.

    I've seen your posts on here before and you're in need of help. Love yourself more. This is the only life you have, enjoy it
  • GeorgiaLeighBurn
    GeorgiaLeighBurn Posts: 9
    I used to be the exact same, I hated the way that the mirrors in the changing room absolutely surrounded me and I was forced to look at my body in every possible way. However, this only proved to me as motivation, to the point where I almost don't mind it now because it only spurs me on to perfect those flawed areas.

    Sizes in the UK are very varied, in my opinion. I can go from a size 6 in primark dresses to a 10 in jeans, but an 8 in skirts and tops? I wouldn't let it affect you, I'm sure you look gorgeous either way :)
  • oneoddsock
    oneoddsock Posts: 321 Member
    Just remember that sizes vary between different shops; they aren't actually standardised properly. Example (with British shops): I can buy size 8 trousers from Warehouse & New Look, size 6 in M&S (not that that happens often), but in TopShop & H&M I'm at least a size 10 and I can never buy trousers from Zara or Mango (my hips are too big for their clothes!). It's partly to do with their target customers - if they're aiming at a teenage market, the clothes tend to come up smaller, as do brands from places like France.

    So don't beat yourself up about it & don't take the insensitive comment that the sales assistant made to heart. :)

    Agreed. In most shops I'm a 12/14, but in M&S I'm a 10. I stopped shopping in H&M because the biggest size they seem to do is a 16, which doesn't fit me. It doesn't make sense, but the shops aimed at younger people do seem to do smaller sizes, which is a shame because that's the age at which you're less likely to realise that not all size 12s are created equal - doh!
  • Fitfully_me
    Fitfully_me Posts: 647 Member
    1. No one sees the number on the tag once you have the clothing on. Buy clothes that fit and flatter your body no matter the size.

    I have said this to my friends soooo many times. So many. I totally get feeling 'not so good' about the way you look in some things. Fitting room experiences can be hit or miss, but I don't understand getting hung up on the number on the tag. If a 6 is the size that fits great. If a 16 is the size that fits, also great. What's important is how you feel in the clothing, not the size that the maker put on the label. OP, this comment is not directed at you, just a general statement.

    BTW, isn't numbered sizing is really just a way for the consumer to determine the difference in one piece when compared to the next?
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    I found a '90's play suit at GoodWill a few months ago & it's a size 11 & I could barely button it up. In today's sizes I wear anywhere from a small to a large in tops & jeans can be anywhere from an 8 to 12.

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