How do you make your pants fit right while losing weight?

melsinct
melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
edited September 25 in Health and Weight Loss
This is really bothering me. I wear tailored pants most days at work and they are getting too big but not big enough to go down a pant size. Because they are sitting low on my hips they are longer than before, so now they hit the ground, and I am constantly hiking up my pants so they don't sit too low.

I tried a safety pin this morning to tuck in some extra fabric around the waist but as soon as I sat down in my car to leave the pin busted open and flew off. :grumble: Apparently I pinned it too tight??

How are you all coping with this? I will buy new or tailor my current pants when necessary but what do you do in the meantime?
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  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    Sounds as though it's already time to head to the tailor! Congratulations!
  • nicolepope11
    nicolepope11 Posts: 56
    Wear a belt!
  • jenbusick
    jenbusick Posts: 528 Member
    Sounds as though it's already time to head to the tailor! Congratulations!

    Agreed. A stitch in time saves nine!
  • dandydalek
    dandydalek Posts: 158 Member
    I was wondering this exact same thing. I'm not down enough to move to the next size, but in the meantime, I look frumpy and baggie. Thanks for asking; I'll have to keep an eye out for a helpful reply.
  • karensoxfan
    karensoxfan Posts: 902 Member
    A belt might also get you through to the next size if you don't want to tailor the pants.
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    Take them to a alteration shop like mentioned above. They will put in a quick stitch at the waist and you should be good to go.
  • srp2011
    srp2011 Posts: 1,829 Member
    safety pins have always worked for me - try a larger, stronger pin, or include less material in what you've pinned.
  • DCoT
    DCoT Posts: 1
    I tighten my belt.
  • vickyeileen
    vickyeileen Posts: 2 Member
    I sew a piece of elastic to the back or on each side in the back. Works great!
  • PeachyKeene
    PeachyKeene Posts: 1,645 Member
    I put a couple of stitches on each side. Something I can take out when I feel I am ready to go have them tailored. Because as much weight as I plan to lose, I will be spending more than they are worth having them altared so many times.
  • LosingTheWeight2014
    LosingTheWeight2014 Posts: 173
    I usually just make a couple small stitches myself in the waist of my pants so they stay up. Stitches that will stay put until you are actually a new size and can have them correctly tailored.

    I have about 5 or 6 pairs of nice dress pants that I did this to...and it works great for me and then my tailor can easily unstitch the ones I did and tailor them as needed.
  • jrueckert
    jrueckert Posts: 355 Member
    I used a binder clip yesterday. Haha.
  • amycal
    amycal Posts: 646 Member
    I used a binder clip yesterday. Haha.

    Wish I had thought of that yesterday - I used a jumbo paper clip but it didn't hold at all.
  • HeatherShrinking
    HeatherShrinking Posts: 776 Member
    I have the same problem and usually end up wearing my clothes too loose until I go down a size. Sometimes wearing a belt or washing my clothes in hot water to shrink them a bit helps. I have no idea if this as-seen-on-tv stuff works, but I've been curious and it may be worth a try.

    The first thing I saw is called Style Snaps, where you can adjust hem of your pants. Here is a link where a TV station tried them out http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Does-it-work-Style-Snaps-115025199.html

    Then there is also "The Perfect Button" where you can add a tighter button to your pants. https://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/perfect_fit_button_ood_ontv.html
  • healthyjen342
    healthyjen342 Posts: 1,435 Member
    Great post! Thank you!
  • jewelzz
    jewelzz Posts: 326 Member
    hahaha I have tried all of these things,my fiance says no more clothes till you are done losing.wich my goal changes everytime i reach it.Soooo I am stuck with jeans falling off my hiney and shirts hanging all over the place.He says you look fine,I say my crack is showing.We dont agree.next step.....ASK MOM FOR NEW CLOTHES!
  • rockabyesarojane
    rockabyesarojane Posts: 471
    oh major bump!
    i've been using a nice "flat belt" but since the fabric ends up bunching under the belt it actually makes me look pregnant. and it's pissing me off.

    no babies here yet. no. it's just not my time. lol.
  • jenneyd
    jenneyd Posts: 308 Member
    brilliant post, brilliant answers BUMP! I'm gonna try the pieces of elastic sewn in. (My jeans will forever need this because my waist is so much smaller than my hiney)
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    Sounds like a great excuse to buy some killer heels to me!
  • HeatherShrinking
    HeatherShrinking Posts: 776 Member
    oh major bump!
    i've been using a nice "flat belt" but since the fabric ends up bunching under the belt it actually makes me look pregnant. and it's pissing me off.

    no babies here yet. no. it's just not my time. lol.

    Is a flat belt actually a special kind of belt? I always have issues with my belt-bump being really noticable.
  • anna_b1
    anna_b1 Posts: 588 Member
    Well, first off, I celebrate like mad!!! I love the fact that my clothes are fitting me loser - particularly since not many people have noticed I'm losing weight yet.

    But seriously this presents a bit of a problem for me personally. Like so many others, I have a wardrobe filled with different sizes. In the summer, I've always tended to be slimmer so most of my smaller sized clothing is geared towards the warmer weather. The quandary is that it's nowhere near warm weather here in Canada. It would look pretty funny and I'd be freezing if I wore clothes that fit my body now. Still, I refuse to buy larger winter clothes at my size when I don't intend to need them next year. Know what I mean?
  • cmw9696
    cmw9696 Posts: 123
    Belt or safety pin (like a diaper pin) worked for me...

    Congrats to baggy pants!
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    brilliant post, brilliant answers BUMP! I'm gonna try the pieces of elastic sewn in. (My jeans will forever need this because my waist is so much smaller than my hiney)

    do you try the lane bryant/fashion bug right fit pants/jeans? my roomie swears by them and she's in the exact same boat! lots of hips and a much smaller waist.
  • rockabyesarojane
    rockabyesarojane Posts: 471
    oh major bump!
    i've been using a nice "flat belt" but since the fabric ends up bunching under the belt it actually makes me look pregnant. and it's pissing me off.

    no babies here yet. no. it's just not my time. lol.

    Is a flat belt actually a special kind of belt? I always have issues with my belt-bump being really noticable.

    oh. it's just one of those belts that has no "buckle" so that it's more flat with shirts over it. lets see. the best way i can decribe it is that instead of a traditional buckle it just has two loops at the end. you put the excess fabric through both and then go over the second loop under the first and pull it tight.

    i hope that makes some sense... do you know which kind i'm talking about? and yeah. i dont own may belts becuase of what i like to refer to as "buckle bump" i'm just not a fan.
  • rockabyesarojane
    rockabyesarojane Posts: 471
    Sounds like a great excuse to buy some killer heels to me!

    OH MY GAWD. SHOES!
  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
    I shrink my jeans in the dryer, use safety pins and a flat belt. My biggest pet peave is the saggy butt syndrome...everything else fits fine but the back seems to have gained 2 inches in length and width. :grumble: If I could fold over just the back waist and make it stay I would. And I agree about the pants getting longer...the ONLY solution is new heels! :love:
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Lots of great suggestions here! I will get a stronger safety pin until I have the time to throw a few stitches in my pants. For today I'll keep hitching up my britches!

    I really hate wearing a belt due to "belt bump." I have enough weight on my stomach without creating an illusion that there is even more! :bigsmile:
  • Susan821
    Susan821 Posts: 7
    :smile:
    A belt might also get you through to the next size if you don't want to tailor the pants.

    i love when my pants drop a little - it means you're losing! And, it gives people an opportunity to notice! Congrats!

    @Karen: I love your picture with Wally!
  • Emi_chan
    Emi_chan Posts: 105 Member
    Congrats!! I love the feeling of baggy clothes. :) As others have said, I recommend a belt. I'm in the same boat..I'm currently in-between sizes so I'm saving my real splurge for when I get to my desired weight. In the meantime, if I absolutely must buy clothes, I buy clothes that are labeled as small/medium so that I can always wear them even after I lose the weight.
  • debsunshyn
    debsunshyn Posts: 4
    A binder clip could not have been very comfortable but how innovative of you!! I like it!! LOL
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