NSV: Finally able to fit into ON clothes/buy a real bra!!
jenEphur
Posts: 33 Member
Fairly long. I apologize. 
I have dreamed about this day. Not that Old Navy is the best store in the world, but I used to wear their button down dress shirts all the time. They're cheap and look fairly nice (in my opinion). I haven't been able to fit into Old Navy since my freshman spring at college (somewhere around 4-5 years ago).
Yesterday we went shopping and I made it a point to go into Old Navy just to see if their clothes would fit. I grabbed a few jeans in a 20 and a button down shirt.
Well.
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(Drumroll Please)
Not only did it button, it actually fit!!! it was somewhat too large in the stomach region, actually! And the jeans! THEY BUTTONED ON ME TOO! O.M.G.
There were small downsides. The shirt was super tight in the arms (which were really odd anyway because the shoulder was too long) and the jeans were too tight in the calves, so I didn't get either, BUT WHO CARES?! I could go into a story that isn't plus size exclusive only and try on clothes!!!!!
Then there's the bra story. I have been wearing a bra without underwire in it for...eh...3+ years. I've taken to wearing a cheap walmart sports bra over a Lane Bryant bra that has no underwire in it. Read as: NO SUPPORT! I look like a uniboob saggy something-rather. I've had such a hard time because I'm around a DDD/F, but I was around a 48-50 around. Lane Bryant only sells Fs up to a 44, and the DDDs that were large enough around were always too small in the cup. I am very shallow on top since I went from a B to a DDD overnight it seems when I was 13 and stretched my skin pretty badly, so it's nearly impossible to find bras that fit me anymore.
I'm pleased to announce that I bought a 44 DDD bra yesterday (two in fact) that was a normal, underwire bra. I wore it today so proudly. I needed an extender with it, but I don't even care. That means I can continue to wear it for a while as I keep losing weight. I wasn't even able to find one that fit before with an extender, much less without.
The numbers on the scale cannot even BEGIN to touch the happiness I felt yesterday with these two accomplishments.
Thanks for reading!
I have dreamed about this day. Not that Old Navy is the best store in the world, but I used to wear their button down dress shirts all the time. They're cheap and look fairly nice (in my opinion). I haven't been able to fit into Old Navy since my freshman spring at college (somewhere around 4-5 years ago).
Yesterday we went shopping and I made it a point to go into Old Navy just to see if their clothes would fit. I grabbed a few jeans in a 20 and a button down shirt.
Well.
......
....
...
..
.
(Drumroll Please)
Not only did it button, it actually fit!!! it was somewhat too large in the stomach region, actually! And the jeans! THEY BUTTONED ON ME TOO! O.M.G.
There were small downsides. The shirt was super tight in the arms (which were really odd anyway because the shoulder was too long) and the jeans were too tight in the calves, so I didn't get either, BUT WHO CARES?! I could go into a story that isn't plus size exclusive only and try on clothes!!!!!
Then there's the bra story. I have been wearing a bra without underwire in it for...eh...3+ years. I've taken to wearing a cheap walmart sports bra over a Lane Bryant bra that has no underwire in it. Read as: NO SUPPORT! I look like a uniboob saggy something-rather. I've had such a hard time because I'm around a DDD/F, but I was around a 48-50 around. Lane Bryant only sells Fs up to a 44, and the DDDs that were large enough around were always too small in the cup. I am very shallow on top since I went from a B to a DDD overnight it seems when I was 13 and stretched my skin pretty badly, so it's nearly impossible to find bras that fit me anymore.
I'm pleased to announce that I bought a 44 DDD bra yesterday (two in fact) that was a normal, underwire bra. I wore it today so proudly. I needed an extender with it, but I don't even care. That means I can continue to wear it for a while as I keep losing weight. I wasn't even able to find one that fit before with an extender, much less without.
The numbers on the scale cannot even BEGIN to touch the happiness I felt yesterday with these two accomplishments.
Thanks for reading!
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Congrats! Old Navy has great stuff...0
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I fear the day I'm able to walk in there and find anything my size. My bank account will suffer greatly! lol0
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Yayy!!!! Congrats to you - enjoy the great feelings coming with your success! 0
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Awesome! Congratulations!!! That must feel so good! :happy:0
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A M A Z I N G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0
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Going shopping and putting on clothes that you never thought would fit is the greatest feeling!! You've doing a wonderful job and look great!0
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Well done!!0
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Fairly long. I apologize.
I have dreamed about this day. Not that Old Navy is the best store in the world, but I used to wear their button down dress shirts all the time. They're cheap and look fairly nice (in my opinion). I haven't been able to fit into Old Navy since my freshman spring at college (somewhere around 4-5 years ago).
Yesterday we went shopping and I made it a point to go into Old Navy just to see if their clothes would fit. I grabbed a few jeans in a 20 and a button down shirt.
Well.
......
....
...
..
.
(Drumroll Please)
Not only did it button, it actually fit!!! it was somewhat too large in the stomach region, actually! And the jeans! THEY BUTTONED ON ME TOO! O.M.G.
There were small downsides. The shirt was super tight in the arms (which were really odd anyway because the shoulder was too long) and the jeans were too tight in the calves, so I didn't get either, BUT WHO CARES?! I could go into a story that isn't plus size exclusive only and try on clothes!!!!!
Then there's the bra story. I have been wearing a bra without underwire in it for...eh...3+ years. I've taken to wearing a cheap walmart sports bra over a Lane Bryant bra that has no underwire in it. Read as: NO SUPPORT! I look like a uniboob saggy something-rather. I've had such a hard time because I'm around a DDD/F, but I was around a 48-50 around. Lane Bryant only sells Fs up to a 44, and the DDDs that were large enough around were always too small in the cup. I am very shallow on top since I went from a B to a DDD overnight it seems when I was 13 and stretched my skin pretty badly, so it's nearly impossible to find bras that fit me anymore.
I'm pleased to announce that I bought a 44 DDD bra yesterday (two in fact) that was a normal, underwire bra. I wore it today so proudly. I needed an extender with it, but I don't even care. That means I can continue to wear it for a while as I keep losing weight. I wasn't even able to find one that fit before with an extender, much less without.
The numbers on the scale cannot even BEGIN to touch the happiness I felt yesterday with these two accomplishments.
Thanks for reading!
Congrats. I am not trying to rain on your parade but...Old Navy is notorious for "vanity sizing." I would take it slightly with a grain of salt that your actually "that" size. Remember to go by waist/bust measurements like inches/cm. I've found that at old navy I'm tweeny size which is silly since I'm a 28in waist and a 36in in the hips. That puts me firmly in the M/L at H&M or Zara. They don't vanity size. I hate old navy's jeans since I have no *kitten* and they hang off me. =(
But congrats at being out of the "dd ranch". Make sure you get fitted for a proper bra once you hit your goal!0 -
Well done you! Fabulous NSV's and the bra... well, I get it, it makes such a difference!
Keep up the good work!0 -
Congrats!! I had similar experience this weekend. I just started a new job and was trying to make my old slacks work for a little while longer until I had the cash to get some new ones. They were a size 16 and definitely too big since I've lost 35 pounds. I decided that I looked silly, and had to get some new ones ASAP, so I borrowed some money from my mom to go shopping. I was able to shop at Express for the first time since I can remember! They only carry up to size 12 and all of the pants I tried on there fit! I actually ended up purchasing some snug size 10s so they might last a little longer as I continue on my journey. Its a great feeling to finally be able to shop absolutely wherever I want!0
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Congratulations!0
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I hope you are ignoring that post about "vanity sizing." Screw that!
Your smile says everything. You look sooooooo happy!!! Pat yourself on the back and do a happy dance --- and count them as cardio exercise -- you deserve to feel fabulous.
Can't wait to see your next round of happy pictures!0 -
I hope you are ignoring that post about "vanity sizing." Screw that!
I agree. The POINT is,
that you can wear something sold by that store!
Continue on with the good work,
and keep SMILING like that!0 -
That's fantastic! Congrats!!0
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Congrats!!!! That's awesome and I feel you on the bra!!!! I'm not sure what size they go to but Torrid has some sexy bras for us large chested women. They can be pricey but they have some fun bras and clothes!
Just a side note on Old Navy, try on a few pairs in your size, even the same style. I have found that the sweetheart jeans made in one country are almost a size bigger than the same type made in a different country. I used to be so good to just buy off the rack and be sure about it but I would go home with a pair of jeans and they'd fall off while the same size I was fitting perfectly.0 -
Fairly long. I apologize.
I have dreamed about this day. Not that Old Navy is the best store in the world, but I used to wear their button down dress shirts all the time. They're cheap and look fairly nice (in my opinion). I haven't been able to fit into Old Navy since my freshman spring at college (somewhere around 4-5 years ago).
Yesterday we went shopping and I made it a point to go into Old Navy just to see if their clothes would fit. I grabbed a few jeans in a 20 and a button down shirt.
Well.
......
....
...
..
.
(Drumroll Please)
Not only did it button, it actually fit!!! it was somewhat too large in the stomach region, actually! And the jeans! THEY BUTTONED ON ME TOO! O.M.G.
There were small downsides. The shirt was super tight in the arms (which were really odd anyway because the shoulder was too long) and the jeans were too tight in the calves, so I didn't get either, BUT WHO CARES?! I could go into a story that isn't plus size exclusive only and try on clothes!!!!!
Then there's the bra story. I have been wearing a bra without underwire in it for...eh...3+ years. I've taken to wearing a cheap walmart sports bra over a Lane Bryant bra that has no underwire in it. Read as: NO SUPPORT! I look like a uniboob saggy something-rather. I've had such a hard time because I'm around a DDD/F, but I was around a 48-50 around. Lane Bryant only sells Fs up to a 44, and the DDDs that were large enough around were always too small in the cup. I am very shallow on top since I went from a B to a DDD overnight it seems when I was 13 and stretched my skin pretty badly, so it's nearly impossible to find bras that fit me anymore.
I'm pleased to announce that I bought a 44 DDD bra yesterday (two in fact) that was a normal, underwire bra. I wore it today so proudly. I needed an extender with it, but I don't even care. That means I can continue to wear it for a while as I keep losing weight. I wasn't even able to find one that fit before with an extender, much less without.
The numbers on the scale cannot even BEGIN to touch the happiness I felt yesterday with these two accomplishments.
Thanks for reading!
Congrats. I am not trying to rain on your parade but...Old Navy is notorious for "vanity sizing." I would take it slightly with a grain of salt that your actually "that" size. Remember to go by waist/bust measurements like inches/cm. I've found that at old navy I'm tweeny size which is silly since I'm a 28in waist and a 36in in the hips. That puts me firmly in the M/L at H&M or Zara. They don't vanity size. I hate old navy's jeans since I have no *kitten* and they hang off me. =(
But congrats at being out of the "dd ranch". Make sure you get fitted for a proper bra once you hit your goal!
I think you may be missing the point here. To me, this is a milestone not that she can get into clothing of a certain size number (where vanity sizing becomes a factor because you might look for that size elsewhere), but that she can now find some items that fit her at Old Navy, whose styles she likes.
It wouldn't matter what number was on the size, the fact is her dimensions have come down enough that she can shop at a store where she couldn't shop before.0 -
Prior to my weight loss I had to order bras online. I actually cried in the dressing room when a 44dd off the rack fit. Now I'm down to a 38dd and thinking it may be time to get a new one.0
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Fantastic story! Good on you.
And, find a really good bra store where they have had training in measuring women so that they try on and buy the correct size. It can make such a difference! The bras there might be more expensive, but they are worth it, and with good care, can last 3-5 years or more depending on how you cycle different ones throughout the week!0 -
Good for you! :flowerforyou:0
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Congrats...for some reason I see old navy as a future NSV for me too...lol0
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AWESOME!!! Keep up your hard work! 0
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great job and I shop at Old Navy all the time - I have found their sizes pretty on par with everyone else - so if they are vanity sizing, so is everyone else. I did a size chart comparison and ON sizes were actually the smallest to my surprise in terms of inches0
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Good for you!! :drinker: It's always a good feeling when hard work is paying off. Keep it up!0
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Congrats doesn't even touch your accomplishment! Awesome job, and keep doing what you're doing! Also, thanks. I've been having a tough diet day today. I really needed that. :bigsmile:0
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Tell me about it. The main thing that's kept my inner clothes horse in check is the fact I can't fit into 98% of the stuff I like.I fear the day I'm able to walk in there and find anything my size. My bank account will suffer greatly! lol0 -
Thanks everyone for the support! I could care less if it's vanity sizing or not. I couldn't fit into it before, and now I can. That's all that matters to meeeee (not actual size numbers) :happy: 0
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Congrats!!!! That's awesome and I feel you on the bra!!!! I'm not sure what size they go to but Torrid has some sexy bras for us large chested women. They can be pricey but they have some fun bras and clothes!
Just a side note on Old Navy, try on a few pairs in your size, even the same style. I have found that the sweetheart jeans made in one country are almost a size bigger than the same type made in a different country. I used to be so good to just buy off the rack and be sure about it but I would go home with a pair of jeans and they'd fall off while the same size I was fitting perfectly.
I would love to shop at Torrid! I'm in the middle of no where NH, so I think the closest one to me (that I knew of) was Albany, NY, but when I went there last the store had shut down!
I'll have to look around for one, now.
Yeah all their jeans were very different feeling. Similar to Maurices, I feel like Old Navy just needs to make a style and stick with it instead of constantly trying to change things up!0 -
Congrats! I know how I felt the day I could shop both plus sized stores AND "normal" stores.
I have been wearing a 40C bra for quite some time now, and most normal stores carry this size but I still buy my bras from Addition Elle because they just seem to fit that much better. They're a little pricey but they go all the way down to a 36C so if I lose enough weight to be smaller than that I'm going to be very disappointed (but seriously, seriously happy).
I love Old Navy's Active Wear section . . . I think I own almost all the items and it's slightly vain because with Active Wear I can size down and it makes me feel great lol.
I'm so happy to hear about this . . . and I can imagine how you felt - even though no one else knows what's happening, you know! And that will change everything about how you carry yourself!
Congrats lady! Next time you go into Old Navy, it will all fit and you'll walk out with a brand new wardrobe!0
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