I don't even know how to dress myself anymore...

Congrats on the weight loss!! and I know the feeling regarding clothing sizes. I can't wrap my brain around wearing smaller sizes.

Can I please be your personal shopper?! LOL... all jokes aside, I get how shopping can be frustrating . I personally dread trying clothes on, but at the same time, I hate having to return things because they don't fit right. Now, one thing that makes shopping easier for me is to go shopping on a day when I can take my time and preferably when I'm not tired. I would try to wear something that it's easy to take of/put back on and that I'm comfortable in and promise myself that I will only buy clothes that I try on and that fit me well!

I still head for the 12s which is where my head says the smaller me should be... I can't believe I should shop in the 8s.

Yes. It takes a while for your brain to catch up to your new body. It doesn't help that women's clothing sizes are all over the place depending on brand (so frustrating!)
Good luck on your job interview!!

It took me about 6 months to figure out how to dress myself again. It is frustrating but it does pass-- it's just like learning to shop for yourself when you're a teenager. The cuts that used to flatter you might not work anymore, and things you'd never have been able to wear will look great. Just be patient with yourself and keep trying lots of things on.

At least you know that you're swimming in things-- my best friend had to pull me aside and tell me that none of my clothes fit and it was time to go shopping. I honestly didn't realize it.

BinkyBonk wrote: »

Yes. It takes a while for your brain to catch up to your new body. It doesn't help that women's clothing sizes are all over the place depending on brand (so frustrating!)
Good luck on your job interview!!

Yeah, vanity sizing is out of hand. Sadly it also works pretty well on me. All else being equal, I will buy the jeans with a smaller size number on the label. Ugh!

Congratulations on your loss and good luck on the interview.

I can completely relate to that feeling of still thinking you are in a bigger size. I have lost over 180lbs since July 2013 so I have been through several size points in that time. Recently though as I am getting into sizes I haven't been in quite a few years, I am finding my instinct is still to reach for the larger sizes that I find more familiar. I am trying to train myself to reach for what I think is smaller than what I need telling myself that I can always grab a larger size or if I am ordering it online, I can always keep that smaller size until I fit into it. I am always surprised when those smaller sizes end up fitting right off the bat. The most unexpected moment of this kind of realization actually happened to my husband. He was at a store picking up some clothes I had ordered for myself. He wandered over to a rack and picked up something he thought I might like considering it as a gift for me and suddenly realized there was no way I fit into that size anymore.

We are losing weight together and let me tell you, even the guys go through this. I can't get him to realize he is now an XL and not a 2x or 3x anymore. Every time I buy him XL he swears it won't fit. LOL I figure, or at least hope, that at some point we will both adjust and see ourselves as we actually are and not how we had been for so long.

I love this problem!! I can't believe the sizes I'm in after 27 pounds lost. And I hate to talk about it on other social media because I don't want it to seem like I'm bragging!! Thanks for sharing this. It is very validating for me. Congrats on your loss!

You are not alone! Shopping all along the way was necessary for me but since reaching goal it has been harder than it was all along. I have a hard time going down a size when necessary. Just this afternoon I tried on two dresses and the size I wanted to fit didn't but the size 2 fit and while I guess I should be happy, I miss my womanly curves.

I think it will take time and just like when we won't go up a size when we needed to at our largest we will experience the same thing when we adjust to our new sizes.

Yep. I wear a size 4/6 now, and still always start in the plus section without even blinking. I always wore things big, so 3XL was my go-to. Now... um... its not flattering at all

yup, congrats. it is an amazing feeling isnt it?

First of all, congrats on the weight loss. Good luck with the interview too. Second, i was just having this exact conversation with someone today. My clothes are getting looser and looser, even my undergarments dont fit properly anymore. I know i will have to go and buy new clothes, sooner or later, but i am not looking forward to it. I have lost 30 pounds,since being on MFP, but 40 pounds since my journey began. Although i still have a long way to go to get to my goal, people say i look great because of all the weight i have lost. I feel it in my clothes, see it in the scale, but when i look in the mirror, i still see the old overweight me. When will my brain and eyes catch up to the rest of my body,i dont know. All we can do is take one day at a time. Good luck in your journey.

I have a hard time as well. I cleaned out my closet and dresser. I now need to sort through the boxes (yes BOXES...I love clothes, even when I was 63lbs bigger) and decide what is good enough to take to a consignment shop and what to just donate.

I have found that if I buy clothes that actually fit they look better on me than ones even just one size too large. It is still a foreign concept to me to look for clothes in Medium and single digit sizes, although I am still size 10 in jeans.

Also, I still have about 15 lbs to lose so while I am still losing I have been doing my shopping at a really nice consignment shop. They are very picky about what they will take. On my first trip I got 2 pairs of jeans, 2 pairs of dress slacks, 2 shirts, 2 jackets, a skirt suit and 2 pairs of shoes for just over $100. On my second trip I got another pair of jeans, another skirt suit, a cute skirt, another shirt and jacket and a pair of shoes (ok...I found the shoes then had to find something to wear with them), and a leather jacket for about $100 but...they were having a half off sale to clear out winter clothes and make room for spring so I only paid about $50. Last weekend I got 2 more pair of dress slacks, a cute sleeveless dressy top and a sweater to wear over it for work as well as a Ralph Lauren jacket for around $75. I may just keep shopping there even after I reach my goal.

SHOPPING IS FUN AGAIN!!!!!

Congrats on the weight loss! Now...go rock that interview. Good luck!

lovematthewchristopher wrote: »

First of all, congrats on the weight loss. Good luck with the interview too. Second, i was just having this exact conversation with someone today. My clothes are getting looser and looser, even my undergarments dont fit properly anymore. I know i will have to go and buy new clothes, sooner or later, but i am not looking forward to it. I have lost 30 pounds,since being on MFP, but 40 pounds since my journey began. Although i still have a long way to go to get to my goal, people say i look great because of all the weight i have lost. I feel it in my clothes, see it in the scale, but when i look in the mirror, i still see the old overweight me. When will my brain and eyes catch up to the rest of my body,i dont know. All we can do is take one day at a time. Good luck in your journey.

I have the same problem when I look in the mirror. I see the loss when I have on my new clothes but once I strip down, all is see is the stretch marks and what is still there. Which to be honest is probably not as much as my brain thinks is there. I am working with the Employee Health and Wellness Nurse at work and we have discussed this problem. In fact, it is the topic for the group meeting next week.

I feel better physically and can do things I was unable to do before. When I first started I couldn't make it past the 3rd floor on the stairs at work. Now I go from the basement to the 4th floor (double flights of stairs) twice, do an hour on the treadmill at 4mph then do 2 more trips up and down the stairs. My lab work is well into the normal range and my BP great. I just thought I would feel differently on the outside...I don't know how but I thought I'd feel SOMETHING. Ya know?